[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 226 (Tuesday, November 24, 1998)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 64860]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-31382]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. AEA-23]


Amendment to Class E Airspace; Altoona, 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 Altoona, PA. The development of a 
Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) based on the Global 
Positioning System (GPS) at Altoona-Blair County Airport has made this 
action necessary. This action is intended to provide adequate Class E 
airspace for instrument flight rules (IFR) operations by aircraft 
executing the GPS RWY 2 SIAP to Altoona-Blair County Airport.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, January 28, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mr. Francis Jordan, Airspace Specialists, 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 October 2, 1998, a notice proposing to amend Part 71 of the 
Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR Part 71) to amend the Class E 
airspace at Altoona, PA, was published in the Federal Register (63 FR 
53000). The development of the GPS RWY 2 SIAP for Altoona-Blair County 
Airport requires the amendment of the Class E airspace at Altoona, PA. 
The notice proposed 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 Altoona, PA, to provide 
controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet AGL for aircraft 
executing the GPS RWY 2 SIAP to Altoona-Blair County 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 7400.9F, 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 PA E5  Altoona, PA [Revised]

Altoona-Blair County Airport, Altoona, PA
    (Lat. 40 deg.17'47''N., long. 78 deg.19'12''W.)
Altoona, VOR
    (Lat. 40 deg.19'32''N., long. 78 deg.18'13''W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.5-mile radius of Altoona-Blair County Airport and within 
8 miles northwest and 4 miles southeast of the Altoona VOR 026 deg. 
radial, extending from the VOR to 16 miles northeast of the VOR and 
within 4 miles each side of the 211 deg. bearing from the airport 
extending from the 6.5-mile radius to 12 miles southwest of the 
airport.
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    Issued in Jamaica, New York on November 13, 1998.
Franklin D. Hatfield,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Eastern Region.
[FR Doc. 98-31382 Filed 11-23-98; 8:45 am]
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