[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 125 (Tuesday, June 30, 1998)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 35506-35507]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-17362]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 98-AEA-02]


Amendment to Class E Airspace; Philadelphia, PA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action amends Class E airspace extending upward from 700 
feet Above Ground Level (AGL) at Philadelphia, PA. The amendment of a 
Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) based on the Instrument 
Landing System (ILS) at Philadelphia International 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 ILS Runway (RWY) 9R SIAP to Philadelphia 
International Airport.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, October 8, 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 May 6, 1998, a proposal to amend Part 71 of the Federal Aviation 
Regulations (14 CFR Part 71) to amend the Class E airspace at 
Philadelphia, PA, was published in the Federal Register (63 FR 24995). 
The amendment of the ILS RWY 94 SIAP for Philadelphia International 
Airport requires the amendment of the Class E airspace at Philadelphia, 
PA. 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 operation and while transitioning between the 
enroute and terminal environments.
    Interested parties were invited to participate in the 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 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 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) amends Class E airspace at Philadelphia, PA, to provide 
controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet AGL for aircraft 
executing the ILS RWY 9R SIAP to Philadelphia International 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.

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AEA PA E5  Philadelphia, PA [Revised]

Philadelphia International Airport, PA
    (Lat. 39 deg.52'13''N., long. 75 deg.14'42''W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 10-mile radius of Philadelphia International Airport 
extending clockwise from the 095 deg. bearing from the airport to 
the 225 deg. bearing from the airport and within a 15-mile radius of 
Philadelphia International Airport extending from the 225 deg. 
bearing from the airport clockwise to the 095 deg. bearing from the 
airport, excluding the portions that coincide with the Berlin, NJ, 
Cross Keys, NJ, Wrightstown, NJ, Toughkenamon, PA, North

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Philadelphia, PA, and Wilmington, DE, Class E airspace areas.
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    Issued in Jamaica, New York on June 15, 1998.
Franklin D. Hatfield,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Eastern Region.
[FR Doc. 98-17362 Filed 6-29-98; 8:45 am]
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