[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 220 (Friday, November 14, 2003)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 64575-64576]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-28534]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2003-16119; Airspace Docket No. 03-AEA-13]


Proposed Amendment to Class E Airspace; Erie, PA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This notice proposes to amend the Class E airspace area at 
Erie, PA. The development of a Standard Instrument Approach Procedure 
(SIAP) based on area navigation (RNAV) to serve flights into Life Star 
Base Heliport, Harbor Creek, PA, under Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) 
has made this proposal necessary. Controlled airspace extending upward 
from 700 feet Above Ground Level (AGL) is needed to contain aircraft 
executing the approach. The area would be depicted on aeronautical 
charts for pilot reference.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before December 15, 2003.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal to the Docket Management 
System, U.S. Department of Transportation, Room Plaza 401, 400 Seventh 
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590-0001. You must identify the docket 
number FAA-2003-16119/Airspace Docket No. 03-AEA-13 at the beginning of 
your comments. You may also submit comments on the Internet at http://dms.dot.gov.
    You may review the public docket containing the proposal, any 
comments received, and any final disposition in person in the Dockets 
Office between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal 
holidays. The Docket Office (telephone 1-800-647-5527) is on the plaza 
level of the Department of Transportation NASSIF Building at the above 
address.
    An informal docket may also be examined during normal business 
hours at the office of the Regional Air Traffic Division, Federal 
Aviation Administration, 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 Place, 
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 both docket numbers and be submitted in 
triplicate to the address listed above. Commenters wishing the FAA to 
acknowledge receipt of their comments on this notice must submit with 
those comments a self-addressed, stamped postcard on which the 
following statement is made: ``Comments to Docket No. FAA-2003-16119/
Airspace Docket No. 03-AEA-13.'' The postcard will be date/time stamped 
and returned to the commenter.

Availability of NPRMs

    An electronic copy of this document may be downloaded through the 
Internet at http://dms.dot.gov. Recently published rulemaking documents 
can also be accessed through the FAA's Web page at http://www.faa.gov 
or the Superintendent of Documents web page at http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara.
    Additionally, any person may obtain a copy of this notice by 
submitting a request to the Federal Aviation Administration, Office of 
Air Traffic Airspace Management, ATA-400, 800 Independence Avenue, SW., 
Washington, DC 20591, or by calling (202) 267-8783. Communications must 
identify both docket numbers of this notice. Persons interested in 
being placed on a mailing list for future NPRMs should contact the 
FAA's Office of Rulemaking, (202) 267-9677, to request a copy of 
Advisory Circular No. 11-2A, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Distribution 
System, 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 Erie, PA. The development of a SIAP to serve flights operating 
IFR into Life Star Base Heliport make this action necessary. Controlled 
airspace extending upward from 700 feet AGL 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 7400.9L, dated September 2, 2003, and 
effective September 16, 2003, 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 ``significant 
regulatory action'' under Executive Order 12866; (2) is not

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a ``significant rule'' under DOT Regulatory Policies and Procedrues (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 
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 7400.9L dated September 2, 2003, and 
effective September 16, 2003, 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 Erie, PA (Revised)

Erie International/Tom Ridge Field Airport, PA
    (Lat. 42[deg]04'55'' N, long. 80[deg]10'34'' W)
Life Star Base Heliport
    (Lat. 42[deg]10'19'' N, long. 79[deg]56'34'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.7-mile radius of Erie International/Tom Ridge Field 
Airport and within 4.4 miles each side of the 054[deg] bearing from 
the airport extending from the 6.7-mile radius to 14 miles northeast 
of the airport and within a 6-mile radius of Life Star Base 
Heliport.
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    Issued in Jamaica, New York, on September 15, 2003.
John G. McCartney,
Assistant Manager, Air Traffic Division, Eastern Region.
[FR Doc. 03-28534 Filed 11-13-03; 8:45 am]
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