[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 233 (Friday, December 4, 1998)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 66981-66982]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-32243]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 98-AEA-37]


Amendment to Class D Airspace and Class E Airspace; Rome, NY

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action removes Class D airspace and Class E airspace 
extensions at Griffiss Airfield, Rome, NY. The airport has been closed 
and all instrument procedures for the airport have been cancelled. The 
need for Class D and the Class E airspace extensions no longer exists 
for Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations at the airport. This 
action will result in the airspace reverting to Class G airspace.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, March 25, 1999.

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 October 2, 1998, a proposal to amend Part 71 of the Federal 
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR Part 71) to remove the Class D airspace 
and associated Class E airspace extensions at Griffiss Airfield, Rome, 
NY, was published in the Federal Register (63 FR 52996).
    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 removed 
subsequently from the Order.

The Rule

    This amendment to Part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 
CFR Part 71) removes Class D airspace and the Class E airspace 
extensions at Rome, NY. The required criteria for Class D airspace and 
the Class E airspace extensions at Griffiss Airfield no longer exists 
since the instrument approach procedures to the Griffiss Airfield have 
been cancelled. These areas will be removed from the appropriate 
aeronautical charts.
    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 Exective 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]

    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 5000  Class D airspace.

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AEA NY D  Rome, NY [Removed]

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Paragraph 6004  Class E airspace areas designated as an extension 
to a Class D surface area.

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AEA NY E-4  Rome, NY [Removed]

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    Issued in Jamaica, New York on November 24, 1998.
Franklin D. Hatfield,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Eastern Region.
[FR Doc. 98-32243 Filed 12-3-98; 8:45 am]
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