[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 137 (Wednesday, July 17, 2002)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 46939-46940]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-17579]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 02-AEA-09]


Proposed Amendment to Class E Airspace; Mount Pocono, PA

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 
Mount Pocono, PA. The development of an Area Navigation (RNAV) Global 
Positioning System (GPS) Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) 
for the Pocono Mountains Municipal Airport (KMPO), Mount Pocono, PA, 
has made this proposal necessary. Sufficient 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-09, 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 presented are particularly helpful in developing 
reasoned regulatory decisions on the proposal. Comments

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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-09.'' 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 Mount Pocono, PA. The development of a SIAP to serve flights 
operating IFR into the airport makes this action necessary. Controlled 
airspace extending upward from 700 feet AGL within a 6.4 mile radius of 
the airport and an 8 mile wide corridor extending to 8.6 miles 
northwest of the airport is needed to accommodate the SIAP. 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 part 71 continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40103, 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854; 24 
CFR 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 Designation 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 PA E5  Mount Pocono, PA [REVISED]

Pocono Mountains Municipal Airport, Mount Pocono, PA
    Lat. 41 deg.08'15'' N., long 75 deg.22'44'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.4-mile radius of Pocono Mountains Municipal Airport and 
within 4 miles each side of the 295 deg. bearing from the airport 
extending from the 6.4-mile radius to 8.6 miles northwest of the 
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. 02-17579 Filed 7-16-02; 8:45 am]
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