[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 167 (Tuesday, August 28, 2001)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 45199-45200]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-21610]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71]
[Airspace Docket No. 01-AEA-23
Proposed Amendment to Class E Airspace; Peninsula Regional
Medical Center Heliport, White Marsh, MD
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.
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SUMMARY: This action proposed to establish Class E airspace at White
Marsh, MD. The development of an Area Navigation (RNAV), Standard
Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) Helicopter Point in Space approach
at Peninsula Regional Medical Center Heliport, White Marsh, 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 received on or before September 27, 2001.
ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Manager,
Airspace Branch, AEA-520, Docket No. 01-AEA-23, 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. Commenters 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-23''. 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 their 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 Peninsula Regional Medical Center Heliport. Class E airspace
designations for airspace areas extending upward from 700 feet AGL are
published in Paragraphs 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 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 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 impact on a
substantial number of small entities under the criter of the Regulatory
Flexibility Act.
List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71
Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (aid).
The Proposed Amendment
In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation
Administration proposed 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 extending upward from 700 feet or
more above the surface of the earth.
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AEA MD E5, White Marsh, MD [NEW]
Peninsula Regional Medical Center Heliport,
(lat 38 deg.21'26" N.; long 75 deg.35'34" W.)
Point in Space Coordinates
(lat 38 deg.19'22" N.; long 75 deg.33'24" 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
Peninsula Regional Medical Center Heliport, White March, MD.
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Issued in Jamaica, New York on August 13, 2001.
Richard J. Ducharme,
Acting Assistant Manager, Air Traffic Division, Eastern Region.
[FR Doc. 01-21610 Filed 8-27-01; 8:45 am]
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