[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 100 (Friday, May 23, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 28332-28333]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-13576]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 97-AEA-001]


Establishment of Class E Airspace; South New Castle, PA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action establishes Class E airspace at South New Castle, 
PA, to accommodate a Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP), 
Helicopter Point In Space Approach based on the Global Positioning 
System (GPS),

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serving Jameson Memorial Hospital Heliport, and St. Francis Hospital 
Heliport. The intended effect of this action is to provide adequate 
controlled airspace for instrument flight rules (IFR) operations to the 
heliports.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, July 17, 1997.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

    On March 11, 1997, the FAA proposed to amend Part 71 of the Federal 
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR Part 71) by establishing Class E airspace 
at South New Castle, PA (62 FR 11121). This action would provide 
adequate Class E airspace for IFR operations to Jameson Memorial 
Hospital Heliport, and St. Francis Hospital Heliport.
    Interested parties were invited to participate in this rulemaking 
proceeding by submitting written comments on the proposed 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) establishes Class E airspace area at South New Castle, PA, 
to accommodate a GPS SIAP Point In Space Approach and for IFR 
operations to Jameson Memorial Hospital Heliport, and St. Francis 
Hospital Heliport.
    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 ``significantly 
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 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; 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 Federal 
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9D, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated September 4, 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 PA E5  South New Castle, PA [New]

Jameson Memorial Hospital Heliport/St. Francis Hospital Heliport, PA 
Point In Space Coordinates
    (Lat. 40 deg.59'54'' N., long. 80 deg.21'17'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6-mile radius of the Point In Space serving Jameson 
Memorial Hospital Heliport and St. Francis Hospital Heliport, 
excluding that portion that coincides with the New Castle, PA Class 
E airspace area and the Grove City, PA Class E airspace area.
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    Issued in Jamaica, New York on May 7, 1997.
John S. Walker,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Eastern Region.
[FR Doc. 97-13576 Filed 5-22-97; 8:45 am]
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