97-27373. Proposed Establishment of Class E Airspace; Churchville, MD  

  • [Federal Register Volume 62, Number 201 (Friday, October 17, 1997)]
    [Proposed Rules]
    [Pages 53980-53981]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 97-27373]
    
    
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    DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
    
    Federal Aviation Administration
    
    14 CFR Part 71
    
    [Airspace Docket No. 97-AEA-35]
    
    
    Proposed Establishment of Class E Airspace; Churchville, MD
    
    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 
    Churchville, MD. The development of new Standard Instrument Approach 
    Procedures (SIAP) at Harford Country Airport based on the Global 
    Positioning System (GPS) and VHF Omnidirectional Radio Range (VOR) has 
    made this proposal necessary. Additional controlled airspace extending 
    upward from 700 feet Above Ground Level (AGL) is needed to accommodate 
    the SIAPs and 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 November 17, 1997.
    
    ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposed rule in triplicate to: 
    Manager, Airspace Branch, AEA-520, Docket No. 97-AEA-35, F.A.A. Eastern 
    Region, Federal Building #111, John F. Kennedy Int'l Airport, Jamaica, 
    NY 11430. The office 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 Operations Branch, AEA-530,
    
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    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, Airspace Branch, AEA-
    520, 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
    
        Interested parties are invited to participate in this proposed 
    rulemaking by submitting such written data, views, or arguments as they 
    may desire. 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. 97-
    AEA-35''. 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 NPRMs 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 AGL at Churchville, MD. A GPS RWY 10 
    SIAP and a VOR A SIAP have been developed for Harford County Airport. 
    Additional controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet AGL is 
    needed to accommodate these SIAPs 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 
    7400.9E, dated September 10, 1997, and effective September 16, 1997, 
    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 10034; 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.
    
    
    Sec. 71.1  [Amended]
    
        2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of Federal 
    Aviation Administration Order 7400.9E, Airspace Designations and 
    Reporting Points, dated September 10, 1997, and effective September 16, 
    1997, 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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    AEA MD E5  Churchville, MD [New]
    
    Harford County Airport, MD
        (Lat. 39 deg.43'02'' N., long. 76 deg.12'07'' W.)
    
        That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
    within a 6.5-mile radius of Harford County Airport, excluding the 
    airspace in Restricted Area R-4001 A when it is in effect, and the 
    Aberdeen, MD, and Edgewood, MD, Class E airspace areas.
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        Issued in Jamaica, New York, on August 20, 1997.
    Franklin D. Hatfield,
    Manager, Air Traffic Division, Eastern Region.
    [FR Doc. 97-27373 Filed 10-16-97; 8:45 am]
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Document Information

Published:
10/17/1997
Department:
Federal Aviation Administration
Entry Type:
Proposed Rule
Action:
Notice of proposed rulemaking.
Document Number:
97-27373
Dates:
Comments must be received on or before November 17, 1997.
Pages:
53980-53981 (2 pages)
Docket Numbers:
Airspace Docket No. 97-AEA-35
PDF File:
97-27373.pdf
CFR: (1)
14 CFR 71.1