[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 34 (Tuesday, February 20, 2001)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 10812-10813]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-4153]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 00-AEA-11FR]


Establish Class E Airspace: Charlottesville, VA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration [FAA] DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action establishes Class E airspace for University of 
Virginia Medical Center Heliport. This action is made necessary by the 
development of a Helicopter Point in Space Standard Instrument Approach 
Procedure (SIAP) 062 based on the Global Positioning System (GPS). 
Sufficient controlled airspace is needed to accommodate the SIAP and 
for Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations at the heliport. The area 
would be depicted on aeronautical charts for pilot reference.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC March 15, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Francis Jordan, Airspace 
Specialist, Airspace Branch, AEA-520, Air Traffic Division, Eastern 
Region, Federal

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Aviation Administration, 1 Aviation Plaza, Jamaica, New York 11434-
4809, telephone: (718) 553-4521.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

    On November 22, 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 the 
University of Virginia Medical Center was published in the Federal 
Register (65FR 70323). 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 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 feet above the surface for aircraft conducting IFR operations at 
University of Virginia Medical Center Heliport, Charlottesville, VA.
    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 700ft 
above the surface of the earth.

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AEA VA E5 UVA Charlottesville, VA

University of Virginia Medical Center Heliport
    (Lat) 38 deg.01'18" N-(long) 78 deg.30'30" W
Azalea Park NDB
    (Lat) 38 deg.00'37' N-(long) 78 deg.31'05" W

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
of the earth within a 6 mile radius of the University of Virginia 
Medical Center Heliport.
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    Issued in Jamaica, New York on January 29, 2001.
F.D. Hatfield,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Eastern Region.
[FR Doc. 01-4153 Filed 2-16-01; 8:45 am]
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