[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 206 (Thursday, October 24, 2002)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 65323-65324]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-26582]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. 02-AEA-12]


Amendment to Class D Airspace, Norfolk NAS, VA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This proposed amendment would lower the upper limit of the 
Class D airspace at Norfolk NAS, Norfolk, VA. This action would lower 
the upper limits of the existing Class D airspace from 2,500 feet mean 
sea level (MSL) to up to but not including 2,000 feet MSL. This upper 
limit would coincide with the lower limit of the Norfolk, VA Class C 
airspace.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before December 1, 2002.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Manager, 
Airspace Branch, AEA-520, Docket No. 02-AEA-12, FAA Eastern Region, 1 
Aviation Plaza, Jamaica, NY 11434-4809.
    The official docket may be examined in the Office of the Regional 
Counsel, AEA-7, FAA Eastern Region, 1 Aviation Plaza, Jamacia, NY 
11434-4809. An informal docket may also be examined during normal 
business hours in the Airspace Branch, AEA-520, FAA Eastern Region, 1 
Aviation Plaza, Jamaica NY, 11434-4809.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Francis T. Jordan, Jr., Airspace 
Specialist, Airspace Branch, AEA-520 FAA Eastern Region, 1 Aviation 
Plaza, Jamaica, NY 11434-4809: telephone: (718) 553-4521.

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. 02-
AEA-12''. The postcard will be date/time stamped and returned to the 
commenter. All commenters 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 submitted a request to the Office of the Regional Counsel, 
AEA-7, FAA Eastern Region, 1 Aviation Plaza, Jamaica, NY 11434-4809. 
Communications must identify the docket number of this NMPRM. 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 action to amend part 71 of the Federal 
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to adjust the controlled airspace 
for Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) procedures at NAS Norfolk (Chambers), 
Norfolk, VA. This action would lower the upper limit of the Class D 
airspace from 2,500 feet MSL to 2,000 feet MSL. This lower ceiling of 
the Class D airspace would coincide with the lower limit of the 
Norfolk, VA Class C airspace and remove the overlap in airspace 
designations.
    Class D airspace designations for airspace areas extending upward 
from the surface of the earth are published in Paragraph 5000 of FAA 
Order 7400.9K, dated August 30, 2002, and effective September 16, 2002, 
which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class D 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 Regulation 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

    Airspace, 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 7400.9K, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated August 30, 2002, and effective September 16, 
2002, is proposed to be amended as follows:

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

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AEA VA D Norfolk NAS, VA [Revised]

NAS Norfolk (Chambers), Norfolk, VA
    (Lat. 36[deg]56'15''N., long. 76[deg]17'25''W.)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to but not 
including 2,000 feet MSL within a 4.3-mile radius of NAS Norfolk 
(Chambers) excluding that airspace southeast of a line connecting 
the 4.3-mile radius of Norfolk NAS and the 5-mile radius of Norfolk 
International Airport.
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    Issued in Jamaica, New York, on October 9, 2002.
John G. McCartney,
Acting Assistant Manager, Air Traffic Division, Eastern Region.
[FR Doc. 02-26582 Filed 10-23-02; 8:45 am]
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