[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 172 (Thursday, September 6, 2007)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 51203-51204]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-4330]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2007-28601; Airspace Docket 07-AEA-02]


Proposed Establishment of Class D and E Airspace, Proposed 
Revision of Class E Airspace; Easton, MD

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This action proposes to establish Class D, E2 and E4 airspace 
and revise E5 airspace at Easton, MD. A federal contract tower with a 
weather reporting system is being constructed at Easton Airport/Newnam 
Field. Therefore, the airport will meet criteria for Class D, E2, and 
E4 surface area airspace. Class D surface area airspace and Class E4 
airspace designed as an extension to Class D airspace is required when 
the control tower is open to contain Standard Instrument Approach 
Procedures (SIAPs) and other Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations 
at the airport. Class E2 surface area airspace is required when the 
control tower is closed to contain SIAPs and other IFR operations at 
the airport. This action would establish Class D and E2 airspace 
extending upward from the surface to and including 2,600 feet MSL 
within a 4-mile radius of the airport and Class E4 airspace extension 
that is 5.4 miles wide and extends 7.4 miles northeast of the Easton 
Non Directional Beacon (NDB). Additionally, a technical revision to 
Class E5 airspace is required as a result of a name change from the 
Easton Municipal Airport to Easton Airport/Newnam Field, which was 
effective May 25, 1993.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before October 22, 2007.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this proposal to the Docket Management 
System, U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket Operations, M-30, 
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., West Building, Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 
Washington, DC 20590; Telephone: 1-800-647-5527. You must identify the 
docket number FAA-2007-28601; Airspace Docket No. 07-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 proposal, any comments received, and any final 
disposition in person in the Dockets Office (see ADDRESSES section for 
address and phone number) between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through 
Friday, except Federal holidays.
    An informal docket may also be examined during normal business 
hours at the office of the Eastern Service Center, Federal Aviation 
Administration, Room C210, 1701 Columbia Avenue, College Park, Georgia 
30337.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark D. Ward, Manager, System Support 
Group, Eastern Service Center, Federal Aviation Administration. P.O. 
Box 20636, Atlanta, Georgia 30320; telephone (404) 305-5581.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Comments Invited

    Interested parties are invited to participate in this proposed 
rulemaking 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, aeronautical, 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-2007-28601; 
Airspace Docket No. 07-AEA-02.'' 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 light of the comments received. A report summarizing each 
substantive public contact with FAA personnel concerned with this 
rulemaking will be filed in the docket.

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 Federal Register Web page at http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/index.html. Persons interested in being placed on mailing list for 
future NPRM's should contact the FAA's Office of Rulemaking, (202) 267-
9677, to request a copy of

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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 Title 14 Code of Federal 
Regulations, part 71 to establish Class D, E2, and E4 airspace and 
revise Class E5 airspace at Easton, MD. Class D and E2 Airspace 
Designations for Airspace Areas extending upward from the surface of 
the Earth, Class E4 Airspace Areas Designated as an Extension to a 
Class D Surface Area and Class E5 Airspace Areas extending upward from 
700 feet ore more above the surface of the Earth are published in 
Paragraphs 5000, 6002, 6004 and 6005 respectively of FAA Order 7400.9P, 
dated September 1, 2006, and effective September 15, 2006, which is 
incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 The Class D, E2, E4 and E5 
airspace designations 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. 
It, therefore, (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, when promulgated, will 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--DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR 
TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND REPORTING POINTS

    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]

    2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of Federal 
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9P, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated September 1, 2006, and effective September 15, 
2006, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 5000 Class D Airspace.

* * * * *

AEA MD D Easton, MD [NEW]

Easton Airport/Newnam Field, MD
    (Lat. 38[deg]48'15'' N., long. 76[deg]04'08'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 
2,600 feet MSL within a 4-mile radius of the Easton Airport/Newnam 
Field. This Class D airspace area is effective during the specific 
days and times established in advance by a Notice to Airmen. The 
effective days and times will thereafter be continuously published 
in the Airport/Facility Directory.
* * * * *

Paragraph 6002 Class E Airspace Designated as Surface Areas.

* * * * *

AEA MD E2 Easton, MD [NEW]

Easton Airport/Newman Field, MD
    (Lat. 38[deg]48'15'' N., long. 76[deg]04'08'' W.)
Easton NDB
    (Lat. 38[deg]48'17'' N., long. 76[deg]04'10'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 
2,600 feet MSL within a 4-mile radius of the Easton Airport/Newman 
Field and that airspace within 2.7 miles each side of the 038[deg] 
bearing from the Easton NDB extending from the 4-mile radius of the 
Easton Airport/Newman Field to 7.4 miles northeast of the NDB. This 
Class E airspace area is effective during the specific days and 
times established in advance by a Notice to Airmen. The effective 
days and times will thereafter be continuously published in the 
Airport/Facility Directory.
* * * * *

Paragraph 604 Class E Airspace Areas Designated as an Extension to 
a Class D Surface Area.

* * * * *

AEA MD E4 Easton, MD [NEW]

Easton Airport/Newman Field, MD
    (Lat. 38[deg]48'15'' N., long. 76[deg]04'08'' W.)
Easton NDB
    (Lat. 38[deg]48'17'' N., long. 76[deg]04'10'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface within 2.7 miles 
each side of the 038[deg] bearing from the Easton NDB extending from 
the 4-mile radius of the Easton Airport/Newman Field to 7.4 miles 
northeast of the NDB.
* * * * *

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 Easton, MD [REVISED]

Easton Airport/Newman Field, MD
    (Lat. 38[deg]48'15'' N., long. 76[deg]04'08'' W.)
Easton NDB
    (Lat. 38[deg]48'17'' N., long. 76[deg]04'10'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.7-mile radius of the Easton Airport/Newman Field and 
within 2.7 miles each side of the 038[deg] bearing from the Easton 
NDB extending from the 6.7-mile radius to 7.4 miles northeast of the 
NDB.

    Issued in College Park, Georgia, on August 8, 2007.
Kathy Kutch,
Acting Manager, System Support Group Eastern Service Center.

[FR Doc. 07-4330 Filed 9-5-07; 8:45 am]
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