Airworthiness standards: Special conditions— Class E airspace,

[Federal Register: December 3, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 232)]

[Rules and Regulations]

[Page 67715-67716]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 99-ASO-22]

Removal of Class E Airspace; Fulton, MS

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: This action removes Class E5 airspace at Fulton, MS, by revoking the airspace for the Fulton-Itawamba County Airport. The County of Itawamba, MS, has closed the Fulton-Itawamba County Airport. Therefore, the Class E5 airspace for the Fulton-Itawamba County Airport must be revoked.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, February 24, 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

The Fulton-Itawamba County Airport is within the Fulton, MS, Class E5 airspace area. The County of Itawamba, MS, has elected to close the Fulton-Itawamba County Airport. Therefore, the Class E5 airspace must be revoked. This rule will become effective on the date specified in the ``DATE'' section. Since this action removes the Class E5 airspace, and as a result, eliminates the impact of Class E5 airspace on users of the airspace in the vicinity of the Fulton-Itawamba County Airport, notice and public procedure under 5 U.S.C. 553(b) are unnecessary.

Class E airspace designations for areas extending upward from 700 feet or more above the surface of the earth 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 designation listed in this document will be removed subsequently from the Order.

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The Rule

This amendment to Part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) removes Class E5 airspace at Fulton, MS.

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 MS E5 Fulton, MS [Remove]

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   Issued in College Park, Georgia, on November 23, 1999. Nancy B. Shelton, Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southern Region.

   [FR Doc. 99-31398Filed12-2-99; 8:45 am]

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