Document ID: FAA-2010-0911-0001
Agency: faa
Document Type: Rule
Title: Amendments to Class E Airspace: Smithfield, NC
Posted Date: 2010-09-29T04:00Z

[Federal Register: September 29, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 188)]
[Rules and Regulations]               
[Page 59934-59935]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2010-0911; Airspace Docket No. 10-ASO-32]

 
Amendment to Class E Airspace; Smithfield, NC

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule, technical amendment.

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SUMMARY: This action amends Class E airspace at Johnston County 
Airport, Smithfield, NC, by correcting an omission of the geographic 
coordinates of the Area Navigation (RNAV) Global Positioning System 
(GPS) Special Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) serving the 
Johnston Memorial Hospital to aid in the navigation of our National 
Airspace System.

DATES: Effective 0901 UTC, January 13, 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: Melinda Giddens, Operations Support 
Group, Eastern Service Center, Federal Aviation Administration, P.O. 
Box 20636, Atlanta, Georgia 30320; telephone (404) 305-5610.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

    The FAA received a request from the National Aeronautical 
Navigation Services to correct the omission of the geographic 
coordinates for the point in space serving Johnston Memorial Hospital 
in the amendment of the Class E airspace published in the Federal 
Register on July 27, 2010 (75 FR 43817). This action makes the 
adjustment.

The Rule

    This amendment to Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) 
part 71 amends Class E airspace at Smithfield, NC, by making the 
addition of the geographic coordinates of the RNAV (GPS) approach point 
in space serving Johnston Memorial Hospital to coincide with the FAAs 
National Aeronautical Navigation Services depiction. Accordingly, since 
this is an administrative change, and does not involve a change in the 
dimensions or operating requirements of that airspace, notice and 
public procedures under 5 U.S.C. 553 (b) are unnecessary.
    The Class E airspace designations are published in Paragraph 6005 
of FAA order 7400.9U, dated August 18, 2010, and effective September 
15, 2010, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class 
E airspace designations listed in this document will be published 
subsequently in the Order.
    The FAA has determined that his regulation only involves an 
established body of technical regulations for which frequent and 
routine amendments are necessary to keep them operationally current, is 
non-controversial and unlikely to result in adverse or negative 
comments. 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, will 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.

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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 amends controlled airspace at Smithfield, NC.

Lists of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71

    Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (Air).

Adoption of the Amendment

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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, dated August 18, 2010, and effective September 15, 2010, is 
amended as follows:

Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Extending Upward From 700 feet or 
More Above the Surface of the Earth

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ASO NC E5 Smithfield, NC [Amended]

Johnston County Airport, NC
    (Lat. 35[deg]32[min]27[sec] N., long 78[deg]23[min]25[sec] W.)
Johnston Memorial Hospital
Point In Space Coordinates
    (Lat. 35[deg]31[min]23[sec] N., long 78[deg]20[min]35[sec] W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.5-mile radius of the Johnston County Airport and within 2 
miles each side of the 023[deg] bearing from the airport extending 
from the 6.5-mile radius to 10.2 miles northeast of the Johnston 
County Airport and within a 6-mile radius of the point in space 
(lat.35[deg]31[min]23[sec] N., long. 78[deg]20[min]35[sec] W.) 
serving Johnston Memorial Hospital.

    Issued in College Park, Georgia, on September 17, 2010.
Myron A. Jenkins,
Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, Eastern Service Center, Air 
Traffic Organization.
[FR Doc. 2010-24113 Filed 9-28-10; 8:45 am]
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