[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 123 (Tuesday, June 28, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-15622]


[Federal Register: June 28, 1994]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 94-ANE-29]


Proposed Amendment of Offshore Airspace Area; East Coast Low

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This document proposes to amend the East Coast Low Control 
Area in the vicinity of Nantucket, MA. This action would expand the 
existing low control area to allow aircraft executing the Back Course 
Runway 6 instrument approach procedure at Nantucket Memorial Airport, 
Nantucket, MA (ACK) to remain in controlled airspace at lower 
altitudes.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before July 28, 1994.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Manager, 
System Management Branch, ANE-530, Air Traffic Division, New England 
Region, Docket No. 94-ANE-29, Federal Aviation Administration, 12 New 
England Executive Park, Burlington, MA 01803-5299.
    The docket may be examined in the Office of the Assistant Chief 
Counsel, New England Region, Federal Aviation Administration, 12 New 
England Executive Park, Burlington, MA 01803-5299, weekdays, except 
Federal holidays, between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karl D. Anderson, Management System 
Specialist, System Management Branch, ANE-530, Federal Aviation 
Administration, 12 New England Executive Park, Burlington, MA 01803-
5299; telephone, (617) 238-7530; facsimile, (617) 238-7599.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Comments 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, aeronautical, 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 under ADDRESSES. 
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. 94-ANE-29.'' The postcard will be date/time stamped 
and returned to the commenter. All communications received on or before 
the specified closing date for comments will be considered before 
taking action on the proposed rule. The proposal contained in this 
notice may be changed in the light of comments received. All comments 
submitted will be available for examination in the Rules Docket, FAA, 
New England Region, Office of the Assistant Chief Counsel, 12 New 
England Executive Park, Burlington, Massachusetts, both before and 
after the closing date for comments. A report summarizing each 
substantive public contact with FAA personnel concerned with this 
rulemaking will be filed in the docket.

Availability of NPRM's

    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, ANE-7, Federal Aviation Administration, 12 New England 
Executive Park, Burlington, MA 01803-5299. Communications must identify 
the notice number of this NPRM. Persons interested in being placed on a 
mailing list for future NPRM's 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 East Coast Low 
Control Area in the vicinity of Nantucket, MA. The intended effect of 
this action is to allow aircraft executing the Runway 6 Back Course 
Instrument Approach at the Nantucket Memorial Airport, Nantucket, MA 
(ACK) to remain in controlled airspace at lower altitudes. This change 
would allow air traffic control to avoid unnecessary vectoring of 
aircraft using the Runway 6 Back Course approach to keep those aircraft 
in controlled airspace. Since approximately 22% of aircraft arriving at 
ACK use the Runway 6 approach, this change would result in improved air 
traffic control services to over 6,000 aircraft per year. The 
coordinates for this airspace docket are based on North American Datum 
83. Designations for Low Control Areas are published in Paragraph 6007 
of FAA Order 7400.9A dated June 17, 1993, and effective September 16, 
1993, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Offshore 
Airspace Area 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. 
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 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, when promulgated, 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).

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. 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 7400.9A, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated June 17, 1993, and effective September 16, 
1993, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 6007  Offshore Airspace Areas
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East Coast Low [Revised]

    That airspace extending upward from 2,000 feet MSL bounded on 
the west and north by a line 12 miles from and parallel to the U.S. 
shoreline and on the south and east by a line beginning at lat. 
39 deg.25'46'' N, long. 74 deg.02'34'' W, running to lat. 
39 deg.02'05'' N, long. 73 deg.39'30'' W, then to lat. 
40 deg.04'20'' N, long. 72 deg.30'00'' W, then to lat. 
40 deg.37'14'' N, long. 72 deg.30'00'' W; and that airspace bounded 
on the north by a line 12 miles from and parallel to the U.S. 
shoreline and on the south and east by a line beginning at lat. 
40 deg.40'59'' N, long. 72 deg.17'22'' W, running along the northern 
boundary of Warning Areas W-106B, W-105C-D, and W-105E to lat. 
41 deg.00'00'' N, long. 70 deg.51'00'' W, then to lat. 
41 deg.00'00'' N, long. 70 deg.00'00'' W, then to lat. 
41 deg.02'30'' N. long. 70 deg.00'00'' W; and that airspace bounded 
on the south, west and north by a line 12 miles from and parallel to 
the U.S. shoreline and on the east by a line beginning at lat. 
41 deg.16'00'' N, long. 69 deg.41'15'' W, running to lat. 
41 deg.43'00'' N, long. 69 deg.39'30'' W; and that airspace bounded 
on the south, west, and northwest by a line 12 miles from and 
parallel to the U.S. shoreline and on the east and southeast by a 
line beginning at lat. 42 deg.15'31'' N, long. 70 deg.00'00'' W, 
running to lat. 43 deg.17'00'' N, long. 70 deg.00'00'' W, then to 
lat. 43 deg.33'56'' N, long. 69 deg.29'12'' W.
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    Issued in Burlington, Massachusetts, on June 20, 1994.
Francis J. Johns,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, New England Region.
[FR Doc. 94-15622 Filed 6-27-94; 8:45 am]
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