98-3728. Proposed Modification of Class E Airspace; Athens, OH  

  • [Federal Register Volume 63, Number 30 (Friday, February 13, 1998)]
    [Proposed Rules]
    [Pages 7326-7327]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 98-3728]
    
    
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    DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
    
    Federal Aviation Administration
    
    14 CFR Part 71
    
    [Airspace Docket No. 98-AGL-3]
    
    
    Proposed Modification of Class E Airspace; Athens, OH
    
    AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
    
    ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.
    
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    SUMMARY: This document proposes to modify Class E airspace at Athens, 
    OH. An Instrument landing System (ILS) Standard Instrument Approach 
    Procedure (SIAP) to Runway (Rwy) 25, has been developed for Ohio 
    University Airport. Controlled airspace extending upward from 700 to 
    1200 feet above ground level (AGL) is needed to contain aircraft 
    executing the approach. This action proposes to increase the radius of 
    and add a northeast extension to the existing controlled airspace.
    
    DATES: Comments must be received on or before March 30, 1998.
    
    ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Federal 
    Aviation Administration, Office of the Assistant Chief Counsel, AGL-7, 
    Rules Docket No. 98-AGL-3, 2300 East Devon Avenue, Des Plaines, 
    Illinois 60018.
        The official docket may be examined in the Office of the Assistant 
    Chief Counsel, Federal Aviation Administration, 2300 East Devon Avenue, 
    Des Plaines, Illinois. An informal docket may also be examined during 
    normal business hours at the Air
    
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    Traffic Division, Operations Branch, Federal Aviation Administration, 
    2300 East Devon Avenue, Des Plaines, Illinois.
    
    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
    Michelle M. Behm, Air Traffic Division, Airspace Branch, AGL-520, 
    Federal Aviation Administration, 2300 East Devon Avenue, Des Plaines, 
    Illinois 60018, telephone (847) 294-7568.
    
    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 proposals. 
    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-
    AGL-3.'' The postcard will be date/time stamped and returned to the 
    commenter. All communications received on or 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 comments received. All comments submitted will be available 
    for examination in the Rules Docket, FAA, Great Lakes Region, Office of 
    the Assistant Chief Counsel, 2300 East Devon Avenue, Des Plaines, 
    Illinois, 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 NPRM's
    
        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, S.W., 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 procedure.
    
    The Proposal
    
        The FAA is considering an amendment to 14 CFR part 71 to modify 
    Class E airspace at Athens, OH, to accommodate aircraft executing the 
    proposed ILS Rwy 25 SIAP, at Ohio University Airport by increasing the 
    radius and adding a northeast extension of the existing controlled 
    airspace. Controlled airspace extending upward from 700 to 1200 feet 
    AGL is needed to contain aircraft executing the approach. The area 
    would be depicted on appropriate aeronautical charts. Class E airspace 
    designations for airspace areas extending upward from 700 feet or more 
    above the surface of the earth 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 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 proposed rule 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 1 4 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 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 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 the 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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    AGL OH E5  Athens, OH [Revised]
    
    Athens-Albany, Ohio University Airport, OH
        (Lat. 39 deg.12'39'' N., long. 82 deg.13'53'' W.)
    
        That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
    within a 6.4-mile radius of the Ohio University Airport and within 
    4.6 miles either side of the 061 deg. bearing from the Ohio 
    University Airport, extending from the 6.4-mile radius to 12.3 miles 
    northeast of the airport.
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        Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois, on January 22, 1998.
    Maureen Woods,
    Manager, Air Traffic Division.
    [FR Doc. 98-3728 Filed 2-12-98; 8:45 am]
    BILLING CODE 4910-13-M
    
    
    

Document Information

Published:
02/13/1998
Department:
Federal Aviation Administration
Entry Type:
Proposed Rule
Action:
Notice of proposed rulemaking.
Document Number:
98-3728
Dates:
Comments must be received on or before March 30, 1998.
Pages:
7326-7327 (2 pages)
Docket Numbers:
Airspace Docket No. 98-AGL-3
PDF File:
98-3728.pdf
CFR: (1)
4 CFR 71.1