[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 159 (Wednesday, August 18, 1999)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 44825-44826]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-21021]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR 71

[Airspace Docket No. 99-AEA-04FR]


Amendment to Class E Airspace; Frederick Municipal Airport, MD

AGENCY: Federal Administration (FAA) DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action amends Class E Airspace area extending upward from 
700 feet Above Ground Level (AGL) at Frederick Municipal Airport, 
Frederick, MD. The development of revised Standard Instrument Approach 
Procedures (SIAP) based on the Global Positioning System (GPS), and the 
Localizer (LOC) at Frederick Municipal Airport has made this action 
necessary. This action is intended to provide adequate Class E airspace 
from instrument flight rules (IFR) operations by aircraft executing the 
revised Global Positioning System (GPS) Runway (RWY) 05 Standard 
Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP), Instrument Landing System (ILS) 
RWY 23 SIAP and VHF Omni-directional Radio range (VOR) or GPS-A SIAP at 
Frederick Municipal Airport and for Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) 
operations.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, August 18, 1999.

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 March 10, 1999, a proposal notice proposing to amend Part 71 of 
the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR Part 71) to amend the Class E 
airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface at Frederick 
Municipal Airport, MD, was published in the Federal Register (64 FR 
11820).
    Interested parties were invited to participate in this rulemaking 
by submitting written comments on the proposal to the FAA. No comments 
to the proposal were receive. The rule is adopted as proposed.
    The coordinate for this airspace docket are based on North American 
Datum 83. Class E airspace areas designations for airspace extending 
upward form 700 feet AGL are published in paragraph 6005 of 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 amended in the Order.

The Rule

    This amendment to Part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 
CFR Part 71) provides sufficient controlled Class E airspace extending 
upward from 700 feet AGL for aircraft executing amended SIAPs at 
Frederick, MD.
    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); (30 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).

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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., p. 389.


Sec. 71.1  [Amended]

    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:
    1. The authority citation for 14 CFR Part 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:

Paragraph 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, Frederick, MD [Revised]

Frederick Municipal Airport, MD
    (Lat 39 deg.25''03'' N long 77 deg.22'28'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 10 mile radius of Frederick Municipal Airport.
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    Issued in Jamaica, New York, on August 7, 1999.
Franklin D. Hatfield,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Eastern Region.
[FR Doc. 99-21021 Filed 8-17-99; 8:45 am]
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