[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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