[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 47 (Tuesday, March 11, 1997)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 11120-11121]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-5903]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Airspace Docket No. 97-AEA-06]
Proposed Establishment of Class E Airspace; Thiel, PA
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.
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SUMMARY: This proposed rule would establish Class E airspace at Thiel,
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 Greenville Hospital Heliport, has
made this proposal necessary. The intended effect of this proposal is
to provide adequate controlled airspace for Instrument Flight Rules
(IFR) operations to the heliport. The area would be depicted on
aeronautical charts for pilot reference.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before April 15, 1997.
ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposed rule in triplicate to:
Manager, Operations Branch, AEA-530, Docket No. 97-AEA-06, 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 Assistant Chief 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 Operations Branch, AEA-530, 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, Operations Branch,
AEA-530, 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, aeronautical, 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. 97-
AEA-06''. The postcard will be date/time stamped and returned to the
commenter.
All communications received before the specified closing date for
comments will be considered before taking action on the proposed rule.
The proposal contained in this notice may be change in the 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 Assistant Chief
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 NPRM's 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 establish Class E airspace
extending upward from 700 feet above the surface (AGL) at Thiel, PA.A
GPS 199 Point In Space Approach has been developed for Greenville
Hospital Heliport. Additional controlled airspace extending upward from
700 feet above the surface (AGL) is needed to accommodate this approach
and for IFR operations to the heliport. The area would be depicted on
appropriate aeronautical charts. Class E airspace designations for
airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface are published
in Paragraph 6005 of FAA Order 7400.9D, dated September 4, 1996, and
effective September 16, 1996, 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 a 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; 14 CFR 11.69.
Sec. 71.1 [Amended]
2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of the Federal
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9D, dated September 4, 1996, and
effective September 16, 1996, 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 Thiel, PA [New]
Greenville Hospital Heliport, PA
Point In Space Coordinates
(Lat. 41 deg.25'27'' N, long. 80 deg.22'34'' W)
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 6-mile radius of the Point In Space serving Greenville
Hospital Heliport, excluding that portion that coincides with the
Greenville, PA Class E airspace area.
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Issued in Jamaica, New York, on February 24, 1997.
James K. Buckles,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Eastern Region.
[FR Doc. 97-5903 Filed 3-10-97; 8:45 am]
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