[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 22 (Tuesday, February 3, 2004)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 5014-5015]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-2193]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2003-16282; Airspace Docket No. 03-AEA-06]


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. 
Controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet Above Ground Level 
(AGL) is needed to contain aircraft operating into Spitfire Aerodrome, 
Pedricktown, NJ under Instrument Flight Rules (IFR).

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC June 10, 2004.

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 December 22, 2003, 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 the surface within an 
area overlying the spitfire Aerodrome, Pedricktown, NJ was published in 
the Federal Register (68 FR 71053-71054). Interested parties were 
invited to participate in this rulemaking proceeding by submitting 
written comments on the proposal to the FAA on or before January 21, 
2004. 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 area designations for airspace 
extending upward from the surface of the earth 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

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CFR 71.1. The Class E airspace designation listed in this document will 
be published 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 feet above the surface for aircraft conducting IFR operations into 
Spitfire Aerodrome, Pedricktown, NJ.
    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

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In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation Administration 
amends 14 CFR part 71 as follows:

PART 71--[AMENDED]

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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 7400.9L, Airspace Designations and Reporting 
Points, dated September 2, 2003, and effective September 16, 2003, is 
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. 3952'19''N., long. 
7514'28''W.)
Chester County G. O. Carlson Airport, PA
    (lat. 3958'44''N., long. 
7551'56''W.)
New Castle County Airport, DE
    (lat. 3940'43''N., long. 
7536'24''W.)
Summit Airpark, DE
    (lat. 3931'13''N., long. 
7543'14''W.)
Millville Municipal Airport, NJ
    (lat. 3922'04''N., long. 
7504'20''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 bearing to a 
307 bearing from the airport and within a 37-mile 
radius of Philadelphia International Airport extending from a 
307 bearing to a 053 bearing from the 
airport and within a 33-mile radius of Philadelphia International 
Airport extending from a 053 bearing to a 
713 bearing from the airport and within a 16-mile 
radius of Philadelphia International Airport extending from a 
173 bearing from the airport to a 225 
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 an 8-mile radius of Summit Airpark 
and within a 6.5-mile radius of Millville Municipal Airport, 
excluding the airspace that coincides with the Elkton, MD; 
Wrightstown, NJ; Pittstown, NJ; Reading, PA; and Allentown, PA Class 
E airspace areas.
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    Issued in Jamaica, New York on January 27, 2004.
John G. McCartney,
Assistant Manager, Air Traffic Division, Eastern Region.
[FR Doc. 04-2193 Filed 2-2-04; 8:45 am]
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