[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 190 (Thursday, October 1, 1998)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 52590]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-26301]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 98-AEA-15]


Amendment to Class E Airspace; Fort Drum, NY

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 Fort Drum, NY. The development of 
Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAP) based on the Instrument 
Landing System (ILS) and Global Positioning System (GPS) at Wheeler-
Sack Army Air Field (AAF) 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 RWY 03 
SIAP, ILS RWY 21 SIAP, GPS RWY 03 SIAP, and GPS RWY 21 SIAP to Wheeler-
Sack AAF.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, December 3, 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 August 7, 1998, a proposal to amend Part 71 of the Federal 
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to amend the Class E airspace at 
Fort Drum, NY, was published in the Federal Register (63 FR 42291). The 
development of the ILS RWY 03 SIAP, ILS RWY 21 SIAP, GPS RWY 03, and 
GPS RWY 21 SIAP for Wheeler-Sack AAF requires the amendment of the 
Class E airspace at Fort Drum, NY. 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 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 7400.9F, dated September 10, 1998, and effective September 
16, 1998, 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 Fort Drum, NY, to provide 
controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet AGL for aircraft 
executing the ILS RWY 03 SIAP, ILS RWY 21 SIAP, GPS RWY 03 SIAP, and 
GPS RWY 21 SIAP to Wheeler-Sack AAF.
    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 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 7400.9F, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated September 10, 1998, and effective September 16, 
1998, 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 NY E5  Fort Drum, NY [Revised]

Wheeler-Sack AAF, Fort Drum, NY
    (Lat. 44 deg.03'06'' N., long. 75 deg.43'18'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 7-mile radius of Wheeler Sack AAF extending clockwise from 
a 330 deg. bearing to a 135 deg. bearing from the airport and within 
a 12-mile radius of Wheeler Sack AAF extending from a 135 deg. 
bearing to a 330 deg. bearing from the airport, excluding that 
portion that coincides with the Watertown, NY Class E airspace area, 
and R-5201 when in use.
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    Issued in Jamaica, New York on September 22, 1998.
Franklin D. Hatfield,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Eastern Region.
[FR Doc. 98-26301 Filed 9-30-98; 8:45 am]
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