[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 142 (Tuesday, July 24, 2001)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 38385-38386]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-18228]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 01-AEA-20]


Establishment of Class E Airspace; Stafford, VA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This action proposes to establish Class E airspace at Stafford 
County Airport, (RMN) Stafford, VA. The opening of the newly 
constructed airport in Stafford, VA and the development of Standard 
Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAP) to serve flights operating into 
the airport during Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) conditions make this 
action necessary. Controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet 
Above Ground Level (AGL) is needed to contact aircraft executing an 
approach. The area would be depicted on aeronautical charts for pilot 
reference.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before August 23, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Manager, 
Airspace Branch, AEA-520, Docket No. 01-AEA-20, F.A.A. Eastern Region, 
1 Aviation Plaza, Jamaica, NY, 11434-4809
    The official docket may be examined in the Office of the Regional 
Counsel, AEA-7, F.A.A. 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, F.A.A. Eastern Region, 
1 Aviation Plaza, Jamaica, NY, 11434-4809

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Francis T. Jordan, Jr., Airspace 
Specialist, Airspace Branch, AEA-520 F.A.A. Eastern Region, 1 Aviation 
Plaza, Jamaica, NY, 11434-4809: telephone: (718) s553-4521.

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 be 
submitted in triplicate to the address listed above. Commenters wishing 
the FAA to acknowledge receipt of their comments on this action must 
submit with those comments a self-addressed, stamped postcard on which 
the following statement is made: ``Comments to Airspace Docket No. 01-
AEA-20''. 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 action may be changed in light of 
comments received. All comments submitted will be available for 
examination in the Rules Docket closing 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, F.A.A. Eastern Region, 1 Aviation Plaza, Jamaica, NY, 11434-
4809. Communications must identify the docket 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 establish Class E airspace 
area at Stafford, VA. Opening of a new airport with newly developed 
SIAPs makes this action necessary. Controlled airspace extending upward 
from 700 feet AGL is needed to accommodate the SIAPs. Class E airspace 
designations for airspace areas extending upward from 700 feet or more 
above 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 would be published subsequently in 
the Order.
    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

    Airpsace, 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; 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 7400.9H, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated September 1, 2000, and

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effective September 16, 2000, is proposed to be 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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AEA VA E5, Stafford, VA [NEW]

Stafford Community Airport
    (Lat. 38 deg.23'53" N, long. 77 deg.27'26" W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.2 mile radius of the Stafford County Airport, Stafford, 
VA excluding Special Use Airspace (SUA)
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    Issued in Jamaica, New York on July 2, 2001.
F.D. Hatfield,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Eastern Region.
[FR Doc. 01-18228 Filed 7-23-01; 8:45 am]
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