[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 206 (Thursday, October 24, 2002)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 65324-65325]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-26583]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 02-AEA-03]


Proposed Amendment to Class E Airspace; Philadelphia, 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 
Philadelphia, PA. The proliferation of airports within a thirty seven 
mile radius of Philadelphia International Airport with approved 
Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations and the resulting overlap of 
designated Class E-5 airspace has made this proposal necessary. The 
proposal would consolidate the Class E-5 airspace designations for 
twenty six airports and result in the recision of fourteen separate 
Class E-5 descriptions through separate rulemaking action. The area 
would be depicted on aeronautical charts for pilot reference.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before November 25, 2002.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Manager, 
Airspace Branch, AEA-520, Docket No. 02-AEA-03, 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 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-03.'' 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 Philadelphia, PA. The proposal would consolidate the following 
Class E-5 airspace designations into the Philadelphia, PA designation: 
Philadelphia International Airport, PA; North Philadelphia Airport, PA; 
Wings Airfield, PA; Willow Grove NAS, PA; Rhone-Poulenc Rorer 
Collegeville Heliport, PA; Pennridge Airport, PA; Quakertown Airport, 
PA; Doylestown Airport, PA; Collegeville/Perkiomen Valley Airport, PA; 
Pottstown-Limerick Airport, PA; Pottstown Municipal Airport, PA; 
Brandywine Airport, PA; Toughkennamon/New Garden Airport, PA; Chester 
County G. O. Carlson Airport, PA; New Castle County Airport, DE; Summit 
Airpark, DE; Trenton Mercer Airport, NJ; South Jersey Regional Airport, 
NJ; Flying W Airport, NJ; Cross Keys Airport, NJ; Red Lion Airport, NJ; 
Camden County Airport, NJ; Hammonton Municipal Airport, NJ; Rudy's 
Airport, NJ; Kroelinger Airport, NJ; and Millville Municipal Airport, 
NJ. This action would result in the recision of fourteen Class E-5 
designations under a separate docket. The affected airspace would 
subsequently be incorporated into the Philadelphia, PA description. The 
airspace will be defined to accommodate the approaches and contain IFR 
operations to and from those airports. This change would have no impact 
on aircraft operations since the type of airspace designation is not 
changing. Furthermore, the IFR approach procedures for the individual 
airports within the area would not be affected. Class E airspace 
designations for airspace areas extending upward from 700 feet or more 
above the surface of the earth are published in Paragraph 6005 of FAA 
Order 7400.9K, dated August 30, 2002, and effective September 16, 2002, 
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

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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 
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 7400.9K, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated August 30, 2002, and effective September 16, 
2002, 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 Philadelphia, PA [Revised]

Philadelphia International Airport
    (Lat. 39[deg]52'19'' N., long. 75[deg]14'28'' W.)
Chester County G. O. Carlson Airport, PA
    (Lat. 39[deg]58'44'' N., long. 75[deg]51'56'' W.)
New Castle County Airport, DE
    (Lat. 39[deg]40'43'' N., long. 75[deg]36'24'' W.)
Summit Airpark, DE
    (Lat. 39[deg]31'13'' N., long. 75[deg]43'14'' W.)
Millville Municipal Airport, NJ
    (Lat. 39[deg]22'05'' N., long. 75[deg]04'25'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 31-mile radius of Philadelphia International Airport 
extending clockwise from a 225[deg] bearing to a 307[deg] bearing 
from the airport and within a 37-mile radius of Philadelphia 
International Airport extending from a 307[deg] bearing to a 
053[deg] bearing from the airport and within a 33-mile radius of 
Philadelphia International Airport extending from a 053[deg] bearing 
to a 173[deg] bearing from the airport and within a 10-mile radius 
of Philadelphia International Airport extending from a 173[deg] 
bearing from the airport and within a 7-mile radius of Chester 
County G. O. Carlson Airport and within a 6.7-mile radius of New 
Castle County Airport and within a 8-mile radius of Summit Airpark 
and within a 6.5-mile radius of Millville Municipal Airport, 
excluding the airspace that coincides with the Wrightstown, NJ; 
Pittstown, NJ; Princeton, NJ; Reading, PA; and Allentown, PA Class E 
airspace areas.
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    Issued in Jamaica, New York, on October 9, 2002.
John G. McCartney,
Acting Assistant Manager, Air Traffic Division, Eastern Region.
[FR Doc. 02-26583 Filed 10-23-02; 8:45 am]
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