[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 220 (Friday, November 14, 2003)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 64522-64523]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-28535]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2003-15849; Airspace Docket No. 03-ASO-15]


Amendment of Class E Airspace; Rocky Mount, NC

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action amends Class E5 airspace at Rocky Mount, NC. An 
Area Navigation (RNAV) Global Positioning System (GPS) Standard 
Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP), helicopter point in space 
approach, has been developed for Nash General Hospital, Rocky Mount, 
NC. As a result, controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet 
Above Ground Level (AGL) is needed to contain the SIAP.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC February 19, 2004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Walter R. Cochran, Manager, Airspace 
Branch, Air Traffic Division, Federal Aviation Administration, P.O. Box 
20-636, Atlanta, Georgia 30320; telephone (404) 305-5586.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

History

    On August 20, 2003, the FAA proposed to amend part 71 of the 
Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) by amending Class E5 
airspace at Rocky Mount, NC, (68 FR 50083). This action provides 
adequate Class E5 airspace for IFR operations at Nash General Hospital, 
Rocky Mount, NC. Designations for Class E are published in FAA Order 
7400.9L, dated September 2, 2003, and effective September 16, 2003, 
which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR part 71.1. The Class E 
designations listed in this document will be published subsequently in 
the Order.
    Interested parties were invited to participate in this rulemaking 
proceeding by submitting written comments on the proposal to the FAA. 
No comments objecting to the proposal were received.

The Rule

    This amendment to part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 
CFR part 71) amends Class E5 airspace at Rocky Mount, NC.
    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. 
It, therefore, (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, when promulgated, will not have a significant 
economic impact on a substantial number of small entities under the 
criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.

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List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71

    Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (Air).

Adoption of the Amendment

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In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation Administration 
proposes to amend 14 CFR part 71 as follows:

PART 71--DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, CLASS B, CLASS C, CLASS D, AND 
CLASS E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIRWAYS; ROUTES; AND REPORTING POINTS

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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.


Sec.  71.1  [Amended]

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2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of Federal Aviation 
Administration Order 7400.9L, Airspace Designations and Reporting 
Points, dated September 2, 2003, and effective September 16, 2003, is 
amended as follows:

Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas Extending Upward from 700 feet 
or More Above the Surface of the Earth
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ASO NC E5 Rocky Mount, NC [REVISED]

Rocky Mount-Wilson Airport, NC
    (Lat. 35[deg]51'23'' N, long. 77[deg]53'31'' W)

Nash General Hospital Point in Space Coordinates

    (Lat. 35[deg]57'47'' N, long. 77[deg]51'19'' W)
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.5-mile radius of the Rocky Mount-Wilson Airport and 
within a 6-mile radius of the point in space (Lat. 35[deg]57'47'' N, 
long. 77[deg]51'19'' W) serving Nash General Hospital.
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    Issued in College Park, Georgia, October 29, 2003.
Walter R. Cochran,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southern Region.
[FR Doc. 03-28535 Filed 11-13-03; 8:45 am]
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