[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 149 (Thursday, August 3, 1995)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 39639-39640]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-19141]



-----------------------------------------------------------------------


DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. 95-ANE-28]


Amendment to Class D and Class E Airspace; Hartford, CT

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY: This amendment will modify the Class D and Class E airspace 
areas established in the vicinity of the Hartford-Brainard Airport, 
Hartford, CT. Those airspace areas also define controlled airspace to 
contain aircraft operating to and from the Rentschler Airport, a 
privately operated airport in East Hartford, CT. The owner of 
Rentschler Airport has recently closed the control tower. Therefore, 
this action is necessary to revise the Class D and Class E airspace in 
the vicinity of the Rentschler and Hartford-Brainard airports.

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 24, 1995, the FAA proposed to amend part 71 of the Federal 
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) by modifying the Class D and 
Class E airspace areas established in the vicinity of the Hartford-
Brainard Airport, Hartford, CT. That action was prompted by the closing 
of the control tower at the privately operated Rentschler Airport. The 
proposed action would also provide the necessary controlled airspace to 
accommodate the Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAP's) that 
remain at the now closed Rentschler Airport.
    Interested parties were invited to participate in this rule making 
proceeding by submitting written comments on the proposal to the FAA. 
No comments objecting to the proposal were received. One comment noted 
a misspelling of the name of the Hartford-Brainard Airport, and a minor 
correction to the longitude and latitude coordinates for that airport. 
The FAA has made these minor changes to the rule. 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 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) amends the Hartford, CT Class D and the Hartford, CT Class 
E airspace areas by revising those areas in the vicinity of the 
Hartford-Brainard and Rentschler Airports, and by providing the 
necessary controlled airspace to accommodate the SIAP's to the 
Rentschler Airport.
    The FAA has determined that this proposed regulation involves only 
an established body of technical regulations for which frequent and 
routine amendments are necessary to keep the 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 
routine matter that will only affect air traffic procedures 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

    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; 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

* * * * *

ANE CT D Hartford, CT [Revised]

Hartford Brainard Airport, Hartford, CT
    (Lat. 41 deg.44'11'' N, long. 72 deg.39'01'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 
2,500 feet MSL within 4.6-mile radius of Hartford-Brainard Airport 
from the Hartford Brainard Airport 158 deg. bearing clockwise to the 
Hartford-Brainard Airport 052 deg. bearing, and with a 6.0-mile 
radius of Hartford-Brainard Airport from the Hartford-Brainard 
Airport 052 deg. bearing clockwise to the 158 deg. bearing; 

[[Page 39640]]
excluding that airspace within the Windsor Locks, CT Class C airspace 
area. This Class D airspace is effective during the specific dates 
and times established in advance by a Notice of airmen (NOTAM). The 
effective dates and times will thereafter be continuously published 
in the Airport Facility Directory.
* * * * *

Paragraph 6005  Class E Airspace Areas Extending Upward From 700 
Feet or More Above the Surface of the Earth

* * * * *

ANE CT E5 Hartford, CT [Revised]

Hartford-Brainard Airport, Hartford, CT
    (Lat. 41 deg.44'11'' N, long. 72 deg.39'01'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within an 11.5-mile radius of Hartford-Brainard Airport; excluding 
that airspace within the Windsor Locks, CT and Chester, CT Class E 
airspace areas.

    Issed in Burlington, MA, on July 27, 1995.
John J. Boyce,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, New England Region.
[FR Doc. 95-19141 Filed 8-2-95; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910-13-M