[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 167 (Tuesday, August 28, 2001)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 45198-45199]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-21611]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Airspace Docket No. 01-AEA-22]
Proposed Amendment to Class E Airspace; Easton Memorial Hospital
Heliport, Easton, 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 Easton,
MD. The development of a Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP)
based on the Global Positioning System (GPS) Helicopter Point in Space
approach at Easton Memorial Hospital Heliport, Easton, 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.
DATE: 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-22, 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 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
11434-4809; telephone: (718) 553-4521.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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-22.'' The postcard will be date/time stamped and returned to the
commenters. All communications received on or before the closing date
for comments will be considered for 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 Easton Memorial 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 curernt.
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 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 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 Point, 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, Easton, MD [NEW]
Easton Memorial Hospital Heliport,
(Lat 38 deg.46'08" N.; long 76 deg.04'22" W.)
Point in Space Coordinates
(Lat 38 deg.46'18" N.; long 76 deg.06'10" 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
Easton Memorial Hospital Heliport, Easton, 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. 01-21611 Filed 8-27-01; 8:45 am]
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