Airworthiness directives: Class E airspace,

[Federal Register: February 28, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 39)]

[Rules and Regulations]

[Page 10386-10387]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 00-ASO-7]

Amendment of Class E Airspace; Lexington, NC

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule

SUMMARY: This action makes a technical amendment to the Class E5 airspace description at Lexington, NC, by changing the name of the Lexington Municipal Airport to the Davidson County Airport. This action also updates the airport coordinates.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, April 20, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nancy B. Shelton, Manager, Airspace Branch, Air Traffic Division, Federal Aviation Administration, P.O. Box 20636, Atlanta, Georgia 30320; telephone (404) 305-5627.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

Since the Lexington Municipal Airport, NC, has been renamed the Davidson County Airport, the Class E5

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airspace description must be amended to reflect this change. Since this amendment is technical in nature and does not change the dimensions of the Class E airspace area, it has no impact on users of the airspace. This rule will become effective on the date specified in the EFFECTIVE DATE section.

The Rule

This amendment to Part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) makes a technical amendment to the Class E5 airspace description at Lexington, NC, by changing the airport name to Davidson County Airport and updating the airport coordinates.

Class E airspace areas are published in paragraph 6005 of FAA Order 7400.9G, dated September 1, 1999, and effective September 16, 1999, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class E airspace area listed in this document will be published subsequently in the Order.

The FAA has determined that this regulation only involves an established body of technical regulations for which frequent and routine amendments are necessary to keep them operationally current. It, therefore, (1) is not a ``significant regulatory action'' under Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a ``significant rule'' under DOT Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44 FR 11034; February 26, 1979); and (3) does not warrant preparation of a regulatory evaluation as the anticipated impact is so minimal. Since this is a routine matter that will only affect air traffic procedures and air navigation, it is certified that this rule will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities under the criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71

Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (air).

Adoption of the Amendment

In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation Administration amends 14 CFR Part 71 as follows:

PART 71--DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, CLASS B, CLASS C, CLASS D AND CLASS E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIRWAYS; ROUTES; AND REPORTING POINTS

1. The authority citation for 14 CFR part 71 continues to read as follows:

   Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g); 40103, 40113, 40120; EO 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389; 14 CFR 11.69.

   Sec. 71.1 [Amended]

2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of Federal Aviation Administration Order 7400.9G, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated September 1, 1999, and effective September 16, 1999, is amended as follows:

   Paragraph 6005 Class E airspace areas extending upward from 700 feet or more above the surface of the earth.

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   ASO NC E5 Lexington, NC [Revised]

   Davidson County Airport, NC

   (Lat. 35 deg.46'52" N., long. 89 deg.18'14" W.)

   That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above within a 7- mile radius of Davidson County Airport; excluding that airspace within the Salisbury, NC, and Mocksville, NC, Class E airspace areas.

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   Issued in College Park, Georgia, on February 7, 2000. Wade T. Carpenter, Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southern Region.

   [FR Doc. 00-4227Filed2-25-00; 8:45 am]

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