[Federal Register: April 13, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 71)]
[Proposed Rules]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Docket No. FAA-2004-17296; Airspace Docket No. 04-AEA-03]
Proposed Amendment to Class E Airspace; Lynchburg, VA
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.
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SUMMARY: This notice proposes to amend the Class E airspace area at
Lynchburg, VA. The development of a standard Instrument Approach
Procedure (SIAP) based on area navigation (RNAV) to serve flights into
Falwell Airport, Lynchburg, VA under Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) has
made this proposal necessary. Controlled airspace extending upward from
700 feet Above Ground Level (AGL) is needed to contain aircraft
executing the approach. The area would be depicted on aeronautical
charts for pilot reference.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before May 13, 2004.
ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal to the Docket Management
System, U.S. Department of Transportation, Room Plaza 401, 400 Seventh
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590-0001. You must identify the docket
number FAA-2004-17296; Airspace Docket No. 04-AEA-03 at the beginning
of your comments. You may also submit comments on the Internet at
http://dms.dot.gov.
You may review the public docket containing the proposal, any
comments received, and any final disposition in person in the Dockets
Office between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays. The Docket Office (telephone 1-800-647-5527) is on the plaza
level of the Department of Transportation NASSIF Building at the above
address.
An informal docket may also be examined during normal business
hours at the office of the Regional Air Traffic Division, Federal
Aviation Administration, Eastern Region, 1 Aviation Plaza, Jamaica, NY
11434-4809.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Francis T. Jordan, Jr., Airspace
Specialist, Airspace Branch, AEA-520, Eastern Region, 1 Aviation Plaza,
Jamaica, NY 11434-4809, telephone: (718) 553-4521.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Comments Invited
Interested parties are invited to participate in this proposed
rulemking 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, economic,
environmental, and energy-related aspects of the proposal.
Communications should identify both docket numbers and be 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 Docket No. FAA-2004-17296;
Airspace Docket No. 04-AEA-03.'' The postcard will be date/time stamped
and returned to the commenter.
Availability of NPRMs
An electronic copy of this document may be downloaded through the
Internet at http://dms.dot.gov Recently published rulemaking documents can also be accessed through the FAA's Web page at http://www.faa.gov.
or the Superintendent of Documents Web page at http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara
.
Additionally, any person may obtain a copy of this notice by
submitting a request to the Federal Aviation Administration, Office of
Air Traffic Airspace Management, ATA-400, 800 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20591, or by calling (202) 267-8783. Communications must
identify both docket numbers for this notice. Persons interested in
being placed on a mailing list for future NPRMs should contact the
FAA's Office of Rulemaking, (202) 267-9677, to request a copy of
Advisory Circular No. 11-2A, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Distribution
System, 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 Class E airspace
area at Lynchburg, VA. The development of a SIAP to serve flights
operating IFR into Falwell Airport make this action necessary.
Controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet AGL is needed to
accommodate the SIAPs. Class E airspace designations for airspace areas
extending upward from
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700 feet or more above the surface are published in Paragraph 6005 of
FAA Order 7400.9L, dated September 2, 2003, and effective September 16,
2003, 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 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
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 14 CFR 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.
Sec. 71.1 [Amended]
2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of Federal
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9L, dated September 2, 2003, and
effective September 16, 2003, 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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AEA VA E5 Lynchburg, VA (Revised)
Lynchburg Regional-Preston Glenn Field, Lynchburg, VA
(lat. 37[deg]19'36'' N., long. 79[deg]12'02'' W.)
Falwell Airport, Lynchburg, VA
(lat. 37[deg]22'41'' N., long. 79[deg]07'20'' W.)
Lynchburg VORTAC
(lat. 37[deg]15'17'' N., long 79[deg]14'11'' W.)
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 6.5-mile radius of Lynchburg Regional-Preston Glenn Field
and within 2.7 miles each side of the Lynchburg VORTAC 200[deg]
radial extending from the 6.5-mile radius to 7.4 miles south of the
VORTAC and within 3.1 miles each side of the Lynchburg VORTAC
022[deg] radial extending from the 6.5-mile radius to 21.3 miles
northeast of the VORTAC and within a 6-mile radius of Falwell
Airport.
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Issued in Jamaica, New York, on April 5, 2004.
John G. McCartney,
Assistant Manager, Air Traffic Division, Eastern Region.
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