[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 11 (Wednesday, January 18, 1995)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 3537-3538]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-1140]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 93-AEA-03]


Modification of Class E Airspace; Rochester, NY

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action amends existing Class E Airspace in the vicinity 
of Rochester, NY, to provide additional controlled airspace to increase 
the effective utilization of airspace by air traffic control in this 
vicinity.

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 July 30, 1993, the FAA proposed to amend part 71 of the Federal 
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR Part 71) to revise the Class E Airspace 
(formerly Transition Area) in the vicinity of Rochester, NY (58 FR 
43576). The proposal would increase that amount of controlled airspace 
needed by the FAA for aircraft operating 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 objecting to the proposal were received.
    Airspace Reclassification, in effect as of September 16, 1993, has 
discontinued the use of the term ``Transition Area,'' and airspace 
extending upward from 700 feet or more above the surface of the earth 
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 airspace extending upward from 700 feet or more above 
the surface of the earth are published in Paragraph 6005 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 
modifies Class E airspace in the vicinity of Rochester, NY, to provide 
additional controlled airspace deemed necessary by the FAA for aircraft 
operating 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 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 6005--Class E airspace areas extending upward from 700 
feet or more above the surface of the earth

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AEA NY E5 Rochester, NY [Revised]

Greater Rochester International Airport, NY
    (Lat. 43 deg.07'08'' N., long. 77 deg.40'21'' W.)
BREIT NDB
    (Lat. 43 deg.07'35'' N., long. 77 deg.33'14'' W.)
Rochester VORTAC
    (Lat 43 deg.07'15'' N., long. 77 deg.40'25'' W.)
Geneseo VORTAC
    (Lat. 42 deg.50'04'' N., long. 77 deg.43'58'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 7-mile radius of the Greater Rochester International 
Airport and within 3 miles each side of the Rochester localizer east 
course extending from the 7-mile radius to 10 miles east of the 
BREIT NDB and within 4 miles each side of the 135 deg. bearing from 
the BREIT NDB extending from the 7-mile radius to 11.3 miles 
southeast of the NDB and within 3.5 miles each side of the Rochester 
VORTAC 214 deg. radial extending from the 7-mile radius to 9.2 miles 
southwest of the VORTAC and that airspace within a 20.5-mile radius 
of the Rochester VORTAC beginning clockwise from the Rochester 
VORTAC 189 deg.(T) 198 deg.(M) and Geneseo VORTAC 195 deg.(T) 
204 deg.(M) radials, extending clockwise along the 20.5-mile radius 
to the Rochester VORTAC 279 deg.(T) 288 deg.(M) radial.
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    Issued in Jamaica, New York, on December 29, 1994.
John S. Walker,
Manager, Air Traffic Division.
[FR Doc. 95-1140 Filed 1-17-95; 8:45 am]
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