[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 60 (Monday, March 30, 1998)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 15080-15081]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-7817]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Airspace Docket No. 97-AEA-45]
Amendment to Class E Airspace; Blacksburg, VA
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This action amends Class E airspace extending upward from 700
feet Above Ground Level (AGL) at Blacksburg, VA. The development of a
Global Positioning System (GPS) Standard Instrument Approach Procedure
(SIAP) at Virginia Tech Airport has made this action necessary. This
action is intended to provide adequate Class E airspace to contain
instrument flight rules (IFR) operations for aircraft executing the GPS
RWY 12 SIAP to Virginia Tech Airport at Blacksburg, VA.
EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, August 13, 1998.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mr. Francis Jordan, Airspace Specialist, Airspace Branch, AEA-520, Air
Traffic Division, Eastern Region, Federal Aviation Administration,
Federal Building #111, John F. Kennedy International Airport, Jamaica,
New York 11430; telephone (718) 553-4521.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
History
On January 27, 1998, a proposal to amend Part 71 of the Federal
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR Part 71) to amend the Class E airspace at
Blacksburg, VA, was published in the Federal Register (63 FR 3854). The
development of a GPS RWY 12 SIAP for Virginia Tech Airport requires the
amendment of the Class E airspace at Blacksburg, VA. The proposal was
to amend controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet AGL to
contain IFR operations in controlled airspace during portions of the
terminal operation and while transitioning between the enroute and
terminal environments.
Interested parties were invited to participate in this rulemaking
proceeding by submitting written comments on the proposal to the FAA.
No comments to the proposal were received. The rule is adopted as
proposed.
The coordinates for this airspace docket are based on North
American Datum 83. Class E airspace areas designations for airspace
extending upward from 700 feet AGL 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 will be published
subsequently in the Order.
The Rule
This amendment to Part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14
CFR Part 71) amends Class E airspace at Blacksburg, VA, to provide
controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet AGL for aircraft
executing the GPS RWY 12 SIAP to Virginia Tech Airport.
The FAA has determined that this regulation only involves an
established body of technical regulations for which frequent and
routine amendments are necessary to keep them operationally current.
Therefore, this 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 rule will not have significant economic impact on a
substantial number of small entities
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under the criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.
List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71
Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (air).
Adoption of the Amendment
In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation
Administration amends 14 CFR part 71 as follows:
PART 71--[AMENDED]
1. The authority citation for 14 CFR part 71 continues to read as
follows:
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40103, 40113, 40120; EO 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 VA AEA E5 Blacksburg, VA [Revised]
Virginia Tech Airport, VA
(Lat. 37 deg.12'28'' N., long. 80 deg.24'29'' W.)
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 10-mile radius of Virginia Tech Airport and within 4 miles
each side of the 297 deg. bearing from the airport extending from
the 10-mile radius to 17 miles northwest of the airport, excluding
the portions that coincide with the Roanoke, VA, and Dublin, VA
Class E airspace areas.
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Issued in Jamaica, New York, on March 12, 1998.
Franklin D. Hatfield,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Eastern Region.
[FR Doc. 98-7817 Filed 3-27-98; 8:45 am]
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