Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 29 / Monday, February 12, 1996 / Rules and Regulations
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5492 Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 29 / Monday, February 12, 1996 / Rules and Regulations DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Lee CollegeÐCleveland, TN consistent basis during the same time, U.S. Highway 64ÐTennessee day and number of days per week, Federal Aviation Administration Ocoee RiverÐTennessee excluding helicopters. This category Legion FieldÐBirmingham, AL also includes additional operations by 14 CFR Part 91 The Olympic VillageÐSavannah, GA scheduled operators at the same airport [Docket No. 28420 Special Federal Aviation Sail Harbor and Wilmington River that are not listed in the OAG as of June Regulation (SFAR) No. 74] Transit ZoneÐSavannah, GA 30, 1996. (5) Other operationsÐall Sailing VenueÐSavannah, GA operations conducted by operators that RIN 2120±AGO2 The Citrus BowlÐOrlando, FL do not hold either an air carrier The Orange BowlÐMiami, FL Airspace and Flight Operations certificate or an operating certificate for RFK StadiumÐWashington, DC common carriage issued under SFAR Requirements for the 1996 Summer The Olympic VillageÐDavie, FL Olympic Games, Atlanta, GA 38±2 or Part 119 of the Federal Aviation The Olympic VillageÐColumbus, GA Regulations or any operations AGENCY: Federal Aviation The Special Federal Aviation conducted under Part 129 of the Federal Administration (FAA), DOT. Regulation (SFAR) Aviation Regulations. These operations exclude helicopters and include, but are ACTION: Final rule. This rule establishes an SFAR to not limited to, general aviation and SUMMARY: This Special Federal Aviation provide for the security of persons and business operations conducted under Regulation (SFAR), applicable May 15, property in the air and on the ground, Part 91. 1996, through August 11, 1996, and for the safe and efficient movement The slot reservation system will be establishes airspace and flight of air traffic during the Olympic period. applicable to visual flight rules (VFR) operations requirements for the XXVI To accomplish this goal, the SFAR is arrivals at four specified airports, VFR Olympic Games. The FAA believes this designed for flexibility and adaptability. departures at four specified airports, regulation is necessary for the security Traffic Management Arrival/Departure and to non-scheduled instrument flight of the venues, safe operation, and Slot Reservation System rules (IFR) operations at 11 specified management of aircraft operating to, airports. As with most special events, within, and from these areas, and to During the busy Olympic period, the airborne holding will not be authorized prevent any unsafe congestion of FAA must ensure continued safe and in lieu of a ground delay. Thus, aircraft sightseeing and other aircraft over the efficient use of airspace and air traffic without reservations may anticipate various game sites. control capacity. To achieve this lengthy delays at departure airports. objective while minimizing disruption EFFECTIVE DATE: March 13, 1996. VFR arrival slot reservations are to the air traveling public, the FAA required for: Cobb County-McCollum FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: establishes an arrival/departure slot Field Airport (RYY), Marietta, GA; Janet Apple, Air Traffic Rules Branch, reservation system for fixed-wing DeKalb-Peachtree Airport (PDK), ATP±230, Airspace Rules and aircraft to manage air traffic into and out Atlanta, GA; Fulton County-Brown Aeronautical Information Division, of key airports in the Atlanta area. Field Airport (FTY), Atlanta, GA; and Federal Aviation Administration, 800 For purposes of this SFAR the Gwinnett County-Briscoe Field Airport Independence Avenue SW., following definitions apply: (1) (LZU), Lawrenceville, GA. Washington, DC 20591; telephone (202) Domestic air transportation (domestic)Ð VFR departure slot reservations are 267±8783. the carriage by aircraft of persons or required for: Cobb County Airport- SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: property as a common carrier for McCollum Field (RYY), Marietta, GA; compensation or hire, or the carriage of DeKalb-Peachtree Airport (PDK), Background mail by aircraft, in commerce Atlanta, GA; Fulton County-Brown The 1996 Olympic Games will be held originating in the United States and Field Airport (FTY), Atlanta, GA; and from July 19 through August 4, 1996, commencing any place within the Gwinnett County-Briscoe Field Airport primarily in the Atlanta, Georgia, area United States. (2) Foreign air (LZU), Lawrenceville, GA. and will mark the 100th anniversary of transportation (foreign)Ðthe carriage by Non-scheduled IFR slot reservations the modern Olympic Games. The event aircraft of persons or property as a are required for: Clayton County-Tara is the largest single, peace-time event in common carrier for compensation or Field Airport (4A7), Hampton, GA; Cobb the history of the world. Over 350,000 hire, or carriage of mail by aircraft, in County-McCollum Field Airport (RYY), visitors a day are expected to attend the commerce between a place in the Marietta, GA; Covington Municipal games. In terms of air traffic demand, United States and any place outside of Airport (9A1), Covington, GA; DeKalb- the pregame, game, and postgame the United States. (3) Scheduled Peachtree Airport (PDK), Atlanta, GA; activities from July 19 through August 4 operationsÐforeign and domestic air Ben Epps Field Airport (AHN), Athens, are expected to generate substantial carrier and cargo operations published GA; Peachtree City-Falcon Field Airport increases in aircraft operations in the in the Official Air Line Guide (OAG) as (FFC), Peachtree City, GA; Fulton Atlanta area as well as other sites in the of June 30, 1996, and/or routine County Airport-Brown Field Airport United States. Those sites are: consistent operations operated same (FTY), Atlanta; GA; Lee Gilmer The Olympic VillageÐAtlanta, GA time, day and number of days per week Memorial Airport (GVL), Gainesville, The Olympic RingÐAtlanta, GA as in regularly scheduled cargo GA; Gwinnett County-Briscoe Field Wolf Creek Skeet RangeÐAtlanta, GA operations. This category also includes Airport (LZU), Lawrenceville, GA; the Atlanta BeachÐJonesboro, GA additional operations by scheduled William B. Hartsfield Atlanta International HorseparkÐCovington, operators at the same airport if those International Airport (ATL), Atlanta, GA operations are listed in the OAG as of GA; and Richard B. Russell Airport Stone Mountain ParkÐStone Mountain, June 30, 1996. (4) Non-scheduled (RMG), Rome, GA. GA operationsÐforeign and domestic Beginning May 15, 1996, through June Lake Sidney LanierÐGainesville, GA charters and cargo operations not 30, 1996, non-scheduled operators may Sanford StadiumÐAthens, GA published in the OAG as of June 30, submit their request for slot reservations Golden ParkÐColumbus, GA 1996, and/or not operated on a routine for the affected airports via Internet Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 29 / Monday, February 12, 1996 / Rules and Regulations 5493 address [[email protected]] or approximately 2500 feet above the reservations, as proposed, were facsimile number [(770) 946±7938]. ground (AGL) to provide a safe essential. Request confirmations will be provided environment. The following is representative of the within 72 hours of receipt via the form These TFR areas generally will be issues presented to the docket: FedEx of request. From the period July 1 circular areas of 1 to 4 NM in radius believes that the imposition of through July 13, 1996, the FAA will not from the surface to approximately 2,500 regulatory barriers would impede its receive any requests. However, AGL. Aircraft operations through, into, ability to conduct special, non- beginning July 14, 1996, 7:00 a.m. or out of these TFR areas will not be scheduled air cargo operations into and (EDT), all operators can reserve VFR allowed during the effective dates and out of Atlanta, GA. FedEx also arrival and departure or IFR arrival and times unless specifically authorized by expressed concern that the slot departure slots at these airports by the designated using agency or ATC. reservation program would adversely calling 1±800±96FAA96 (1±800±963± The locations, dimensions, effective impact its ability to service the Atlanta 2296), 24 hours a day. Reservation slots times of the TFR area will be published area. As a result, FedEx recommends may be reserved no sooner than 72 for use by all pilots on air navigation that scheduled cargo service operations hours before your estimated time of charts and in the Federal Register with be exempted from the slot reservation arrival or departure. specific details disseminated by program. The following information must be NOTAM. Requests for access to the The FAA is unclear of FedEx's provided for all requests (reservation airspace areas can be obtained by definition of `special non-scheduled' requests beginning May 15 through June contacting the using agency for the operation. The final rule specifies that 30, 1996, via Internet address or particular venue as designated via Scheduled cargo operations, such as facsmile number, and via the telephone NOTAM. those conducted by FedEx, are exempt number as of July 14, 1996): Arrival Certain Olympic venues fall within from the slot reservation program. The Reservations: destination airport, Class B surface area; specifically, RFK definition of a Scheduled operation estimated time of arrival, call sign, Stadium in Washington, DC, Wolf Creek includes domestic cargo operations that direction of arrival to the Atlanta area Skeet Range in Atlanta, GA, and The are routine consistent operations and type aircraft; Departure