[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 19 (Monday, January 30, 1995)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 5601-5602]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-2237]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 95-AEA-02]


Proposed Revocation of Class E Airspace; Farmington, PA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This notice proposes to revoke Class E airspace extending 
upwards from 700 feet above the surface at Farmington, PA, due to the 
cancellation of a standard instrument approach procedure to the 
Nemacolin Airport, Farmington, PA. Airspace reclassification, in effect 
as of September 16, 1993, has discontinued the use of the term 
``Transition Area,'' and airspace designated from 700 feet above the 
surface of the earth is now Class E airspace.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before March 15, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Michael J. 
Sammartino, Manager, System Management Branch, AEA-530, Docket No. 95-
AEA-02, 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. Commenters 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. 95-
AEA-02.'' 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 Rules Docket 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 NPRMs

    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 NPRMs 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 Regulation (14 CFR part 71) to revoke Class E airspace 
extending upward from 700 feet above the surface at Farmington, PA, due 
to the cancellation of a SIAP at the Nemacolin Airport, Farmington, PA. 
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 is now Class E 
airspace. The coordinates for this airspace docket are based on North 
American Datum 83. Class E airspace areas 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 would be removed subsequently from 
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, when promulgated, this rule will not have a 
[[Page 5602]] 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 6005--Class E airspace areas extending upward from 700 
feet or more above the surface of the earth

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AEA PA E5 Farmington, PA [Removed]

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    Issued in Jamaica, New York, on January 18, 1995.
John S. Walker,
Manager, Air Traffic Division.
[FR Doc. 95-2237 Filed 1-27-95; 8:45 am]
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