Document ID: FAA-2011-0355-0001
Agency: faa
Document Type: Rule
Title: Removals of Class D and E Airspace: Willow Grove, PA
Posted Date: 2011-07-25T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 142 (Monday, July 25, 2011)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 44258-44259]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-18667]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2011-0355; Airspace Docket No. 11-AEA-8]

Removal of Class D and E Airspace; Willow Grove, PA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action removes the Class D and Class E airspace areas at 

Willow Grove, PA. The Willow Grove Naval Air Station (NAS) has closed 

and therefore controlled airspace associated with the airport is being 

removed. The FAA is taking this action to ensure the efficient use of 

airspace within the National Airspace System.

DATES: Effective date: 0901 UTC, October 20, 2011. The Director of the 

Federal Register approves this incorporation by reference action under 

title 1, Code of Federal Regulations, part 51, subject to the annual 

revision of FAA Order 7400.9 and publication of conforming amendments

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Fornito, Airspace Specialist, 

Operations Support Group, Eastern Service Center, Air Traffic 

Organization, Federal Aviation Administration, P.O. Box 20636, Atlanta, 

Georgia 30320; telephone (404) 305-6364.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

The Rule

    This action amends Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) 

part 71 to remove Class D and E airspace at Willow Grove, PA. The 

closing of the Willow Grove NAS and cancellation of all standard 

instrument approach

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procedures eliminates the need of controlled airspace. Since this 

action eliminates the impact of controlled airspace on users of the 

National Airspace System in the vicinity of Willow Grove, PA, notice 

and public procedures under 5 U.S.C. 553(b) are unnecessary.

    Class D and Class E airspace designations are published in 

Paragraphs 5000, 6004, respectively, of FAA Order 7400.9U, dated August 

15, 2010, and effective September 15, 2010, which is incorporated by 

reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class D and E airspace designations 

listed in this document will be published subsequently in the Order.

    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 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, would not have a 

significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities 

under the criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.

    The FAA's authority to issue rules regarding aviation safety is 

found in Title 49 of the United States Code. Subtitle I, Section 106 

describes the authority of the FAA Administrator. Subtitle VII, 

Aviation Programs, describes in more detail the scope of the agency's 

authority.

    This rulemaking is promulgated under the authority described in 

Subtitle VII, Part, A, Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that section, 

the FAA is charged with prescribing regulations to assign the use of 

airspace necessary to ensure the safety of aircraft and the efficient 

use of airspace. This regulation is within the scope of that authority 

as it removes controlled airspace at Willow Grove, PA.

Lists 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, B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR 

TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND REPORTING POINTS

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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]

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2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of Federal Aviation 

Administration Order 7400.9U, Airspace Designations and Reporting 

Points, signed August 18, 2010, and effective September 15, 2010, is 

amended as follows:

Paragraph 5000 Class D Airspace

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AEA PA D Willow Grove, PA [Removed]

Paragraph 6004 Class E airspace designated as an extension to a 

Class D surface area.

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AEA PA E4 Willow Grove, PA [Removed]

    Issued in College Park, Georgia, on July 15, 2011.

Mark D. Ward,

Manager, Operations Support Group, Eastern Service Center, Air Traffic 

Organization.

[FR Doc. 2011-18667 Filed 7-22-11; 8:45 am]

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