[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 226 (Tuesday, November 24, 1998)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 64863-64864]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-31374]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Airspace Docket No. 98-AEA-34]
Amendment of Class E Airspace; Beaver Falls, PA
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) DOT.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This action amends Class E airspace extending upward from 700
feet Above Ground Level (AGL) at Beaver Falls, PA. The development of a
Helicopter Point In Space Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP)
based on the Global Positioning System (GPS), and serving the
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) Beaver Valley Heliport
has made this action necessary. This action is intended to provide
adequate Class E airspace for instrument flight rules (IFR) operations
to the heliport.
EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, January 28, 1999.
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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 October 5, 1998, a notice proposing to amend Part 71 of the
Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR Part 71) to amend Class E airspace
at Beaver Falls, PA, was published in the Federal Register (63 FR
53321). The development of a Copter GPS 099 SIAP for the UPMC Beaver
Valley Heliport requires the amendment of the Class E airspace to
accommodate the approach. The notice proposed to amend 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 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 AGL 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 will be published
subsequently in the Order.
The Rule
This amendment to Part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14
CFR Part 71) amends Class E airspace at Beaver Falls, PA, to provide
controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet AGL for aircraft
executing the Copter GPS 099 SIAP to the UPMC Beaver Valley Heliport.
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 7400.9F, Airspace Designations and
Reporting Points, dated September 10, 1998, and effective September 16,
1998, 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 E5 Beaver Falls, PA [Revised]
Beaver County Airport, Beaver Falls, PA
(Lat. 40 deg.46'21''N., long. 80 deg.23'29''W.)
Ellwood City VORTAC
(Lat. 40 deg.49'31''N., long. 80 deg.12'42''W.)
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Beaver Valley Heliport, PA
Point In Space Coordinates
(Lat. 41 deg.36'47''N., long. 80 deg.18'11''W.)
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 6.4-mile radius of Beaver County Airport and within 1.8
miles each side of the ellwood City VORTAC 248 deg. radial extending
from the 6.4-mile radius to the VORTAC and within a 6-mile radius of
the Point In Space serving the University of Pittsburgh Medical
Center Beaver Valley Heliport, excluding that portion that coincides
with the Pittsburgh, PA, Class E airspace area.
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Issued in Jamaica, New York on November 13, 1998.
Franklin D. Hatfield,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Eastern Region.
[FR Doc. 98-31374 Filed 11-23-98; 8:45 am]
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