[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 125 (Friday, June 27, 2008)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 36409-36410]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-14164]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2008-0131; Airspace Docket 08-AEA-12]


Establishment of Class E Airspace; Philippi, WV

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action establishes Class E airspace at Philippi, WV, to 
accommodate a new Area Navigation (RNAV) Global Positioning System 
(GPS) Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAP) Runways (RWY) 08-
26 that has been developed for Philippi/Barbour County Regional 
Airport. As a result, controlled airspace extending upward from 700 
feet Above Ground Level (AGL) is needed to contain the SIAP and for 
Instrument Flight Rule (IFR) operations at Philippi/Barbour County 
Regional Airport. The operating status of the airport will change from 
Visual Flight Rules (VFR) to include IFR operations concurrent with the 
publication of the SIAP.

DATES: Effective Date: 0901 UTC, September 25, 2008. The Director of 
the Federal Register approves this incorporation by reference action 
under title 1 Code of Federal Regulations, part 51, subject to the 
annual revision of FAA Order 7400.9 and publication of conforming 
amendments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Daryl Daniels, Airspace Specialist, 
System Support Group, Eastern Service Center, Federal Aviation 
Administration, P.O. Box 20636, Atlanta, Georgia 30320; telephone (404) 
305-5581.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

    On March 18, 2008, the FAA proposed to amend Title 14 Code of 
Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 by establishing Class E airspace 
at Philippi, WV (73 FR 14408). This action provides adequate Class E 
airspace for IFR operations at Philippi/Barbour County Regional 
Airport. Designations for Class E airspace areas extending upward from 
700 feet or more above the surface of the earth are published in FAA 
Order 7400.9R, dated August 15, 2007, and effective September 15, 2007, 
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 
by submitting comments on the proposal to the FAA. No comments 
objecting to the proposal were received.

The Rule

    This amendment to Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) 
part 71 establishes Class E airspace at Philippi, WV, to provide 
controlled airspace required to support the new Area Navigation (RNAV) 
Global Positioning System (GPS) Standard Instrument Approach Procedures 
(SIAP) Runways 08-26 that have been developed for Philippi/Barbour 
County Regional Airport.
    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.

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:

[[Page 36410]]

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 7400.9R, Airspace Designations and Reporting 
Points, signed August 15, 2007, and effective September 15, 2007, 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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AEA WV E5 Philippi, WV [NEW]

Philippi/Barbour County Regional Airport, WV
    (Lat. 39[deg]09'58'' N, long. 80[deg]03'45'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
of the earth within a 6.6-mile radius of Philippi/Barbour County 
Regional Airport.
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    Issued in College Park, Georgia, on June 4, 2008.
Mark D. Ward,
Manager, Operations Support Group, Eastern Service Center, Air Traffic 
Organization.
[FR Doc. E8-14164 Filed 6-26-08; 8:45 am]
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