[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 100 (Friday, May 23, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 28329-28330]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-13578]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 95-AEA-11]


Revocation of Class D Airspace and Class E5 Airspace; Calverton, 
NY

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY: This action revokes the Class D airspace and Class E5 airspace 
at Calverton Naval Weapons Reserve Plant (Peconic), Calverton, NY. All 
standard instrument approaches (SIAPs) have been canceled and the 
airport closed. Controlled airspace will no longer be needed to contain 
Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations within these areas.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, September 11, 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 February 27, 1996, the FAA proposed to amend Part 71 of the 
Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR Part 71) by revoking Class D 
airspace designated as a surface area for Calverton Naval Weapons 
Industrial Reserve Plant (Peconic), NY. The proposal also included the 
revocation of the Class E5 airspace extending upward from 700 feet 
above the surface of the airport (61 FR 7228).
    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 D airspace area designations are published in paragraph 5000 
of FAA Order 7400.9D, dated September 4, 1996 and effective September 
16, 1996, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. Class E5 
airspace area 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 D airspace 
designation and the Class E5 airspace designation listed in this 
document will be revoked and removed from the Order.

The Rule

    This amendment to Part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 
CFR Part 71) revokes the Class D airspace area and Class E5 airspace 
area at Calverton, NY. The cancellation of IFR procedures and the 
closure of the Calverton Naval Weapons Industrial Reserve Plant 
(Peconic Field) airport has nullified the requirement for the 
associated Class D and Class E airspace areas.

[[Page 28330]]

    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 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 Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated September 4, 1996, and effective September 16, 
1996, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 5000  Class D airspace.

* * * * *

AEA NY D  Calverton, NY [Removed]

* * * * *

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

* * * * *

AEA NY E5  Calverton, NY [Removed]

* * * * *
    Issued in Jamaica, New York on May 7, 1997.
John S. Walker,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Eastern Region.
[FR Doc. 97-13578 Filed 5-22-97; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910-13-M