Proposed Amendment of Class D and E Airspace and Revocation of Class E Airspace; Manassas, VA, 38581-38582 [2011-16657]

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• Federal Aviation Administration
• DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 127 (Friday, July 1, 2011)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 38581-38582]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-16657]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2011-0579; Airspace Docket No. 11-AEA-14]


Proposed Amendment of Class D and E Airspace and Revocation of 
Class E Airspace; Manassas, VA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).

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SUMMARY: This action proposes to amend Class D and Class E airspace 
areas and remove Class E airspace at Manassas Municipal/Harry P. Davis 
Airport, Manassas, VA. A Standard Instrument Approach Procedure has 
been cancelled; therefore modification to the airspace areas is 
required for the safety and airspace management of Instrument Flight 
Rules (IFR) operations at the airport.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before August 15, 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.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this rule to: U.S. Department of 
Transportation, Docket Operations, West Building Ground Floor, Room 
W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001; 
Telephone: 1-800-647-5527; Fax: 202-493-2251. You must identify the 
Docket Number FAA-2011-0579; Airspace Docket No. 11-AEA-14, at the 
beginning of your comments. You may also submit and review received 
comments through the Internet at https://www.regulations.gov.
    You may review the public docket containing the rule, any comments 
received, and any final disposition in person in the Dockets Office 
(see ADDRESSES section for address and phone number) between 9 a.m. and 
5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal Holidays.
    An informal docket may also be examined during normal business 
hours at the office of the Eastern Service Center, Federal Aviation 
Administration, Room 210, 1701 Columbia Avenue, College Park, Georgia 
30337.

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:

Comments Invited

    Interested persons are invited to comment on this proposed rule 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, aeronautical, economic, environmental, and 
energy-related aspects of the proposal. Communications should identify 
both docket numbers and be submitted in triplicate to the address 
listed above. Those 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 Docket No. FAA-2011-0579; Airspace Docket No. 11-AEA-
14.'' The postcard will be date/time stamped and returned to the 
commenter. All communications received before the specified 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 the comments received. A report summarizing each substantive 
public contact with FAA personnel concerned with this rulemaking will 
be filed in the docket.

Availability of NPRMs

    An electronic copy of this document may be downloaded from and 
comments submitted through https://www.regulations.gov. Recently 
published rulemaking documents can also be accessed through the FAA's 
Web page at https://www.faa.gov/airports_airtraffic/air_traffic/publications/airspace_amendments/. Additionally, any person may obtain 
a copy of this notice by submitting a

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request to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Office of Air 
Traffic Airspace Management, ATA-400, 800 Independence Avenue, SW., 
Washington, DC 20591, or by calling (202) 267-8783. Communications must 
identify both docket numbers for this notice. Persons interested in 
being placed on a mailing list for future NPRM's should contact the 
FAA's Office of Rulemaking, (202) 267-9677, to request a copy of 
Advisory Circular No. 11-2A, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Distribution 
System, which describes the application procedure.

The Proposal

    The FAA is considering an amendment to Title 14, Code of Federal 
Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 to amend Class D and E surface airspace at 
Manassas Municipal/Harry P. Davis Airport, Manassas, VA. Cancellation 
of the VOR approach into the airport has made this action necessary. 
Class E airspace designated as an extension to Class D airspace is no 
longer needed and therefore, would be removed. This action would 
enhance the safety and management of IFR operations at Manassas 
Municipal/Harry P. Davis Airport.
    Class D and E airspace designations are published in Paragraphs 
5000, 6002 and 6004, respectively, of FAA Order 7400.9U, dated August 
18, 2010, and effective September 15, 2011, which is incorporated by 
reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class D and E airspace designations 
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. 
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 proposed 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 proposed 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 proposed regulation is within the scope 
of that authority as it proposes to remove Class E airspace and amend 
Class D and E airspace at Manassas, VA.

Lists 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--DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR 
TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND REPORTING POINTS

    1. The authority citation for part 71 will continue 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]

    2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of Federal 
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9U, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, signed August 15, 2010, and effective September 15, 
2011, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 5000 Class D airspace.

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AEA VA D Manassas, VA [Amended]

Manassas Municipal/Harry P. Davis Airport, VA
    (Lat. 38[deg]43'17'' N., long. 77[deg]30'56'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to but not 
including 2,000 feet MSL within a 5-mile radius of the Manassas 
Municipal/Harry P. Davis Airport, excluding that airspace within the 
Washington Tri-Area Class B airspace area. 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 designated as surface areas.

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AEA VA E2 Manassas, VA [Amended]

Manassas Municipal/Harry P. Davis Airport, VA
    (Lat. 38[deg]43'17'' N., long. 77[deg]30'56'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to but not 
including 2,000 feet MSL within a 5-mile radius of the Manassas 
Municipal/Harry P Davis Municipal Airport, excluding that airspace 
within the Washington Tri-Area Class B airspace area. 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.

Paragraph 6004 Class E airspace designated as an extension to a 
Class D surface area.

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AEA VA E4 Manassas, VA [Removed]

    Issued in College Park, Georgia, on June 27, 2011.
Barry A. Knight,
Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, Eastern Service Center, Air 
Traffic Organization.
[FR Doc. 2011-16657 Filed 6-30-11; 8:45 am]
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