[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 195 (Monday, October 7, 1996)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 52398-52399]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-25604]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 96-AEA-09]


Proposed Establishment of Class E Airspace, Montauk, NY

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This proposed rule would establish Class E airspace at 
Montauk, NY. A Very High Frequency Omni-Directional Range (VOR) and 
Global Positioning System (GPS) standard instrument approach procedure 
(SIAP) has been developed for Runway (RWY) 6 at Montauk Airport, 
Montauk, NY. The intended effect of this proposal is to provide 
adequate controlled airspace for Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) 
operations to the airport. The area would be depicted on aeronautical 
charts for pilot reference.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before November 1, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposed rule in triplicate to: 
Manager, Operations Branch, AEA-530, Docket No. 96-AEA-09, F.A.A. 
Eastern Region, 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, 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 Operations Branch, AEA-530, F.A.A. Eastern Region, Federal 
Building #111, John F. Kennedy International Airport, Jamaica, NY 
11430.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Francis T. Jordan, Jr., Airspace 
Specialist, Operations 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, 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. 96-
AEA-09''. The postcard will be date/time stamped and returned to the 
commenter.
    All communications received before the specified closing date for 
comments will be considered before taking action on the proposal rule. 
The proposal contained in this notice may be changed in the 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 
the FAA personnel concerned with this rulemaking will be filed in the 
docket.

Availability of NPRN'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, Federal Building #111, John F. 
Kennedy International Airport, Jamaica, NY 11430. Communications must 
identify the

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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 Class E airspace 
extending upward from 700 feet above the surface (AGL) at Montauk, NY. 
A VOR or GPS RWY 6 SIAP has been developed for Montauk Airport. 
Additional controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the 
surface (AGL) is needed to accommodate this SIAP and for IFR operations 
at the airport. The area would be depicted on appropriate aeronautical 
charts. Class E airspace designations for airspace extending upward 
from 700 feet above the surface are published in Paragraph 6005 of FAA 
Order 7400.9D dated September 4, 1996, and effective September 16, 
1996, 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 proposal regulation only involves 
an established body of technical regulations for which frequent and 
routine amendments are necessary to keep them operationally current. 
Therefore, this proposal 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 would only affect air traffic procedures 
and air navigation, it is certified that this proposal 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 proposed 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; 14 CFR 11.69.


Sec. 71.1  [Amended]

    2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of the Federal 
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9D, dated September 4, 1996, and 
effective September 16, 1996, is proposed to be 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 Montauk, NY [New]

Montauk Airport, NY
    (Lat. 41 deg. 04'35''N, long. 71 deg. 55' 15''W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.5-mile radius of Montauk Airport and within 4 miles each 
side of the Hampton VORTAC 075 deg. radial extending from the 6.5-
mile radius to 10 miles northeast of the VORTAC and excluding that 
portion within the Block Island, RI 700 foot Class E Airspace Area.
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    Issued in Jamaica, New York, on September 24, 1996.
John S. Walker,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Eastern Region.
[FR Doc. 96-25604 Filed 10-4-96; 8:45 am]
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