[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 86 (Thursday, May 5, 2005)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 23810-23811]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-8928]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2005-21034; Airspace Docket No. 05-AEA-09]


Class E-2 Airspace

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This notice proposes to establish Class E-2 airspace 
designated as a surface area for Hancock County-Bar harbor Airport, Bar 
Harbor, Maine. The airport is served by an RNAV/GPS RWY 4 Standard 
Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP), an Instrument Landing System 
(ILS) RWY 22 SIAP, and a Localizer (LOC)/DME RWY 4 SIAP. This proposed 
action would accommodate these SIAPs and provide additional controlled 
airspace for aircraft operating under Instrument Flight Rule (IFR) 
operations to the airport.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before June 6, 2005.

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-21034/Airspace Docket No. 05-AEA-09 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 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 and Operations, Eastern Terminal Service Unit, 
ETSU, 1 Aviation Plaza, Jamaica, NY 11434-4809, telephone: 718-553-
4521.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Comments Invited

    Interested parties are invited to participate in this proposal 
rulemaking 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 the airspace docket number 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 Airspace Docket No. FAA-
2005-21034/Airspace Docket No. 05-AEA-09''. 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 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 the 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, 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 establish a Class E2 airspace 
surface area at Bar Harbor, ME, to accommodate current SIAPs and for 
IFR operations at Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport. Class E2 airspace 
areas designated as a surface area for an airport are published in 
Paragraph 6002 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 
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 
regulation evaluation as the anticipated impact is so 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.

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List of Subjects in 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 7400.9M, dated August 30, 2004, and 
effective September 16, 2004, is proposed to be amended as follow:

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

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ANE ME E2 Bar Harbor, ME

Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport, ME
    (Lat. 44[deg]26'59'' N long. 68[deg]21'41'' W)

    Within a 4.2-mile radius of the Hancock County-Bar Harbor 
Airport and within 2.7 miles each side of a 204[deg] bearing from 
the airport, extending from the 4.2-mile radius to 6.2 miles 
southwest of the airport and within 2.7 miles each side of a 
024[deg] bearing from the airport, extending from the 4.2-mile 
radius to 6.2 miles northeast of the airport. 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 Jamaica, New York, on April 26, 2005.
John G. McCartney,
Acting Area Director, Eastern Terminal Operations.
[FR Doc. 05-8928 Filed 5-4-05; 8:45 am]
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