Proposed Establishment of Class E Airspace; Stuart, VA

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 96-AEA-15]

Proposed Establishment of Class E Airspace; Stuart, VA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This proposed rule would establish Class E Airspace at Stuart,

VA. The development of a new Standard Instrument Approach Procedure

(SIAP) at Micro Airport based on the Global Positioning System (GPS)

has made this proposal necessary. Additional controlled airspace

extending upward

from 700 feet above the surface (AGL) is needed to accommodate this

SIAP and for Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations to the airport.

The area would be depicted on aeronautical charts for pilot reference.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before January 30, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposed rule in triplicate to:

Manager, Operations Branch, AEA-530, Docket No. 96-AEA-15, F.A.A.

Eastern Region, Federal Building #111, John F. Kennedy Int'l Airport,

Jamaica, NY 11430. The official docket may be examined in the Office of

the Assistant Chief Counsel, AEA-7, F.A.A. Eastern Region, Federal

Building #111, John F. Kennedy International Airport, Jamaica, New York

11430.

An informal docket may also be examined during normal business

hours in the Operations Branch, AEA-530, F.A.A. Eastern Region, Federal

Building #111, John F. Kennedy International Airport, Jamaica, NY

11430.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mr. Francis T. Jordan, Jr., Airspace Specialist, Operations Branch,

AEA-530, F.A.A. Eastern Region, Federal Building #111, John F. Kennedy

International Airport, Jamaica, New York 11430; telephone: (718) 553-

4521.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Comments Invited

.A. Eastern Region, Federal

Building #111, John F. Kennedy International Airport, Jamaica, NY

11430.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mr. Francis T. Jordan, Jr., Airspace Specialist, Operations Branch,

AEA-530, F.A.A. Eastern Region, Federal Building #111, John F. Kennedy

International Airport, Jamaica, New York 11430; telephone: (718) 553-

4521.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Comments Invited

Interested parties are invited to participate in this proposed

rulemaking by submitting such written data, views, or argument 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 submitted

in triplicate to the address listed above. 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. 96-AEA-

15''. 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 the light of

comments received. All comments submitted will be available for

examination in the Rules Docket both before and after the closing date

for comments. A report summarizing each substantive public contact with

the FAA personnel concerned with this rulemaking will be filed in the

docket.

Availability of NPRMs

he 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 both before and after the closing date

for comments. A report summarizing each substantive public contact with

the FAA personnel concerned with this rulemaking will be filed in the

docket.

Availability of NPRMs

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, AEA-7, FAA Eastern Region, Federal Building #111, John F.

Kennedy International Airport, Jamaica, NY 11430. Communications must

identify the notice number of this NPRM. Persons interested in being

placed on a mailing list for future NPRMs 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 establish Class E airspace

extending upward from 700 feet above the surface (AGL) at Stuart, VA. A

GPS RWY 26 SIAP has been developed for Micro Airport. Additional

controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface

(AGL) is needed to accommodate this SIAP and for IFR operations at the

airport. The area would be depicted on appropriate aeronautical charts.

Class E airspace designations for airspace extending upward from 700

feet above the surface 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 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

96, and effective September 16, 1996,

which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class E airspace

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.

Therefore, this proposed 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 would only affect air traffic procedures

and air navigation, it is certified that this proposed rule would 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. 106(g), 40103, 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854; 24

FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389; 14 CFR 11.69.

2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of the Federal

Aviation Administration Order 7400.9D, dated September 4, 1996, and

effective September 16, 1996, is proposed to be amended as follows:

Paragraph 6005 Class E airspace areas extending upward from 700

feet or more above the surface of the earth.

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