[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 206 (Tuesday, October 26, 1999)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 57557-57558]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-27829]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 99-AEA-09]


Establishment of Class E Airspace: York County, PA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action establishes Class E airspace extending upward from 
the surface within a 6.5 mile radius of the York Airport (THV). The 
increased traffic at the airport and its capacity to accept flights 
operating under Instrument Flight Rules via a Standard Instrument 
Approach Procedure (SIAP) makes it desirable to establish Class E 
airspace designated as a surface area.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, Nov. 5, 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 August 4, 1999 a notice proposing to amend Part 71 of the 
Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR Part 71) to establish Class E 
airspace at York Airport, York County, PA was published in the Federal 
Register (64 FR 42301-42302). Controlled airspace extending upward from 
the surface is needed to accommodate the increased traffic. The notice 
proposed to establish controlled airspace extending upward from surface 
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. E airspace areas designations for airspace extending 
upward from the surface are published in paragraph 6002 of FAA Order 
7400.9G, dated September 1, 1999, and effective September 16, 1999, 
which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class E airspace 
designation listed in this

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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 York County, PA extending 
upward from the surface to accommodate operations conducted under 
Instrument Flight Rules. Additional controlled airspace upward from the 
surface will enhance the safety of flights operating in the vicinity of 
the York Airport.
    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 7400.9G, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated September 1, 1999, and effective September 16, 
1999, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 6002  Class E airspace areas extending upward from the 
surface

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AEA PA E2  York County, PA [New]

York Airport (THV) PA
    GRP (lat. 39 deg.55'12''N. x long. 76 deg.52'39''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 October 5, 1999.
Franklin D. Hatfield,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Eastern Region.
[FR Doc. 99-27829 Filed 10-25-99; 8:45 am]
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