[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 226 (Wednesday, November 22, 2000)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 70323-70324]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-29910]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 00-AEA-11]


Amendment to Class E Airspace; Charlottesville, VA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This document proposes to establish Class E airspace at 
Charlottesville, VA. A helicopter Point in Space approach, has been 
developed for University of Virginia Medical Center, Charlottesville, 
VA. Controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet to 1200 feet 
Above Ground Level (AGL) is needed to contain aircraft executing the 
approach. This action proposes to establish Class E airspace to include 
the Point in Space approach to University of Virginia Medical Center 
Heliport. The area would be depicted on aeronautical charts for pilot 
reference.

DATES:  Comments must be received on or before December 22, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Manager, 
Airspace Branch, AEA-520, Docket No. 00-AEA-11, F.A.A. Eastern Region, 
1 Aviation Plaza, Jamaica, NY 11434-4809.
    The official docket may be examined in the Office of the Regional 
Counsel, AEA-7, F.A.A. Eastern Region, 1 Aviation Plaza, Jamaica, NY 
11434-4809.
    An informal docket may also be examined during normal business 
hours in the Airspace Branch, AEA-520, F.A.A. Eastern Region, 1 
Aviation Plaza, Jamaica, NY 11434-4809.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Francis T. Jordan, Jr., Airspace 
Specialist, Airspace Branch, AEA-520, F.A.A. Eastern Region, 1 Aviation 
Plaza, Jamaica, NY 11434-4809; telephone: (718) 553-4521.

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, economic, 
environmental, and energy-related aspects of the proposal. 
Communications should identify the airspace docket number 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 Airspace Docket No. 00-
AEA-11.'' The postcard will be date/time stamped and returned to the 
commenter. All communications received on or before the 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 
comments received. All comments submitted will be available for 
examination in the

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Rules Docket both before and after the closing date for comments. A 
report summarizing each substantive public contact with the FAA 
personnel concerned with this rulemaking will be filed in the docket.

Availability of NPRMs

    Any person may obtain a copy of this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 
(NPRM) by submitting a request to the Office of the Regional Counsel, 
AEA-7, F.A.A. Eastern Region, 1 Aviation Plaza, Jamaica, NY, 11434-
4809. Communications must identify the notice number of this NPRM. 
Persons interested in being placed on a mailing list for future NPRMs 
should also request a copy of Advisory Circular No. 11-2A, which 
describes the application procedure.

The Proposal

    The FAA is considering an amendment to Part 71 of the Federal 
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR Part 71) to establish Class E airspace 
area at Charlottesville, VA. A RNAV Point in Space Approach has been 
developed for University of Virginia Medical Center Heliport, 
Charlottesville, VA. Controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet 
AGL is needed to accommodate the approach. Class E airspace 
designations for airspace areas extending upward from 700 feet or more 
above the surface are published in Paragraph 6005 of FAA Order 7400.9E, 
dated September 10, 2000, and effective September 16, 2000, which is 
incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class E airspace 
designation 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. 
Therefore, this proposed 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 would only affect air traffic procedures 
and air navigation, it is certified that this proposed rule would 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).

The Proposed Amendment

    In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation 
Administration proposes to amend 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 dated September 10, 2000, and 
effective September 16, 2000, is proposed to be amended as fllows:

Paragraph 6005  Class E airspace areas extending upward from 700 
feet or more above the surface of the earth.

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AEA VA E5, Charlottesville, VA

University of Virginia Medical Center Heliport
    (Lat. 3801.401N-long. 07830.604W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6 mile radius of University of Virginia Medical Center 
Heliport.
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    Issued in Jamaica, New York, on October 13, 2000.
F.D. Hatfield,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Eastern Region.
[FR Doc. 00-29910 Filed 11-21-00; 8:45 am]
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