[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 94 (Friday, May 15, 1998)] [Rules and Regulations] [Pages 26977-26978] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 98-12984] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 71 [Airspace Docket No. 98-AEA-01] Amendment to Class E Airspace; Wrightstown, NJ AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) DOT. ACTION: Final rule. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: This action amends Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet Above Ground Level (AGL) at Wrightstown, NJ. The development of a Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) based on the Global Positioning System (GPS) at Allaire Airport has made this action necessary. This action is intended to provide adequate Class E airspace to contain instrument flight rules (IFR) operations for aircraft executing the GPS Runway (RWY) 14 SIAP to Allaire Airport. EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, August 13, 1998. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Francis Jordan, Airspace Specialist, Airspace Branch, AEA-520, 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 27, 1998, a proposal to amend Part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR Part 71) to amend the Class E airspace at Wrightstown, NJ, was published in the Federal Register (63 FR 11853). The development of a GPS RWY 14 SIAP for Allaire Airport requires the amendment of the Class E airspace at Wrightstown, NJ. The proposal was to amend controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet AGL to contain IFR operations in controlled airspace during portions of the terminal operations and while transitioning between the enroute and terminal environments. Interested parties were invited to participate in this rulemaking proceeding by submitting written comments on the proposal to the FAA. No comments to the proposal were received. The rule is adopted as proposed. The coordinates for this airspace docket are based on North American Datum 83. Class E airspace areas designations for airspace extending upward from 700 feet AGL are published in paragraph 6005 of FAA Order 7400.9E, dated September 10, 1997, and effective September 16, 1997, which is incorporate 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) amends Class E airspace at Wrightstown, NJ, to provide controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet AGL for aircraft executing the GPS RWY 14 SIAP to Allaire 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 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 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. Sec. 71.1 [Amended] 2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of Federal Aviation Administration Order 7400.9E, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated September 10, 1997, and effective September 16, 1997, is amended as follows: Paragraph 6005 Class E airspace areas extending upward from 700 feet or more above the surface of the earth. * * * * * AEA NJ E5 Wrightstown, NJ [Revised] Lakewood Airport, NJ (lat. 40 deg.04'00''N., long. 74 deg.10'40''W.) McGuire AFB, NJ (lat. 40 deg.00'56''N., long. 74 deg.35'37''W.) Trenton-Robbinsville airport and within 5.7 miles north and 4 miles south of the Robbinsville Airport, NJ (lat. 40 deg.12'50''N., long. 74 deg.36'07''W.) Allaire Airport, NJ (lat. 40 deg.11'13''N., long. 74 deg.07'30''W.) Robert J. Miller Airpark, NJ (lat. 39 deg.55'39''N., long. 74 deg.17'33''W.) Flying W Airport, NJ (lat. 39 deg.56'00''N., long. 74 deg.48'24''W.) Lakehurst (Navy) TACAN (lat. 40 deg.02'13''N., long. 74 deg.21'12''W.) Colts Neck VOR/DME (lat. 40 deg.18'42''N., long. 74 deg.09'36''W.) [[Page 26978]] Coyle VORTAC (lat. 39 deg.49'02''N., long. 74 deg.25'54''W.) Robbinsville VORTAC (lat. 40 deg.12'08''N., long. 74 deg.29'43''W.) That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface within a 6.4-mile radius of Lakewood Airport and within a 10.5-mile radius of McGuire AFB and within a 11.3-mile radius of the Lakehurst (Navy) TACAN extending clockwise from the Lakehurst (Navy) Tacan 310 deg. radial to the 148 deg. radial and within 4.4 miles each side of the Coyle VORTAC 031 deg. radial extending from the VORTAC to 11.3 miles northeast and within 2.6 miles southwest and 4.4 miles northeast of the Lakehurst (Navy) TACAN 148 deg. radial extending from the TACAN to 12.2 miles southeast and within a 6.4-mile radius of Trenton-Robbinsville Airport and within 5.7 miles north and 4 miles south of the Robbinsville VORTAC 278 deg. and 098 deg. radials extending from 4.8 miles west to 10 miles east of the VORTAC and within a 6.7-mile radius of Allaire Airport and within 1.8 miles each side of the Colts Neck VOR/DME 167 deg. radial extending from the Allaire Airport 6.7-mile radius to the VOR/DME and within 4 miles each side of the 312 deg. bearing from the Allaire airport extending from the 6.7-mile radius of the airport to 9 miles northwest of the airport and within 9.5-mile radius of Flying W Airport and within a 6.5-mile radius of Robert J. Miller Air Park and within 1.3 miles each side of the Coyle VORTAC 044 deg. radial extending from the 6.5-mile radius of Robert J. Miller Air Park to the VORTAC, excluding the portions that coincide with the Berlin, NJ, Princeton, NJ, Vincentown, NJ, Old Bridge, NJ, Matawan, NJ, and North Philadelphia, PA Class E airspace areas. * * * * * Issued in Jamacia, New York on May 6, 1998. Franklin D. Hatfield, Manager, Air Traffic Division, Eastern Region. [FR Doc. 98-12984 Filed 5-14-98; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-13-M