[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 169 (Wednesday, August 31, 2011)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 54153-54155]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-22319]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2010-1328; Airspace Docket No. 10-AEA-26]


Proposed Amendment of Class D and Class E Airspace; Baltimore, MD

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).

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SUMMARY: This action proposes to amend Class D and Class E Airspace at 
Baltimore, MD, as the Martin Non-Directional Beacon (NDB) has been 
decommissioned and new Standard Instrument Approach Procedures have 
been developed at Martin State Airport. This action would also update 
the geographic coordinates of the Baltimore VORTAC. This action would 
enhance the safety and airspace management of Instrument Flight Rules 
(IFR) operations at the airport.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before October 17, 2011. 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.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this rule to: U.S. Department of 
Transportation, Docket Operations, West Building Ground Floor, Room 
W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001; 
Telephone: 1-800-647-5527; Fax: 202-493-2251. You must identify the 
Docket Number FAA-2010-1328; Airspace Docket No. 10-AEA-26, at the 
beginning of your comments. You may also submit and review received 
comments through the Internet at http:[sol][sol]www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Fornito, Operations Support 
Group, Eastern Service Center, Federal Aviation Administration, P.O. 
Box 20636, Atlanta, Georgia 30320; telephone (404) 305-6364.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Comments Invited

    Interested persons are invited to comment on this rule 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

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invited on the overall regulatory, aeronautical, economic, 
environmental, and energy-related aspects of the proposal.
    Communications should identify both docket numbers (FAA Docket No. 
FAA-2010-1328; Airspace Docket No. 10-AEA-26) and be submitted in 
triplicate to the Docket Management System (see ADDRESSES section for 
address and phone number). You may also submit comments through the 
Internet at http:[sol][sol]www.regulations.gov.
    Annotators wishing the FAA to acknowledge receipt of their comments 
on this action must submit with those comments a self-addressed stamped 
postcard on which the following statement is made: ``Comments to Docket 
No. FAA-2010-1328; Airspace Docket No. 10-AEA-26.'' The postcard will 
be date/time stamped and returned to the commenter.
    All communications received before the specified closing date for 
comments will be considered before taking action on the proposed rule. 
The proposal contained in this notice may be changed in light of the 
comments received. A report summarizing each substantive public contact 
with FAA personnel concerned with this rulemaking will be filed in the 
docket.

Availability of NPRMs

    An electronic copy of this document may be downloaded from and 
comments submitted through http://www.regulations.gov. Recently 
published rulemaking documents can also be accessed through the FAA's 
Web page at http://www.faa.gov/airports_airtraffic/air_traffic/publications/airspace_amendments/.
    You may review the public docket containing the proposal, any 
comments received, and any final disposition in person in the Dockets 
Office (see the ADDRESSES section for address and phone number) between 
9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal Holidays. An 
informal docket may also be examined during normal business hours at 
the office of the Eastern Service Center, Federal Aviation 
Administration, room 210, 1701 Columbia Avenue, College Park, Georgia 
30337.
    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 Title 14, Code of Federal 
Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 to amend Class D airspace and Class E 
surface airspace at Martin State Airport, Baltimore, MD. Airspace 
reconfiguration is necessary due to the decommissioning of the Martin 
NDB and cancellation of the NDB approach, and for continued safety and 
management of IFR operations at the airport. The geographic coordinates 
for the Baltimore VORTAC also would be adjusted to coincide with the 
FAAs aeronautical database.
    Class D and E airspace designations are published in Paragraph 
5000, 6002, and 6004 of FAA order 7400.9U, dated August 18, 2010, and 
effective September 15, 2010, which is incorporated by reference in 14 
CFR 71.1. The Class D and E airspace designations 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. 
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 proposed rule, when promulgated, would not have a 
significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities 
under the criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.
    The FAA's authority to issue rules regarding aviation safety is 
found in Title 49 of the United States Code. Subtitle I, Section 106 
describes the authority of the FAA Administrator. Subtitle VII, 
Aviation Programs, describes in more detail the scope of the agency's 
authority. This proposed rulemaking is promulgated under the authority 
described in Subtitle VII, Part, A, Subpart I, Section 40103. Under 
that section, the FAA is charged with prescribing regulations to assign 
the use of airspace necessary to ensure the safety of aircraft and the 
efficient use of airspace. This proposed regulation is within the scope 
of that authority as it would amend Class D and E airspace at Martin 
State Airport, Baltimore, MD.

Lists 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--DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR 
TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND REPORTING POINTS

    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]

    2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of Federal 
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9U, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated August 18, 2010, effective September 15, 2010, 
is amended as follows:

Paragraph 5000 Class D airspace.

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AEA MD D Baltimore, Martin State Airport, MD [Amended]

Martin State Airport, Baltimore, MD
    (Lat. 39[deg]19'32'' N., long. 76[deg]24'50'' W.)
Baltimore VORTAC
    (Lat. 39[deg]10'12'' N., long. 76[deg]39'30'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 
2,500 feet MSL within a 5.2-mile radius of the Martin State Airport 
and within 4.4 miles each side of a 14.7-mile radius arc of the 
Baltimore VORTAC extending clockwise from the Baltimore VORTAC 
030[deg] radial to the VORTAC 046[deg] radial, excluding that 
airspace within the Washington Tri-Area Class B airspace area and 
Restricted Areas R-4001A and R-4001B when they are in effect. This 
Class D 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.

Paragraph 6002 Class E airspace designated as surface areas.

* * * * *

AEA MD E2 Baltimore, Martin State Airport, MD [Amended]

Martin State Airport, MD
    (Lat. 39[deg]19'32'' N., long. 76[deg]24'50'' W.)
Baltimore VORTAC
    (Lat. 39[deg]10'12'' N., long. 76[deg]39'30'' W.)

    Within a 5.2-mile radius of the Martin State Airport and within 
4.4 miles each side of a 14.7-mile radius arc of the Baltimore 
VORTAC extending clockwise from the Baltimore VORTAC 030[deg] radial 
to the VORTAC 046[deg] radial, excluding that airspace within the 
Washington Tri-Area Class B

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airspace area and Restricted Areas R-4001A and R-4001B when they are 
in effect. 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.

Paragraph 6004 Class E airspace designated as an extension to a 
class D surface area.

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AEA MD E4 Baltimore, Martin State Airport, MD [Amended]

Martin State Airport, MD
    (Lat. 39[deg]19'32'' N., long. 76[deg]24'50'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface within 4 miles 
each side of a 134[deg] bearing from the Martin State Airport 
extending from the 5.2-mile radius of the Martin State Airport to 
9.2 miles southeast of the airport, excluding that airspace within 
the Washington Tri-Area Class B airspace area and Restricted Areas 
R-4001A and R-4001B when they are in effect. 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.

    Issued in College Park, Georgia, on August 19, 2011.
Mark D. Ward,
Manager, Operations Support Group, Eastern Service Center, Air Traffic 
Organization.
[FR Doc. 2011-22319 Filed 8-30-11; 8:45 am]
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