[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 233 (Friday, December 4, 1998)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 66982]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-32244]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 98-AEA-38]


Establishment of Class E Airspace; Fishers Island, NY

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action establishes Class E airspace extending upward from 
700 feet Above Ground Level (AGL) at Fishers Island, NY. The amendment 
of a Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) based on the Global 
Positioning System (GPS) to Elizabeth Field, Fishers Island, NY, 
requires the establishment of controlled airspace extending upward from 
700 feet Above Ground Level (AGL) to accommodate the SIAP and for 
Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations to the airport. This action is 
intended to provide adequate Class E airspace to contain instrument 
flight rules (IFR) operations to Elizabeth Field at Fishers Island, NY.

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 20, 1998, a notice proposing to amend Part 71 of the 
Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR Part 71) to establish Class E 
airspace at Fishers Island, NY, was published in the Federal Register 
(63 FR 55972). The VOR or GPS-A SIAP has been amended for Elizabeth 
Field. Controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet AGL is needed 
to accommodate the SIAP and for IFR operations at the airport.
    The notice proposed to establish 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) establishes Class E airspace at Fishers Island, NY, to 
provide controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet AGL for 
aircraft executing the VOR or GPS-A SIAP to Elizabeth Field.
    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 NY E5  Fishers Island, NY [New]

Elizabeth Field, NY
    (Lat. 41 deg.15'05'' 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 November 24, 1998.
Franklin D. Hatfield,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Eastern Region.
[FR Doc. 98-32244 Filed 12-3-98; 8:45 am]
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