[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 189 (Friday, September 28, 2001)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 49517-49518]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-23937]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 01-AEA-16FR]


Establishment of Class E Airspace; Coudersport, PA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action establishes Class E airspace at Coudersport, PA.

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Development of an Area Navigation (RNAV), Helicopter RNAV343 approach, 
for the Charles Cole Memorial Hospital Heliport, Coudersport, PA has 
made this action necessary. Controlled airspace extending upward from 
700 feet Above Ground Level (AGL) is needed to contain aircraft 
executing the approach to the Charles Cole Memorial Hospital Heliport.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC December 27, 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 May 29, 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) for an 
RNAV, Helicopter RNAV343 approach to the Charles Cole Memorial Hospital 
Heliport, Coudersport was published in the Federal Register (66 FR 
29058-29059). Interested parties were invited to participate in this 
rulemaking proceeding by submitting written comments on the proposal to 
the FAA on or before June 28, 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 7400.9J, dated August 31, 2001 and effective September 16, 2001, 
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) provides controlled Class E airspace extending upward from 
700 feet above the surface for aircraft conducting Instrument Flight 
Rules (IFR) operations at the Charles Cole Memorial Hospital Heliport, 
Couderport, PA.
    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 routing 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; 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 7400.9J, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated August 31, 2001, and effective September 16, 
2001, 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 Coudersport [NEW]

Charles Cole Memorial Hospital Heliport, PA(lat. 41 deg.46'17"N., 
long. 77 deg.58'46"W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6 mile radius of the Charles Cole Memorial Hospital 
Heliport excluding that airspace within the Galeton, PA, Class E5 
Airspace area.

    Issued in Jamaica, New York on September 13, 2001.
Richard J. Ducharme,
Assistant Manager, Air Traffic Division, Eastern Region.
[FR Doc. 01-23937 Filed 9-27-01; 8:45 am]
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