[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 176 (Monday, September 11, 2000)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 54825-54826]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-23266]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 00-AEA-04]


Proposed Amendment to Class E Airspace; Westminster Clearview 
Airpark, MD

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This notice proposes to amend the Class E airspace area at 
Westminster, MD. The development of a Standard Instrument Approach 
Procedure (SIAP) based on the Global Positioning System (GPS) at 
Clearview Airpark (2W2), Westminster, MD has made this proposal 
necessary. Sufficient controlled airspace is needed to accommodate the 
SIAP and for Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations to the airport. 
The area would be depicted on aeronautical charts for pilot reference.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before October 11, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Manager, 
Airspace Branch, AEA-520, Docket No. 00-AEA-04, Eastern Region, 1 
Aviation Plaza, Jamaica, NY 11434-4809.
    The official docket may be examined in the Office of the Regional 
Counsel, AEA-7, Eastern Region, 1 Aviation Plaza, Jamaica, NY 11434-
4809.
    An informal docket may also be examined during normal business 
hours in the Airspace Branch, AEA-520, Eastern Region, 1 Aviation 
Plaza, Jamaica, NY 11434-4809.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Francis T. Jordan, Jr., Airspace 
Specialist, Airspace Branch, AEA-520, Eastern Region, 1 Aviation Plaza, 
Jamaica, NY 11434-4809, telephone: (718) 553-4521.

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, economic, 
environmental, and energy-related aspects of the proposal. 
Communications should identify the airspace docket number and

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be submitted in triplicate to the address listed above. Commenters 
wishing the FAA to acknowledge receipt of their comments on this notice 
must submit with those comments a self-addressed, stamped postcard on 
which the following statement is made: ``Comments to Airspace Docket 
No. 00-AEA-04.'' The postcard will be date/time stamped and returned to 
the commenter. All communications received on or before the closing 
date for comments will be considered before taking action on the 
proposed rule. The proposal contained in this notice 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 the FAA personnel concerned with this rulemaking will be filed in 
the docket.

Availability of NPRMs

    Any person may obtain a copy of this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 
(NPRM) by submitting a request to the Office of the Regional Counsel, 
AEA-7, Eastern Region, 1 Aviation Plaza, Jamaica, NY 11434-4809. 
Communications must identify the notice number of this NPRM. Persons 
interested in being placed on a mailing list for future NPRMs should 
also request a copy of Advisory Circular No. 11-2A, which describes the 
application procedure.

The Proposal

    The FAA is considering an amendment to part 71 of the Federal 
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to amend the Class E airspace 
area at Westminster, MD. Class E airspace designations for airspace 
areas extending upward from 700 ft Above Ground Level (AGL) are 
published in Paragraph 6005 of FAA Order 7400.9F, 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 would be published subsequently in the Order.

The Rule

    The FAA has determined that this proposed 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 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 would only affect air traffic procedures 
and air navigation, it is certified that this proposed rule would 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).

The Proposed Amendment

    In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation 
Administration proposes to amend 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; 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 7400.9F, dated September 10, 1999, and 
effective September 16, 1999, is proposed to be amended as follows:

Paragraph 6005  Class E airspace areas extending upward from 700 ft 
above ground level.

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AEA MD E5  Westminster Clearview Airpark, MD [Revised]

Clearview Airpark, Westminster, MD
    (Lat 39 deg.28'01" N./long. 77 deg.1'03" W.)

    Within a 6.2 mile radius of Clearview Airpark and within 1.9 
miles each side of the 136 deg. bearing to the airport extending 
from the 6.2 mile radius to 8.7 miles northwest of the airport. This 
Class E airspace is effective from sunrise to sunset, daily.
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    Issued in Jamaica, New York, on September 1, 2000.
Franklin D. Hatfield,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Eastern Region.
[FR Doc. 00-23266 Filed 9-8-00; 8:45 am]
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