[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 149 (Wednesday, August 4, 1999)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 42301-42302]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-20021]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 99-AEA-09]


Proposed Establishment of Class E Airspace; York Airport (THV), 
York County, PA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This action proposes to establish Class E airspace at York 
Airport, PA. The increased traffic at the York Airport and its capacity 
to accept flights via a Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) 
makes it desirable to establish Class E airspace designated as a 
surface area. Additional controlled airspace would enhance the safety 
of flights operating in the vicinity of the York Airport. The area 
would be depicted on aeronautical charts for pilot reference.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before September 3, 1999.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Manager, 
Airspace Branch, AEA-520, Docket No. 99-AEA-09, F.A.A. Eastern Region, 
Federal Building #111, John F. Kennedy Int'l Airport, Jamaica, NY 
11430.
    The official docket may be examined in the Office of the Regional 
Counsel, AEA-7, F.A.A. Eastern Region, Federal Building #111, John F. 
Kennedy Int'l Airport, Jamaica, New York 11430. An informal docket may 
also be examined during normal business hours in the Airspace Branch, 
AEA-520, F.A.A. Eastern Region, Federal Building #111, John F. Kennedy 
International Airport, Jamaica, NY 11430.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mr. Francis T. Jordan, Jr., Airspace Specialist, Airspace Branch, AEA-
520, F.A.A. Eastern Region, Federal Building #111, John F. Kennedy 
International Airport, Jamaica, New York 11430; Telephone: (718) 553-
4521.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Comments Invited

    Interested parties are invited to participate in this proposed 
rulemaking by submitting such written data, views, or arguments as they 
may desire. Comments that provide the factual basis supporting the 
views and suggestions presented are particularly helpful in developing 
reasoned regulatory decisions on the proposal. Comments are 
specifically invited on the overall regulatory, economic, 
environmental, and energy-related aspects of the proposal. 
Communications should identify the airspace docket number and be 
submitted in triplicate to the address listed above. Commenters wishing 
the FAA to acknowledge receipt of their comments on this notice must 
submit with those comments a self-addressed, stamped postcard on which 
the following statement is made: ``Comments to Airspace Docket No. 99-
AEA-09.'' The postcard will be date/time stamped and returned to the 
commenter. All communications received on or before the closing date 
for comments will be considered before taking action on the proposed 
rule. The proposal contained in this notice may be changed in light of 
comments received. All comments submitted will be available for 
examination in the Rules Docket both before and after the closing date 
for comments. A report summarizing each substantive public contact with 
the FAA personnel concerned with this rulemaking will be filed in the 
docket.

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Availability of NPRMs

    Any person may obtain a copy of this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 
(NPRM) by submitting a request to the Office of the Regional Counsel, 
AEA-7, F.A.A. Eastern Region, Federal Building, #111, John F. Kennedy 
International Airport, Jamaica, NY 11430. Communications must identify 
the notice number of this NPRM. Persons interested in being placed on a 
mailing list for future NPRMs should also request a copy of Advisory 
Circular No. 11-2A, which describes the application procedure.

The Proposal

    The FAA is considering an amendment to Part 71 of the Federal 
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR Part 71) to establish Class E airspace at 
Logan Airport, PA. Controlled airspace extending upward from the 
surface is needed to accommodate operations conducted under Instrument 
Flight Rules. Traffic has also increased for which controlled airspace 
is desirable to enhance safety. Class E airspace designated as airport 
surface areas are published in Paragraph 6002 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 would be published subsequently in 
the Order.
    The FAA has determined that this proposed regulation only involves 
and established body of technical regulations for which frequent and 
routine amendments are necessary to keep them operationally current. 
Therefore, this proposed 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); (3) does not warrant preparation of a 
regulatory evaluation as the anticipated impact is so minimal. Since 
this is a routine matter that would only affect traffic procedures and 
air navigation, it is certified that this proposed rule would not have 
significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entitites 
under the criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71

    Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (air).

The Proposed Amendment

    In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation 
Administration proposes to amend 14 CFR Part 71 as follows:

PART 71--[AMENDED]

    1. The authority citation for Part 71 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40103, 40113, 40120; E.O. 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, dated September 10, 1998, and 
effective September 16, 1998, is proposed to be amended as follows:

Paragraph 6002  Class E airspace designated as surface area for an 
airport

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AEA PA E2 York County, PA

York Airport (THV), PA
    GRP (Lat. 39 deg.55'12''N. x long. 76 deg.52'39''W.)

York NDB
    (Lat. 39 deg.55'20''N. x long. 76 deg.52'65''W.)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface within a 6.5-
mile radius of the York Airport.
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    Issued in Jamaica, New York, on July 6, 1999.
Franklin D. Hatfield,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Eastern Region.
[FR Doc. 99-20021 Filed 8-3-99; 8:45 am]
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