[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 100 (Friday, May 23, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 28329-28330]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-13578]
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DEPARMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
CFR Part 71
[Airspace Docket No. 95-AEA-11]
Revocation of Class D Airspace and Class E5 Airspace; Calverton,
NY
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) DOT.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This action revokes the Class D airspace and Class E5 airspace
at Calverton Naval Weapons Reserve Plant (Peconic), Calverton, NY. All
standard instrument approaches (SIAPs) have been canceled and the
airport closed. Controlled airspace will no longer be needed to contain
Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations within these areas.
EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, September 11, 1997.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mr. Francis Jordan, Airspace Specialist, Operations Branch, AEA-530,
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 February 27, 1996, the FAA proposed to amend Part 71 of the
Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR Part 71) by revoking Class D
airspace designated as a surface area for Calverton Naval Weapons
Industrial Reserve Plant (Peconic), NY. The proposal also included the
revocation of the Class E5 airspace extending upward from 700 feet
above the surface of the airport (61 FR 7228).
Interested parties were invited to participate in this rulemaking
proceeding by submitting written comments on the proposal to the FAA.
No comments objecting to the proposal were received.
Class D airspace area designations are published in paragraph 5000
of FAA Order 7400.9D, dated September 4, 1996 and effective September
16, 1996, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. Class E5
airspace area designations 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 D airspace
designation and the Class E5 airspace designation listed in this
document will be revoked and removed from the Order.
The Rule
This amendment to Part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14
CFR Part 71) revokes the Class D airspace area and Class E5 airspace
area at Calverton, NY. The cancellation of IFR procedures and the
closure of the Calverton Naval Weapons Industrial Reserve Plant
(Peconic Field) airport has nullified the requirement for the
associated Class D and Class E airspace areas.
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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 10034; 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; 14 CFR 11.69.
Sec. 71.1 [Amended]
2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of Federal
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9D, Airspace Designations and
Reporting Points, dated September 4, 1996, and effective September 16,
1996, is amended as follows:
Paragraph 5000 Class D airspace.
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AEA NY D Calverton, NY [Removed]
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Paragraph 6005 Class E airspace areas extending upward from 700
feet or more above the surface of the earth.
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AEA NY E5 Calverton, NY [Removed]
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Issued in Jamaica, New York on May 7, 1997.
John S. Walker,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Eastern Region.
[FR Doc. 97-13578 Filed 5-22-97; 8:45 am]
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