[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 112 (Monday, June 12, 2006)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 33666-33667]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-5307]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2006-24318; Airspace Docket No. 06-AEA-007]


Establishment of Class E Airspace; Hill Top Heliport, Troy, 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 Hill Top 
Heliport, Troy, PA. The development of an Area Navigation (RNAV), 
Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAP) and Helicopter RNAV 
(GPS) 186 approach for the Hill Top Heliport to serve flights operating 
into the airport during Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) conditions makes 
this action necessary. Controlled airspace extending upward from 700 
feed 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 July 12, 2006.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Manager, 
Airspace Branch, AEA-520, Docket No. FAA-2006-24318; Airspace Docket 
No. 06-AEA-007, 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 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-2006-
24318; Airspace Docket No. 06-AEA-007''. 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 
area at Hill Top Heliport, Troy, 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 more 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:

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 6005 Class E airspace areas extending upward from 700 
feet or more above the surface of the earth.

AEA PA E5 Hill Top Heliport, [New]

Troy, Pennsylvania
    (Lat. 41[deg]46'55'' N., long. 76[deg]48'23'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.0 mile radius of the Hill Top Heliport, Troy, PA.


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    Issued in Jamaica, New York, on March 30, 2006.
John G. McCartney,
Acting Area Director, Eastern Terminal Operations.
[FR Doc. 06-5307 Filed 6-9-06; 8:45 am]
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