[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 121 (Tuesday, June 24, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 33989-33990]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-16459]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Airspace Docket No. 97-AEA-023]
Establishment of Class E Airspace; University of Maryland,
Baltimore, MD
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This action establishes Class E airspace at the University of
Maryland, Baltimore, MD, to accommodate a Standard Instrument Approach
Procedure (SIAP), Helicopter Point In Space Approach based on the
Global Positioning System (GPS), and serving the Cowley Shock Trauma
Center Heliport. The intended effect of this action is to provide
adequate controlled airspace for instrument flight rules (IFR)
operations to the heliport.
EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, September 11, 1997.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Frances Jordan, Airspace
Specialist, Operations Branch, AEA-530, 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 April 30, 1997, the FAA proposed to amend Part 71 of the Federal
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR Part 71) by establishing Class E airspace
at the University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD (62 FR 23405). This action
would provide adequate Class E airspace for IFR operations to Cowley
Shock Trauma Center Heliport.
Interested parties were invited to participate in this rulemaking
proceeding by submitting written comments on the proposal to the FAA.
No comments objecting to the proposal were received.
Class E airspace areas designations are published in paragraph 6005
of FAA Order 7400.9D, dated September 4, 1996, and effective September
16, 1996, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class
E airspace
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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 area at University of
Maryland, Baltimore, MD, to accommodate a GPS SIAP Point In Space
Approach and for IFR operations to the Cowley Shock Trauma Center
Heliport.
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; 14 CFR 11.69.
Sec. 71.1 [Amended]
2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of Federal
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9D, Airspace Designations and
Reporting Points, dated September 4, 1996, and effective September 16,
1996, 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 MD E5 University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD [New]
Cowley Shock Trauma Center Heliport, MD
Point In Space Coordinates
(Lat. 39 deg.16'36'' N., long. 76 deg.39'25'' W.)
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 6-mile radius of the Point In Space serving the Cowley
Shock Trauma Center Heliport excluding that portion that coincides
with the Baltimore, MD Class E airspace area.
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Issued in Jamaica, New York, on June 10, 1997.
James K. Buckles,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Eastern Region.
[FR Doc. 97-16459 Filed 6-23-97; 8:45 am]
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