[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 42 (Friday, March 2, 2012)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 12760]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-5132]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2011-0369; Airspace Docket No. 11-AEA-07]


Proposed Establishment of Class E Airspace; Wilkes-Barre, PA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM), withdrawal.

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SUMMARY: A notice of proposed rulemaking published in the Federal 
Register on July 1, 2011, establishing Class E airspace at Wilkes-
Barre/Wyoming Valley Airport, Wilkes-Barre, PA, is being withdrawn. 
Controlled airspace already exists for area airports under this city 
designator. A new proposal amending the existing airspace will be 
submitted under a separate rulemaking.

DATES: Effective 0901 UTC March 2, 2012, the proposed rule published 
July 1, 2011 (76 FR 38585), is withdrawn.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard Horrocks, Operations Support 
Group, Eastern Service Center, Federal Aviation Administration, P.O. 
Box 20636, Atlanta, Georgia 30320; telephone (404) 305-5588.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

    On July 1, 2011, a NPRM was published in the Federal Register 
establishing Class E airspace at Wilkes-Barre, PA, to accommodate new 
standard instrument approach procedures for Wilkes-Barre/Wyoming Valley 
Airport, Wilkes-Barre, PA (76 FR 38585). Subsequent to publication the 
FAA found that Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above 
the surface currently exists for Wilkes-Barre, PA, with the primary 
airport being Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport. To avoid 
confusion this proposed rule is being withdrawn and another rulemaking 
will be forthcoming adding Wilkes-Barre/Wyoming Valley Airport to the 
current city designator, Wilkes-Barre, PA.

Environmental Review

    The FAA has determined that this action qualifies for categorical 
exclusion under the National Environmental Policy Act in accordance 
with FAA Order 1050.1E, ``Environmental Impacts: Policies and 
Procedures,'' paragraph 311a. This airspace action is not expected to 
cause any potentially significant environmental impacts, and no 
extraordinary circumstances exist that warrant preparation of an 
environmental assessment

Lists of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71

    Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (air).

The Withdrawal

    Accordingly, pursuant to the authority delegated to me, the Notice 
of Proposed Rulemaking, as published in the Federal Register of July, 
1, 2011 (76 FR 38585) (FR Doc. 2011-16664), is hereby withdrawn.

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g); 40103, 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 
FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389.

    Issued in College Park, Georgia, on February 15, 2012.
Mark D. Ward,
Manager, Operations Support Group, Eastern Service Center, Air Traffic 
Organization.
[FR Doc. 2012-5132 Filed 3-1-12; 8:45 am]
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