[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 48 (Monday, March 14, 2005)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 12412-12413]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-4980]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2005-20388; Airspace Docket No. 05-AEA-04]


Amendment to Class E Airspace; Presque Isles, 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 Presque Isle, 
ME (PQI) to increase the controlled airspace in the vicinity of the 
Northern Main Regional Airport (PQI), the Caribou Municipal Airport 
(CAR), and the Loring International Airport (ME16). This action is 
necessary to accommodate aircraft arriving at Loring International 
Airport using the new Instrument Landing System (ILS) approach to that 
airport.

DATES: Effective 0901 UTC, May 12, 2005.
    Comments for inclusion in the Rules Docket must be received on or 
before April 13, 2005.

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-2005-20388, 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.
    The official docket file may be examined during normal business 
hours at the office of the Area Director, Eastern Terminal Operations, 
Federal Aviation Administration, 1 Aviation Plaza,

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Jamaica, NY 11434-4809; telephone (718) 553-4501; fax (718) 995-5691.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Francis T. Jordan, Jr., Airspace 
Specialist, Airspace and Operations, ETSU, 1 Aviation Plaza, Jamaica, 
NY 11434-4809; telephone (718) 553-4521; fax (718) 995-5693.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    The FAA is revising the Class E airspace at Presque Isle, ME to 
accommodate aircraft using a new Standard Instrument Approach 
Procedures (SIAP) to Loring International Airport, ME. The new 
Instrument Landing System SIAP requires expanding the controlled 
airspace extending upward from 700 feet above ground level (AGL) in the 
vicinity of Loring International Airport. In addition, the controlled 
airspace areas in the vicinity of the Northern Maine Regional Airport 
(PQI) and the Caribou Municipal Airport (CAR) will be expanded slightly 
as the definition of the Class E airspace in the area changes from one 
based on ground based navigational aids and airport locations to one 
based on longitude and latitude coordinates. Class E airspace 
designations for airspace areas extending upward from 700 feet or more 
above the surface are published in paragraph 6005 of FAA Order 7400.9M, 
dated August 30, 2004, and effective September 16, 2004, which is 
incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class E airspace 
designation listed in this document will be published 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

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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]

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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.


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2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of Federal Aviation 
Administration Order 7400.9M, Airspace Designations and Reporting 
Points, dated August 30, 2004, and effective September 16, 2004, is 
amended as follows:

Sec.  71.1  [Amended]

Paragraph 6005 Class E airspace areas extending upward from 700 
feet or more above the surface of the earth.

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ANE ME E5 Presque Isle, ME [Revised]

Northern Maine Regional Airport, ME
    (Lat. 46[deg]41'20'' N., long. 68[deg]02'41'' W.)
Caribou Municipal Airport
    (Lat. 46[deg]52'17'' N., long. 68[deg]01'04'' W.)
Loring International Airport
    (Lat. 46[deg]57'01'' N., long. 67[deg]53'08'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within an area bounded by a line beginning at lat. 46[deg]27'20'' 
N., long. 67[deg]46'57'' W., to lat. 46[deg]27'16'' N., long. 
68[deg]15'11'' W., to lat. 46[deg]58'33'' N., long. 68[deg]25'07'' 
W., to lat. 47[deg]06'57'' N., long. 67[deg]53'40'' W., to lat. 
47[deg]03'52'' N., long. 67[deg]47'26'' W., to the point of 
beginning, excluding that airspace outside of the United States.
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    Issued in Jamaica, New York on March 8, 2005.
John G. McCartney,
Acting Area Director, Eastern Terminal Operations.
[FR Doc. 05-4980 Filed 3-11-05; 8:45 am]
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