[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 167 (Tuesday, August 28, 2001)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 45162]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-21612]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 01-AER-08FR]


Modification of Class E Airspace; Pittsburgh, PA

AGENCY:  Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action modifies the Class E airspace area at the 
Pittsburgh International Airport, Pittsburgh, PA by deleting a portion 
of the designated airspace area. Closure of the Pittsburgh Metro 
Airport makes this action necessary. This area will be depicted on 
aeronautical charts for pilot reference.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, September 6, 2001.

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:

History

    On May 4, 2001, the FAA proposed to amend Part 71 of the Federal 
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR Part 71) by modifying the Class E airspace 
at Pittsburgh International Airport, PA (66 FR 22489).
    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 E airspace areas extending upward from 700 
feet 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 published in the 
Order.

The Rule

    This amendment to Part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 
CFR Part 71) modifies the Class E airspace area at Pittsburgh, PA by 
deleting a portion of the Class E airspace area extending upward from 
700 feet or more above the surface of the earth.
    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); (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 PA E5, Pittsburgh, PA [REVISED]

Greater Pittsburgh International Airport, Pittsburgh, PA
    (Lat. 40 deg.29'29"N., long. 80 deg.13'57"W.)
Allegheny County Airport, PA
    (Lat. 40 deg.21'16"N., long. 79 deg.55'48"W.)
STARG OM
    (Lat. 40 deg.29'15"N., long 80 deg.22'14"W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 7.9 mile radius of Greater Pittsburgh International Airport 
and within 3.1 miles each side of the Greater Pittsburgh Runway 10R 
localizer course extending from the 7.9-mile radius to 5.7 miles 
west of the STARG OM and within a 6.6-mile radius of Allegheny 
County Airport.
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    Issued in Jamaica, New York on August 13, 2001.
Richard J. Ducharme,
Acting Assistant Manager, Air Traffic Division, Eastern Region.
[FR Doc. 01-21612 Filed 8-27-01; 8:45 am]
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