[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 84 (Tuesday, April 30, 1996)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 19000-19001]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-10674]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71
[Airspace Docket No. 96-AEA-05]
Proposed Amendment to Class E Airspace; Martinsville, VA
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
Martinsville, VA. The development of a new Standard Instrument Approach
Procedure (SIAP) at Blue Ridge Airport based on the Global Positioning
System has made this proposal necessary. Additional controlled airspace
extending upward from 700 feet above the surface (AGL) is needed to
accommodate this SIAP and for instrument flight rules (IFR) operations
at the airport.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before June 5, 1996.
ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Manager,
System Management Branch, AEA-530, Docket No. 96-AEA-05 F.A.A. Eastern
Region, Federal Building #111, John F. Kennedy Int'l Airport Jamaica,
NY 11430
The official docket may be examined in the Office of the Assistant
Chief Counsel, AEA-7, F.A.A. Eastern Region, Federal Building #111,
John F. Kennedy International Airport, Jamaica, New York 11430
An informal docket may also be examined during normal business
hours in the System Management Branch,
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AEA-530, F.A.A. Eastern Region, Federal Building #111, John F. Kennedy
International Airport, Jamaica, NY 11430.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mr. Francis T. Jordan, Jr., Airspace Specialist, System Management
Branch, AEA-530 F.A.A. Eastern Region, Federal Building #111, John F.
Kennedy International Airport, Jamaica, New York 11430, telephone:
(718)553-4521.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Comment 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 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. 96-AEA-05.'' 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 the 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 Office of the Assistant Chief
Counsel, AEA-7, F.A.A. Eastern Region, Federal Building #111, John F.
Kennedy International Airport, Jamaica, NY 11430. 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 Martinsville, VA A GPS RWY 30 SIAP has been developed for the
Blue Ridge Airport. Additional controlled airspace extending upward
from 700 feet above the surface is needed to accommodate this SIAP and
for IFR operations at the airport. Class E airspace designations for
airspace areas extending upward from 700 feet or more above the surface
are published in Paragraph 6005 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 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 would only affect air traffic procedures
and air navigation, it is certified that this proposed rule would 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--[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 the Federal
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9C, dated August 17, 1995, and
effective September 16, 1995, is proposed to be 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 E5 Martinsville, VA [Revised]
Blue Ridge Airport, VA
(Lat. 36 deg.37'51'' N, long. 80 deg.01'06'' W)
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within 4 miles each side of the 300 deg. bearing from the Blue Ridge
Airport extending from the 6.5-mile radius to 11 miles northwest of
the airport.
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Issued in Jamaica, New York, on April 15, 1996.
John S. Walker,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Eastern Region.
[FR Doc. 96-10674 Filed 4-29-96; 8:45 am]
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