[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 2 (Friday, January 3, 2003)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 263]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-67]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2002-13944; Airspace Docket No. 02-AEA-03]


Amendment of Class E Airspace; Philadelphia, PA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration [FAA] DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action amends Class E airspace at Philadelphia, PA. The 
proliferation of airports within a thirty 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 action necessary. This action consolidates the Class E-5 
airspace designations for twenty six airports and results in the 
recision of fourteen separate Class E-5 descriptions through separate 
rulemaking action. The area will be depicted on aeronautical charts for 
pilot reference.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC March 20, 2003.

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 October 24, 2002, a notice proposing to amend Part 71 of the 
Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR Part 71) by consolidating existing 
Class E-5 airspace designations in the Philadelphia complex and 
incorporating those areas into the Philadelphia, PA descriptions was 
published in the Federal Register (67 FR 65324-65325). 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 E airspace areas designations for airspace extending upward 
from the surface 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 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 within 
the Philadelphia, PA Class E-5 airspace description.
    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 regulations: (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 
at 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 7400.9K, Airspace Designations and Reporting 
Points, dated August 30, 2002, and effective September 16, 2002, 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 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]22'04''N., long. 75[deg]04'20''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 to a 225[deg] 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; 
Allentown, PA; and Elkton, MD Class E airspace areas.
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    Issued in Jamaica, New York on December 13, 2002.
Richard J. Ducharme,
Assistant Manager, Air Traffic Division, Eastern Region.
[FR Doc. 03-67 Filed 1-2-03; 8:45 am]
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