[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 5 (Monday, January 8, 1996)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 551-552]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-224]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR part 71
[Airspace Docket No. 95-AEA-14]
Proposed Establishment of Class E Airspace; Richlands, VA
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.
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SUMMARY: This proposed rule would establish Class E Airspace at
Richlands, VA. A standard instrument approach procedure (SIAP), based
on the Global Positioning System (GPS), has been developed for Runway
(RWY) 25 at Tazewell County Airport, Richlands, VA. The intended effect
of this proposal is to provide adequate controlled airspace for
Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations to the airport. The area would
be depicted on aeronautical charts for pilot reference.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before March 25, 1996.
ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposed rule in triplicate to:
Manager, System Management Branch, AEA-530, Docket No. 95-AEA-14 F.A.A.
Eastern Region, Federal Building #111, John F. Kennedy Int'l Airport,
Jamaica, NY 11430.
The official docket may be examined in the Office of the Assistant
Chief Counsel, AEA-7, F.A.A. Eastern Region, Federal Building #111,
John F. Kennedy International Airport, Jamaica, New York 11430.
An informal docket may also be examined during normal business
hours in the System Management Branch, AEA-530, F.A.A. Eastern Region,
Federal Building #111, John F. Kennedy International Airport, Jamaica,
NY 11430
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Francis T. Jordan, Jr., Airspace
Specialist, System Management Branch, AEA-530, F.A.A. Eastern Region,
Federal Building #111, John F. Kennedy International Airport, Jamaica,
New York 11430; telephone (718) 553-4521.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Comments Invited
Interesed parties are invited to participate in this proposed
rulemaking by submitting such written data, views, or arguments as they
may desire.
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Comments that provide the factual basis supporting the views and
suggestions presented are particularly helpful in developing reasoned
regulatory decisions on the proposal. Comments are specifically invited
on the overall regulatory, aeronautical, economic, environmental, and
energy-related aspects of the proposal. Communications should identify
the airspace docket number and be submitted in triplicate to the
address listed above. Commenters wishing the FAA to acknowledge receipt
of their comments on this notice must submit with those comments a
self-addressed, stamped postcard on which the following statement is
made: ``Comments to Airspace Docket No. 95-AEA-14''. The postcard will
be date/time stamped and returned to the commenter.
All communications received before the specified closing date for
comments will be considered before taking action on the proposed rule.
The proposal contained in this notice may be changed in the light of
comments received. All comments submitted will be available for
examination in the Rules Docket both before and after the closing date
for comments. A report summarizing each substantive public contact with
the FAA personnel concerned with this rulemaking will be filed in the
docket.
Availability of NPRMs
Any person may obtain a copy of this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
(NPRM) by submitting a request to the Office of the Assistant Chief
Counsel, AEA-7, F.A.A. Eastern Region, Federal Building #111, John F.
Kennedy International Airport, Jamaica, NY 11430. Communications must
identify the notice number of this NPRM. Persons interested in being
placed on a mailing list for future NPRM's should also request a copy
of Advisory Circular No. 11-2A, which describes the application
procedure.
The Proposal
The FAA is considering an amendment to Part 71 of the Federal
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to establish Class E airspace
extending upward from 700 feet above the surface at Richlands, VA. A
GPS RWY 25 SIAP has been developed for Tazewell County Airport.
Additional controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the
surface is needed to accommodate this SIAP and for IFR operations at
the airport. The area would be depicted on appropriate aeronautical
charts. Class E airspace designations for airspace extending upward
from 700 feet above the surface are published in Paragraph 6005 of FAA
Order 7400.9C, dated August 17, 1995, and effective September 16, 1995,
which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class E airspace
designation listed in this document would be published subsequently in
the Order.
The FAA has determined that this proposed regulation only involves
an established body of technical regulations for which frequent and
routine amendments are necessary to keep them operationally current.
Therefore, this proposed 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 would only affect air traffic procedures
and air navigation, it is certified that this proposed rule would 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).
The Proposed Amendment
In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation
Administration proposes to amend 14 CFR part 71 as follows:
PART 71--[AMENDED]
1. The authority citation for part 71 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40103, 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24
FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389; 14 CFR 11.69.
2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of the Federal
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9C, dated August 17, 1995, and
effective September 16, 1995, is proposed to be 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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AEA VA E5 Richlands, VA
Tazewell County Airport, VA
(lat. 37 deg.03'49'' N, long. 81 deg.47'54''W)
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 6-mile radius of Tazewell County Airport.
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Issued in Jamaica, New York, on December 15, 1995.
John S. Walker,
Manager, Air Traffic Division.
[FR Doc. 96-224 Filed 1-5-96; 8:45 am]
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