[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 47 (Tuesday, March 11, 1997)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 11127-11128]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-5906]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71
[Airspace Docket No. 97-AEA-08]
Proposed Establishment of Class E Airspace; Mount Oliver, 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 Mount
Oliver, 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 Pittsburgh City Center
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 10, 1997.
ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposed rule in triplicate to:
Manager, Operations Branch, AEA-530, Docket No. 97-AEA-08, F.A.A.
Eastern Region, Federal Building #111, John F. Kennedy International
Airport, Jamaica, New York 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 proposals.
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-08''. 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
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contained in this notice may be changed 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.
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 Mount Oliver,
PA. A GPS 064 Point In Space Approach has been developed to serve
Pittsburgh City Center 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: 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 Mount Oliver, PA [New]
Pittsburgh City enter Hospital Heliport, PA
Point In Space coordinates
(Lat. 40 deg.25'09'' N., long. 79 deg.57'31'' W.)
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 6-mile radius of the Point In Space serving Pittsburgh City
Center Hospital Heliport, excluding that portion that coincides with
the Pittsburgh, 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. 97-5906 Filed 3-10-97; 8:45 am]
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