[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 60 (Wednesday, March 28, 2001)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 16848-16849]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-7420]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 00-AEA-05FR]


Establishment of Class E Airspace: Rome, NY

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action establishes Class E airspace at Griffiss Airpark, 
Rome, NY. Development of Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAP) 
for the Airpark has made this action necessary. Controlled airspace 
extending upward from 700 feet Above Ground Level (AGL) is needed to 
contain aircraft executing an instrument approach to the Griffiss 
Airpark.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC April 9, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Francis Jordan, Airspace 
Specialist, Airspace Branch, AEA-520, Air Traffic Division, Eastern 
Region, Federal Aviation Administration, 1 Aviation Plaza, Jamaica, New 
York 11434-4809, telephone: (718) 553-4521.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

    On February 2, 2001 a document proposing to amend Part 71 of the 
Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR Part 71) by establishing Class E 
airspace extending upward from 700 feet Above Ground Level (AGL), was 
published in the Federal Register (66 FR 8772-8773). Interested parties 
were invited to participate in this rulemaking proceeding by submitting 
written comments on the proposal to the FAA on or before March 5, 2001. 
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 or more above the surface of the earth 
are published in paragraph 6005 of FAA Order 7400.9H, dated September 
1, 2000 and effective September 16, 2000, which is incorporated by 
reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class E airspace designation listed in 
this document will be amended in the order.

The Rule

    The amendment to Part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 
CFR Part 71) provides controlled Class E airspace extending upward from 
700 feet above the surface for aircraft conducting IFR operations at 
the Griffiss Airpark, Rome, NY.
    The FAA has determined that this regulation only involves an 
established body of technical regulations for which frequent and 
routine amendments are

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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 7400.9H, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated September 1, 2000, and effective September 16, 
2000, 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  Rome, NY [NEW]

Griffiss Airpark
(Lat. 43 deg.14'04" N/long. 75 deg.24'43" W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6 mile radius of Griffiss Airpark, Rome, NY.
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    Issued in Jamaica, New York on March 12, 2001.
F.D. Hatfield,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Eastern Region.
[FR Doc. 01-7420 Filed 3-27-01; 8:45 am]
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