[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 48 (Friday, March 10, 2000)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 12917-12918]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-5951]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 00-ASO-1]


Establishment of Class E Airspace; Whitesburg, KY

AGENCY:  Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION:  Final rule.

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SUMMARY:  This action establishes Class E airspace at Whitesburg, KY. A 
Global Positioning System (GPS) Standard Instrument Approach Procedure 
(SIAP), helicopter point in space approach, has been developed for 
Whitesburg Appalachian Regional Hospital, Whitesburg, KY. As a result, 
additional controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet Above 
Ground Level (AGL) is needed to accommodate the SIAP and for Instrument 
Flight Rules (IFR) operations at Whitesburg Appalachian Hospital.

EFFECTIVE DATE:  0901 UTC, June 15, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Nancy P. Shelton, Manager, Airspace 
Branch, Air Traffic Division, Federal Aviation Administration, P.O. Box 
20636, Atlanta, Georgia 30320; telephone (404) 305-5627.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:  

History

    On January 26, 2000, the FAA proposed to amend part 71 of the 
Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) by establishing Class E 
airspace at Whitesburg, KY, (65 FR 4192). This action provides adequate 
Class E airspace for IFR operations at the Whitesburg Appalachian 
Regional Hospital. Designations for Class E airspace extending upward 
from 700 feet or more above the surface are published in paragraph 6005 
of FAA Order 7400.9G, dated September 1, 1999, and effective September 
16, 1999, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR part 71.1. The 
Class E designation listed in this document will 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 part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 
CFR part 71) establishes Class E airspace at

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Whitesburg, KY, for the Whitesburg Appalachian Regional Hospital.
    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. 
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; 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 7400.9G, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated September 1, 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 the Earth.

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ASO KY E5  Whitesburg, KY [New]

Whitesburg Appalachian Regional Hospital, Whitesburg, KY
Point in Space Coordinates
Lat. 37 deg.07'16"N, long. 82 deg.50'34"W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet or more above the 
surface within a 6-mile radius of the point in space (lat. 
37 deg.07'16"N, long. 82 deg.50'34"W) serving Whitesburg Appalachian 
Regional Hospital, Whitesburg, KY.
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    Issued in College Park, Georgia, on February 28, 2000.
Nancy B. Shelton,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southern Region.
[FR Doc. 00-5951 Filed 3-9-00; 8:45 am]
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