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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 94-AEA-04]

 

Proposed Establishment of Class E Airspace; Islip, New York

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This document proposes to establish additional controlled 
airspace extending upward from the surface at the Long Island MacArthur 
Airport, Islip, New York, during the hours that the Air Traffic Control 
Tower (ATCT) is not in operation. Airspace Reclassification, in effect 
as of September 16, 1993, has discontinued the use of the term 
``Control Zone,'' and airspace designated from the surface to adjacent 
controlled airspace is now Class E airspace. The intended effect of 
this proposal is to establish additional controlled airspace for 
aircraft operating under instrument flight rules.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before October 15, 1994.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Michael J. 
Sammartino, Acting Manager, System Management Branch, AEA-530, Docket 
No. 94-AEA-04, F.A.A. Eastern Region, Fitzgerald Federal Building #111, 
John F. Kennedy Int'l Airport, Jamaica, NY 11430.
    The official docket may be examined in the Office of the Assistant 
Chief Counsel, AEA-7, at the same address.
    An informal docket may also be examined during normal business 
hours in the Office of the Manager, System Management Branch, Air 
Traffic Division, at the address shown above.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Frank Jordan, Designated Airspace Specialist, System Management Branch, 
AEA-530, F.A.A. Eastern Region, Fitzgerald Federal Building #111, John 
F. Kennedy International Airport, Jamaica, New York 11430; telephone: 
(718) 553-0857.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Comments Invited

    Interested parties are invited to participate in this proposed 
rulemaking 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 the airspace docket number and be 
submitted in triplicate to the address listed above. Commentors 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 Airspace Docket No. 94-
AEA-04.'' The postcard will be date/time stamped and returned to the 
commentor. All communications received on or 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 comments received. All comments submitted will be available 
for examination in the Office of the Assistant Chief Counsel, AEA-7, 
both before and after the closing date for comments. A report 
summarizing each substantive public contact with FAA personnel 
concerned with this rulemaking will be filed in the docket.

Availability of NPRM's

    Any person may obtain a copy of this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 
(NPRM) by submitting a request to the Office of the Assistant Chief 
Counsel, AEA-7, F.A.A. Eastern Region, Fitzgerald Federal Building 
#111, John F. Kennedy International Airport, Jamaica, NY 11430. 
Communications must identify the notice number of this NPRM. Persons 
interested in being placed on a mailing list for future NPRM's should 
also request a copy of Advisory Circular No. 11-2A, which describes the 
application procedure.

The Proposal

    The FAA is considering an amendment to part 71 of the Federal 
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to establish controlled airspace 
extending upward from the surface at the Long Island MacArthur Airport, 
Islip, New York, when the ATCT at the airport is not in operation. 
Airspace Reclassification, in effect as of September 16, 1993, has 
discontinued the use of the term ``Control Zone,'' and airspace 
extending upward from the surface to adjacent controlled airspace is 
now Class E airspace. The intended effect of this proposal is to 
provide additional controlled airspace to the surface in the vicinity 
of the Long Island MacArthur Airport, Islip, New York, during the hours 
that the ATCT at the airport is closed. The coordinates for this 
airspace docket are based on North American Datum 83. Class E airspace 
areas designated as a surface area for an airport are published in 
Paragraph 6002 of FAA Order 7400.9B, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated July 18, 1994, and effective September 16, 
1994, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The class E 
airspace designation listed in this document would be published 
subsequently in the Order.
    The FAA has determined that this proposed regulation only involves 
and established body of technical regulations for which frequent and 
routine amendment 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, when promulgated, this proposed 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).

The Proposed Amendment

    In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation 
Administration proposes to amend 14 CFR part 71 as follows:

PART 71--[AMENDED]

    1. The authority citation for part 71 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. app. 1348(a), 1354(a), 1510; E.O. 10854, 24 
FR 9565, 3 CFR 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389; 49 U.S.C. 106(g); 14 CFR 
11.69.


Sec. 71.1  [Amended]

    2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of the Federal 
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9B, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated July 18, 1994, and effective September 16, 
1994, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 6002--Class E airspace areas designated as a surface area 
for an airport

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AEA NY E2 Long Island MacArthur Airport, Islip, NY

Long Island MacArthur Airport
    (Lat. 40 deg.47'44'' N., long 73 deg.05'58'' W.)
Bayport Aerodrome
    (Lat. 40 deg.45'30'' N., long. 73 deg.03'13'' W.)

    Within a 5-mile radius of the Long Island MacArthur Airport, 
excluding that airspace from the surface to but not including 700 
feet MSL within 1 mile west of Bayport Aerodrome and parallel to 
Runway 18/36 from south of the Sunrise Highway southbound to the 5-
mile radius of the Long Island MacArthur Airport, counterclockwise 
to south of Nichols Road thence northbound along Nichols Road to 
south of and parallel to the Sunrise Highway westbound to the 
beginning point.
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    Issued in Jamaica, New York, on August 25, 1994.
John S. Walker,
Manager, Air Traffic Division.
[FR Doc. 94-22091 Filed 9-7-94; 8:45 am]
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