[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 66 (Thursday, April 6, 2006)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 17388-17389]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-3290]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2006-23908; Airspace Docket No. 06-AEA-004]


Establishment of Class E Airspace; Wyoming Valley Medical Center, 
Wilkes Barre, PA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This notice proposes to establish Class E airspace at Wyoming 
Valley Medical Center, Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania. The development of 
an Area Navigation (RNAV) Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) 
and Helicopter RNAV (GPS) 188 approach for the Wyoming Valley Medical 
Center to serve flights operating into the airport during Instrument 
Flight Rules (IFR) conditions makes this action necessary. Controlled 
airspace extending upward from 700 feet Above Ground Level (AGL) is 
needed to contain aircraft executing an approach. The area would be 
depicted on aeronautical charts for pilot reference.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before May 8, 2006.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Manager, 
Airspace Branch, AEA-520, Docket No. FAA-2006-23908; Airspace Docket 
No. 06-AEA-004, FAA Eastern Region, 1 Aviation Plaza, Jamaica, NY 
11434-4809.
    The official docket may be examined in the Office of the Regional 
Counsel, AEA-7, FAA 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, FAA Eastern Region, 1 
Aviation Plaza, Jamaica, NY 11434-4809.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Francis T. Jordan, Jr., Airspace 
Specialist, Airspace Branch, AEA-520 FAA 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 contents 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-2006-
23908; Airspace Docket No. 06-AEA-004''. 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 
notice may be changed in light of comments received. All comments 
submitted will be available for examination in the Rules Docket closing 
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, FAA Eastern Region, 1 Aviation Plaza, Jamaica, NY 11434-4809. 
Communications must identify the notice 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 establish Class E airspace at 
Wyoming Valley Medical Center, PA. The development of SIAPs to serve 
flights operating into the airport during IFR conditions makes this 
action necessary. Controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet 
AGL is needed to accommodate the SIAPs. Class E airspace designations 
for airspace areas extending upward from 700 feet or above the surface 
are published in Paragraph 6005 of FAA Order 7400.9N, dated September 
1, 2005, and effective September 16, 2005, 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 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:

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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]

    2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of Federal 
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9N dated September 1, 2005, and 
effective September 16, 2005, is proposed to be amended as follows:

Paragraph 6006 Class E airspace areas extending upward from 700 
feet or more above the surface of the earth.

AEA PA E5 Wyoming Valley Medical Center [New]

Wilkes Barre, PA
    (Lat. 41[deg]15'29'' N., long. 75[deg]48'32'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.0 mile radius of the Wyoming Valley Medical Center, 
Wilkes Barre, PA.

    Issued in Jamaica, New York on March 13, 2006.
John G. McCartney,
Acting Area Director, Eastern Terminal Operations.
[FR Doc. 06-3290 Filed 4-5-06; 8:45 am]
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