[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 191 (Friday, October 2, 1998)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 52964-52965]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-26445]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Airspace Docket No. 98-AEA-17]
Amendment to Class E Airspace; Baltimore, MD
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) DOT.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This action amends Class E airspace extending upward from 700
feet Above Ground Level (AGL) at Baltimore, MD. The development of
Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAP) based on the Global
Positioning System (GPS) at Martin State Airport has made this action
necessary. This action is intended to provide adequate Class E airspace
to contain instrument flight rules (IFR) operations for aircraft
executing the NDB or GPS RWY 15 SIAP to Martin State Airport.
EFFECTIVE DATES: 0901 UTC, December 3, 1998.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mr. Francis Jordan, Airspace Specialist, Airspace Branch, AEA-520, 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 August 7, 1998, a proposal to amend Part 71 of the Federal
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR Part 71) to amend the Class E airspace at
Baltimore, MD, was published in the Federal Register (63 FR 42294). The
development of the NDB or GPS RWY 15 SIAP for Martin State Airport
requires the amendment of the Class E airspace at Baltimore, MD. The
proposal was to amend controlled airspace extending upward from 700
feet AGL to contain IFR operations in controlled airspace during
portions of the terminal operation and while transitioning between the
enroute and terminal environments.
Interested parties were invited to participate in this rulemaking
proceeding by submitting written comments on the proposal to the FAA.
No comments to the proposal were received. The rule is adopted as
proposed.
The coordinates for this airspace docket are based on North
American Datum 83. Class E airspace areas designations for airspace
extending upward from 700 feet AGL are published in paragraph 6005 FAA
Order 7400.9F, dated September 10, 1998, and effective September 16,
1998, 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
The amendment to Part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14
CFR Part 71) amends Class E airspace at Baltimore, MD, to provide
controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet AGL for aircraft
executing the NDB or GPS RWY 15 SIAP to Martin State 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 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 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., 389.
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Sec. 71.1 [Amended]
2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of Federal
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9F, Airspace Designations and
Reporting Points, dated September 10, 1998, and effective September 16,
1998, is amended as follows:
Pargraph 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 Baltimore, MD [Revised]
Baltimore Washington International Airport, MD
(Lat. 39 deg.10'31'' N., long 76 deg.40'09'' W.)
Martin State Airport, MD
(Lat. 39 deg.19'32'' N., long. 76 deg.24'50'' W.)
Martin NDB
(Lat. 39 deg.17'59'' N., long. 76 deg.22'48'' W.)
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 12-mile radius of Baltimore Washington International
Airport extending clockwise from a 005 deg. bearing to a 245 deg.
bearing from the airport and within a 16.5-mile radius of Baltimore
Washington International Airport extending from a 245 deg. bearing
to a 005 deg. bearing from the airport and within a 7.5-mile radius
of Martin State Airport extending from a 015 deg. bearing to a
290 deg. bearing from the airport and within a 16.5-mile radius of
Martin State Airport extending from a 290 deg. bearing to a 350 deg.
bearing from the airport and within a 10-mile radius of Martin State
Airport extending from a 350 deg. bearing to a 015 deg. bearing from
the airport and within 3 miles each side of a 137 deg. bearing from
the Martin NDB extending from the 7.5-mile radius to 9.6 miles
southeast of the NDB, excluding the airspace that coincides with the
College Park, MD and Mitchellville, Md, Class E airspace areas and
R-4001A and R-4001B when they are in effect.
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Issued in Jamaica, New York on September 22, 1998.
Franklin D. Hatfield,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Eastern Region.
[FR Doc. 98-26445 Filed 10-1-98; 8:45 am]
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