[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 32 (Thursday, February 15, 1996)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 5962-5963]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-3488]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 95-AEA-16]


Proposed Establishment of Class E5 Airspace; Rome, NY, and 
Proposed Amendment of Class E5 Airspace, Utica, NY

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This proposed rule would modify Class E5 airspace extending 
upward from 700 feet above the earth for Oneida County Airport, New 
York and for Griffiss AFB, Rome, New York. The proposal would add 
controlled airspace to accommodate Standard Instrument Approach 
Procedures (SIAPs) and for Instrument Flight Rule (IFR) operations at 
the Oneida County Airport and the Griffis AFB. This proposal would also 
establish a separate Class E5 airspace description for Griffiss AFB and 
Oneida County Airport.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before March 15, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the rule in triplicate to: Manager, System 
Management Branch, AEA-530, Docket No. 95-AEA-16, F.A.A. Eastern 
Region, Federal Building #111, John F. Kennedy International Airport, 
Jamaica, NY 11430.
    The official docket may be examined in the Office of the Assistant 
Chief Counsel, AEA-7, F.A.A. Eastern Region, Federal Building, #111, 
John F. Kennedy International Airport, Jamaica, New York 11430. An 
informal docket may also be examined during normal business hours in 
the System Management Branch, AEA-530, F.A.A. Eastern Region, Federal 
Building #111 John F. Kennedy International Airport, Jamaica, New York 
11430.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mr. Francis T. Jordan, Jr., Airspace Specialist, System Management 
Branch, AEA-530, F.A.A. Eastern Region, Federal Building #111 John F. 
Kennedy International Airport, Jamaica, New York 11430; telephone: 
(718) 553-4521.

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, 
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-16''. The postcard will be date/time stamped and returned to the 
commenter.
    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 received 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 
the 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 System Management Branch, Air 
Traffic Division, AEA-530, F.A.A. Eastern Region, Federal Building, 
#111, John F. Kennedy International Airport, Jamaica, NY 11430.
    Communications must identify the notice 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 amending part 71 of the Federal Aviation 
Regulations (14 CFR part 71) by modifying the Class E5 airspace at both 
Griffiss AFB and Oneida County Airport. This proposal would provide a 
Class E5 airspace description for each airport. The proposed 
modifications would accommodate SIAPs and instrument flight rules (IFR) 
operations at Oneida County Airport and provide additional controlled 
airspace for vectoring of aircraft. In addition, airspace efficiency 
would be enhanced by establishing additional controlled airspace at 700 
feet above ground level on the northwest side of Griffiss AFB between 
8.7 and 15 miles. Class E5 airspace areas extending upward from 700 
feet or more above the earth are published in Paragraph 6005 of FAA 
Order 7400.9C, dated August 17, 1995 and effective September 16, 1995, 
which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class E airspace 
designations listed in this document would be published subsequently in 
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 routine matter that 
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only affect air traffic procedures and air navigation, it is certified 
that this proposed rule would 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. 106(g), 40103, 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 
FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389; CFR 11.69.


Sec. 71.1  [Amended]

    2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of Federal 
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9C, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated August 17, 1995 and effective September 16, 
1995, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 6005  Class E airspace areas extending upward from 700 
feet or more above the earth.

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AEA NY E5 ROME, NY  [New]

Griffiss AFB, Rome, NY
    (Lat. 43 deg.14'02'' N. long. 75 deg.24'26'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within an 8.7-mile radius of Griffiss AFB and within 5.0 miles each 
side of the 315 deg. bearing from Griffiss AFB extending from the 
8.7-mile radius to 15 miles northwest of the Griffiss AFB, excluding 
the portion that coincides with the Utica, NY, Class E airspace.
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AEA NY E5 UTICA, NY  [Revised]

Oneida County Airport, Utica, NY
    (Lat. 43 deg.08'42'' N., long. 75 deg.23'02'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 10.5-mile radius of Oneida County Airport and within 
113 deg. bearing from Oneida County Airport, extending from the 
10.5-mile radius of the Oneida County Airport to 23 miles southeast 
of the Oneida County Airport, then clockwise on the 23 mile radius 
to the 203 deg. bearing of the Oneida County Airport.
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    Issued in Jamaica, New York, on January 29, 1996.
John S. Walker,
Manager, Air Traffic Division.
[FR Doc. 96-3488 Filed 2-14-96; 8:45 am]
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