[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 9 (Friday, January 12, 2001)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 2801-2802]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-1090]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 00-AEA-04FR]


Amend Class E Airspace: Westminster, MD

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration [FAA], DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC December 27, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Francis Jordan, Airspace 
Specialist, Airspace Branch, AEA-520, Air Traffic Division, Eastern 
Region, Federal Aviation Administration, 1 Aviation Plaza, Jamaica, New 
York 11434-4809, telephone: (718) 553-4521.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

    On September 11, 2000 a notice proposing to amend Part 71 of the 
Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR Part 71) by establishing Class E 
airspace extending upward from 700 feet Above Ground Level (AGL) at 
Clearview Airpark, Westminster, MD was published in the Federal 
Register (65 FR 54825). Interested parties were invited to participate 
in this rulemaking

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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 the surface are published in paragraph 6005 of 
FAA Order 7400.9H, dated September 1, 2000 and effective September 16, 
2000, 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 ft above the surface for aircraft conducting IFR operations at 
Clearview Airpark, Westminster, MD.
    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., p. 389.


Sec. 71.1  [Amended]

    The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of Federal Aviation 
Administration Order 7400.9H, Airspace Designations and Reporting 
Points, dated September 1, 2000, and effective September 16, 2000, is 
amended as follows:

Paragraph 6005  Class E airspace areas extending upward from 700 ft 
above the surface of the earth.

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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 December 18, 2000.
Franklin D. Hatfield,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Eastern Region.
[FR Doc. 01-1090 Filed 1-11-01; 8:45 am]
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