98-26439. Proposed Amendment to Class E Airspace; Altoona, PA  

  • [Federal Register Volume 63, Number 191 (Friday, October 2, 1998)]
    [Proposed Rules]
    [Pages 53000-53001]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 98-26439]
    
    
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    DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
    
    Federal Aviation Administration
    
    14 CFR Part 71
    
    [Airspace Docket No. 98-AEA-23]
    
    
    Proposed Amendment to Class E Airspace; Altoona, PA
    
    AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
    
    ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.
    
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    SUMMARY: This notice proposes to amend the Class E airspace area at 
    Altoona, PA. The development of a new Standard Instrument Approach 
    Procedure (SIAP) based on the Global Positioning System (GPS) at 
    Altoona-Blair County Airport, NY, has made this proposal necessary. 
    Additional controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet Above 
    Ground Level (AGL) is needed to accommodate the SIAP and for Instrument 
    Flight Rules (IFR) operations at the airport.
    
    DATES: Comments must be received on or before November 2, 1998.
    
    ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Manager, 
    Airspace Branch, AEA-520, Docket No. 98-AEA-23, F.A.A. Eastern Region, 
    Federal Building # 111, John F. Kennedy Int'l Airport, Jamaica, NY 
    11430.
        The official docket may be examined in the Office of the Regional 
    Counsel, AEA-7, F.A.A. Eastern Region, Federal Building # 111, John F. 
    Kennedy International Airport, Jamaica, New York 11430.
        An informal docket may also be examined during normal business 
    hours in the Airspace Branch, AEA-520, F.A.A. Eastern Region, Federal 
    Building # 111, John F. Kennedy International Airport, Jamaica, NY 
    11430.
    
    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
    Mr. Francis T. Jordan, Jr., Airspace Specialist, Airspace Branch, AEA-
    520, F.A.A. Eastern Region, Federal Building # 111, John F. Kennedy 
    International Airport, Jamaica, New York 11430; 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 Airspace Docket No. 98-
    AEA-23.'' 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 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, F.A.A. Eastern Region, Federal Building #111, John F. Kennedy 
    International Airport, Jamaica, NY 11430. 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 amend the Class E airspace 
    area at Altoona, PA. A GPS RWY 2 SIAP has been developed for the 
    Altoona-Blair County Airport. Additional controlled airspace extending 
    upward from 700 feet AGL is needed to accommodate the SIAP and for IFR 
    operations at the airport. 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 7400.9F, dated September 10, 
    1998, and effective September 16, 1998, which is incorporated by 
    reference in 14
    
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    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 Part 71 continues to read as follows:
    
        Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40103, 40113, 40120; E.O. 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, dated September 10, 1998, and 
    effective September 16, 1998, 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.
    
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    AEA PA E5  Altoona, PA [Revised]
    
    Altoona-Blair County Airport, Altoona, PA
        (Lat. 40 deg.17'47''N., long 78 deg.19'12''W.)
    Altoona, VOR
        (Lat. 40 deg.19'32''N., long. 78 deg.18'13''W.)
    
        That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
    within a 6.5-mile radius of Altoona-Blair County Airport and within 
    8 miles northwest and 4 miles southeast of the Altoona VOR 026 deg. 
    radial, extending from the VOR to 16 miles northeast of the VOR and 
    within 4 miles each side of the 211 deg. bearing from the airport 
    extending from the 6.5-mile radius to 12 miles southwest of the 
    airport, excluding the portion that coincides with the Bedford, PA, 
    Class E airspace area.
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        Issued in Jamaica, New York, on September 22, 1998.
    Franklin D. Hatfield,
    Manager, Air Traffic Division, Eastern Region.
    [FR Doc. 98-26439 Filed 10-1-98; 8:45 am]
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Document Information

Published:
10/02/1998
Department:
Federal Aviation Administration
Entry Type:
Proposed Rule
Action:
Notice of proposed rulemaking.
Document Number:
98-26439
Dates:
Comments must be received on or before November 2, 1998.
Pages:
53000-53001 (2 pages)
Docket Numbers:
Airspace Docket No. 98-AEA-23
PDF File:
98-26439.pdf
CFR: (1)
14 CFR 71.1