[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 167 (Tuesday, August 28, 2001)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 45200-45201]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-21609]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Airspace Docket No. 01-AEA-21]
Proposed Amendment to Class E Airspace; St. Mary's Hospital
Heliport, Leonardtown, MD
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.
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SUMMARY: This action proposes to establish Class E airspace at
Leonardtown, MD. The development of a Standard Instrument Approach
Procedure (SIAP) based on the Global Positioning System (GPS)
Helicopter Point in Space approach at St. Mary's Hospital Heliport,
Leonardtown, MD has made this proposal necessary. Sufficient controlled
airspace extending upward from 700 feet Above Ground Level (AGL) is
needed to contain aircraft executing an instrument approach. The area
would be depicted on aeronautical charts for pilot reference.
DATES: Comments must be revised on or before September 27, 2001.
ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Manager,
Airspace Branch, AEA-520, Docket No. 01-AEA-21, Eastern Region, 1
Aviation Plaza, Jamaica, NY 11434-4809.
The official docket may be examined in the Office of the Regional
Counsel, AEA-7, F.A.A. Eastern Region, 1 Aviation Plaza, Jamaica, NY
11434-4809. An informal docket may also be examined during normal
business hours in the Airspace Branch, AEA-520, F.A.A. Eastern Region,
1 Aviation Plaza, Jamaica, NY 11434-4809.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Francis T. Jordan, Jr., Airspace
Specialist, Airspace Branch, AEA-520 Eastern Region, 1 Aviation Plaza,
Jamaica, NY 11434-4809; telephone: (718) 553-4521.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Comments Invited
Interested parties are invited to participate in this proposed
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. Comments 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 Airspace Docket No. 01-
AEA-21''. The postcard will be date/time stamped and returned to the
commenter. All communications received on or before the closing date
for comments will be considered before taking action on the proposed
rule. The proposal contained in this action may be changed in light of
comments received. All comments submitted will be available for
examination in the Rules Docket both before and after the closing date
for comments. A report summarizing each substantive public contact with
the FAA personnel concerned with this rulemaking will be filed in the
docket.
Availability of NPRMs
Any person may obtain a copy of this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
(NPRM) by submitting a request to the Office of the Regional Counsel,
AEA-7, F.A.A. Eastern Region, 1 Aviation Plaza, Jamaica, NY, 11434-
4809. Communications must identify the docket number of this NPRM.
Persons interested in being placed on a mailing list for future NPRMs
should also 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 Class E airspace
area at St. Mary's Hospital Heliport. Class E airspace designations for
airspace areas extending upward from 700 feet AGL are published in
Paragraph 6005 of FAA Order 7400.9H, dated September 1, 2000, and
effective September 16, 2000, 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 Rule
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 and (3) does not warrant preparation of a regulatory
evaluation as the anticipated impact is so minimal. Since this is a
routine matter that would only effect air traffic procedures and air
navigation, it is certified that this proposal rule would 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).
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; EO 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 7400.9H, Airspace Designations and
Reporting Points, dated September 1, 2000, and effective September 16,
2000, is proposed to be 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 MD E5, Leonardtown, MD [NEW]
St. Mary's Hosptial Heliport,
(Lat 38 deg.18'04" N.; long 76 deg.38'12" W.)
Point in Space Coordinates
(Lat 38 deg.19'32" N.; long 76 deg.40'27" W.)
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 6 mile radius of the point in space for the SIAP to the St.
Mary's Hospital Heliport, Leonardtown, MD.
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Dated: Issued in Jamaica, New York on August 13, 2001.
Richard J. Ducharme,
Acting Assistant Manager, Air Traffic Division, Eastern Region.
[FR Doc. 01-21609 Filed 8-27-01; 8:45 am]
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