[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 14 (Friday, January 22, 1999)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 3396-3397]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-1500]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Airspace Docket No. 98-AEA-44]
Amendment to Class D Airspace and Class E Airspace; Binghamton,
NY
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This action revises the legal description of the Class D
airspace and Class E airspace extensions at Binghamton Regional/Edwin
A. Link Field Airport (BGM), Binghamton, NY. The air traffic control
tower at BGM has reduced their operating hours. The need for Class D
airspace and the Class E airspace extensions during the specified hours
of reduced operation no longer exists. This action will result in the
airspace reverting to Class G airspace during those specific hours.
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 December 4, 1998, a proposal to amend Part 71 of the Federal
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR Part 71) to revise the legal description
of the Class D airspace and associated Class E airspace extensions at
Binghamton Regional/Edwin A. Link Field Airport, Binghamton, NY, was
published in the Federal Register (63 FR 67014).
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 D airspace designations for airspace extending
upward from the surface are published in paragraph 5000 and Class E
airspace areas designated as an extension to a Class D surface area are
published in paragraph 6004 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 D and Class E airspace designations
listed in this document will be published subsequently in the Order.
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The Rule
This amendment to Part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14
CFR Part 71) revises Class D airspace and the Class E airspace
extensions at Binghamton, NY to accommodate the reduced hours of
operation at the airport. These areas will revert to Class G airspace
during the specified hours of reduced operation.
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]
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 Binghamton, NY [Revised]
Binghamton Regional/Edwin A. Link Field Airport, Binghamton, NY
(Lat. 42 deg.12'31'' N., long. 75 deg.58'47'' W.)
That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including
4,100 feet MSL within a 4.1-miles radius of the Binghamton Regional/
Edwin A. Link Field Airport. This Class D airspace area is effective
during specific dates and times established in advance by a Notice
to Airmen. The effective date and time will thereafter be
continuously published in the Airport/Facility Directory.
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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 Binghamton, NY [Revised]
Binghamton Regional/Edwin A. Link Field Airport, Binghamton, NY
(Lat. 42 deg.12'31'' N., long. 75 deg.58'47'' W.
Binghamton VORTAC
(Lat. 42 deg.09'27'' N., long. 76 deg.08'11'' W
SMITE LOM
(Lat. 42 deg.06'17'' N., long 75 deg.53'28'' W.
Binghamton Regional/Edwin A. Link Field Airport ILS Runway 34
Localizer (Lat. 42 deg.13'12'' N., long. 75 deg.59'15'' W.)
That airspace extending upward from the surface within 1.8 miles
each side of the Binghamton VORTAC 067 deg. radial extending from
the 4.1-mile radius of the Binghamton Regional/Edwin A. Link Field
Airport to the VORTAC and within 1.8 miles each side of the
Binghamton Regional/Edwin A. Link Field Airport ILS Localizer SE
course extending from the 4.1-mile radius of the airport to 1.8
miles SE of the SMITE LOM. This Class E airspace area is effective
during specific dates and times established in advance by a Notice
to Airmen. The effective date and time will thereafter be
continuously published in the Airport/Facility Directory.
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Issued in Jamaica, New York on January 12, 1999.
Franklin D. Hatfield,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Eastern Region.
[FR Doc. 99-1500 Filed 1-21-99; 8:45 am]
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