[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 75 (Wednesday, April 18, 2001)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 19907]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-9602]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 01-AEA-05]


Proposed Amendment to Class D Airspace; White Plains, NY

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This action proposes to amend Class D airspace at White 
Plains, NY. Controlled airspace extending upward from the surface to 
2999 feet Mean Sea Level (MSL) is necessary to insure a continuous 
altitude coverage for IFR operations to the base of the overlying Class 
B airspace. The area would be depicted on aeronautical charts for pilot 
reference.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before May 18, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Manager, 
Airspace Branch, AEA-520, Docket No. 01-AEA-05, F.A.A. Eastern Region, 
1 Aviation Plaza, Jamaica, NY 11434-4809.
    The official docket may be examined in the Office of the Regional 
Counsel, AEA-7, F.A.A. Eastern Region, 1 Aviation Plaza, Jamaica, NY 
11434-4809. An informal docket may also be examined during normal 
business hours in the Airspace Branch, AEA-520, F.A.A. Eastern Region, 
1 Aviation Plaza, Jamaica, NY 11434-4809.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Francis T. Jordan, Jr., Airspace 
Specialist, Airspace Branch, AEA-520, F.A.A. Eastern Region, 1 Aviation 
Plaza, Jamaica, NY 11434-4809, 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 action must 
submit with those comments a self-addressed, stamped postcard on which 
the following statement is made: ``Comments to Airspace Docket No. 01-
AEA-05''. 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 action 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.

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, 1 Aviation Plaza, Jamaica, NY, 11434-
4809. Communications must identify the docket 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 amend Class D airspace area at 
Westchester County Airport, White Plains, NY. This controlled 
additional airspace extending upward from 2900 feet to 2999 feet is 
needed to accommodate IFR operations at the airport either descending 
through 3000 feet or climbing through 2900 feet. Class D airspace 
designations for airspace areas extending upward from the surface are 
published in Section 5000 of FAA Order 7400.9H, dated September 1, 
2000, and effective September 16, 2000, which is incorporated by 
reference in 14 CFR Part 71.1. The Class D airspace designation listed 
in this document would be published subsequently in the Order.
    The FAA has determined that this proposed regulation only involves 
an 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) and (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 air traffic procedures 
and air navigation, it is certified that this proposed rule would 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).

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 14 CFR 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 7400.9H dated September 1, 2000, and 
effective September 16, 2000, is proposed to be amended as follows:

Section 5  Class D airspace areas extending upward from the surface 
of the earth.

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AEA NY D  White Plains, NY

Westchester County Airport, White Plains, NY
    (lat. 41 deg. 04'01" N., long. 73 deg. 42'27" W.)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 
2999 feet MSL within a 4.1-mile radius of the Westchester County 
Airport. This Class D airspace area is effective during the specific 
dates and times established in advance by 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 April 6, 2001.
F.D. Hatfield,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Eastern Region.
[FR Doc. 01-9602 Filed 4-17-01; 8:45 am]
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