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Authority for This Rulemaking
Title 49 of the United States Code
specifies the FAA’s authority to issue
rules on aviation safety. 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.
We are issuing this rulemaking under
the authority described in ‘‘Subtitle VII,
Part A, Subpart III, Section 44701:
General requirements.’’ Under that
section, Congress charges the FAA with
promoting safe flight of civil aircraft in
air commerce by prescribing regulations
for practices, methods, and procedures
the Administrator finds necessary for
safety in air commerce. This regulation
is within the scope of that authority
because it addresses an unsafe condition
that is likely to exist or develop on
products identified in this rulemaking
action.
Regulatory Findings
We determined that this proposed AD
would not have federalism implications
under Executive Order 13132. This
proposed AD would not have a
substantial direct effect on the States, on
the relationship between the national
Government and the States, or on the
distribution of power and
responsibilities among the various
levels of government.
For the reasons discussed above, I
certify this proposed regulation:
1. Is not a ‘‘significant regulatory
action’’ under Executive Order 12866;
2. Is not a ‘‘significant rule’’ under the
DOT Regulatory Policies and Procedures
(44 FR 11034, February 26, 1979);
3. Will not affect intrastate aviation in
Alaska; and
4. Will not have a significant
economic impact, positive or negative,
on a substantial number of small entities
under the criteria of the Regulatory
Flexibility Act.
We prepared a regulatory evaluation
of the estimated costs to comply with
this proposed AD and placed it in the
AD docket.
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List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39
Air transportation, Aircraft, Aviation
safety, Incorporation by reference,
Safety.
The Proposed Amendment
Accordingly, under the authority
delegated to me by the Administrator,
the FAA proposes to amend 14 CFR part
39 as follows:
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PART 39—AIRWORTHINESS
DIRECTIVES
1. The authority citation for part 39
continues to read as follows:
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113, 44701.
§ 39.13
[Amended]
2. The FAA amends § 39.13 by adding
the following new AD:
Bombardier, Inc.: Docket No. FAA–2012–
0034; Directorate Identifier 2011–NM–
153–AD.
(a) Comments Due Date
We must receive comments by March 8,
2012.
(b) Affected ADs
None.
(c) Applicability
This AD applies to Bombardier, Inc. Model
CL–600–2B19 (Regional Jet Series 100 & 440)
airplanes, certificated in any category,
equipped with entrance compartment
assembly having part numbers that begin
with A281001, A282001, A283001, A284001,
4591001, 4592001, 4593001, or 4594001.
(d) Subject
Air Transport Association (ATA) of
America Code 35: Oxygen.
(e) Reason
This AD was prompted by a report of a fire
which started in the vicinity of an electrical
panel that was fed by oxygen escaping from
a damaged third crew person oxygen line that
occurred while the airplane was on the
ground. We are issuing this AD to prevent the
possibility of damage to the third crew
person oxygen line and an oxygen-fed fire in
the airplane.
(f) Compliance
You are responsible for having the actions
required by this AD performed within the
compliance times specified, unless the
actions have already been done.
(g) Actions
Within 4,000 flight hours after the effective
date of this AD, replace and change the
routing of the flexible oxygen hose of the
third crew person oxygen line and modify
the entrance compartment assembly, in
accordance with the Accomplishment
Instructions of Bombardier Service Bulletin
601R–35–017, Revision A, dated June 9,
2011.
(h) Parts Installation
As of the effective date of this AD, no
person may install an entrance compartment
assembly with a part number that begins with
A281001, A282001, A283001, A284001,
4591001, 4592001, 4593001, or 4594001, or
a flexible oxygen hose with part number
38027–0260, on any airplane, unless that
entrance compartment assembly or flexible
oxygen hose has been modified, in
accordance with the Accomplishment
Instructions of Bombardier Service Bulletin
601R–35–017, Revision A, dated June 9,
2011.
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(i) Other FAA AD Provisions
The following provisions also apply to this
AD:
(1) Alternative Methods of Compliance
(AMOCs): The Manager, New York Aircraft
Certification Office (ACO), ANE–170, FAA,
has the authority to approve AMOCs for this
AD, if requested using the procedures found
in 14 CFR 39.19. In accordance with 14 CFR
39.19, send your request to your principal
inspector or local Flight Standards District
Office, as appropriate. If sending information
directly to the ACO, send it to ATTN:
Program Manager, Continuing Operational
Safety, FAA, New York ACO, 1600 Stewart
Avenue, Suite 410, Westbury, New York
11590; telephone (516) 228–7300; fax (516)
794–5531. Before using any approved AMOC,
notify your appropriate principal inspector,
or lacking a principal inspector, the manager
of the local flight standards district office/
certificate holding district office. The AMOC
approval letter must specifically reference
this AD.
(2) Airworthy Product: For any requirement
in this AD to obtain corrective actions from
a manufacturer or other source, use these
actions if they are FAA-approved. Corrective
actions are considered FAA-approved if they
are approved by the State of Design Authority
(or their delegated agent). You are required
to assure the product is airworthy before it
is returned to service.
(j) Related Information
Refer to MCAI Canadian Airworthiness
Directive CF–2011–23, dated July 14, 2011;
and Bombardier Service Bulletin 601R–35–
017, Revision A, dated June 9, 2011; for
related information.
Issued in Renton, Washington on
January 13, 2012.
John Piccola,
Acting Manager, Transport Airplane
Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service.
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14 CFR Part 71
[Docket No. FAA–2011–1340; Airspace
Docket No. 11–AEA–22]
Proposed Establishment of Class E
Airspace; Grasonville, MD
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking
(NPRM).
AGENCY:
This action proposes to
establish Class E Airspace at
Grasonville, MD, to accommodate a new
Area Navigation (RNAV) Global
Positioning System (GPS) special
Standard Instrument Approach
Procedure (SIAP) serving Queen Anne
E.R. Heliport. This action would
SUMMARY:
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enhance the safety and airspace
management of Instrument Flight Rules
(IFR) operations within the National
Airspace System.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before March 8, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Send comments on this rule
to: U.S. Department of Transportation,
Docket Operations, West Building
Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 1200
New Jersey, SE., Washington, DC
20590–0001; Telephone: 1–(800) 647–
5527; Fax: (202) 493–2251. You must
identify the Docket Number FAA–2011–
1340; Airspace Docket No. 11–AEA–22,
at the beginning of your comments. You
may also submit and review received
comments through the Internet at https://
www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Richard Horrocks, Operations Support
Group, Eastern Service Center, Federal
Aviation Administration, P.O. Box
20636, Atlanta, Georgia 30320;
telephone (404) 305–5588.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Comments Invited
Interested persons are invited to
comment on this 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 (FAA Docket No. FAA–
2011–1340; Airspace Docket No. 11–
AEA–22) and be submitted in triplicate
to the Docket Management System (see
ADDRESSES section for address and
phone number). You may also submit
comments through the Internet at
https://www.regulations.gov.
Comments wishing the FAA to
acknowledge receipt of their comments
on this action must submit with those
comments a self-addressed stamped
postcard on which the following
statement is made: ‘‘Comments to
Docket No. FAA–2011–1340; Airspace
Docket No. 11–AEA–22. 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
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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/.
You may review the public docket
containing the proposal, any comments
received and any final disposition in
person in the Dockets Office (see the
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 350, 1701
Columbia Avenue, College Park, Georgia
30337.
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 establish
Class E airspace at Grasonville, MD,
providing the controlled airspace
required to support the Copter RNAV
GPS special standard instrument
approach procedures at Queen Anne
E.R. Heliport. Controlled airspace
extending upward from 700 feet above
the surface is necessary for IFR
operations within a 6-mile radius of the
heliport.
Class E airspace designations are
published in Paragraph 6005 of FAA
order 7400.9V, dated August 9, 2011,
and effective September 15, 2011, which
is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR
71.1. The Class E airspace designation
listed in this document will 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
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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
would establish Class E airspace at
Queen Anne E.R. Heliport, Grasonville,
MD.
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 CLASS E AIRSPACE
AREAS; AIR TRAFFIC SERVICE
ROUTES; AND REPORTING POINTS
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.
§ 71.1
[Amended]
2. The incorporation by reference in
14 CFR 71.1 of Federal Aviation
Administration Order 7400.9V, Airspace
Designations and Reporting Points,
dated August 9, 2011, effective
September 15, 2011, 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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AEA MD E5 Grasonville, MD [New]
Queen Anne E.R. Heliport, MD
(Lat. 38°58′03″ N., long. 76°10′58″ W.)
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That airspace extending upward from 700
feet above the surface within a 6-mile radius
of Queen Anne E.R. Heliport.
14 CFR Part 39
p.m., Monday through Friday, except
Federal holidays.
For service information identified in
this proposed AD, contact Boeing
Commercial Airplanes, Attention: Data
& Services Management, P.O. Box 3707,
MC 2H–65, Seattle, Washington 98124–
2207; telephone (206) 544–5000,
extension 1; fax (206) 766–5680; email
me.boecom@boeing.com; Internet
https://www.myboeingfleet.com. You
may review copies of the referenced
service information at the FAA,
Transport Airplane Directorate, 1601
Lind Avenue SW., Renton, Washington.
For information on the availability of
this material at the FAA, call (425) 227–
1221.
[Docket No. FAA–2012–0035; Directorate
Identifier 2011–NM–178–AD]
Examining the AD Docket
RIN 2120–AA64
You may examine the AD docket on
the Internet at https://
www.regulations.gov; or in person at the
Docket Management Facility between 9
a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through
Friday, except Federal holidays. The AD
docket contains this proposed AD, the
regulatory evaluation, any comments
received, and other information. The
street address for the Docket Office
(phone: (800) 647–5527) is in the
ADDRESSES section. Comments will be
available in the AD docket shortly after
receipt.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Berhane Alazar, Aerospace Engineer,
Airframe Branch, ANM–120S, FAA,
Seattle Aircraft Certification Office,
1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton,
Washington 98057–3356; phone: (425)
917–6577; fax: (425) 917–6590; e-mail:
berhane.alazar@faa.gov.
Issued in College Park, Georgia, on January
12, 2012.
Michael Vermuth,
Acting Manager, Operation Support Group,
Eastern Service Center, Air Traffic
Organization.
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Federal Aviation Administration
Airworthiness Directives; the Boeing
Company Airplanes
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking
(NPRM).
AGENCY:
We propose to adopt a new
airworthiness directive (AD) for certain
Model 767–200 and –300 series
airplanes. This proposed AD was
prompted by reports of fatigue cracking
on the lower main sill inner chord of the
hatch opening of the overwing
emergency exit. This proposed AD
would require repetitive inspections for
cracking, corrosion damage, and any
other irregularity of the lower main sill
inner chord and surrounding structure,
and repair if necessary. We are
proposing this AD to detect and correct
fatigue cracking on the lower main sill
inner chord of the hatch opening of the
overwing emergency exit, which could
result in reduced structural integrity of
the hatch opening of the overwing
emergency exit and consequent rapid
decompression of the airplane.
DATES: We must receive comments on
this proposed AD by March 8, 2012.
ADDRESSES: You may send comments,
using the procedures found in 14 CFR
11.43 and 11.45, by any of the following
methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
• Fax: (202) 493–2251.
• Mail: U.S. Department of
Transportation, Docket Operations, M–
30, West Building Ground Floor, Room
W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,
Washington, DC 20590.
• Hand Delivery: Deliver to Mail
address above between 9 a.m. and 5
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Comments Invited
We invite you to send any written
relevant data, views, or arguments about
this proposal. Send your comments to
an address listed under the ADDRESSES
section. Include ‘‘Docket No. FAA–
2012–0035; Directorate Identifier 2011–
NM–178–AD’’ at the beginning of your
comments. We specifically invite
comments on the overall regulatory,
economic, environmental, and energy
aspects of this proposed AD. We will
consider all comments received by the
closing date and may amend this
proposed AD because of those
comments.
We will post all comments we
receive, without change, to https://
www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information you provide. We
will also post a report summarizing each
substantive verbal contact we receive
about this proposed AD.
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Discussion
We received reports of fatigue
cracking on the lower main sill inner
chord of the hatch opening of the
overwing emergency exit on an airplane
that had completed 42,079 total flight
cycles. This condition, if not corrected,
could result in reduced structural
integrity of the hatch opening of the
overwing emergency exit and
consequent rapid decompression of the
airplane.
Relevant Service Information
We reviewed Boeing Alert Service
Bulletin 767–53A0228, dated July 28,
2011. This service information describes
procedures, depending on the airplane
configuration, for repetitive high
frequency eddy current inspections for
cracking of the lower main sill inner
chord around body station (STA) 883.5;
repetitive detailed inspections for
cracking, corrosion damage, and any
other irregularity of the lower main sill
inner chord and surrounding structure
around STA 883.5; and repetitive
detailed inspections for cracking,
corrosion damage, and any other
irregularity of the lower main sill inner
chord and surrounding structure around
STA 903.5. This service information
also describes procedures for repair of
certain cracking, corrosion damage, or
other irregularity, if necessary.
The initial compliance time for the
inspections is at the later of: (1) before
37,500 total flight cycles and (2) within
3,000 flight cycles ‘‘after the original
issue date of the service bulletin.’’ The
repetitive intervals are 3,750 flight
cycles and 7,500 flight cycles,
depending on the inspection type.
FAA’s Determination
We are proposing this AD because we
evaluated all the relevant information
and determined the unsafe condition
described previously is likely to exist or
develop in other products of the same
type design.
Proposed AD Requirements
This proposed AD would require
accomplishing the actions specified in
the service information described
previously, except as discussed under
‘‘Differences Between the Proposed AD
and the Service Information.’’
Differences Between Proposed AD and
the Service Information
Boeing Alert Service Bulletin 767–
53A0228, dated July 28, 2011, specifies
to contact the manufacturer for
instructions on how to repair certain
conditions, but this proposed AD would
require repairing those conditions in
one of the following ways:
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Docket No. FAA-2011-1340; Airspace Docket No. 11-AEA-22]
Proposed Establishment of Class E Airspace; Grasonville, MD
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).
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SUMMARY: This action proposes to establish Class E Airspace at
Grasonville, MD, to accommodate a new Area Navigation (RNAV) Global
Positioning System (GPS) special Standard Instrument Approach Procedure
(SIAP) serving Queen Anne E.R. Heliport. This action would
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enhance the safety and airspace management of Instrument Flight Rules
(IFR) operations within the National Airspace System.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before March 8, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Send comments on this rule to: U.S. Department of
Transportation, Docket Operations, West Building Ground Floor, Room
W12-140, 1200 New Jersey, SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001; Telephone: 1-
(800) 647-5527; Fax: (202) 493-2251. You must identify the Docket
Number FAA-2011-1340; Airspace Docket No. 11-AEA-22, at the beginning
of your comments. You may also submit and review received comments
through the Internet at https://www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard Horrocks, Operations Support
Group, Eastern Service Center, Federal Aviation Administration, P.O.
Box 20636, Atlanta, Georgia 30320; telephone (404) 305-5588.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Comments Invited
Interested persons are invited to comment on this 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 (FAA Docket No.
FAA-2011-1340; Airspace Docket No. 11-AEA-22) and be submitted in
triplicate to the Docket Management System (see ADDRESSES section for
address and phone number). You may also submit comments through the
Internet at https://www.regulations.gov.
Comments wishing the FAA to acknowledge receipt of their comments
on this action must submit with those comments a self-addressed stamped
postcard on which the following statement is made: ``Comments to Docket
No. FAA-2011-1340; Airspace Docket No. 11-AEA-22. 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/.
You may review the public docket containing the proposal, any
comments received and any final disposition in person in the Dockets
Office (see the 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 350, 1701 Columbia Avenue, College Park, Georgia
30337.
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 establish Class E airspace at
Grasonville, MD, providing the controlled airspace required to support
the Copter RNAV GPS special standard instrument approach procedures at
Queen Anne E.R. Heliport. Controlled airspace extending upward from 700
feet above the surface is necessary for IFR operations within a 6-mile
radius of the heliport.
Class E airspace designations are published in Paragraph 6005 of
FAA order 7400.9V, dated August 9, 2011, and effective September 15,
2011, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class E
airspace designation listed in this document will 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 would establish Class E airspace at Queen Anne
E.R. Heliport, Grasonville, MD.
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 CLASS E AIRSPACE
AREAS; AIR TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND REPORTING POINTS
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]
2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of Federal
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9V, Airspace Designations and
Reporting Points, dated August 9, 2011, effective September 15, 2011,
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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AEA MD E5 Grasonville, MD [New]
Queen Anne E.R. Heliport, MD
(Lat. 38[deg]58'03'' N., long. 76[deg]10'58'' W.)
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That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 6-mile radius of Queen Anne E.R. Heliport.
Issued in College Park, Georgia, on January 12, 2012.
Michael Vermuth,
Acting Manager, Operation Support Group, Eastern Service Center, Air
Traffic Organization.
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