[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 189 (Friday, September 28, 2001)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 49517]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-23939]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 01-AEA-05FR]


Amendment of Class D Airspace; White Plains, NY

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action amends Class D airspace at Westchester County 
Airport, White Plains, NY. This action is necessary to insure 
continuous altitude coverage for Instrument Flight Rules operations to 
the base of the overlying Class B airspace. The area would be depicted 
on aeronautical charts for pilot reference.

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 April 18, 2001 a document proposing to amend Part 71 of the 
Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR Part 71) by extending Class D 
airspace upward to, but not including 3000 feet Above Ground Level 
(AGL) at Westchester County Airport, White Plains, NY, was published in 
the Federal Register (66 FR 19907). 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 D airspace 
areas designations for airspace extending upward from the surface are 
published in Paragraph 5000 of FAA Order 7400.9J, dated August 31, 2001 
and effective September 16, 2001. The Class D 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 D airspace extending upward from 
the surface of the earth to 3000 feet AGL for aircraft conducting IFR 
operations at Westchester County Airport, White Plains, NY.
    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, CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389.


    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 5000  Class D airspace areas extending upward from the 
surface of the earth.

AEA NY D  White Plains, NY [Revised]

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 but not 
including 3,000 feet MSL within a 4.1 mile radius of the Westchester 
County Airport. This Class D airspace is effective during specific 
dates and times established in advance by a Notice to Airmen. The 
effective date and time will thereafter be continuously published in 
the Airport/Facility Directory.


    Issued in Jamaica, New York on September 13, 2001.
Richard J. Ducharme,
Assistant Manager, Air Traffic Division, Eastern Region.
[FR Doc. 01-23939 Filed 9-27-01; 8:45 am]
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