[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 62 (Thursday, April 1, 1999)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 15679-15680]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-8014]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Airspace Docket No. 99-AEA-02]
Establishment of Class E Airspace; Logan, WV
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) DOT.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This action establishes Class E airspace extending upward from
700 feet Above Ground Level (AGL) at Logan, WV. The development of new
Standards Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAP) based on the Global
Positioning System (GPS) to Logan County Airport, Logan, WV, requires
the establishment of controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet
Above Ground Level (AGL) to accommodate the SIAPs and for Instrument
Flight Rules (IFR) operations to the airport. This action is intended
to provide adequate Class E airspace to contain IFR operations to Logan
County Airport at Logan, WV.
EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, May 20, 1999.
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 February 19, 1999, a notice proposing to amend Part 71 of the
Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR Part 71) to establish Class E
airspace at Logan, WV, was published in the Federal Register (64 FR
8271). A GPS RWY 6 SIAP and GPS RWY 24 SIAP have been developed for
Logan County Airport. Controlled airspace extending upward from 700
feet AGL is needed to accommodate the SIAPs and for IFR operations at
the airport.
The notice proposed to establish 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
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received. The rule is adopted as proposed.
The coordinated 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 7400.9F, 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 will be published
subsequently in the Order.
The Rule
This amendment to Part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14
CFR part 71) establishes Class E airspace at Logan, WV, to provide
controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet AGL for aircraft
executing the GPS RWY 6 SIAP and GPS RWY 24 SIAP to Logan County
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 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 7400.9F, Airspace Designations and
Reporting Points, dated September 10, 1998, and effective September 16,
1998, 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 WV E5 Logan, WV [New]
Logan County Airport, WV
(Lat. 37 deg.51'20'' N., long. 81 deg.54'57'' W.)
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 10-mile radius of Logan County Airport.
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Issued in Jamaica, New York on March 23, 1999.
Franklin D. Hatfield,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Eastern Region.
[FR Doc. 99-8014 Filed 3-31-99; 8:45 am]
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