[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 100 (Friday, May 23, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 28335-28336]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-13581]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 97-AEA-18]


Amendment to Class E Airspace; Marion, VA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This amendment modifies the Class E airspace at Marion, VA, to 
accommodate a Nondirectional Radio Beacon (NDB) Standard Instrument 
Approach Procedures (SIAP) to Runway (RWY) 26 for the Mountain Empire 
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. 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 March 11, 1997, the FAA proposed to amend Part 71 of the Federal 
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR Part 71) by modifying Class E airspace at 
Marion, VA (62 FR 11124). This action would provide adequate Class E 
airspace for IFR operations at Mountain Empire Airport extending upward 
from 700 feet above the surface within a 10-mile radius of the airport 
and along a corridor out to 16 miles northeast of the 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

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at Marion, VA, to accommodate the NDB RWY 26 SIAP and for IFR 
operations at Mountain Empire 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:

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

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AEA VA AEA E5  Marion, VA [Revised]

Mountain Empire Airport,
    Marion/Wytheville, VA
    (Lat. 36 deg.53'41'' N., long. 81 deg.22'00'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 10-mile radius of Mountain Empire Airport and within 8 
miles north and 4 miles south of the 073 deg. bearing from the 
airport extending from the 10-mile radius to 16 miles northeast of 
the airport.
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    Issued in Jamaica, New York on May 7, 1997.
John S. Walker,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Eastern Region.
[FR Doc. 97-13581 Filed 5-22-97; 8:45 am]
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