[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 123 (Tuesday, June 28, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-15622]
[Federal Register: June 28, 1994]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71
[Airspace Docket No. 94-ANE-29]
Proposed Amendment of Offshore Airspace Area; East Coast Low
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.
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SUMMARY: This document proposes to amend the East Coast Low Control
Area in the vicinity of Nantucket, MA. This action would expand the
existing low control area to allow aircraft executing the Back Course
Runway 6 instrument approach procedure at Nantucket Memorial Airport,
Nantucket, MA (ACK) to remain in controlled airspace at lower
altitudes.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before July 28, 1994.
ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Manager,
System Management Branch, ANE-530, Air Traffic Division, New England
Region, Docket No. 94-ANE-29, Federal Aviation Administration, 12 New
England Executive Park, Burlington, MA 01803-5299.
The docket may be examined in the Office of the Assistant Chief
Counsel, New England Region, Federal Aviation Administration, 12 New
England Executive Park, Burlington, MA 01803-5299, weekdays, except
Federal holidays, between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karl D. Anderson, Management System
Specialist, System Management Branch, ANE-530, Federal Aviation
Administration, 12 New England Executive Park, Burlington, MA 01803-
5299; telephone, (617) 238-7530; facsimile, (617) 238-7599.
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, aeronautical, 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 under ADDRESSES.
Commenters wishing the FAA to acknowledge receipt of their comments on
this notice must submit with those comments a self-addressed, stamped
postcard on which the following statement is made: ``Comments to
Airspace Docket No. 94-ANE-29.'' The postcard will be date/time stamped
and returned to the commenter. All communications received on or 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 the light of comments received. All comments
submitted will be available for examination in the Rules Docket, FAA,
New England Region, Office of the Assistant Chief Counsel, 12 New
England Executive Park, Burlington, Massachusetts, both before and
after the closing date for comments. A report summarizing each
substantive public contact with FAA personnel concerned with this
rulemaking will be filed in the docket.
Availability of NPRM's
Any person may obtain a copy of this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
(NPRM) by submitting a request to the Office of the Assistant Chief
Counsel, ANE-7, Federal Aviation Administration, 12 New England
Executive Park, Burlington, MA 01803-5299. Communications must identify
the notice number of this NPRM. Persons interested in being placed on a
mailing list for future NPRM's 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 amend the East Coast Low
Control Area in the vicinity of Nantucket, MA. The intended effect of
this action is to allow aircraft executing the Runway 6 Back Course
Instrument Approach at the Nantucket Memorial Airport, Nantucket, MA
(ACK) to remain in controlled airspace at lower altitudes. This change
would allow air traffic control to avoid unnecessary vectoring of
aircraft using the Runway 6 Back Course approach to keep those aircraft
in controlled airspace. Since approximately 22% of aircraft arriving at
ACK use the Runway 6 approach, this change would result in improved air
traffic control services to over 6,000 aircraft per year. The
coordinates for this airspace docket are based on North American Datum
83. Designations for Low Control Areas are published in Paragraph 6007
of FAA Order 7400.9A dated June 17, 1993, and effective September 16,
1993, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Offshore
Airspace Area designation 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 rule, when promulgated, will not have a 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 part 71 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 49 U.S.C. app. 1348(a), 1354(a), 1510; E.O. 10854, 24
FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389; 49 U.S.C. 106(g); 14 CFR
11.69.
Sec. 71.1 [Amended]
2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of the Federal
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9A, Airspace Designations and
Reporting Points, dated June 17, 1993, and effective September 16,
1993, is amended as follows:
Paragraph 6007 Offshore Airspace Areas
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East Coast Low [Revised]
That airspace extending upward from 2,000 feet MSL bounded on
the west and north by a line 12 miles from and parallel to the U.S.
shoreline and on the south and east by a line beginning at lat.
39 deg.25'46'' N, long. 74 deg.02'34'' W, running to lat.
39 deg.02'05'' N, long. 73 deg.39'30'' W, then to lat.
40 deg.04'20'' N, long. 72 deg.30'00'' W, then to lat.
40 deg.37'14'' N, long. 72 deg.30'00'' W; and that airspace bounded
on the north by a line 12 miles from and parallel to the U.S.
shoreline and on the south and east by a line beginning at lat.
40 deg.40'59'' N, long. 72 deg.17'22'' W, running along the northern
boundary of Warning Areas W-106B, W-105C-D, and W-105E to lat.
41 deg.00'00'' N, long. 70 deg.51'00'' W, then to lat.
41 deg.00'00'' N, long. 70 deg.00'00'' W, then to lat.
41 deg.02'30'' N. long. 70 deg.00'00'' W; and that airspace bounded
on the south, west and north by a line 12 miles from and parallel to
the U.S. shoreline and on the east by a line beginning at lat.
41 deg.16'00'' N, long. 69 deg.41'15'' W, running to lat.
41 deg.43'00'' N, long. 69 deg.39'30'' W; and that airspace bounded
on the south, west, and northwest by a line 12 miles from and
parallel to the U.S. shoreline and on the east and southeast by a
line beginning at lat. 42 deg.15'31'' N, long. 70 deg.00'00'' W,
running to lat. 43 deg.17'00'' N, long. 70 deg.00'00'' W, then to
lat. 43 deg.33'56'' N, long. 69 deg.29'12'' W.
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Issued in Burlington, Massachusetts, on June 20, 1994.
Francis J. Johns,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, New England Region.
[FR Doc. 94-15622 Filed 6-27-94; 8:45 am]
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