[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 72 (Friday, April 13, 2001)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 19083-19084]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-7419]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 00-AEA-03FR]


Establishment of Class E Airspace: Salisbury, MD

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action establishes Class E airspace at Salisbury, MD 
Airport necessitated by the opening of a new Air Traffic Control Tower 
(ATCT) at the airport. Controlled airspace extending upward from Above 
Ground Level (AGL) is needed to accommodate instrument flight rules 
(IFR) operations when the ATCT is closed.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC May 17, 2001.

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 January 12, 2001, a document proposing to amend Part 71 of the 
Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR Part 71) by establishing Class E 
airspace extending upward from the surface at Salisbury-Ocean City, 
Wicomico County Regional Airport, Salisbury, MD was published in the 
Federal Register (66 FR 2850). 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 designated as surface areas are 
published in paragraph 6002 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 
the surface for aircraft conducting IFR operations at Salisbury-Ocean 
City, Wicomico Regional 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 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.

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Sec. 71.1  [Amended]

    2. 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 6002  Class E airspace designated as surface areas.

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AEA MD E2  Salisbury, MD [REVISED]

Salisbury-Ocean City, Wicomico County Regional Airport
    (Lat 38 deg.20.43' N/long. 75 deg.30.62' W)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface within a 4.1 
mile radius of the Salisbury-Wicomico County Airport and within 3.1 
miles each side of the Salisbury VORTAC 209 deg. radial extending 
from the 4.1 mile radius to 9.2 miles southwest of the VORTAC and 
within 3.1 miles each side of the Salisbury VORTAC 052 deg. radial 
extending from the 4.1 mile radius to 8.3 miles northeast of the 
VORTAC and within 1 mile each side of the Salisbury-Wicomico County 
Airport localizer northwest course extending from the 4.1 mile 
radius to 4.8 miles northwest of the localizer and within 3.1 miles 
each side of the Salisbury VORTAC 132 deg. radial extending from the 
4.1 mile radius to 9.2 miles southeast of the VORTAC. This Class E 
airspace area is effective during those times when the Class D 
airspace is not in effect.
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    Issued in Jamaica, New York on March 12, 2001.
F.D. Hatfield,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Eastern Region.
[FR Doc. 01-7419 Filed 4-12-01; 8:45 am]
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