[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 202 (Tuesday, October 20, 1998)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 55973-55974]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-28045]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Airspace Docket No. 98-AEA-25]
Proposed Amendment to Class E Airspace; Hagerstown, MD
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.
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SUMMARY: This notice proposes to amend the Class E airspace area at
Hagerstown, MD. The development of a new Standard Instrument Approach
Procedure (SIAP), Helicopter Point in Space Approach, based on the
Global Positioning System (GPS), and serving the Waynesboro Hospital
Heliport has made this proposal necessary. Additional controlled
airspace extending upward from 700 feet Above Ground Level (AGL) is
needed to accommodate the SIAP and for Instrument Flight Rules (IFR)
operations to the heliport.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before November 19, 1998.
ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Manager,
Airspace Branch, AEA-520, Docket No. 98-AEA-25, 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 Regional
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 Airspace Branch, AEA-520, 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, 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. 98-AEA-25.'' The
postcard will be date/time stamped and returned to the commenter. All
communications received on or before the closing date for comments will
be considered before taking action on the proposed rule. The proposal
contained in this notice may be changed in 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 Regional 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 amend the Class E airspace
area at Hagerstown, MD. A GPS Point in Space Approach has been
developed for the Waynesboro Hospital Heliport. Additional controlled
airspace extending upward from 700 feet AGL is needed to accommodate
the SIAP and for IFR operations to the heliport. Class E airspace
designations for airspace areas extending upward from 700 feet or more
above the surface are published in Paragraph 6005 of FAA Order 7400.9F,
dated September 10, 1998, and effective September 16, 1998, 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 regulations--(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 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:
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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 7400.9F, dated September 10,1 998, and
effective September 16, 1998, 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 MD E5 Hagerstown, MD [Revised]
Washington County Regional Airport, PA
(Lat 39 deg.42'28'' N., long 77 deg.43'46'' W.)
Hagerstown VOR
(Lat 39 deg.41'52'' N., long 77 deg.51'21'' W.)
Washington County Regional Airport ILS Runway 27 Localizer
(Lat 39 deg.42'22'' N., long 77 deg.44'41'' W.)
Waynesboro Hospital Heliport, PA
Point In Space Coordinates
(Lat 39 deg.45'52'' N., long 77 deg.34'15'' W.)
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 6.6-mile radius of Washington County Regional Airport and
within 3.1 miles each side of the Hagerstown VOR 246 deg. radial
extending from the 6.6-mile radius to 9.6 miles southwest of the VOR
and within 4.4 miles each side of the Washington County Regional
Airport ILS Runway Localizer extending from the localizer to 12.6
miles east of the localizer and within a 6-mile radius of the Point
In Space serving Waynesboro Hospital Heliport, excluding the portion
within Prohibited Area P-40.
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Issued in Jamaica, New York, on October 6, 1998.
James K. Buckles,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Eastern Region.
[FR Doc. 98-28045 Filed 10-19-98; 8:45 am]
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