[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 242 (Monday, December 18, 1995)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 65041-65042]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-30689]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 95-ANE-60]


Proposed Amendment to Class D and Class E Airspace; New England 
Region

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This notice proposes to amend the Class D airspace areas at 
Beverly, MA (BVY); Bedford, MA (BED); Danbury, CT (DXR); Norwood, MA 
(OWD); Lebanon, NH (LEB); and Nashua, NH (ASH); and to amend the 
associated Class E airspace areas at Beverly (BVY), Lebanon (LEB), and 
Nashua (ASH). The FAA has determined after a review of the elevation of 
the surrounding terrain in the vicinity of these airports that the 
lateral limits of the Class D areas at these airports may be reduced 
and the appropriate changes made to the Class E airspace areas.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before January 17, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Manager, 
System Management Branch, ANE-530, Federal Aviation Administration, 
Docket No. 95-ANE-60, 12 New England Executive Park, Burlington, MA 
01803-5299; telephone (617) 238-7530; fax (617) 238-7596.
    The official docket file may be examined in the Office of the 
Assistant Chief Counsel, New England Region, ANE-7, Room 401, 12 New 
England Executive Park, Burlington, MA 01803-5299; telephone (617) 238-
7050; fax (617) 238-7055.
    An informal docket may also be examined during normal business 
hours in the Air Traffic Division, Room 408, by contacting the Manager, 
System Management Branch at the first address listed above.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Raymond Duda, System Management Branch, ANE-533, 12 New England 
Executive Park, Burlington, MA 01803-5299; telephone (617) 238-7533; 
fax (617) 238-7596.

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, 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 first under addresses 
above. 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 Docket No. 95-ANE-60.'' The postcard will be date/time 
stamped and returned to the commenter. All communications received on 
or before the closing date for comments will be considered before 
taking action on the proposed rule. The proposal contained in this 
notice may be changed in light of comments received. All comments 
submitted will be available for examination in the Rules Docket 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 NPRMs

    Any person may obtain a copy of this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 
(NPRM) by submitting a request to the Federal Aviation Administration, 
Office of Public Affairs, Attention: Public Inquiry Center, APA-230, 
800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591, or by calling (202) 
267-3484. 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 procedures.

The Proposal

    The FAA is considering an amendment to part 71 of the Federal 
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to reduce the lateral limits of 
the Class D airspace areas at Beverly, MA (BVY); Bedford, MA (BED); 
Danbury, CT (DXR); Norwood, MA (OWD); Lebanon, NH (LEB); and Nashua, NH 
(ASH); and, as a consequence to those changes, to make the necessary 
changes to the associated Class E airspace areas at Beverly (BVY), 
Lebanon (LEB), and Nashua (ASH). This action is the result of an 
extensive review of the elevation of the surrounding terrain at 
airports in the New England region with Class D airspace areas. That 
review came in response to concerns expressed by operators and other 
interested parties over recent changes to the lateral limits of Class D 
airspace areas in the New England Region. By using more detailed 
topographical charts and more precise calculations, the FAA has 
determined that reductions in the lateral limits of the Class D 
airspace areas at BVY, BED, DXR, OWD, LEB, and ASH are appropriate and 
will not affect aviation safety. As a result of the reductions to the 
Class D airspace areas at BVY, LEB, and ASH, the FAA must also make 
minor adjustments to the associated Class E areas at those airports. 
Class D airspace designations, and Class E airspace designations for 
airspace areas extending upward from the surface of the earth defined 
as extensions to Class D airspace areas, are published in paragraphs 
5000 and 6004, respectively, of FAA Order 7400.9C, dated August 17, 
1995, and effective September 16, 1995, which is incorporated by 
reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class D and Class E airspace designations 
listed in this document would be published subsequently in this Order.
    The FAA has determined that these proposed regulations only involve 
an established body of technical regulations for which frequent and 
routine amendments are necessary to keep them operationally current. 
Therefore, these proposed regulations--(1) are not ``significant 
regulatory actions'' under Executive Order 12866; (2) are not 
``significant rules'' under DOT Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44 
FR 11034; February 26, 1979); and (3) do not warrant preparation of a 
Regulatory Evaluation as these routine matters will only affect air 
traffic procedures and air navigation, it is certified that these 
proposed rules 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).

The Proposed Amendment

    Accordingly, pursuant to the authority delegated to me, the Federal 
Aviation Administration proposes to amend part 71 of the Federal 
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) as follows:

PART 71--[AMENDED]

    1. The authority citation for part 71 continues to read as follows:


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    Authority 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40103, 40113, 40120; E.O. 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 7400.9C, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated August 17, 1995, and effective September 16, 
1995, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 5000  Class D Airspace

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MANE MA D Beverly, MA  [Revised]

Beverly municipal Airport, MA
    (Lat. 42 deg.35'03'' N, long. 70 deg.55'01'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 
2,600 feet MSL within a 4.1-mile radius of Beverly Municipal 
Airport, excluding that airspace within the Boston, MA, Class B 
airspace area. This Class D airspace area is effective during the 
specific dates and times established in advance by a Notice to 
Airmen. The effective dates and times will thereafter be 
continuously published in the Airport/Facility Directory.
* * * * *

ANE MA D Bedford MA  [Revised]

Bedford, Lawrence G. Hanscom Field, MA
    (Lat. 42 deg.28'12'' N, long. 71 deg.17'20'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 
2,600 feet MSL within a 4.7-mile radius of Lawrence G. Hanscom 
Field, excluding that airspace within the Boston, MA, Class B 
airspace area. This Class D airspace area is effective during the 
specific dates and times established in advance by a Notice to 
Airmen. The effective dates and times will thereafter be 
continuously published in the Airport/Facility Directory.
* * * * *

ANE CT D Danbury, CT  [Revised]

Danbury Municipal Airport, CT
    (Lat. 41 deg.22'17'' N, long. 73 deg.28'56'' W)
Carmel VORTAC
    (Lat. 41 deg.16'48'' N, long. 73 deg.34'53'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 
3,000 feet MSL within a 6-mile radius of Danbury Municipal Airport, 
and within 1.2 miles on each side of the Carmel VORTAC 039 deg. 
radial, extending from the 6-mile radius to the Carmel VORTAC. This 
Class D airspace area is effective during the specific dates and 
times established in advance by a Notice to Airmen. The effective 
dates and times will thereafter be continuously published in the 
Airport/Facility Directory.
* * * * *

ANE MA D Norwood, MA  [Revised]

Norwood Memorial Airport, MA
    (Lat. 42 deg.11'27'' N, long. 71 deg.10'23'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 
2,600 MSL within a 4.5-mile radius of the Norwood Memorial Airport, 
excluding that airspace within the Boston, MA, Class B airspace 
area. This Class D airspace area is effective during the specific 
dates and times established in advance by a Notice of Airmen. The 
effective dates and times will thereafter be continuously published 
in the Airport/Facility Directory.
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ANE NH D Lebanon, NH  [Revised]

Lebanon Municipal Airport, NH
    (Lat. 43 deg.37'35'' N, long. 72 deg.18'15'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 
3,100 feet MSL within a 4.8-mile radius of Lebanon Municipal 
Airport, and within 1.8 miles each side of the extended centerline 
of Runway 36, extending from the 4.8-mile radius to 6 miles north of 
the end of Runway 36. This Class D airspace area is effective during 
the specific dates and times established in advance by a Notice to 
Airmen. The effective dates and times will thereafter be 
continuously published in the Airport/Facility Directory.
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ANE NH D Nashua, NH  [Revised]

Nashua Boire Field, NH
    (Lat. 42 deg.46'54'' N, long. 71 deg.30'53'' W)
Sports Center Airport, Pepperell
    (Lat. 42 deg.41'45'' N, long. 71 deg.33'03'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 
2,700 feet MSL within a 5-mile radius of Boire Field; excluding that 
airspace within a 2-mile radius of Sports Center Airport, Pepperell, 
and that airspace within the Manchester Airport, NH, Class C 
airspace area. This Class D airspace area is effective during the 
specific dates and times established in advance by a Notice to 
Airmen. The effective date and time will thereafter be continuously 
published in the Airport/Facility Directory.
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Subpart E--Class E Airspace

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Paragraph 6004  Class E airspace areas extending from the surface 
of the earth defined as extensions to Class D airspace areas.

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ANE MA E4 Beverly MA  [Revised]

Beverly Municipal Airport, MA
    (Lat. 42 deg.35'03'' N, long. 70 deg.55'01'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface within 3.2 miles 
on each side of the Topsfield NDB 317 deg. bearing extending from a 
4.1-mile radius of Beverly Municipal Airport to 7 miles northwest of 
the Topsfield NDB. This Class E airspace area is effective during 
the specific dates and times established in advance by a Notice to 
Airmen. The effective dates and times will thereafter be 
continuously published in the Airport/Facility Directory.
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ANE NH E4 Lebanon, NH  [Revised]

Lebanon Municipal Airport, NH
    (Lat. 43 deg.3735'' N, long. 72 deg.18'15'' W)
BURGR OM
    (Lat. 43 deg.43'57'' N, long. 72 deg.20'00'' W)
Hanover NDB
    (Lat. 43 deg.42'08'' N, long. 72 deg.10'39'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface within 3.3 miles 
each side of the BURGR OM 352 deg. bearing from a 4.8-mile radius of 
Lebanon Municipal Airport to 8 miles north of the BURGR OM, and 
within 2.4 miles each side of the Hanover NDB 051 deg. bearing 
extending from the 4.8-mile radius to 7 miles northeast of the 
Hanover NBD. This Class E airspace area is effective during specific 
dates and times established in advance by a Notice to Airmen. The 
effective dates and times will thereafter be continuously published 
in the Airport/Facility Directory.
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ANE NE E4 Nashua, NH [Revised]

Nashua, Boire Field, NH
    (Lat. 42 deg.46'54'' N, long. 71 deg.30'53'' W)
CHERN NDB
    (Lat. 42 deg.49'54'' N, long. 71 deg.30'53'' W)
Manchester VORTAC
    (Lat. 42 deg.52'06'' N, long. 71 deg.22'10'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface within 2.6 miles 
on each side of the CHERN NDB 303 deg. bearing extending from a 5-
mile radius of Boire Field to 7 miles northwest of the CHERN NDB, 
and that airspace extending upward from the surface within 1.1 miles 
on each side of the Manchester VORTAC 231 deg. radial extending from 
the 5-mile radius to 8.4 miles northeast of Boire Field. This Class 
E airspace area is effective during specific dates and times 
established in advance by a Notice to Airmen. The effective dates 
and times will threafter be continuously published in the Airport/
Facility Directory.
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    Issued in Burlington, MA, on December 7, 1995.
John J. Boyce,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, New England Region.
[FR Doc. 95-30689 Filed 12-15-95; 8:45 am]
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