Proposed Revocation of Class E Airspace; Bozrah, CT

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 93-ANE-83]

Proposed Revocation of Class E Airspace; Bozrah, CT

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This proposed rule would revoke Class E airspace at Bozrah,

CT. This action is prompted by the cancellation of the Special

Instrument Approach Procedures for Runway 2 and Runway 20 at Gager

Field.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before April 14, 1994.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Manager,

System Management Branch, ANE-530, Federal Aviation Administration, 12

New England Executive Park, Burlington, MA 01803-5299; telephone (617)

238-7532; fax (617) 238-7560.

The official docket may be examined in the Office of the Assistant

Chief Counsel for the New England Region, ANE-7, 12 New England

Executive Park, Burlington, MA 01803-5299; telephone (617) 238-7050;

fax (617) 238-7055.

An informal docket may also be examined during normal business

hours in the Office of the Manager, System Management Branch, Air

Traffic Division, ANE-530, at the first address shown above.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Charles M. Taylor, System Management Branch, ANE-530, Federal Aviation

Administration, 12 New England Executive Park, Burlington, MA 01803-

5299; telephone (617) 238-7532; fax (617) 238-7560.

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 above. Commentators

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: ``Comment to Airspace Docket No.

93-ANE-83.'' The postcard will be date 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 light of comments received. All comments submitted will be available

for examination in the System Management Branch, Air Traffic Division,

at 12 New England Executive Park, Burlington, MA 02108-5299, 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 Federal Aviation Administration,

System Management Branch, Air Traffic Division, 12 New England

Executive Park, Burlington, MA 02108-5299. 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 revoke the Class E airspace at

Bozrah, CT. This action is prompted by the cancellation of the Special

Instrument Approach Procedures for Runway 2 and Runway 20 at Gager

Field. Class E airspace areas extending from 700 feet above the surface

are published in Paragraph 6005 of FAA Order 7400.9A, dated June 17,

1993, and effective September 16, 1993, which is incorporated by

reference in 14 CFR 71.1 (58 FR 36298; July 6, 1993). The Class E

airspace at Gager Field would be removed subsequently from the Order.

The FAA has determined that this Proposed regulation involves only

an established body of technical regulations for which frequent and

routine amendments are necessary to keep these regulations

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 economic cost will be so

minimal. Since this is a routine matter that will only affect air

traffic procedures and air navigation, the FAA certifies that this rule

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 proposed 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 Designation and

Reporting Points, dated June 17, 1993, and effective September 16,

1993, is amended as follows:

Subpart E--Class E Airspace

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Paragraph 6005 Class E airspace areas extending upward from 700

feet or more above the surface of the earth

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ANE CT E5 Bozrah, CT [Removed]

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Issued in Burlington, Massachusetts, on February 8, 1994.

Francis J. Johns,

Manager, Air Traffic Division, New England Region.

[FR Doc. 94-5778 Filed 3-10-94; 8:45 am]

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