[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 190 (Thursday, October 1, 1998)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 52590]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-26301]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Airspace Docket No. 98-AEA-15]
Amendment to Class E Airspace; Fort Drum, NY
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This action amends Class E airspace extending upward from 700
feet Above Ground Level (AGL) at Fort Drum, NY. The development of
Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAP) based on the Instrument
Landing System (ILS) and Global Positioning System (GPS) at Wheeler-
Sack Army Air Field (AAF) has made this action necessary. This action
is intended to provide adequate Class E airspace to contain instrument
flight rules (IFR) operations for aircraft executing the ILS RWY 03
SIAP, ILS RWY 21 SIAP, GPS RWY 03 SIAP, and GPS RWY 21 SIAP to Wheeler-
Sack AAF.
EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, December 3, 1998.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mr. Francis Jordan, Airspace Specialist, Airspace Branch, AEA-520, Air
Traffic Division, Eastern Region, Federal Aviation Administration,
Federal Building #111, John F. Kennedy International Airport, Jamaica,
New York 11430; telephone: (718) 553-4521.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
History
On August 7, 1998, a proposal to amend Part 71 of the Federal
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to amend the Class E airspace at
Fort Drum, NY, was published in the Federal Register (63 FR 42291). The
development of the ILS RWY 03 SIAP, ILS RWY 21 SIAP, GPS RWY 03, and
GPS RWY 21 SIAP for Wheeler-Sack AAF requires the amendment of the
Class E airspace at Fort Drum, NY. The proposal was to amend controlled
airspace extending upward from 700 feet AGL to contain IFR operations
in controlled airspace during portions of the terminal operation and
while transitioning between the enroute and terminal environments.
Interested parties were invited to participate in this rulemaking
proceeding by submitting written comments on the proposal to the FAA.
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 areas designations for airspace
extending upward from 700 feet AGL are published in paragraph 6005 of
FAA Order 7400.9F, dated September 10, 1998, and effective September
16, 1998, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class
E airspace designation listed in this document will be published
subsequently in the Order.
The Rule
This amendment to part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14
CFR part 71) amends Class E airspace at Fort Drum, NY, to provide
controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet AGL for aircraft
executing the ILS RWY 03 SIAP, ILS RWY 21 SIAP, GPS RWY 03 SIAP, and
GPS RWY 21 SIAP to Wheeler-Sack AAF.
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 10034; 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
In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation
Administration amends 14 CFR part 71 as follows:
PART 71--[AMENDED]
1. The authority citation for 14 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 7400.9F, Airspace Designations and
Reporting Points, dated September 10, 1998, and effective September 16,
1998, 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 NY E5 Fort Drum, NY [Revised]
Wheeler-Sack AAF, Fort Drum, NY
(Lat. 44 deg.03'06'' N., long. 75 deg.43'18'' W.)
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 7-mile radius of Wheeler Sack AAF extending clockwise from
a 330 deg. bearing to a 135 deg. bearing from the airport and within
a 12-mile radius of Wheeler Sack AAF extending from a 135 deg.
bearing to a 330 deg. bearing from the airport, excluding that
portion that coincides with the Watertown, NY Class E airspace area,
and R-5201 when in use.
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Issued in Jamaica, New York on September 22, 1998.
Franklin D. Hatfield,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Eastern Region.
[FR Doc. 98-26301 Filed 9-30-98; 8:45 am]
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