[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 127 (Friday, July 1, 2011)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 38584-38585]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-16663]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Docket No. FAA-2011-0243; Airspace Docket No. 11-ANE-12]
Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace; Burlington, VT
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).
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SUMMARY: This action proposes to amend Class E Airspace at Burlington,
VT, to accommodate the additional airspace needed for the Standard
Instrument Approach Procedures developed for Burlington International
Airport. This action shall enhance the safety and airspace management
of Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations at the airport. This action
also shall make a minor adjustment to the geographic coordinates of the
airport.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before August 15, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Send comments on this rule to: U. S. Department of
Transportation, Docket Operations, 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- 2011-0243; Airspace
Docket No. 11-ANE-12, at the beginning of your comments. You may also
submit and review received comments through the Internet at http://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 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-2011-0243; Airspace Docket No. 11-ANE-12) 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://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-2011-0243; Airspace Docket No. 11-ANE-12.'' 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 E airspace at Burlington,
VT to provide additional controlled airspace required to support
standard instrument approach procedures at Burlington International
Airport. The existing Class E surface area airspace and Class E
airspace designated as an extension would be amended for the safety and
management of IFR operations at the airport. The geographic coordinates
for Burlington International Airport in all Class E airspace areas also
would be adjusted to be in concert with the FAAs aeronautical database.
Class E airspace designations are published in Paragraph 6002,
6003, and 6005, respectively, 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 E airspace designations listed in
this document will 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 E airspace at
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Burlington International Airport, Burlington, VT.
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, and effective September 15,
2010, is amended as follows:
Paragraph 6002 Class E airspace designated as surface areas.
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ANE VT E2 Burlington, VT [Amended]
Burlington International Airport, VT
(Lat. 44[deg]28'19'' N., long. 73[deg]09'12'' W.)
Burlington, VORTAC
(Lat. 44[deg]23'50'' N., long. 73[deg]10'57'' W.)
That airspace extending upward from the surface within a 5-mile
radius of Burlington International Airport, and within 2.4 miles
each side of the Burlington VORTAC 201[deg] radial extending from
the 5-mile radius of the airport to 7 miles southwest of the
Burlington VORTAC, and within 1.8 miles each side of the Burlington
International Airport 302[deg] bearing extending from the 5-mile
radius of the airport to 5.4 miles northwest of the airport, and
within 4 miles each side of the Burlington International Airport
131[deg] bearing extending from the 5-mile radius to 16 miles
southeast of the airport. This Class E airspace 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 6003 Class E airspace areas designated as an extension.
* * * * *
ANE VT E3 Burlington, VT [Amended]
Burlington International Airport, VT
(Lat. 44[deg]28'19'' N., long. 73[deg]09'12'' W.)
Burlington, VORTAC
(Lat. 44[deg]23'50'' N., long. 73[deg]10'57'' W.)
That airspace extending upward from the surface within 2.4 miles
on each side of the Burlington VORTAC 201[deg] radial extending from
a 5-mile radius of the airport to 7 miles southwest of the
Burlington VORTAC, and within 1.8 miles each side of the Burlington
International Airport 302[deg] bearing extending from the 5-mile
radius of the airport to 5.4 miles northwest of the airport and
within 4 miles each side of the Burlington International Airport
131[deg] bearing extending from the 5-mile radius of the airport to
16 miles southeast of the airport.
* * * * *
Paragraph 6005 Class E airspace areas extending upward from 700
feet or more above the surface of the earth.
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ANE VT E5 Burlington, VT [Amended]
Burlington International Airport, VT
(Lat. 44[deg]28'19'' N., long. 73[deg]09'12'' W.)
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 23-mile radius of Burlington International Airport;
excluding that airspace within the Plattsburgh, NY, Class E airspace
area.
Issued in College Park, Georgia, on June 23, 2011.
Mark D. Ward,
Manager, Operations Support Group, Eastern Service Center, Air Traffic
Organization.
[FR Doc. 2011-16663 Filed 6-30-11; 8:45 am]
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