[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 26 (Tuesday, February 8, 2000)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 6000-6001]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-2772]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 99-ASO-25]


Amendment of Class E Airspace; Lexington, KY

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This amendment modifies Class E airspace at Lexington, KY. A 
Global Positioning System (GPS) Standard Instrument Approach Procedure 
(SIAP) has been developed for Saint Joseph's Hospital and The 
University of Kentucky Medical Center, Lexington, KY. As a result, 
additional controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet Above 
Ground Level (AGL) is needed to accommodate the SIAP and for Instrument 
Flight Rules (IFR) operations at Saint Joseph's Hospital and The 
University of Kentucky Medical Center.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, April 20, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nancy B. Shelton, Manager, Airspace 
Branch, Air Traffic Division, Federal Aviation Administration, P.O. Box 
20636, Atlanta, Georgia 30320; telephone (404) 305-5627.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

    On December 17, 1999, the FAA proposed to amend part 71 of the 
Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) by amending Class E 
Airspace at Lexington, KY (64 FR 70611). This action provides adequate 
Class E airspace for IFR operations at the Saint Joseph's Hospital and 
The University of Kentucky Medical Center. Designations for Class E 
airspace extending upward from 700 feet or more above the surface and 
published in FAA Order 7400.9G, dated September 1, 1999, and effective 
September 16, 1999, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR part 
71.1. The Class E designation listed in this document will be published 
subsequently in the Order.
    Interested parties were invited to participate in this rulemaking 
proceeding by submitting written comments on the proposal to the FAA. 
No comments objecting to the proposal were received.

The Rule

    This amendment to part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 
CFR part 71) amends Class E airspace at Lexington, KY, for the Saint 
Joseph's Hospital and The University of Kentucky Medical Center.
    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. 
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 11304; February 26, 1979); 
and (3) Does not warrant preparation of a Regulatory Evaluation, as the 
anticipated impact is so minimal. Since this is a routin matter that 
will only affect air traffic procedures and air navigation, it is 
certified that this rule 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).

Adoption of the Amendment

    In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation 
Administration amends 14 CFR part 71 as follows:

PART 71--DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, CLASS B, CLASS C, CLASS D AND 
CLASS E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIRWAYS; ROUTES; AND REPORTING POINTS

    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.

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Sec. 71.1  [Amended]

    2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of Federal 
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9G, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated September 1, 1999, and effective September 16, 
1999, 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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ASO KY E5  Lexington, KY [Revised]

Lexington, Blue Grass Airport, KY
    (Lat. 38 deg.02'13" N, long. 84 deg.36'20" W)
Saint Joseph's Hospital and The University of Kentucky Medical 
Center, Lexington, KY
Point In Space Coordinates
    (Lat. 38 deg.01'15" N, long. 84 deg.30'59" W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet or more above the 
surface within a 
7-mile radius of Blue Grass Airport and that airspace within a 6-
mile radius of the point in space (Lat. 38 deg.01'15" N, long. 
84 deg.30' 59" W) serving Saint Joseph's Hospital and the University 
of Kentucky Medical Center, Lexington, KY.
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    Issued in College Park, Georgia, on January 20, 2000.
Wade T. Carpenter,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division Southern Region
[FR Doc. 00-2772 Filed 2-7-00; 8:45 am]
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