Proposed Establishment of Class C Airspace at Harrisburg International Airport, PA; Public Meeting

AGENCY:

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Department of Transportation (DOT).

ACTION:

Notification of meeting.

SUMMARY:

This document announces a fact-finding informal airspace meeting regarding a plan to establish Class C Airspace at Harrisburg International Airport, PA. The purpose of the meeting is to solicit aeronautical comments on the proposal's effects on local aviation operations. All comments received during the meeting, and the subsequent comment period, will be considered prior to the issuance of a notice of proposed rulemaking.

DATES:

The meeting will be held on Wednesday, August 18, 2021, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. (Eastern Time). Comments must be received on or before September 18, 2021.

ADDRESSES:

This will be a virtual informal airspace meeting using the Zoom teleconferencing tool. The meeting will also be available to watch on the FAA's Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube social media channels.

Send comments on the proposal, in triplicate, to: Matthew Cathcart, Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, Eastern Service Area, Air Traffic Organization, Federal Aviation Administration, 1701 Columbia Avenue, College Park, GA 30337; or via email to: 9-AJO-MDT-ClassC-Airspace-Comments@faa.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Trevor Catanese, Acting Manager, Harrisburg Airport Traffic Control Tower, Building 511 Airport Drive, Middletown, PA 17057. Telephone: (717) 948-9180.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Meeting Procedures

The meeting will provide interested parties an opportunity to present views, recommendations, and comments on the proposed airspace.

(a) Registration: To attend the meeting, the public can register here: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_XJe2ZgfQQB2Kr2;WbEIKWIw.

(b) The meeting will be open to all persons on a space-available basis. There will be no admission fee or other charge to attend and participate. The meeting will be informal in nature and will be conducted by one or more representatives of the FAA Eastern Service Area. A representative from the FAA will present a briefing on the planned airspace modifications.

(c) Each participant will be given an opportunity to deliver comments or make a presentation, although a time limit may be imposed to accommodate closing times. Only comments concerning the plan to establish the Harrisburg Class C airspace area will be accepted.

(d) Each person wishing to make a presentation will be asked to note their intent when registering for the meeting so those time frames can be established. This meeting will not be adjourned until everyone registered to speak has had an opportunity to address the panel. This meeting may be adjourned at any time if all persons present have had an opportunity to speak.

(e) Position papers or other handout material relating to the substance of the meeting will be accepted. Participants submitting papers or handout materials should send them to the mail or email address noted in the ADDRESSES section, above.

(f) This meeting will not be formally recorded. However, a summary of the comments made at the meeting will be filed in the rulemaking docket.

Information gathered through this meeting will assist the FAA in drafting a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) that would be published in the Federal Register. The public will be afforded the opportunity to comment on any NPRM published on this matter.

A graphic depiction of the proposed airspace modifications may be viewed at the following URL: https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/community_involvement/mdt/.

Agenda for the Meeting

—Presentation of Meeting Procedures

—Informal Presentation of the planned Class C Airspace area

—Public Presentations and Discussions

—Closing Comments

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g); 40103, 40113, 40120; E.O.10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389.