[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 17 (Tuesday, January 27, 1998)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 3856-3857]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-1927]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Airspace Docket No. 97-AEA-47]
Proposed Revocation of Class E Airspace; Pennington Gap, VA
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.
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SUMMARY: This notice proposes to remove the Class E airspace area at
Lee County Airport, Pennington Gap, VA. The Nondirectional Radio Beacon
(NDB) or Global Positioning System (GPS) Standard Instrument Approach
Procedure (SIAP) was canceled on September 11, 1997. This was the only
SIAP to Lee County, Airport. Consequently, the need for Class E
airspace no longer exists for Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations
at the airport. Adoption of this proposal would result in the affected
area reverting to Class G airspace.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before February 26, 1998.
ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Manager,
Airspace Branch, AEA-520, Docket No. 97-AEA-47, 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 Regional
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 Airspace Branch, AEA-520, F.A.A. Eastern Region, Federal
Building #111, John F. Kennedy International Airport, Jamaica, NY
11430.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mr. Francis T. Jordon, Jr., Airspace Specialist, Airspace Branch, AEA-
520, 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
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 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. 97-
AEA-47.'' 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
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 Regional 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 NPRMs should also request a copy of Advisory
Circular No. 11-2A, which describes the application procedure.
The Proposal
The FAA proposes to amend 14 CFR part 71 to remove the Class E
airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface at Lee County
Airport, Pennington Gap, VA. The NDB or GPS A SIAP has been canceled,
negating the need for airspace to accommodate IFR operations. The area
will be removed from appropriate aeronautical charts. Class E airspace
designations for airspace areas extending upward from 700 feet or more
above the surface are published in Paragraph 6005 of FAA Order 7400.9E,
dated September 10, 1997, and effective September 16, 1997, which is
incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class E airspace
designation listed in this document will be removed subsequently from
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 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--DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, CLASS B, CLASS C, CLASS D, AND
CLASS E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIRWAYS; ROUTES; AND REPORTING POINTS
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.
Sec. 71.1 [Amended]
2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of Federal
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9E, Airspace Designations and
Reporting Points, dated September 10, 1997, and effective September 16,
1997, 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 Pennington Gap, VA [Removed]
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Issued in Jamaica, New York, on December 29, 1997.
Franklin D. Hatfield,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Eastern Region.
[FR Doc. 98-1927 Filed 1-26-98; 8:45 am]
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