[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 202 (Tuesday, October 20, 1998)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 55972-55973]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-28044]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Airspace Docket No. 98-AEA-38]
Proposed Establishment of Class E Airspace; Fishers Island, NY
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 Fishers
Island, NY. The amendment of a Standard Instrument Approach Procedure
(SIAP) based on the Global Positioning System (GPS) at Elizabeth Field,
Fishers Island, 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 to the airport. The area would be depicted on
aeronautical charts for pilot reference.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before November 19, 1998.
ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Manager,
Airspace Branch, AEA-520, Docket No. 98-AEA-38, 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, NY 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 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-38.'' 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 establish Class E airspace
area at Fishers Island, NY. The GPS or VOR-A SIAP has been amended for
Elizabeth Field. 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 ore 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
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:
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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 NY E5 Fishers Island, NY [New]
Elizabeth Field, NY
(Lat. 41 deg.15'08'' N., long. 72 deg.01'54'' W.)
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 6-mile radius of Elizabeth Field, excluding the portion
that coincides with the Montauk, NY, Westerly, RI, and Groton, CT,
Class E airspace areas.
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Issued in Jamaica, New York, on October 6, 1998.
James K. Buckles,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Eastern Region.
[FR Doc. 98-28044 Filed 10-19-98; 8:45 am]
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