[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 3 (Wednesday, January 5, 2000)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 349-350]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-152]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Airspace Docket No. 99-AEA-13-FR]
Amendment to Class E Airspace: Leonardtown, MD
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) DOT.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This action amends the Class E airspace extending upward from
700 feet Above Ground Level (AGL) at St. Mary's County Airport (2W6),
Leonardtown, MD. Amendments to the Standard Instrument Approach
Procedures (SIAP) both GPS and VOR
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Rwy-11 have made this action necessary. Amendments to the controlled
airspace extending upward from 700 Feet Above Ground Level (AGL) are
needed to accommodate the SIAP's and for Instrument Flight Rules (IFR)
operations at the airport.
EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC February 4, 2000.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Francis Jordan, Airspace
Specialist, Airspace Branch, AEA-520, Air Traffic Division, Eastern
Region, Federal Aviation Administration, Federal Building
111, John F. Kennedy International Airport,
Jamaica, New York 11430, telephone: (718) 553-4521.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
History
On October 26, 1999, a notice proposing to amend Part 71 of the
Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR Part 71) by extending the Class E
airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface at St. Mary's
County Airport, Leonardtown, MD was published in the Federal Register
(64 FR 37610). Interested parties were invited to participate in this
rulemaking proceeding by submitting written comments on the proposal to
the FAA. No comments to the proposal were received. The rule is adopted
as proposed.
The coordinates for this airspace docket are based on North
American Datum 83. Class E airspace areas designations for airspace
extending upward from 700 feet AGL are published in paragraph 6005 of
FAA Order 7400.9G, dated September 10, 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 amended in the
order.
The Rule
This amendment to Part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14
CFR Part 71) provides controlled Class E airspace extending upward from
700 feet AGL for aircraft executing SIAPs at St. Mary's County Airport.
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 then operationally current.
Therefore, this regulation: (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 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
Administrations amends 14 CFR part 71 as follows:
PART 71--AMENDED
1. The authority citation for 14 CFR Part 71 continues to read a
follows:
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40103, 40120; EO 10854, 24 FR 9565,
3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389.
Sec. 71.1 [Amended]
The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of Federal Aviation
Administration Order 7400.9G, Airspace Designations and Reporting
Points, dated September 10, 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 earth
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AEA MD E5, Leonardtown, MD [Revised]
St. Mary's County Airport
(lat. 38 deg.18'56''N., long. 76 deg.33'06''W.)
Patuxent VORTAC
(lat. 38 deg.17'16''N., long. 76 deg.24'01''W.)
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 6.3 mile radius of St. Mary's County Airport and within 4
miles of each side of the Patuxent VORTAC 293 deg. radial from the
6.3 mile radius of the St. Mary's County Airport to 22 miles
northwest of the Patuxent VORTAC.
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Issued in Jamaica, New York on December 27, 1999.
Franklin D. Hatfield,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Eastern Region.
[FR Doc. 00-152 Filed 1-4-00; 8:45 am]
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