[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 71 (Tuesday, April 13, 2004)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 19360-19361]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-8362]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2004-17296; Airspace Docket No. 04-AEA-03]


Proposed Amendment to Class E Airspace; Lynchburg, VA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This notice proposes to amend the Class E airspace area at 
Lynchburg, VA. The development of a standard Instrument Approach 
Procedure (SIAP) based on area navigation (RNAV) to serve flights into 
Falwell Airport, Lynchburg, VA under Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) has 
made this proposal necessary. Controlled airspace extending upward from 
700 feet Above Ground Level (AGL) is needed to contain aircraft 
executing the approach. The area would be depicted on aeronautical 
charts for pilot reference.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before May 13, 2004.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal 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-2004-17296; Airspace Docket No. 04-AEA-03 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 in 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 on the plaza 
level of the Department of Transportation NASSIF Building at the above 
address.
    An informal docket may also be examined during normal business 
hours at the office of the Regional Air Traffic Division, Federal 
Aviation Administration, Eastern Region, 1 Aviation Plaza, Jamaica, NY 
11434-4809.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Francis T. Jordan, Jr., Airspace 
Specialist, Airspace Branch, AEA-520, 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 
rulemking 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 both docket numbers and be submitted in 
triplicate to the address listed above. Commenters wishing the FAA to 
acknowledge receipt of their comments on this notice must submit with 
those comments a self-addressed, stamped postcard on which the 
following statement is made: ``Comments to Docket No. FAA-2004-17296; 
Airspace Docket No. 04-AEA-03.'' The postcard will be date/time stamped 
and returned to the commenter.

Availability of NPRMs

    An electronic copy of this document may be downloaded through the 
Internet at http://dms.dot.gov. Recently published rulemaking documents 
can also be accessed through the FAA's Web page at http://www.faa.gov 
or the Superintendent of Documents Web page at http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara.
    Additionally, any person may obtain a copy of this notice by 
submitting a request to the Federal Aviation Administration, Office of 
Air Traffic Airspace Management, ATA-400, 800 Independence Avenue, SW., 
Washington, DC 20591, or by calling (202) 267-8783. Communications must 
identify both docket numbers for this notice. Persons interested in 
being placed on a mailing list for future NPRMs should contact the 
FAA's Office of Rulemaking, (202) 267-9677, to request a copy of 
Advisory Circular No. 11-2A, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Distribution 
System, which describes the application procedure.

The Proposal

    The FAA is considering an amendment to Part 71 of the Federal 
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR Part 71) to amend the Class E airspace 
area at Lynchburg, VA. The development of a SIAP to serve flights 
operating IFR into Falwell Airport make this action necessary. 
Controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet AGL is needed to 
accommodate the SIAPs. Class E airspace designations for airspace areas 
extending upward from

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700 feet or more above the surface are published in Paragraph 6005 of 
FAA Order 7400.9L, dated September 2, 2003, and effective September 16, 
2003, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class E 
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 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 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; E.O. 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 7400.9L, dated September 2, 2003, and 
effective September 16, 2003, is proposed to be 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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AEA VA E5 Lynchburg, VA (Revised)

Lynchburg Regional-Preston Glenn Field, Lynchburg, VA
    (lat. 37[deg]19'36'' N., long. 79[deg]12'02'' W.)
Falwell Airport, Lynchburg, VA
    (lat. 37[deg]22'41'' N., long. 79[deg]07'20'' W.)
Lynchburg VORTAC
    (lat. 37[deg]15'17'' N., long 79[deg]14'11'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.5-mile radius of Lynchburg Regional-Preston Glenn Field 
and within 2.7 miles each side of the Lynchburg VORTAC 200[deg] 
radial extending from the 6.5-mile radius to 7.4 miles south of the 
VORTAC and within 3.1 miles each side of the Lynchburg VORTAC 
022[deg] radial extending from the 6.5-mile radius to 21.3 miles 
northeast of the VORTAC and within a 6-mile radius of Falwell 
Airport.
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    Issued in Jamaica, New York, on April 5, 2004.
John G. McCartney,
Assistant Manager, Air Traffic Division, Eastern Region.
[FR Doc. 04-8362 Filed 4-12-04; 8:45 am]
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