[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 189 (Friday, September 28, 2001)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 49519-49520]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-23941]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 01-AEA-20FR]


Establishment of Class E Airspace: Stafford, VA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action establishes Class E airspace at Stafford, VA. 
Controlled airspace extending upward from the surface is needed to 
accommodate flights operating into Stafford Regional Airport under 
Instrument Flight Rules (IFR).

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC December 27, 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 July 24, 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 700 feet above the surface within a 6.2 
mile radius of the Stafford Regional Airport, Stafford, VA was 
published in the Federal Register (66 FR 38385-38386). Interested 
parties were invited to participate in this rulemaking proceeding by 
submitting written comments on the proposal to the FAA on or before 
August 23, 2001. 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 700 feet or more above the surface of 
the earth are published in paragraph 6005 of FAA Order 7400.9J, dated 
August 31, 2001 and effective September 16, 2001, which is incorporated 
by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class E airspace designation listed in 
this document will be published 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 
the Stafford Regional Airport, Stafford, 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]

    2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of Federal 
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9J, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated August 31, 2001 and effective September 16, 
2001, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 6005  Class E Airspace Areas extending upward from 700 
feet or more above the surface of the earth.

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 Regional Airport,

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Stafford, VA excluding Special Use Airspace (SUA).

    Issued in Jamaica, New York on September 13, 2001.
Richard J. Ducharme,
Assistant Manager, Air Traffic Division, Eastern Region.
[FR Doc. 01-23941 Filed 9-27-01; 8:45 am]
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