[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 2 (Friday, January 3, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 309]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-76]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 96-AEA-11]


Amendment to Class E Airspace, Staunton, VA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This amendment modifies the Class E airspace at Staunton, VA, 
to accommodate a Global Positioning System (GPS) Standard Instrument 
Approach Procedure (SIAP) to Runway (RWY) 23 at Shenandoah Valley 
Regional Airport. This amendment also corrects the airspace description 
of the Staunton, VA Class E airspace are, published as a Notice of 
Proposed Rulemaking in the Federal Register November 1, 1996 (61 FR 
56480). The intended effect of this action is to provide adequate 
controlled airspace for instrument flight rules (IFR) operations at the 
airport.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, March 27, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Francis Jordan, Airspace 
Specialist, Operations Branch, AEA-530, Air Traffic Division, Eastern 
Region, Federal Aviation Administration, Federal Building #111, John F. 
Kennedy International Airport, Jamaica, New York 11430, telephone: 
(718) 553-4521.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

    On November 1, 1996, the FAA proposed to amend Part 71 of the 
Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR Part 71) by modifying Class E 
airspace at Staunton, VA, (61 FR 56480). This action would provide 
adequate Class E airspace for IFR operations at Shenandoah Valley 
Regional Airport.
    Interested parties were invited to participate in this rulemaking 
proceeding by submitting written comments on the proposal to the FAA. 
No comments objecting to the proposal were received.
    Class E airspace areas designations are published in paragraph 6005 
of FAA Order 7400.9D, dated September 4, 1996, and effective September 
16, 1996, 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.

The Rule

    This amendment to Part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 
CFR Part 71) modifies Class E airspace area at Staunton, VA, to 
accommodate a GPS RWY 23 SIAP and for IFR operations at Shenandoah 
Valley Regional Airport.
    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. 
Therefore, this 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 10034; 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 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 14 CFR Part 71 continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40103, 40113, 40120; EO 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 7400.9D, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated September 4, 1996, and effective September 16, 
1996, is 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 Staunton, VA [Revised]

Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport, VA
    (lat. 38 deg.15'50''N., long. 78 deg.53'47''W.)
Bridgewater Air Park, VA
    (lat. 38 deg.22'00''N., long. 78 deg.57'37''W.)
Bridgewater NDB
    (lat. 38 deg.21'56''N., long. 78 deg.57'40''W.)
STAUT NDB
    (lat. 38 deg.12'06''N., long. 78 deg.57'26''W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 10.5-mile radius of the Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport 
and within 8 miles northwest and 4 miles southeast of the Shenandoah 
Valley Regional Airport localizer southwest course extending from 
the STAUT NDB to 16 miles southwest of the NDB and within a 6.8-mile 
radius of Bridgewater Air Park and within 4 miles northwest and 8 
miles southeast of the 208 deg. bearing from the Bridgewater NDB 
extending from the NDB to 16 miles southwest of the NDB.
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    Issued in Jamaica, New York on December 18, 1996.
James K. Buckles,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Eastern Region.
[FR Doc. 97-76 Filed 1-2-97; 8:45 am]
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