[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 137 (Wednesday, July 17, 2002)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 46847-46848]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-17578]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 02-AEA-02]


Establishment of Class E Airspace: Aberdeen Field Airport, 
Smithfield, VA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action establishes Class E airspace at Aberdeen Field 
Airport (K31VA), Smithfield, VA. Development of an Area Navigation 
(RNAV), Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP), for Aberdeen 
Field Airport, Smithfield, VA has made this action necessary. 
Controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet Above Ground Level 
(AGL) is needed to protect aircraft executing the approach to the 
Aberdeen Field Airport.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC October 3, 2002.

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 April 16, 2002 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 Ground Level (AGL) for an 
RNAV, SIAP to the Aberdeen Field Airport, Smithfield, VA was published 
in the Federal Register (67 FR 18517-18518).
    Interested parties were invited to participate in this rulemaking 
proceeding by submitting written comments on the proposal to the FAA on 
or before May 16, 2002. 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 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 Instrument Flight 
Rules (IFR) operations at the Aberdeen Field Airport, Smithfield, 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).

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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, 2002, and effective September 16, 
2001, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 6005  Class E airspace areas extending upward from 700 
fee or more above the surface of the earth.

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AEA VA E5  Smithfield, VA [NEW]

Aberdeen Field Airport
    (Lat 37 deg.01'15'' N., long. 76 deg.35'19'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 5-mile radius of the Aberdeen Field Airport.
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    Issued in Jamaica, New York on July 1, 2002.
F.D. Hatfield,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Eastern Region.
[FR Doc. 02-17578 Filed 7-16-02; 8:45 am]
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