[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 29 (Thursday, February 12, 1998)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 7062-7063]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-3574]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Airspace Docket No. 97-ASO-26]
Amendment of Class E Airspace; New Bern, NC
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This amendment modifies the Class E airspace area at New Bern,
NC. The required weather observation information is available on a
continuous basis to the air traffic control facility providing service
to Craven County Airport, New Bern, NC. Therefore, the Class E surface
area airspace at New Bern, NC, meets the requirement for modification
from part time to continuous.
EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, April 23, 1998.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nancy B. Shelton, Airspace Branch, Air
Traffic Division, Federal Aviation Administration, P.O. Box 20636,
Atlanta, Georgia 30320; telephone (404) 305-5586.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
History
On December 8, 1997, the FAA proposed to amend 14 CFR part 71 to
modify Class E airspace at New Bern, NC (62 FR 64525). This action
would provide adequate Class E airspace for IFR operations at New Bern,
NC on a continuous basis. Class E airspace areas designated as a
surface area for an airport are published in Paragraph 6002 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 would be published
subsequently in the Order.
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.
The Rule
This amendment to 14 CFR pat 71 modifies Class E airspace at New
Bern, NC. The Class E surface area airspace at New Bern, NC, is
modified from part time to continuous.
The FAA has determined that this regulation only involves an
established body of technical regulations for which frequent and
routine amendments are
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necessary to keep them operationally current. It, therefore, (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
procedures and air navigation, it is certified that this rule will not
have a 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--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; 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 6002 Class E airspace areas designated as a surface area
for an airport.
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ASO NC E2 New Bern, NC [Revised]
New Bern, Craven County Regional Airport, NC
(Lat. 35 deg.04'21''N, long. 77 deg.02'37''W)
New Bern VOR/DME
(Lat. 35 deg.04'23''N, long. 77 deg.02'35''W)
Within a 4-mile radius of Craven County Regional Airport and
within 2.4 miles each side of New Bern VOR/DME 038 deg. and 210 deg.
radials, extending from the 4-mile radius to 7 miles northeast and
southwest of the VOR/DME.
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Issued in College Park, Georgia, on February 2, 1998.
Nancy B. Shelton,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southern Region.
[FR Doc. 98-3574 Filed 2-11-98; 8:45 am]
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