[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 3 (Wednesday, January 5, 2000)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 349-350]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-152]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 99-AEA-13-FR]


Amendment to Class E Airspace: Leonardtown, MD

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action amends the Class E airspace extending upward from 
700 feet Above Ground Level (AGL) at St. Mary's County Airport (2W6), 
Leonardtown, MD. Amendments to the Standard Instrument Approach 
Procedures (SIAP) both GPS and VOR

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Rwy-11 have made this action necessary. Amendments to the controlled 
airspace extending upward from 700 Feet Above Ground Level (AGL) are 
needed to accommodate the SIAP's and for Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) 
operations at the airport.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC February 4, 2000.

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 26, 1999, a notice proposing to amend Part 71 of the 
Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR Part 71) by extending the Class E 
airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface at St. Mary's 
County Airport, Leonardtown, MD was published in the Federal Register 
(64 FR 37610). 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 of 
FAA Order 7400.9G, dated September 10, 1999 and effective September 16, 
1999, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class E 
airspace designation listed in this document will be amended in the 
order.

The Rule

    This amendment to Part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 
CFR Part 71) provides controlled Class E airspace extending upward from 
700 feet AGL for aircraft executing SIAPs at St. Mary's 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 then 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 
Administrations amends 14 CFR part 71 as follows:

PART 71--AMENDED

    1. The authority citation for 14 CFR Part 71 continues to read a 
follows:

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40103, 40120; EO 10854, 24 FR 9565, 
3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389.


Sec. 71.1  [Amended]

    The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of Federal Aviation 
Administration Order 7400.9G, Airspace Designations and Reporting 
Points, dated September 10, 1999, and effective September 16, 1999, is 
amended as follows:

Paragraph 6005 Class E airspace areas extending upward from 700 
feet or more above the surface of earth

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AEA MD E5, Leonardtown, MD [Revised]

St. Mary's County Airport
    (lat. 38 deg.18'56''N., long. 76 deg.33'06''W.)
Patuxent VORTAC
    (lat. 38 deg.17'16''N., long. 76 deg.24'01''W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.3 mile radius of St. Mary's County Airport and within 4 
miles of each side of the Patuxent VORTAC 293 deg. radial from the 
6.3 mile radius of the St. Mary's County Airport to 22 miles 
northwest of the Patuxent VORTAC.
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    Issued in Jamaica, New York on December 27, 1999.
Franklin D. Hatfield,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Eastern Region.
[FR Doc. 00-152 Filed 1-4-00; 8:45 am]
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