[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 202 (Tuesday, October 20, 1998)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 55978-55979]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-28050]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Airspace Docket No. 98-AEA-28]
Proposed Amendment to Class E Airspace; Pottsville, 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
Pottsville, PA. The development of a new Standard Instrument Approach
Procedure (SIAP), Helicopter Point In Space Approach, based on the
Global Positioning System (GPS), and serving the Ashland Hospital
heliport 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 heliport.
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-28, FAA 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, FAA 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, FAA 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, FAA 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-28.'' 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, FAA 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.
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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 Pottsville, PA. A GPS Point In Space Approach has been
developed for the Ashland Hospital Heliport. Additional controlled
airspace extending upward from 700 feet AGL is needed to accommodate
the SIAP and for IFR operations to the heliport. 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 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 Pottsville, PA [Revised]
Schuykill County (Joe Zerby) Airport, Pottsville, PA
(Lat. 40 deg.42'23'' N., long. 76 deg.22'24'' W.)
Ashland Hospital Heliport
Point In Space Coordinates
(Lat. 40 deg.03'44'' N., long. 76 deg.18'27'' W.)
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 6.8-mile radius of Schuykill County (Joe Zerby) Airport and
within a 6-mile radius of the Point In Space serving Ashland
Hospital Heliport, excluding the portion that coincides with the
Shamokin, PA, Class E airspace area.
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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. 98-28050 Filed 10-19-98; 8:45 am]
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