[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 5 (Monday, January 8, 1996)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 551-552]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-224]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 95-AEA-14]


Proposed Establishment of Class E Airspace; Richlands, VA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This proposed rule would establish Class E Airspace at 
Richlands, VA. A standard instrument approach procedure (SIAP), based 
on the Global Positioning System (GPS), has been developed for Runway 
(RWY) 25 at Tazewell County Airport, Richlands, VA. The intended effect 
of this proposal is to provide adequate controlled airspace for 
Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations to the airport. The area would 
be depicted on aeronautical charts for pilot reference.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before March 25, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposed rule in triplicate to: 
Manager, System Management Branch, AEA-530, Docket No. 95-AEA-14 F.A.A. 
Eastern Region, Federal Building #111, John F. Kennedy Int'l Airport, 
Jamaica, NY 11430.
    The official docket may be examined in the Office of the Assistant 
Chief Counsel, AEA-7, F.A.A. Eastern Region, Federal Building #111, 
John F. Kennedy International Airport, Jamaica, New York 11430.
    An informal docket may also be examined during normal business 
hours in the System Management Branch, AEA-530, F.A.A. Eastern Region, 
Federal Building #111, John F. Kennedy International Airport, Jamaica, 
NY 11430

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Francis T. Jordan, Jr., Airspace 
Specialist, System Management Branch, AEA-530, F.A.A. Eastern Region, 
Federal Building #111, John F. Kennedy International Airport, Jamaica, 
New York 11430; telephone (718) 553-4521.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Comments Invited

    Interesed parties are invited to participate in this proposed 
rulemaking by submitting such written data, views, or arguments as they 
may desire. 

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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 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 Airspace Docket No. 95-AEA-14''. The postcard will 
be date/time stamped and returned to the commenter.
    All communications received 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 both before and after the closing date 
for comments. A report summarizing each substantive public contact with 
the 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 Office of the Assistant Chief 
Counsel, AEA-7, F.A.A. Eastern Region, Federal Building #111, John F. 
Kennedy International Airport, Jamaica, NY 11430. 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 establish Class E airspace 
extending upward from 700 feet above the surface at Richlands, VA. A 
GPS RWY 25 SIAP has been developed for Tazewell County Airport. 
Additional controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the 
surface is needed to accommodate this SIAP and for IFR operations at 
the airport. The area would be depicted on appropriate aeronautical 
charts. Class E airspace designations for airspace extending upward 
from 700 feet above the surface are published in Paragraph 6005 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 E airspace 
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. 
Therefore, this proposed regulation--(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 would only affect air traffic procedures 
and air navigation, it is certified that this proposed rule would 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. 106(g), 40103, 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 
FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389; 14 CFR 11.69.

    2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of the Federal 
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9C, dated August 17, 1995, and 
effective September 16, 1995, is proposed to be amended as follows:

Paragraph 6005  Class E airspace areas extending upward from 700 
feet or more above the surface of the earth

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AEA VA E5 Richlands, VA

Tazewell County Airport, VA
    (lat. 37 deg.03'49'' N, long. 81 deg.47'54''W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6-mile radius of Tazewell County Airport.
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    Issued in Jamaica, New York, on December 15, 1995.
John S. Walker,
Manager, Air Traffic Division.
[FR Doc. 96-224 Filed 1-5-96; 8:45 am]
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