[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 100 (Friday, May 23, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 28335-28336]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-13581]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Airspace Docket No. 97-AEA-18]
Amendment to Class E Airspace; Marion, VA
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This amendment modifies the Class E airspace at Marion, VA, to
accommodate a Nondirectional Radio Beacon (NDB) Standard Instrument
Approach Procedures (SIAP) to Runway (RWY) 26 for the Mountain Empire
Airport. The intended effect of this action is to provide adequate
controlled airspace for instrument flight rules (IFR) operations at the
airport.
EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, July 17, 1997.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Francis Jordan, Airspace
Specialist, Operations Branch, AEA-530, Air Traffic Division, Eastern
Region, Federal Aviation Administration, Federal Building #111, John F.
Kennedy International Airport, Jamaica, New York 11430, telephone:
(718) 553-4521.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
History
On March 11, 1997, the FAA proposed to amend Part 71 of the Federal
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR Part 71) by modifying Class E airspace at
Marion, VA (62 FR 11124). This action would provide adequate Class E
airspace for IFR operations at Mountain Empire Airport extending upward
from 700 feet above the surface within a 10-mile radius of the airport
and along a corridor out to 16 miles northeast of the airport.
Interested parties were invited to participate in this rulemaking
proceeding by submitting written comments on the proposal to the FAA.
No comments objecting to the proposal were received.
Class E airspace areas designations are published in paragraph 6005
of FAA Order 7400.9D, dated September 4, 1996, and effective September
16, 1996, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class
E airspace designation listed in this document will be published
subsequently in the Order.
The Rule
This amendment to Part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14
CFR Part 71) modifies Class E airspace area
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at Marion, VA, to accommodate the NDB RWY 26 SIAP and for IFR
operations at Mountain Empire Airport.
The FAA has determined that this regulation only involves an
established body of technical regulations for which frequent and
routine amendments are necessary to keep them operationally current.
Therefore, this 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 10034; 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 will 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).
Adoption of the Amendment
In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation
Administration amends 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; 14 CFR 11.69.
Sec. 71.1 [Amended]
2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of Federal
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9D, Airspace Designations and
Reporting Points, dated September 4, 1996, and effective September 16,
1996, is amended as follows:
Paragaraph 6005 Class E airspace areas extending upward from 700
feet or more above the surface of the earth.
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AEA VA AEA E5 Marion, VA [Revised]
Mountain Empire Airport,
Marion/Wytheville, VA
(Lat. 36 deg.53'41'' N., long. 81 deg.22'00'' W.)
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 10-mile radius of Mountain Empire Airport and within 8
miles north and 4 miles south of the 073 deg. bearing from the
airport extending from the 10-mile radius to 16 miles northeast of
the airport.
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Issued in Jamaica, New York on May 7, 1997.
John S. Walker,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Eastern Region.
[FR Doc. 97-13581 Filed 5-22-97; 8:45 am]
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