[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 71 (Tuesday, April 13, 2004)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 19319-19320]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-8364]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2004-17081; Airspace Docket No. 04-AEA-01]


Amendment of Class E Airspace; Washington, DC

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration [FAA], DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action amends Class E airspace at Washington, DC. The 
development of multiple area navigation (RNAV) Standard Instrument 
Approach Procedures (SIAP) and the proliferation of airports within the 
metropolitan Washington, DC area with approved Instrument Flight Rules 
(IFR) operations and the resulting overlap of designated Class E-5 
airspace have made this action necessary. This action consolidates the 
Class E-5 airspace designations for twenty four airports and results in 
the recision of twenty Class E-5 descriptions through separate 
rulemaking action. The area will be depicted on aeronautical charts for 
pilot reference.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC August 5, 2004.

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 February 25, 2004, a notice proposing to amend Part 71 of the 
Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR Part 71) by consolidating existing 
Class E-5 airspace designations in the Washington, DC metropolitan area 
and incorporating those areas into the Washington, DC description was 
published in the Federal Register (69 FR 8581-8582). 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 E airspace area designations for airspace 
extending upward from 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 will be amended in the 
order.

The Rule

    This amendment to Part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 
CFR Part 71) provides controlled Class E airspace extending upward from 
700 ft above the surface for aircraft conducting IFR operations within 
the Washington, DC Class E-5 airspace description.
    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. 
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

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

PART 71--[AMENDED]

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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.

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Sec.  71.1  [Amended]

    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 ft 
above the surface of the earth.

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AEA DC E5 Washington, DC (Revised)

That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within an area bounded by a line beginning at lat. 
38[deg]55[min]19[sec] N., long. 76[deg]12[min]28[sec] W., to lat. 
38[deg]27[min]18[sec] N., long. 77[deg]03[min]51[sec] W., to lat. 
38[deg]36[min]30[sec] N., long. 77[deg]15[min]17[sec] W., to lat. 
38[deg]35[min]12[sec] N., long. 77[deg]37[min]06[sec] W., to lat. 
38[deg]57[min]17[sec] N., long. 78[deg]02[min]29[sec] W., to lat. 
39[deg]30[min]00[sec] N., long. 78[deg]09[min]00[sec] W., to lat. 
39[deg]44[min]36[sec] N., long. 77[deg]36[min]08[sec] W., to lat. 
39[deg]43[min]28[sec] N., long. 77[deg]00[min]00[sec] W., to lat. 
39[deg]36[min]08[sec] N., long. 76[deg]28[min]38[sec] W., to lat. 
39[deg]19[min]38[sec] N., long. 76[deg]04[min]04[sec] W., to the 
point of beginning excluding the airspace that coincides with the 
Aberdeen, MD, Hagerstown, MD, Winchester, VA, Midland, VA Class E 
airspace areas and P-56A, P-56B, P-73, P-40, R-4009, R-4001A, R-
4001B, R-6608A, R-6608B and R-6608C when they are in effect.
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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. 04-8364 Filed 4-12-04; 8:45 am]
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