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[FR Doc No: 94-29815]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 94-AEA-14]

 

Establishment of Class E Airspace; Charlottesville, VA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: This action establishes Class E airspace at Charlottesville, 
VA. Presently, this area is designated as Class D airspace when the 
associated control tower is in operation. However, controlled airspace 
to the surface is needed when the control tower located at this 
location is closed. The intended effect of this action is to provide 
adequate Class E airspace for instrument flight rules (IFR) operations 
when the control tower is closed.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 U.T.C. March 30, 1995.
    Comment Date: Comments must be received on or before January 20, 
1995.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the rule in triplicate to: Manager, Air 
Traffic Division, AEA-500, Airspace Docket Number 94-AEA-14, F.A.A. 
Eastern Region, Fitzgerald Federal Building #111, John F. Kennedy 
International Airport, Jamaica, New York 11430. An informal docket may 
also be examined during normal business hours at the address listed 
above.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Frank Jordan, Airspace Specialist, 
System Management Branch, AEA-530, F.A.A. Eastern Region, Fitzgerald 
Federal Building #111, John F. Kennedy International Airport, Jamaica, 
New York 11430; telephone: (718) 553-0857.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Request for Comments on the Rule

    Although this action is a final rule, and was not preceded by 
notice and public procedure, comments are invited on the rule. When the 
comment period ends, the FAA will use the comments submitted, together 
with other available information, to review the regulation. This rule 
will become effective on the date specified in the DATES section. 
However, after the review of any comments, and if the FAA finds that 
further changes are appropriate, it will initiate rulemaking 
proceedings to extend the effective date or to amend the regulation.
    Comments that provide the factual basis supporting the views and 
suggestions presented are particularly helpful in evaluating the 
effects of the rule, and in determining whether additional rulemaking 
is required. Comments are specifically invited on the overall 
regulatory, aeronautical, economic, environmental, and energy-related 
aspects of the rule which might suggest the need to modify the rule.

The Rule

    This amendment to part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 
CFR part 71) establishes Class E airspace extending upward from the 
surface at Charlottesville, VA. Currently, this airspace is designated 
as Class D when the associated control tower is in operation. 
Nevertheless, controlled airspace to the surface is needed for IFR 
operations at Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport, Charlottesville, VA 
when the control tower is closed. The intended effect of this action is 
to provide adequate Class E airspace for IFR operations at this airport 
when the control tower is closed. As noted in the Airspace 
Reclassification Final Rule, published in the Federal Register on 
December 17, 1991, airspace at an airport with a part-time control 
tower should be designated as a Class D airspace area when the control 
tower is in operation, and as a Class E airspace area when the control 
tower is closed (56 FR 65645).
    The coordinates for this airspace docket are based on North 
American Datum 83. Class E airspace areas designated as surface areas 
for airports are published in paragraph 6002 of FAA Order 7400.9B dated 
July 18, 1994, and effective September 16, 1994, 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. Under the 
circumstances presented, the FAA concludes that there is an immediate 
need to establish this Class E surface area in order to promote the 
safe and efficient handling of air traffic in these areas. Therefore, I 
find that notice and public procedures under 5 U.S.C. 553(b) are 
impracticable and contrary to the public interest.
    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. 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 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

    In 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; Executive 
Order 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 6002--Class E airspace areas designated as a surface area 
for an airport

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AEA VA E2 Charlottesville, VA [New]

Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport, Charlottesville, VA
    (lat. 38 deg.08'19'' N., long. 78 deg.27'10'' W.)

    Within a 4-mile radius of Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport. 
This Class E airspace area is effective during the specific dates 
and times established in advance by a Notice of Airmen. The 
effective date and time will thereafter be published in the Airport/
Facility Directory.
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    Issued in Jamaica, New York, on November 7, 1994.
John S. Walker,
Manager, Air Traffic Division.
[FR Doc. 94-29815 Filed 12-2-94; 8:45 am]
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