[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 171 (Wednesday, September 4, 2002)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 56478-56479]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-22499]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 02-AEA-09]


Amend Class E Airspace: Mount Pocono, PA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration [FAA] DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action amends Class E airspace at Mount Pocono, PA. This 
action is made necessary by the development of a Standard Instrument

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Approach Procedure (SIAP) based on the Global Positioning System (GPS) 
at Pocono Mountains Municipal Airport (KMPO), Mount Pocono, PA. 
Sufficient controlled airspace is needed to accommodate the SIAP and 
for Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations at the airport. The area 
would be depicted on aeronautical charts for pilot reference.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC November 28, 2002.

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 July 17, 2002, a notice 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) at 
Pocono Mountains Municipal Airport, Mount Pocono, PA, was published in 
the Federal Register (67 FR 46939). 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. This 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 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 will be amended 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 ft above the surface for aircraft conducting IFR operations at 
Pocono Mountains Municipal Airport, Mount Pocono, 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 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]

    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 ft 
above the surface of the earth.

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AEA PA E5 Mount Pocono, PA (Revised)

Pocono Mountains Municipal Airport
(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 August 20, 2002.
John G. McCartney,
Acting Assistant Manager, Air Traffic Division, Eastern Region.
[FR Doc. 02-22499 Filed 9-3-02; 8:45 am]
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