[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 191 (Friday, October 2, 1998)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 52964-52965]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-26445]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 98-AEA-17]


Amendment to Class E Airspace; Baltimore, MD

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action amends Class E airspace extending upward from 700 
feet Above Ground Level (AGL) at Baltimore, MD. The development of 
Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAP) based on the Global 
Positioning System (GPS) at Martin State 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 NDB or GPS RWY 15 SIAP to Martin State Airport.

EFFECTIVE DATES: 0901 UTC, December 3, 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 August 7, 1998, a proposal to amend Part 71 of the Federal 
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR Part 71) to amend the Class E airspace at 
Baltimore, MD, was published in the Federal Register (63 FR 42294). The 
development of the NDB or GPS RWY 15 SIAP for Martin State Airport 
requires the amendment of the Class E airspace at Baltimore, MD. The 
proposal was to amend 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 AGL are published in paragraph 6005 FAA 
Order 7400.9F, dated September 10, 1998, and effective September 16, 
1998, 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

    The amendment to Part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 
CFR Part 71) amends Class E airspace at Baltimore, MD, to provide 
controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet AGL for aircraft 
executing the NDB or GPS RWY 15 SIAP to Martin State 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 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., 389.

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Sec. 71.1  [Amended]

    2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of Federal 
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9F, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated September 10, 1998, and effective September 16, 
1998, is amended as follows:

Pargraph 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 Baltimore, MD [Revised]

Baltimore Washington International Airport, MD
    (Lat. 39 deg.10'31'' N., long 76 deg.40'09'' W.)
Martin State Airport, MD
    (Lat. 39 deg.19'32'' N., long. 76 deg.24'50'' W.)
Martin NDB
    (Lat. 39 deg.17'59'' N., long. 76 deg.22'48'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 12-mile radius of Baltimore Washington International 
Airport extending clockwise from a 005 deg. bearing to a 245 deg. 
bearing from the airport and within a 16.5-mile radius of Baltimore 
Washington International Airport extending from a 245 deg. bearing 
to a 005 deg. bearing from the airport and within a 7.5-mile radius 
of Martin State Airport extending from a 015 deg. bearing to a 
290 deg. bearing from the airport and within a 16.5-mile radius of 
Martin State Airport extending from a 290 deg. bearing to a 350 deg. 
bearing from the airport and within a 10-mile radius of Martin State 
Airport extending from a 350 deg. bearing to a 015 deg. bearing from 
the airport and within 3 miles each side of a 137 deg. bearing from 
the Martin NDB extending from the 7.5-mile radius to 9.6 miles 
southeast of the NDB, excluding the airspace that coincides with the 
College Park, MD and Mitchellville, Md, Class E airspace areas and 
R-4001A and R-4001B when they are in effect.
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    Issued in Jamaica, New York on September 22, 1998.
Franklin D. Hatfield,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Eastern Region.
[FR Doc. 98-26445 Filed 10-1-98; 8:45 am]
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