[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 43 (Wednesday, March 5, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 9928-9929]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-5436]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 93-AEA-02]


Amendment to Class E Airspace; Dunkirk, NY

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This amendment modifies the Class E airspace at Dunkirk, NY, 
to accommodate a Global Positioning System (GPS) Standard Instrument 
Approach Procedure (SIAP) to Runway (RWY) 19 and a VHF Omni-Directional 
Radio Range/Distance Measuring Equipment (VOR/DME) SIAP to at Angola 
Airport. The intended effect of this action is to provide adequate 
controlled airspace for instrument flight rules (IFR) operations at the 
airport.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, May 22, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Francis Jordan, Airspace 
Specialist, Operations Branch, AEA-530, Air Traffic Division, Eastern 
Region, Federal Aviation Administration, Federal Building # 111, John 
F. Kennedy International Airport, Jamaica, New York 11430, telephone: 
(718) 553-4521.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

    On January 6, 1995, the FAA proposed to amend Part 71 of the 
Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR Part 71) by modifying Class E 
airspace at Dunkirk, NY, (60 FR 2047). This action would provide 
adequate Class E airspace for IFR operations at Angola Airport.
    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.
    Class E airspace areas designations 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 will be published 
subsequently in the Order.

The Rule

    This amendment to part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 
CFR part 71) modifies Class E airspace area at Dunkirk, NY, to 
accommodate a GPS RWY 19 SIAP, a VOR/DME or GPS A SIAP and for IFR 
operations at Angola Airport.
    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 10034; February 26, 
1979); and (3) does not warrant preparation of a regulatory evaluation 
as the anticipated impact is so minimal. Since this is a

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routine matter that will only affect air traffic procedures and air 
navigation it is certified that this rule will not have 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 14 CFR Part 71 continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40103, 40113, 40120; EO 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 Federal 
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9D, Airspace Designation and 
Reporting Points, dated September 4, 1996, and effective September 16, 
1996, 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 AEA E5 Dunkirk, NY [Revised]

Chautauqua County/Dunkirk Airport, NY
    (Lat. 42 deg.29'36'' N., long. 79 deg.16'19'' W.)
Angola Airport, NY
    (Lat. 42 deg.39'37'' N., long. 78 deg.59'28'' W.)
Dunkirk VORTAC, NY
    (Lat. 42 deg.29'26'' N., long. 79 deg.16'27'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.6-mile radius of Chautauqua County/Dunkirk Airport and 
within 11.8-mile radius of the airport extending clockwise from a 
022 deg. to a 264 deg. bearing from the airport and within a 6.3 
mile radius of the Angola Airport and within 5.3 miles northwest of 
051 deg. radial from the Dunkirk VORTAC and within 5.3 miles 
northwest of the 231 deg. radial from the VORTAC extending from the 
6.3-mile radius to 9.9 miles southwest of the VORTAC.
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    Issued in Jamaica, New York on February 21, 1997.
James K. Buckles,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Eastern Region.
[FR Doc. 97-5436 Filed 3-4-97; 8:45 am]
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