[Federal Register: April 13, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 71)]
[Rules and Regulations]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Docket No. FAA-2004-17295; Airspace Docket No. 04-AEA-02]
Amendment of Class E Airspace; District of Columbia, Maryland,
Virginia, and West Virginia
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Final Rule; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: This action removes the description of the Class E airspace
designated for Andrews Air Force Base, MD; Lee Airport, MD; Baltimore
Washington International Airport, MD; Martin State Airport, MD; College
Park Airport, MD; Maryland State Police Heliport, Ft. McHenry, MD;
Tipton Airport, MD; Frederick Municipal Airport, MD; Potomac Airport,
MD; Montgomery County Airport, MD; Freeway Airport, MD; Bay Bridge
Airport, MD: Cowley Shock Trauma Center Heliport, Baltimore, MD;
Carroll County Airport, MD; Clearview Airpark, MD; Maryland Airport,
MD; Davison Army Airfield, Ft. Belvoir, VA; Birch Hollow, VA;
Washington Dulles International Airport, VA; Leesburg Executive
Airport, VA; Manassas Municipal/Harry P. Davis Airport, VA; Mobile
Business Resources Corporation Heliport, VA; Upperville Airport, VA;
Eastern West Virginia Regional/Shepherd Field Airport, WV. The affected
Class E-5 airspace for the airports included in these descriptions will
be consolidated into the amended Washington, DC airspace description
contained in Docket No. FAA-2004-17295; Airspace Docket No. 04-AEA-01,
effective August 5, 2004.
DATES: Effective date: August 5, 2004.
Comment Date: Comments must be received on or before June 30, 2004.
ADDRESSES: Send comments on the rule 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-2004-17295; Airspace Docket No. 04-AEA-02 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 rule, any
comments received, and any final disposition in person in the Docket
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
11434-4890.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Francis Jordan, Airspace
Specialist, Airspace Branch, AEA-520, Aviation Plaza, Jamaica, NY
11434-4809, telephone: (718) 553-4521.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Although this action is a final rule, which
involves the amendment of Class E airspace within District of Columbia,
Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia, by consolidating that airspace
into one description, and was not preceded by notice and public
procedure, comments are invited on the rule. This rule will become
effective on the date specified in the DATES section. However, after
the review of any comments, if the FAA finds that further changes are
appropriate, it will initiate rulemaking proceedings to extend the
effective date or to amend the regulation.
Comments that provide the factual basis supporting the views and
suggestions presented are particularly helpful in evaluating the
effects of the rule, and in determining whether additional rulemaking
is required. Comments are specifically invited on the overall
regulatory, aeronautical, economic, environmental, and energy-related
aspects of the rule which might suggest the need to modify the rule.
The Rule
This amendment to Part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14
CFR Part 71) amends the description of Class E airspace in the
Washington, DC area by removing the airspace designations for Andrews
Air Force Base, MD; Lee Airport, MD; Baltimore Washington International
Airport, MD; Martin State Airport, MD; College Park Airport, MD;
Maryland State Police Heliport, Ft. McHenry, MD; Tipton Airport, MD;
Frederick Municipal Airport, MD; Potomac Airport, MD; Montgomery County
Airpark, MD; Freeway Airport, MD; Bay Bridge Airport, MD; Cowley Shock
Trauma Center Heliport, Baltimore, MD; Carroll County Airport, MD;
Clearview Airpark, MD; Maryland Airport, MD; Davison Army Air Field,
Ft. Belvoir, VA; Birch Hollow, VA; Washington Dulles International
Airport, VA; Leesburg Executive Airport, VA; Manassas Municipal/Harry
P. Davis Airport, VA; Mobil Business Resources Corporation Heliport,
VA;
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Upperville Airport, VA; Eastern West Virginia Regional/Shepherd Field
Airport, WV. It consolidates those airspace areas into the amended
Washington, DC description. The proliferation of airports with
Instrument Flight Rule (IFR) operations within the Washington, DC
metropolitan area has resulted in the overlap of numerous Class E
airspace areas that complicate the chart depictions. This action
clarifies the airspace and diminishes the scope and complexity of
charting. The IFR airports within those areas will be incorporated into
the Washington, DC Class E airspace area. Accordingly, since this
action merely consolidates these airspace areas into one airspace
designation and has inconsequential impact on aircraft operations in
the area, notice and public procedure under 5 U.S.C. 553(b) are
unnecessary.
Class E airspace designations for airspace extending upward from
700 feet or more above the surface of the earth 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 will
be published subsequently in the Order. 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, Incorporated by reference, Navigation (air).
Adoption of the Amendment
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In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation Administration
amends 14 CFR part 71 as follows:
PART 71--[AMENDED]
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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.
Sec. 71.1 [Amended]
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2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of the Federal
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9L, Airspace Designations and
Reporting Points, dated September 2, 2003 and effective September 16,
2003, is amended as follows:
Paragraph 6005 Class E airspace areas extending from 700 feet or
more above the surface of the earth.
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AEA MD E5 Annapolis, MD [Removed]
AEA MD E5 Baltimore, MD [Removed]
AEA MD E5 College Park, MD [Removed]
AEA MD E5 Edgewood, MD [Removed]
AEA MD E5 Fort McHenry, MD [Removed]
AEA MD E5 Fort Meade, MD [Removed]
AEA MD E5 Frederick, MD [Removed]
AEA MD E5 Friendly, MD [Removed]
AEA MD E5 Gaithersburg, MD [Removed]
AEA MD E5 Indian Head, MD [Removed]
AEA MD E5 Mitchellville, MD [Removed]
AEA MD E5 Stevensville, MD [Removed]
AEA MD E5 University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD [Removed]
AEA MD E5 Westminster Carroll County Airport, MD [Removed]
AEA MD E5 Westminster Clearview Airpark, MD [Removed]
AEA VA E5 Birch Hollow, VA [Removed]
AEA VA E5 Chantilly, VA [Removed]
AEA VA E5 Fairfax, VA [Removed]
AEA VA E5 Upperville, VA [Removed]
AEA WVA E5 Martinsburg, WV [Removed]
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Issued in Jamaica, New York, on April 5, 2004.
John G. McCartney,
Assistant Manager, Air Traffic Division, Eastern Region.
[FR Doc. 04-8363 Filed 4-12-04; 8:45 am]
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