[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 219 (Monday, November 15, 1999)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 61803-61804]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-29682]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 99-AWA-12]
RIN 2120-AA66


Proposed Revision to the Legal Description of the Burlington 
International Class C Airspace Area; VT

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).

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SUMMARY: The FAA proposes to revise the legal description of the 
Burlington, VT, Class C airspace area by changing the operating hours 
to be consistent with the current operational requirements. 
Specifically, the Class C airspace area, as proposed, would be 
designated effective during the specific days and hours of operation of 
the Burlington Tower and Approach Control facility as established in 
advance by a Notice to Airmen (NOTAM). The effective dates and times 
would thereafter be continuously published in the Airport/Facility 
Directory. This proposed action would not change the actual dimensions, 
configuration, or operating requirements of the Burlington Class C 
airspace area.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before December 27, 1999.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to the Federal 
Aviation Administration, Office of the Chief Counsel, Attention: Rules 
Docket, AGC-200, Airspace Docket No. 99-AWA-12, 800 Independence 
Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591. Comments may also be sent 
electronically to the following Internet address: 
[email protected]. The official docket may be examined in the 
Rules Docket, Office of the Chief Counsel, Room 916, weekdays, except 
Federal holidays, between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. An informal docket may 
also be examined during normal business hours at the office of the 
Regional Air Traffic Division.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Terry Brown, Airspace and Rules 
Division, ATA-400, Office of Air Traffic Airspace Management, Federal 
Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 
20591; telephone: (202) 267-8783.

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, aeronautical, 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 action must 
submit with those comments a self-addressed, stamped postcard on which 
the following statement is made: ``Comments to Airspace Docket No. 99-
AWA-12.'' The postcard will be date/time stamped and returned to the 
commenter. All communications received on or before the specified 
closing date for comments will be

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considered before taking action on the proposed rule. The proposal 
contained in this action 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 FAA personnel 
concerned with this rulemaking will be filed in the docket.

Availability of NPRM's

    An electronic copy of this document may be downloaded from the FAA 
regulations section of the Fedworld electronic bulletin board service 
(telephone: 703-321-3339) or the Federal Register's electronic bulletin 
board service (telephone: 202-512-1661), using a modem and suitable 
communications software.
    Internet users may reach the FAA's web page at http://www.faa.gov 
or the Federal Register's web page at http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara 
for access to recently published rulemaking documents.
    Any person may obtain a copy of this NPRM by submitting a request 
to the Federal Aviation Administration, Office of Air Traffic Airspace 
Management, Attention: Airspace and Rules Division, ATA-400, 800 
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591, or by calling (202) 
267-3075. Communications must identify the docket number of this NPRM. 
Persons interested in being placed on a mailing list for future NPRM's 
should contact the Federal Aviation Administration, Office of 
Rulemaking, (202) 267-9677, to request a copy of Advisory Circular No. 
11-2A, which describes the application procedure.

Background

    The Burlington Airport Traffic Control Tower is reducing its hours 
of operation. The Burlington Class C airspace area remains an essential 
safety measure in support of the ongoing airport operation 
requirements.

The Proposal

    The FAA proposes to amend 14 CFR part 71 by revising the legal 
description of the Burlington Class C airspace area located at 
Burlington, VT. The FAA proposes to use the operating hours for the 
Class C airspace area which are consistent with the current 
requirements. It is proposed that the Class C airspace area would be 
designated effective during the specific days and hours of operation of 
the Burlington facility as established in advance by NOTAM. The 
proposed action is a technical amendment to the legal description and 
would not change the actual dimensions, configuration, or operating 
requirements of the Burlington Class C airspace area.
    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 proposed action: (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 proposed rule, when promulgated, will not have a 
significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities 
under the criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.
    The coordinates for this airspace docket are based on North 
American Datum 83. Class C airspace designations are published in 
paragraph 4000 of FAA Order 7400.9G, dated September 1, 1999, and 
effective September 16, 1999, which is incorporated by reference in 14 
CFR 71.1. The Class C airspace designation listed in this document 
would be published subsequently in the Order.

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 the Federal 
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9G, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated September 1, 1999, and effective September 16, 
1999, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 4000--Subpart C--Class C Airspace

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Burlington International Airport, VT [Revised]

Burlington International Airport, VT

(Lat. 44 deg.28'17'' N., long. 73 deg.09'10'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 
4,400 feet MSL within a 5-mile radius of the Burlington 
International Airport, and that airspace extending upward from 2,200 
feet MSL to 4,400 feet MSL within a 10-mile radius of Burlington 
International Airport from the 360 deg. bearing from the airport 
clockwise to the 180 deg. bearing from the airport, excluding the 
airspace within Restricted Area R-6501; and that airspace extending 
upward from 1,500 feet MSL to 4,400 feet MSL within a 10-mile radius 
of the airport from the 180 deg. bearing from the airport clockwise 
to the 360 deg. bearing from the airport. This Class C airspace area 
is effective during the specific dates and times established in 
advance by a Notice to Airmen. The effective date and time will 
thereafter be continuously published in the Airport/Facility 
Directory.
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    Issued in Washington, DC, on November 4, 1999.
Reginald C. Matthews,
Manager, Airspace and Rules Division.
[FR Doc. 99-29682 Filed 11-12-99; 8:45 am]
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