[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 172 (Wednesday, September 5, 2001)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 46366-46367]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-22246]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 01-ASO-10]


Amendment of Class E5 Airspace; Ocracoke, NC

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action amends the Class E5 airspace at Ocracoke, NC. On 
October 12, 1999, the Pamlico Nondirectional Radio Beacon (NDB) was 
decommissioned, canceling the Standard Instrument Approach Procedure 
(SIAP) to the Ocracoke Island Airport, served by this NAVAID. 
Therefore, the airspace legal description must be amended to reflect 
this change.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, November 1, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Walter R. Cochran, Manager, Airspace 
Branch, Air Traffic Division, Federal Aviation Administration, P.O. Box 
20636, Atlanta, Georgia 30320; telephone (404) 305-5586.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

    The Pamlico NDB was decommissioned on October 12, 1999, canceling 
the SIAP to the Ocracoke Island Airport served by this NAVAID. The 
extension to the Class E airspace, to accommodate the SIAP, is no 
longer

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required. As a result, the airspace legal description must be amended. 
This rule will become effective on the date specified in the EFFECTIVE 
DATE section. Since this action eliminates the impact of controlled 
airspace on the users of the airspace in the vicinity of the Ocracoke 
Island Airport, Ocracoke, NC, notice and public procedure under 5 
U.S.C. 553(b) are unnecessary. Class E airspace designations for 
airspace areas extending upward from 700 feet or more above the surface 
of the earth 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 published subsequently in 
the Order.

The Rule

    This amendment to Part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 
CFR part 71) amends Class E5 airspace at Ocracoke, NC.
    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. 
It, therefore, (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 a 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--DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, CLASS B, CLASS C, CLASS D AND 
CLASS E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIRWAYS; ROUTES; AND REPORTING POINTS

    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; 14 CFR 11.69.


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 6005  Class E Airspace Areas Extending Upward from 700 
feet or More Above the Surface of the Earth

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ASO NC E5  Ocracoke, NC [Revised]

Ocracoke Island Airport, NC
    (Lat. 35 deg.06'05"N., long. 75 deg.57'58"W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.3-mile radius of Ocracoke Island Airport.
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    Issued in College Park, Georgia, on August 8, 2001.
Wade T. Carpenter,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southern Region.
[FR Doc. 01-22246 Filed 9-4-01; 8:45 am]
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