[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 83 (Wednesday, April 30, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 23343-23344]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-11226]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 97-AEA-15]


Establishment of Class E Airspace; Friendly, MD

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action establishes Class E airspace at Friendly, MD, to 
accommodate a VHF Omni-Directional Radio Range (VOR), Distance 
Measuring Equipment (DME) and Global Positioning System (GPS) Standard 
Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) at Potomac Airport. 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, July 17, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mr. Frances 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 March 11, 1997, the FAA proposed to amend Part 71 of the Federal 
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR Part 71) by establishing Class E airspace 
at Friendly, MD (62 FR 11126). This action would provide adequate Class 
E

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airspace for IFR operations at Potomac 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) establishes Class E airspace area at Friendly, MD, to 
accommodate a VOR/DME or GPS RWY 6 SIAP and for IFR operations at 
Potomac 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 MD E5 Friendly, MD [New]

Potomac Airport, MD
    (Lat. 38 deg.44'52N., long. 76 deg.57'26''W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6-mile radius of the Potomac Airport, excluding that 
portion that coincides with the Washington, DC Class E airspace 
area.
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    Issued in Jamaica, New York on April 18, 1997.
John S. Walker,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Eastern Region.
[FR Doc. 97-11226 Filed 4-29-97; 8:45 am]
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