[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 44 (Thursday, March 6, 2003)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 10654-10655]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-5295]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2003-14346; Airspace Docket No. 2003-ANE-101]


Amendment to Class E Airspace; Presque Isle, ME

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Direct final rule; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: This action revises the Class E airspace area at the Northern 
Maine Regional Airport in Presque Isle, Maine (KPQI) to eliminate 
reference to the now closed Rogers Airport.

DATES: Effective 0901 UTC, May 15, 2003.
    Comments for inclusion in the Rules Docket must be received on or 
before April 7, 2003.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the rule to the Docket Management System, 
U.S. Department of Transportation, Room Plaza 401, 400 Seventh Street, 
SW., Washington, DC 20590-0001. You must identify the docket number, 
FAA-2003-14346 / Airspace Docket No. 03-ANE-101, at the beginning of 
your comments. You may also submit comments on the Internet at http://dms.dot.gov. You may review the public docket containing the proposal, 
any comments received, and any final disposition in person at the 
Dockets Office between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except 
Federal holidays. The Docket Office (telephone 1-800-647-5527) is 
located on the plaza level of the Department of Transportation NASSIF 
Building at the street address stated above. An informal docket may 
also be examined during normal business hours at the office of the 
Regional Air Traffic Division, New England Region, Federal Aviation 
Administration, 12 New England Executive Park, Burlington, MA 01803-
5299. Call the Manager, Airspace Branch, ANE-520, telephone (781) 238-
7520; fax (781) 238-7596, to make prior arrangements for your visit.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David T. Bayley, Air Traffic Division, 
Airspace Branch, ANE-520, Federal Aviation Administration, 12 New

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England Executive Park, Burlington, MA 01803-5299; telephone (781) 238-
7552; fax (781) 238-7596.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Recently, the Rogers Airport near Easton, 
Maine, was abandoned. Since the Rogers Airport lay in close proximity 
to the Northern Maine Regional Airport at Presque Isle, Maine (KPQI), 
the Class E controlled airspace extending from the surface for Northern 
Main Regional Airport included an exclusion that centered on the Rogers 
Airport. Since Rogers Airport is now abandoned, that exclusion is no 
longer needed. This amendment will remove the exclusion centered on the 
now abandoned Rogers airport from the Class E airspace extending from 
the surface for Northern Maine Regional Airport. Class E airspace 
designations for airspace areas designated as a surface area for an 
airport are published in paragraph 6002 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 E airspace 
designation amended by this document will be amended subsequently in 
this Order.

The Direct Final Rule Procedure

    The FAA anticipates that this regulation will not result in adverse 
or negative comment, and, therefore, issues it as a direct final rule. 
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. 
Unless a written adverse or negative comment, or a written notice of 
intent to submit an adverse or negative comment is received within the 
comment period, the regulation will become effective on the date 
specified above. After the close of the comment period, the FAA will 
publish a document in the Federal Register indicating that no adverse 
or negative comments were received and confirming the date on which the 
final rule will become effective. If the FAA does receive, within the 
comment period, an adverse or negative comment, or written notice of 
intent to submit such a comment, a document withdrawing the direct 
final rule will be published in the Federal Register and a notice of 
proposed rulemaking may be published with a new comment period.

Comments Invited

    Although this action is in the form of a direct final rule, and was 
not preceded by a notice of proposed rulemaking, interested persons are 
invited to comment on this rule by submitting such written data, views, 
or arguments as they may desire. Communications must identify both 
docket numbers. All communications received on or before the closing 
date for comments will be considered, and this rule may be amended or 
withdrawn in light of the comments received. Factual information that 
supports the commenter's ideas and suggestions is extremely helpful in 
evaluating the effectiveness of this action and determining whether 
additional rulemaking action would be needed.
    Comments are specifically invited on the overall regulatory, 
economic, environmental, and energy aspects of the rule that might 
suggest a need to modify the rule. All comments submitted will be 
available, both before and after the closing date for comments, in the 
Rules Docket for examination by interested persons. A report that 
summarizes each FAA-public contact concerned with the substance of this 
action will be filed in the Rules Docket.

Agency Findings

    This rule does not have federalism implications, as defined in 
Executive Order No. 13132, because it does not have a substantial 
direct effect on the States, on the relationship between the national 
government and the States, or on the distribution of power and 
responsibilities among the various levels of government. Accordingly, 
the FAA has not consulted with state authorities prior to publication 
of this rule.
    The FAA has determined that this regulation is non-controversial 
and unlikely to result in adverse or negative comments. For the reasons 
discussed in the preamble, I certify that this regulation (1) is not a 
``significant regulatory action'' under Executive Order 12866; (2) is 
not a ``significant rule'' under Department of Transportation (DOT) 
Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44 FR 11034, February 26, 1979); 
and (3) does not warrant preparation of a Regulatory Evaluation as 
these routine matters will only affect air traffic procedures and air 
navigation. It is certified that these proposed rules 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

    Accordingly, pursuant to the authority delegated to me, the Federal 
Aviation Administration amends part 71 of the Federal Aviation 
Regulations (14 CFR part 71) as follows:

PART 71--[Amended]

    1. The authority citation for part 71 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40103, 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 
FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389; 14 CFR 11.69.


    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:

Subpart E--Class E Airspace

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Paragraph 6002 Class E airspace areas designated as a surface area 
for an airport

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ANE ME E2 Presque Isle, ME [Revised]

Northern Maine Regional Airport at Presque Isle, ME

(Lat. 46[deg]41[min]20[sec]N, long. 68[deg]02[min]41[sec]W).

EXCAL LOM

(Lat. 46[deg]36[min]37[sec]N, long. 68[deg]01[min]08[sec]W).

    Within a 6.8-mile radius of Northern Maine Regional Airport at 
Presque Isle, and within 2.5 miles on each side of the Northern 
Maine Regional Airport at Presque Isle 165[deg] bearing extending 
from the 6.8-mile radius to 8.2 miles southeast of the EXCAL LOM. 
This Class E airspace area is effective during the specific dates 
and times established in advance by a Notice to Airmen. The 
effective date and time will thereafter be continuously published in 
the Airport/Facility Directory.
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    Issued in Burlington, MA, on February 11, 2003.
Thomas R. Davidson,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, New England Region.
[FR Doc. 03-5295 Filed 3-5-03; 8:45 am]
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