[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 244 (Wednesday, December 20, 1995)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 65605-65607]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-30917]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71
[Airspace Docket No. 95-ANE-61]
Proposed Amendment to Class E airspace; Worcester, MA
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking.
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SUMMARY: This notice proposes to establish Class E airspace at
Worcester, MA (ORH). With the commissioning of the Automated Surface
Observation System (ASOS) at the Worcester Municipal Airport, weather
reporting is now continuously available at that
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airport. This action is necessary to establish controlled airspace
extending upward from the surface for aircraft operating under
instrument flight rules (IFR) to and from the Worcester Municipal
Airport during the times when the air traffic control tower is closed.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before January 19, 1996.
ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Manager,
System Management Branch, ANE-530, Federal Aviation Administration,
Docket No. 95-ANE-60, 12 New England Executive Park, Burlington, MA
01803-5299; telephone (617) 238-7530; fax (617) 238-7596.
The official docket file may be examined in the Office of the
Assistant Chief Counsel, New England Region, ANE-7, Room 401, 12 New
England Executive Park, Burlington, MA 01803-5299; telephone (617) 238-
7040; fax (617) 238-7055.
An informal docket may also be examined during normal business
hours in the Air Traffic Division, Room 408, by contacting the Manager,
System Management Branch at the first address listed above.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Raymond Duda, System Management
Branch, ANE-533, 12 New England Executive Park, Burlington, MA 01803-
5299; telephone (617) 238-7533; fax (617) 238-7596.
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 first under ADDRESSES
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 Docket No. 95-ANE-61.'' 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 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 Federal Aviation Administration,
Office of Public Affairs, Attention: Public Inquiry Center, APA-230,800
Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20591, or by calling (202) 267-
3484. 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 procedures.
The Proposal
The FAA is considering an amendment to part 71 of the Federal
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to establish a Class E surface
area at the Worcester Municipal Airport, Worcester, MA (ORH). Since the
air traffic control tower (ATCT) at Worcester does not operate
continuously, aircraft operating under instrument flight rules (IFR) to
and from Worcester would not have had the benefit of weather reports
from the airport during the times when the tower is closed. The lack of
continuous weather reporting also required that the controlled airspace
for Worcester could not extend to the surface. Recently, however, an
Automated Surface Observation System (ASOS) has been commissioned at
Worcester, making weather reporting now available continuously. As
result, this action is necessary to establish controlled airspace
extending from the surface for those aircraft operating to and from
Worcester under IFR during the times when the ATCT is closed. Class E
airspace designations for airspace areas extending upward from the
surface of the earth in the vicinity of airports are published in
paragraph 6002 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 this Order.
The FAA has determined that these proposed regulations only involve
an established body of technical regulations for which frequent and
routine amendments are necessary to keep them operationally current.
Therefore these proposed regulations--(1) are not ``significant
regulatory actions'' under Executive Order 12866; (2) are not
``significant rules'' under DOT Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44
FR 11034; February 26, 1979); and (3) do not warrant preparation of a
Regulatory Evaluation as these routine matters will only affect air
traffic procedures and air navigation, it is certified that these
proposed rules 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).
The Proposed Amendment
Accordingly, pursuant to the authority delegated to me, the Federal
Aviation Administration proposes to amend part 71 of the Federal
Aviation Regulations (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.
Sec. 71.1 [Amended]
2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of Federal
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9C, Airspace Designations and
Reporting Points, dated August 17, 1994, and effective September 16,
1995, is amended as follows:
Subpart E--Class E Airspace
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Paragraph 6002 Class E surface areas extending upward from the
surface of the earth.
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ANE MA E2 Worcester, MA [New]
Worcester Municipal Airport, MA
(Lat. 42 deg.16'02'' N, long. 71 deg.52'32'' W)
That airspace extending upward from the surface within a 4.2-
mile radius of Worcester Municipal Airport. This Class E airspace
area is effective during the specific dates and times established in
advance by a Notice to Airmen. The effective dates and times will
thereafter by continuously published in the Airport/Facility
Directory.
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Issued in Burlington, MA, on December 13, 1995.
John J. Boyce, Jr.,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, New England Region.
[FR Doc. 95-30917 Filed 12-19-95; 8:45 am]
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