[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 4 (Friday, January 6, 1995)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 2009]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-352]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 94-AEA-04]


Establishment of Class E Airspace; Islip, NY

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action establishes additional controlled airspace 
extending upward from the surface at the Long Island MacArthur Airport, 
Islip, NY, during the hours that the Air Traffic Control Tower (ATCT) 
is not in operation in order to accommodate aircraft operating under 
instrument flight rules. Additionally, a minor technical correction is 
being made to the legal description from that proposed in the original 
notice, to reflect the operational hours associated with this airspace 
area.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 U.T.C. March 30, 1995.

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:


History

    On August 22, 1994, the FAA proposed to amend part 71 of the 
Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to establish Class E 
Airspace at Islip, New York, when the associated ATCT is not in 
operation (59 FR 46364). The proposal would establish additional-
controlled airspace extending upward from the surface of the earth to 
accommodate aircraft operations conducted under instrument flight 
rules.
    Interested parties were invited to participate in this rulemaking 
proceeding by submitting written comments on the proposal to the FAA. 
No comments were received on the proposal.
    Airspace Reclassification, in effect as of September 16, 1993, has 
discontinued the use of the term ``Control Zone,'' and airspace 
designated as a surface area for an airport is now Class E airspace. 
Except for editorial changes, this amendment is the same as that 
proposed in the notice. The coordinates for this airspace docket are 
based on North American Datum 83. Class E airspace designations for 
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 will be published 
subsequently in the Order.

The Rule

    This amendment to Part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations 
establishes Class E Airspace at Islip, New York, when the associated 
ATCT is not in operation to accommodate aircraft operations conducted 
under instrument flight rules.
    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. 
Therefore, this regulation: (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 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 9596, 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 
an airport

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AEA NY E2 Long Island MacArthur Airport, Islip, NY [NEW]

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. 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.
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    Issued in Jamaica, New York, on December 20, 1994.
John S. Walker,
Manager, Air Traffic Division.
[FR Doc. 95-352 Filed 1-5-95; 8:45 am]
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