[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 235 (Monday, December 8, 1997)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 64525-64526]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-32035]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Airspace Docket No. 97-ASO-26]
Proposed Amendment to Class E Airspace; New Bern, NC
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 New
Bern, NC. The required weather observation information is available on
a continuous basis to the air traffic control providing service to New
Bern, Craven County, NC, Airport. Therefore, the Class E surface area
airspace at New Bern, NC, meets the requirement for modification from
part time to continuous.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before January 7, 1998.
ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Federal
Aviation Administration, Docket No. 97-ASO-26, Manager, Airspace
Branch, ASO-520, P.O. Box 20636, Atlanta, Georgia 30320.
The official docket may be examined in the Office of the Assistant
Chief Counsel for Southern Region, Room 550, 1701 Columbia Avenue,
College Park, Georgia 30337, telephone (404) 305-5586.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nancy B. Shelton, Airspace Branch, Air
Traffic Division, Federal Aviation Administration, P.O. Box 20636,
Atlanta, Georgia 30320; telephone (404) 305-5581.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Comments Invited
Interested parties are invited to participate in this proposed
rulemaking
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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 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-ASO-26.'' 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 light of the comments
received. All comments submitted will be available for examination in
the Office of the Assistant Chief Counsel for Southern Region, Room
550, 1701 Columbia Avenue, College Park, Georgia 30337, 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,
Manager, Airspace Branch, ASO-520, Air Traffic Division, P.O. Box
20636, Atlanta, Georgia 30320. 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 New Bern, NC. The required weather observation information is
available on a continuous basis to the air traffic control facility
providing service to New Bern, Craven County, NC, Airport. Therefore,
the Class E surface area airspace at New Bern, NC, meets the
requirement for modification from part time to continuous. Class E
airspace areas designated as a surface area for an airport are
published in Paragraph 6002 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 designations 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.
It, therefore, (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, when promulgated, will 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--DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, CLASS B, CLASS C, CLASS D, AND
CLASS E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIRWAYS; ROUTES; AND REPORTING POINTS
1. The authority citation for 14 CFR 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 6002 Class E airspace areas designated as a surface area
for an airport.
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ASO NC E2--New Bern, NC [Revised]
New Bern, Craven County Regional Airport, NC
(Lat 35 deg.04'21'' N, long. 77 deg.02'37'' W)
New Bern VOR/DME
(Lat 35 deg.04'23'' N, long 77 deg.02'42'' W)
Within a 4-mile radius of Craven County Regional Airport and
within 2.4 miles each side of New Bern VOR/DME 038 deg. and 210 deg.
radials, extending from the 4-mile radius northeast and southwest of
the VOR/DME.
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Issued in College Park, Georgia, on November 24, 1997.
Nancy B. Shelton,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southern Region.
[FR Doc. 97-32035 Filed 12-5-97; 8:45 am]
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