[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 205 (Wednesday, October 23, 2002)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 65035-65036]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-27036]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 02-AEA-06]


Amendment Class D Airspace; Huntington, WV

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action amends Class D airspace at Tri-State/Milton J. 
Ferguson Field Airport, Huntington, WV. This action is necessary to 
insure continuous altitude coverage for Instrument Flight Rues (IFR) 
operations to the airport. The area would be depicted on aeronautical 
charts for pilot reference.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC May 15, 2003.

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 June 24, 2002 a notice proposing to amend Part 71 of the Federal 
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) by extending Class D airspace 
upward from 3,300 feet mean sea level (MSL) to 3,400 feet MSL at Tri-
State/Milton J. Ferguson Field Airport, Huntington, WV, was published 
in the Federal Register (67 FR 42511). 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 D airspace 
area designations for airspace extending upward from the surface are 
published in Paragraph 5000 of FAA Order

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7400.9K, dated August 30, 2002 and effective September 16, 2002. The 
Class D 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) extends Class D airspace from the surface of the earth to 
and including 3,400 feet MSL for aircraft conducting IFR operations at 
Tri-State/Milton J. Ferguson Field Airport, Huntington, WV. The 
previous Class D airspace ceiling was 3,300 feet.
    The FAA has determined that this regulations 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 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.

    2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of Federal 
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9K, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated August 30, 2002, and effective September 16, 
2002, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 5000 Class D airspace areas extending upward from the 
surface of the earth.

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AEA WV D Huntington, WV [REVISED]

Tri-State/Milton J. Ferguson Field Airport, Huntington, WV
    (Lat. 38[deg]22'00'' N., long. 82[deg]33'29'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 
3,400 feet MSL, within a 4-mile radius of Tri-State/Milton J. 
Ferguson Field Airport.
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    Issued in Jamaica, New York on October 8, 2002.
John G. McCartney,
Acting Assistant Manager, Air Traffic Division, Eastern Region.
[FR Doc. 02-27036 Filed 10-22-02; 8:45 am]
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