[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 202 (Tuesday, October 20, 1998)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 55972-55973]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-28044]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 98-AEA-38]


Proposed Establishment of Class E Airspace; Fishers Island, NY

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This notice proposes to establish Class E airspace at Fishers 
Island, NY. The amendment of a Standard Instrument Approach Procedure 
(SIAP) based on the Global Positioning System (GPS) at Elizabeth Field, 
Fishers Island, NY, has made this proposal necessary. Additional 
controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet Above Ground Level 
(AGL) is needed to accommodate the SIAP and for Instrument Flight Rules 
(IFR) operations to the airport. The area would be depicted on 
aeronautical charts for pilot reference.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before November 19, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Manager, 
Airspace Branch, AEA-520, Docket No. 98-AEA-38, F.A.A. Eastern Region, 
Federal Building #111, John F. Kennedy Int'l Airport, Jamaica, NY 
11430.
    The official docket may be examined in the Office of the Regional 
Counsel, AEA-7, F.A.A. Eastern Region, Federal Building 
111, John F. Kennedy International Airport, 
Jamaica, New York 11430.
    An informal docket may also be examined during normal business 
hours in the Airspace Branch, AEA-520, F.A.A. Eastern Region, Federal 
Building #111, John F. Kennedy International Airport, Jamaica, NY 
11430.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mr. Francis T. Jordan, Jr., Airspace Specialist, Airspace Branch, AEA-
520 F.A.A. Eastern Region, Federal Building #111, John F. Kennedy 
International Airport, Jamaica, NY 11430; telephone: (718) 553-4521.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments Invited

    Interested parties are invited to participate in this proposed 
rulemaking by submitting such written data, views, or arguments as they 
may desire. Comments that provide the factual basis supporting the 
views and suggestions presented are particularly helpful in developing 
reasoned decisions on the proposal. Comments are specifically invited 
on the overall regulatory, economic, environmental, and energy-related 
aspects of the proposal. Communications should identify the airspace 
docket number and be submitted in triplicate to the address listed 
above. Commenters wishing the FAA to acknowledge receipt of their 
comments on this notice must submit with those comments a self-
addressed, stamped postcard on which the following statement is made: 
``Comments to Airspace Docket No. 98-AEA-38.''  The  postcard  will  be 
date/time stamped and returned to the commenter. All communications 
received on or before the closing date for comments will be considered 
before taking action on the proposed rule. The proposal contained in 
this notice may be changed in light of comments received. All comments 
submitted will be available for examination in the Rules Docket both 
before and after the closing date for comments. A report summarizing 
each substantive public contact with the FAA personnel concerned with 
this rulemaking will be filed in the docket.

Availability of NPRMs

    Any person may obtain a copy of this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 
(NPRM) by submitting a request to the Office of the Regional Counsel, 
AEA-7, F.A.A. Eastern Region, Federal Building #111, John F. Kennedy 
International Airport, Jamaica, NY 11430. Communications must identify 
the notice number of this NPRM. Persons interested in being placed on a 
mailing list for future NPRMs should also request a copy of Advisory 
Circular No. 11-2A, which describes the application procedure.

The Proposal

    The FAA is considering an amendment to Part 71 of the Federal 
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR Part 71) to establish Class E airspace 
area at Fishers Island, NY. The GPS or VOR-A SIAP has been amended for 
Elizabeth Field. Additional controlled airspace extending upward from 
700 feet AGL is needed to accommodate the SIAP and for IFR operations 
at the airport. Class E airspace designations for airspace areas 
extending upward from 700 feet or ore above the surface 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 
would be published subsequently in the Order.
    The FAA has determined that this proposed regulation only involves 
an established body of technical regulations for which frequent and 
routine amendments are necessary to keep them operationally current. 
Therefore, this proposed 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 would only affect air traffic procedures 
and air navigation, it is certified that this proposed rule would 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).

The Proposed Amendment

    In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation 
Administration proposes to amend 14 CFR Part 71 as follows:

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PART 71--[AMENDED]

    1. The authority citation for part 71 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40103, 40113, 40120; E.O. 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, dated September 10, 1998, and 
effective September 16, 1998, is proposed to be 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  Fishers Island, NY [New]

Elizabeth Field, NY
    (Lat. 41 deg.15'08'' N., long. 72 deg.01'54'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6-mile radius of Elizabeth Field, excluding the portion 
that coincides with the Montauk, NY, Westerly, RI, and Groton, CT, 
Class E airspace areas.
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    Issued in Jamaica, New York, on October 6, 1998.
James K. Buckles,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Eastern Region.
[FR Doc. 98-28044 Filed 10-19-98; 8:45 am]
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