[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 137 (Wednesday, July 17, 2002)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 46940-46941]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-17577]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 02-AEA-07]


Proposed Amendment to Class E Airspace; Seneca Falls, NY

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This action proposes to amend the Class E airspace area at 
Seneca Falls, NY. The amendment to a Standard Instrument Approach 
Procedure (SIAP) based on the Global Positioning System (GPS) at Finger 
Lakes Regional Airport (K0G7), Seneca Falls, NY and a change in the 
airport reference point have made this proposal necessary. Controlled 
airspace is needed to accommodate the SIAP and for Instrument Flight 
Rules (IFR) operations to the airport. The area would be depicted on 
aeronautical charts for pilot reference.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before August 16, 2002.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Manager, 
Airspace Branch, AEA-520, Docket No. 02-AEA-07, Eastern Region, 1 
Aviation Plaza, Jamaica, NY 11434-4809.
    The official docket may be examined in the Office of the Regional 
Counsel, AEA-7, 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, Eastern Region, 1 Aviation 
Plaza, Jamaica, NY 11434-4809.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Francis T. Jordan, Jr., Airspace 
Specialist, Airspace Branch, AEA-520, 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

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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. 02-AEA-07.'' 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, 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 the Class E airspace 
area at Seneca Falls, NY. An amendment to a SIAP based on the GPS and a 
change in the airport reference point have made this action necessary. 
The airspace will be defined to accommodate the approach and contain 
IFR operations to the airport. Class E airspace designations for 
airspace areas extending upward from 700 feet or more above the surface 
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 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 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 proposed to be 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  Seneca Falls, NY [Revised]

Finger Lakes Regional Airport
    (Lat.42 deg.52'50'' N., long. 76 deg.46'55'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.5 mile radius of Finger Lakes Regional Airport.

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    Issued in Jamaica, New York, on July 1, 2002.
F.D. Hatfield,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Eastern Region.
[FR Doc. 02-17577 Filed 7-16-02; 8:45 am]
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