[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 102 (Thursday, May 25, 2000)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 33749-33750]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-13173]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 99-AEA-07]


Establishment of Class D Airspace; Salisbury, MD

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action establishes Class D airspace area at Salisbury, 
MD. The commissioning of a new Air Traffic Control Tower (ATCT) at the 
Salisbury-Ocean City, Wicomico Regional Airport (SBY) has made this 
proposal necessary. Controlled airspace extending upward from the 
surface to 2,500 feet Above Ground Level (AGL) is needed to accommodate 
Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations to the airport.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, 13 July 2000.

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 June 7, 1999, a notice proposing to amend Part 71 of the Federal 
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to establish Class D airspace at 
Salisbury, MD was published in the Federal Register (64 FR 30259-
30260). A new Air Traffic Control Tower (ATCT) made this action 
necessary. Controlled airspace extending upward to 2,500 feet above 
Ground Level (AGL) is needed to contain IFR operations in controlled 
airspace during portions of the terminal operation and while 
transitioning between the en-route and terminal environments. The 
notice proposed to designate the entire Class E airspace that is now in 
existence to Class D airspace. Interested parties were invited to 
participate in this rulemaking proceeding by submitting written 
comments on the proposal to the FAA. Comments to the proposal were 
received which labeled the proposed Class D airspace excessive when it 
includes all of the Class E airspace assigned to Salisbury Airport 
area. After further review the airspace area is amended so that the 
established Class D airspace is only the area within a 6.6 mile radius 
of the airport.
    The coordinates for this airspace docket are based on North 
American Datum 83.
    Class D airspace areas designations for airspace extending upward 
from the surface to a specified level are published in paragraph 5000 
of FAA Order 7400.9F, dated September 10, 1999, and effective September 
16, 1999, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class 
D designation listed in this document will be published subsequently in 
the Order.

The Rule

    This amendment to Part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 
CFR part 71) establishes Class D airspace at Salisbury, MD extending 
upward from the surface to 2,500 feet AGL.
    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, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (air).

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]

    2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of Federal 
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9F, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated September 10, 1999, and effective September 16, 
1999, is amended as follows:


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Paragraph 5000 Class D airspace area consisting of specified 
airspace within which all aircraft operators are subject to 
operating rules and equipment requirements of Part 91 of the 
Federal Aviation Regulation.

AEA MD D Salisbury, MD [Original]

Salisbury-Ocean City, Wicomico County Regional Airport, MD.

    (Lat. 3820.26 N/long. 753062 W)
Salisbury VORTAC
    (Lat. 3820.70 N/long. 753064 W)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to an including 
2,500 feet MSL within a 6.6 mile radius of the Salisbury-Wicomico 
County Regional Airport. This Class D airspace area is effective 
during specific dates and times established in advance by a Notice 
to Airmen. The effective date and time will thereafter be 
continuously published in the Airport Facility Directory.
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    Issued in Jamaica, New York on May 9, 2000.
Franklin D. Hatfield,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Eastern Region.
[FR Doc. 00-13173 Filed-24-00; 8:45 am]
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