[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 156 (Monday, August 14, 1995)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 41798-41799]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-19906]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71
[Docket No. 95-ANE-24]
Revocation of Class D and Class E Airspace; Limestone, ME
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This amendment revokes the Class D and Class E airspace areas
established at the former Loring Air Force Base, and amends the Class E
airspace at the Northern Maine Regional Airport at Presque Isle, ME, to
delete that portion of that airspace in the vicinity of Loring AFB.
This action is necessary since Loring AFB is no longer in operation,
all standard instrument approach procedures to Loring AFB have been
canceled, and the air traffic control tower at Loring AFB is closed.
EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, September 14, 1995.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Joseph A. Bellabona, System Management Branch, ANE-530, Federal
Aviation Administration, 12 New England Executive Park, Burlington, MA
01803-5299; telephone: (617) 238-7536; fax: (617) 238-7596.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
History
On May 17, 1995, the FAA proposed to amend part 71 of the Federal
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) by removing the Class D and Class
E airspace areas established at the former Loring Air Force Base (AFB)
in Limestone, ME, and by revising the Class E airspace area established
in the vicinity of the Northern Maine Regional Airport at Presque Isle,
ME. That action was prompted by the cancellation of all standard
instrument approach procedures (SIAP's) to the former Loring AFB, which
followed the closing of the control tower at Loring AFB.
Interested parties were invited to participate in this rule making
proceeding by submitting written comments on the proposal to the FAA.
No comments were received. Class D and Class E airspace areas are
published in FAA Order 7400.9B, dated July 18, 1994, and effective
September 16, 1994, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1.
Class D areas appear in paragraph 5000 of FAA Order 7400.9B, and Class
E areas designated as extensions to Class D areas appear in paragraph
6004 and Class E areas extending upward from 700 feet or more above the
surface of the earth appear in paragraph 6005. The Class D and Class E
airspace designations in this document would be published subsequently
in the Order.
The Rule
This amendment to part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14
CFR part 71) removes the Limestone, ME Class D area and the Limestone,
ME Class E area, and revises the Presque Isle, ME Class E area by
deleting the portion of that airspace in the vicinity of the former
Loring AFB.
The FAA has determined that this rule involves only established
body of technical regulations for which frequent and routine amendments
are necessary to keep these regulations operationally current. It
therefore--(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 economic cost will be so minimal. Since this is a rountine
matter that will only affect air traffic procedure and air navigation,
the FAA certifies that this 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 14 CFR Part 71
Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (air).
Adoption of the Amendment
If consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation
Administration amends 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. app. 1348(a), 1354(a), 1510; E.O. 10854, 24
FR 9565, 3 CFR. 1959-1963, Comp., P. 389; 49 U.S.C. 106(g); 14 CFR
11.69.
Sec. 71.1 [Amended]
2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of the Federal
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9B, Airspace Designations and
Reporting Points, dated July 18, 1994, and effective September 16,
1994, is amended as follows:
Paragraph 5000 General
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ANE ME D Limestone, ME [Removed]
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Paragraph 6004 Class E Airspace Areas Designated as an Extension
to a Class D Surface Area
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ANE ME E4 Limestone, ME [Removed]
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Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas Extending Upward From 700
Feet or More Above the Surface of the Earth
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ANE CT E5 Preque Isle, ME [Revised]
Northern Maine Regional Airport at Presque Isle, ME
(Lat. 46 deg.41'20'' N, long. 62 deg.02'41'' W)
Presque Isle VORTAC
(Lat. 46 deg.46'27'' N, long. 68 deg.05'40'' W)
EXCAL LOM
(Lat. 46 deg.36'37'' N, long. 68 deg.01'08'' W)
Caribou Municipal Airport, ME
(Lat. 46 deg.52'17'' N, long. 68 deg.01'04'' W)
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within an 11-mile radius of Northern Maine Regional Airport at
Presque Isle, and within 3 miles on each side of the EXCAL LOM
165 deg. bearing extending
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from the 11-mile radius to 9.2 miles south of the EXCAL LOM, and within
4 miles east and 8 miles west of the Presque Isle VORTAC 340 deg.
radial extending from the 11-mile radius to 16 miles northwest of
the Presque Isle VORTAC, and within an 8.5-mile radius of Caribou
Municipal Airport, ME; excluding that airspace outside of the United
States.
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Issued in Burlington, MA, on August 4, 1995.
John J. Boyce,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, New England Region.
[FR Doc. 95-19906 Filed 8-11-95; 8:45 am]
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