[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 11 (Wednesday, January 18, 1995)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 3536-3537]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-1137]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 94-AEA-03]


Modification of Class D and Class E Airspace; Morgantown, WV

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action revises controlled airspace in the vicinity of 
Morgantown, WV, due to the decommissioning of the Bobtown, WV, non-
directional radiobeacon (NDB), a proposed cancellation of an NDB or 
Global Positioning System (GPS) standard instrument approach procedure 
(SIAP), and a review of air traffic control procedures in the area. A 
minor change is also being made in the legal description of Class E 
airspace described in the original notice due to an incorrect radial 
being used.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 U.T.C. March 30, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Frank Jordan, Designated Airspace Specialist, System Management Branch, 
AEA-530, F.A.A. Eastern Region, Fitzgerald Federal Building #111, John 
F. Kennedy International Airport, Jamaica, New York 11430; telephone: 
(718) 553-0857.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

    On August 16, 1994, the FAA proposed to amend part 71 of the 
Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR Part 71) to revise Class D and 
Class E airspace in the vicinity of Morgantown, WV (59 FR 46205). The 
proposal would revise that amount of controlled airspace to reflect 
revised air traffic control procedures in the area.
    Interested parties were invited to participate in this rulemaking 
proceeding by submitting written comments on the proposal to the FAA. 
No comments on the proposal were received.
    Airspace Reclassification, in effect as of September 16, 1993, has 
discontinued the use of the terms ``Control Zone and Transition Area,'' 
and Control Zones and Transition Areas are now Class D and Class E 
airspace respectively. Except for editorial changes, this amendment is 
the same as that proposed in the notice. The coordinates for this 
airspace docket are based on North American Datum 83. Class D and Class 
E airspace designations for Morgantown, WV are published in Paragraphs 
5000, 6002, and 6005 of FAA Order 7400.9B, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated July 18, 1994, and effective September 16, 
1994, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class D 
and Class E airspace designations listed in this document will be 
published subsequently in the Order.

The Rule

    This amendment to Part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations 
revises Class D and Class E airspace in the vicinity of Morgantown, WV 
to reflect airspace actually needed by the FAA to contain existing air 
traffic control procedures.
    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 ``major rule'' under Executive 
Order 12291; (2) is not a ``significant rule'' under DOT Regulatory 
Policies [[Page 3537]] 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 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--[AMENDED]

    1. The authority citation for part 71 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. app. 1348(a), 1354(a), 1510; E.O. 10854, 24 
FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389; 49 U.S.C. 106(g); 14 CFR 
11.69.


Sec. 71.7  [Amended]

    2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of the Federal 
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9B, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated July 18, 1994, and effective September 16, 
1994, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 5000--General

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AEA WV D Morgantown, WV [Revised]

Morgantown Municipal--Walter L. Bill Hart Field Airport, WV
    (Lat. 39 deg.38'34''N., long. 79 deg.54'59''W.)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 
3,700 feet MSL within a 4-mile radius of Morgantown Municipal--
Walter L. Bill Hart Field Airport. This Class D airspace area is 
effective during the 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.
* * * * *

Paragraph 6002--Class E airspace areas designated as a surface area 
for an airport

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AEA WV E2 Morgantown, WV [Added]

Morgantown Municipal--Walter L. Bill Hart Field Airport, WV
    (Lat. 39 deg.38'34''N., long. 79 deg.54'59''W.)

    Within a 4-mile radius of Morgantown Municipal--Walter L. Bill 
Hart Field Airport. This Class E airspace area is effective during 
the 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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Paragraph 6004--Class E airspace areas extending upward from the 
surface designated as an extension to a Class D surface area

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AEA WV E4 Morgantown, WV [Added]

Morgantown Municipal--Walter L. Bill Hart Field Airport, WV
    (Lat. 39 deg.38'34''N., long. 79 deg.54'59''W.)
Morgantown VORTAC
    (Lat. 39 deg.33'24''N., long. 79 deg.51'37''W.)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface within 1 mile 
either side of the Morgantown VORTAC 332 deg.(T)337 deg.(M) radial 
extending from the 4-mile radius of Morgantown Municipal--Walter L. 
Bill Hart Field Airport to the Morgantown VORTAC. This Class E 
airspace area is effective during the 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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Paragraph 6005--Class E airspace areas extending upward from 700 
feet or more above the surface of the earth

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AEA WV E5 Morgantown, WV [Revised]

Morgantown Municipal--Walter L. Bill Hart Field Airport, WV
    (Lat. 39 deg.38'34''N., long. 79 deg.54'59''W.)
Morgantown VORTAC
    (Lat. 39 deg.33'24''N., long. 79 deg.51'37''W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.5-mile radius of Morgantown Municipal--Walter L. Bill 
Hart Field Airport and within 3 miles each side of the Morgantown 
VORTAC 152 deg.(T)157 deg.(M) radial extending from the 6.5-mile 
radius to 8.8 miles southeast of the VORTAC and within 3 miles west 
of the Morgantown VORTAC 336 deg.(T)341 deg.(M) radial clockwise to 
3 miles east of Morgantown Municipal--Walter L. Bill Hart Field 
Airport north localizer course extending from the 6.5-mile radius to 
15.1 miles north of the airport.
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    Issued in Jamaica, New York, on January 3, 1995.
John S. Walker,
Manager, Air Traffic Division.
[FR Doc. 95-1137 Filed 1-17-95; 8:45 am]
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