[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 201 (Friday, October 17, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 53942-53943]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-27365]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Airspace Docket No. 97-AEA-19]
Establishment of Class E Airspace; Zelienople, PA
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This action establishes Class E airspace extending upward from
700 feet Above Ground Level (AGL) at Zelienople, PA. The development of
Global Positioning System (GPS) Standard Instrument Approach Procedures
(SIAP) to Runway (RWY) 17 and RWY 35 at Zelienople Airport 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 GPS RWY 17 and GPS RWY 35 SIAPs at
Zelienople, PA.
EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, January 1, 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 April 3, 1997, a proposal to amend Part 71 of the Federal
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR Part 71) to establish Class E airspace at
Zelienople, PA, was published in the Federal Register (62 FR 15864). A
GPS RWY 17 SIAP and a GPS RWY 35 SIAP developed for Zelienople Airport,
Zelienople, PA, requires the establishment of Class E airspace at the
airport. The proposal would establish 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 objecting 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 or more above the surface of the earth
are published in paragraph 6005 of FAA Order 7400.9E, dated September
10, 1997, and effective September 16, 1997, 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) establishes Class E airspace located at Zelienople, PA, to
provide controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet AGL for
aircraft executing the GPS RWY 17 SIAP and GPS RWY 35 SIAP to
Zelienople Airport.
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).
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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 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 7400.9E, Airspace Designations and
Reporting Points, dated September 10, 1997, and effective September 16,
1997, 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 AEA E5 Zelienople, PA [New]
Zelienople Airport, PA
(Lat. 40 deg.48'06'' N., long. 80 deg.09'38'' W.)
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 6-mile radius of Zelienople Airport, excluding the portions
that coincide with the Butler, PA, and Beaver Falls, PA, Class E
airspace areas.
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Issued in Jamaica, New York, on September 5, 1997.
Franklin D. Hatfield,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Eastern Region.
[FR Doc. 97-27365 Filed 10-16-97; 8:45 am]
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