[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 209 (Wednesday, October 29, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 56071-56072]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-28604]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 97-AEA-34]


Establishment of Class E Airspace; Indian Head, MD

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action establishes Class E airspace extending upward from 
700 feet Above Ground Level (AGL) at Indian Head, MD. The development 
of a Global Positioning System (GSP) Standards Instrument Approach 
Procedure (SIAP) to Runway (RWY) 36 and a VHF Omnidirectional Radio 
Range (VOR) A SIAP to Maryland Airport has made this action necessary. 
This action is intended to provide adequate Class E airspace to contain 
instrument flight rules (IFR) operations for aircraft executing the GPS 
RWY 36 SIAP and the VOR A SIAP to Maryland Airport at Indian Head, MD.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, January 1, 1998.

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 August 22, 1997, the FAA proposed to amend 14 CFR Part 71 to 
establish Class E airspace at Indian Head, MD (62 FR 44603). A GPS RWY 
36 SIAP and a VOR A SIAP developed for Maryland Airport, Indian Head, 
MD, requires the establishment of the Class E airspace at the airport. 
The notice proposed to establish controlled airspace extending upward 
from 700 feet AGL to contain IFR operations in controlled airspace 
during portions of the terminal operation and while transitioning 
between the enroute and terminal environments.
    Interested parties were invited to participate in this rulemaking

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proceeding by submitting written comments on the proposal to the FAA. 
No comments to the proposal were received. The rule is adopted as 
proposed.
    The coordinates for this airspace docket are based on North 
American Datum 83. Class E airspace areas designations for airspace 
extending upward from 700 feet AGL are published in paragraph 6005 of 
FAA Order 7400.9E, dated September 10, 1997 and effective September 16, 
1997, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class E 
airspace designation listed in the document will be published 
subsequently in the Order.

The Rule

    This amendment to 14 CFR Part 71 establishes Class E airspace at 
Indian Head, MD, to provide controlled airspace extending upward from 
700 feet AGL for executing the GPS RWY 36 SIAP and VOR A SIAP to 
Maryland Airport.
    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 ``significantly 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 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 7400.9E, Airspace, Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated September 10, 1997, and effective September 16, 
1997, 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 AEA E5 Indian Head, MD [New]

Maryland Airport, MD
    (lat. 38 deg.36'01'' N., long. 77 deg.04'24'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.5-mile radius of Maryland Airport, excluding the portions 
that coincide with the Washington, DC, and Friendly, MD, Class E 
airspace areas.
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    Issued in Jamaica, New York on October 7, 1997.
Franklin D. Hatfield,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Eastern Region.
[FR Doc. 97-28604 Filed 10-28-97; 8:45 am]
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