[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 206 (Tuesday, October 26, 1999)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 57557-57558]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-27829]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Airspace Docket No. 99-AEA-09]
Establishment of Class E Airspace: York County, PA
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) DOT.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This action establishes Class E airspace extending upward from
the surface within a 6.5 mile radius of the York Airport (THV). The
increased traffic at the airport and its capacity to accept flights
operating under Instrument Flight Rules via a Standard Instrument
Approach Procedure (SIAP) makes it desirable to establish Class E
airspace designated as a surface area.
EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, Nov. 5, 1999.
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 4, 1999 a notice proposing to amend Part 71 of the
Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR Part 71) to establish Class E
airspace at York Airport, York County, PA was published in the Federal
Register (64 FR 42301-42302). Controlled airspace extending upward from
the surface is needed to accommodate the increased traffic. The notice
proposed to establish controlled airspace extending upward from surface
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. E airspace areas designations for airspace extending
upward from the surface are published in paragraph 6002 of FAA Order
7400.9G, dated September 1, 1999, and effective September 16, 1999,
which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class E airspace
designation listed in this
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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 at York County, PA extending
upward from the surface to accommodate operations conducted under
Instrument Flight Rules. Additional controlled airspace upward from the
surface will enhance the safety of flights operating in the vicinity of
the York 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).
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 CFR 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 7400.9G, Airspace Designations and
Reporting Points, dated September 1, 1999, and effective September 16,
1999, is amended as follows:
Paragraph 6002 Class E airspace areas extending upward from the
surface
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AEA PA E2 York County, PA [New]
York Airport (THV) PA
GRP (lat. 39 deg.55'12''N. x long. 76 deg.52'39''W.)
That airspace extending upward from the surface within a 6.5-
mile radius of the York Airport.
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Issued in Jamaica, New York, on October 5, 1999.
Franklin D. Hatfield,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Eastern Region.
[FR Doc. 99-27829 Filed 10-25-99; 8:45 am]
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