[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 19 (Thursday, January 29, 1998)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 4385-4386]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-2221]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 97-AEA-35]


Establishment of Class E Airspace; Churchville, MD

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action establishes Class E airspace extending upward from 
700 feet Above Ground Level (AGL) at Churchville, MD. The development 
of a Global Positioning System (GPS) Standard Instrument Approach 
Procedure (SIAP) and a VHF Omnidirectional Radio Range (VOR) SIAP at 
Harford County Airport has made this action necessary. This action is 
intended to provide adequate Class E airspace to contain instrument 
flight rules (IFR) operations for aircraft executing the GPS Runway 
(RWY) 10 SIAP and VOR A SIAP to Hartford County Airport at Churchville, 
MD.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, April 23, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mr. Francis Jordan, Airspace Specialist, Airspace Branch, AEA-520, 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 October 17, 1997, a notice proposing to amend 14 CFR Part 71 to 
establish Class E airspace at Churchville, MD, was published in the 
Federal Register (62 FR 53980). A GPS RWY 10 SIAP and a VOR A SIAP 
developed for Harford County Airport, Churchville, MD, requires the 
establishment of the Class E airspace at the airport. The notice 
proposed to establish controlled airspace extending upward from 700 
feet AGL to contain IFR operations in controlled airspace during 
portions of the terminal operation and while transitioning between the 
enroute and terminal environments.
    Interested parties were invited to participate in this rulemaking 
proceeding by submitting written comments on the proposal to the FAA. 
No comments to the proposal were received. The rule is adopted as 
proposed.
    The coordinates for this airspace docket are based on North 
American Datum 83. Class E airspace areas designations for airspace 
extending upward from 700 feet or more above the surface of the earth 
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 published subsequently in the Order.

The Rule

    This amendment to 14 CFR Part 71 establishes Class E airspace at 
Churchville, MD, to provide controlled airspace extending upward from 
700 feet AGL for aircraft executing the GPS RWY 10 SIAP and VOR A SIAP 
to Harford County 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 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 will only affect air traffic procedure 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).

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Adoption of the Amendment

    In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation 
Administration amends 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 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.


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 MD AEA E5  Churchville, MD [New]

Harford County Airport, MD
    (Lat. 39 deg.34'02'' N., long. 76 deg.12'07'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within an 6.5-mile radius of Harford County Airport, excluding the 
airspace in Restricted Area R-4001A when it is in effect, and the 
Aberdeen, MD, and Edgewood, MD, Class E airspace areas.
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    Issued in Jamaica, New York, on January 5, 1998.
Franklin D. Hatfield,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Eastern Region.
[FR Doc. 98-2221 Filed 1-28-98; 8:45 am]
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