[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 100 (Friday, May 23, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 28328-28329]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-13582]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 95-AEA-09]


Revocation of Class D Airspace and Class E4 Airspace; 
Plattsburgh, NY

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action revokes the Class D airspace designated as a 
surface area for Plattsburgh, NY. The rule also revokes the Class E4 
surface areas designated as an extension to Class D airspace at 
Plattsburgh, NY.

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 Plattsburgh, NY. The proposal 
also included the revocation of the Class E4 surface areas designated 
as an extension to the Class D airspace (61 FR 7227). As a result of 
the Base Realignment and Closure program, Plattsburgh Air Force Base 
has been closed and all flight operations eliminated.
    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 E4 
airspace area designations are published in paragraph 6004 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 E4 airspace designation listed in this 
document will be revoked and removed from the Order.

The Rule

    The amendment to Part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 
CFR Part 71) revokes the Class D airspace area and Class E4 airspace 
area at Plattsburgh, NY.
    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 areas designated as a surface area 
for an airport.

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AEA NY D  Plattsburgh, NY [Removed]

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Paragraph 6004  Class E airspace areas designated as an extension 
to a Class D area.

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AEA NY E4  Plattsburgh, NY [Removed]

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    Issued in Jamaica, New York on May 7, 1997.
John S. Walker,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Eastern Region.
[FR Doc. 97-13582 Filed 5-22-97; 8:45 am]
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