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CFR Citation: 14 CFR Part 71

DOCUMENT ID: [Airspace Docket No. 02-ASO-17]

NOTICE: RULES

ACTION: Airworthiness directives:

DOCUMENT ACTION: Final rule.

SUBJECT CATEGORY: Amendment to Class E5 Airspace; Morganton, NC

EFFECTIVE DATES: 0901 UTC, November 28, 2002.

DOCUMENT SUMMARY: This action amends Class E5 airspace at Andrews-Murphy, NC. An Area Navigation (RNAV) Global Positioning System (GPS) Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP), helicopter point in space approach, has been developed for Grace Hospital, Morganton, NC. As a result, controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet Above Ground Level (AGL) is needed to contain the SIAP.

SUMMARY: Class E5 airspace,

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

History

On August 20, 2002, the FAA proposed to amend part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR Part 71) by amendment Class E5 airspace at Morganton, NC, (67 FR 5398). This action provides adequate Class E5 airspace for IFR operations at Grace Hospital, Morganton, NC. Designations for Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet or more above the surface are published in FAA Order 7400.9K, dated August 30, 2002, and effective September 16, 2002, 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) establishes Class E5 airspace at Morganton, NC.

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 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 71DESIGNATION 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, 19591963 Comp., p. 389.

Sec. 71.1 [Amended]

2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of Federal Aviation Administration Order 7400.9K, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 30, 2002, and effective September 16, 2002, 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 NC E5 Morganton, NC [Revised]
MorgantonLenoir Airport, NC
(Lat. 35[deg]49'15'' N, long. 81[deg]36'40'' W)
Fiddlers NDB
(Lat. 35[deg]42'37'' N, long. 81[deg]40'17'' W)
Grace Hospital
Point in Space Coordinates

(Lat. 35[deg]43'31'' N, long. 81[deg]39'59'' W)

That airspace extending upward from 700 feet or more above the surface within a 9.5mile radius of the MorgantonLenoir Airport and within 2.5 miles each side of the 205[deg] bearing from Fiddlers NDB, extending from the 9.5mile radius to 7 miles southwest of the NDB and that airspace within a 6mile radius of the point in space (lat. 35[deg]43'31'' N, long. 81[deg]39'59'' W) serving Grace Hospital; excluding that airspace within the Hickory, NC, Class E airspace area.

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Issued in College Park, Georgia, October 4, 2002. Walter R. Cochran,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southern Region.
[FR Doc. 0226276 Filed 101502; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 491013M

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT Walter R. Cochran, Manager, Airspace Branch, Air Traffic Division, Federal Aviation Administration, P.O. Box 20636, Atlanta, Georgia 30320; telephone (404) 3055627.