Airworthiness directives: Class E airspace,

[Federal Register: August 4, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 149)]

[Rules and Regulations]

[Page 42276-42277]

From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 99-AEA-05]

Amendment to Class E Airspace; Babylon, NY

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: This action amends the Class E airspace extending upward from 700

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feet Above Ground Level (AGL) at Republic Airport, Babylon, NY. The development of new Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAP) based on the Global Positioning System (GPS) and amendments to the Instrument Landing System (ILS) SIAP and the Non Directional Radio Beacon (NDB) SIAP at Republic Airport have made this proposal necessary. Amendments to the controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet Above Ground Level (AGL) are needed to accommodate the SIAPs and for Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations at the airport.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, August 27, 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 March 10, 1999, a notice proposing to amend Part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR Part 71) by extending the Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface at Republic Airport, Babylon NY was published in the Federal Register (64 FR 11819).

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 America 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 amended in the order.

The Rule

The amendment to Part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR Part 71) provides controlled Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet AGL for aircraft executing SIAPs at Republic 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]

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 NY E5, Babylon, NY [Revised]

Republic Airport, Farmingdale, NY

GRP (Lat. 40 deg.43'43''N., long. 73 deg.24'48''W.) Babylon NDB

(Lat. 40 deg.40'21''N., long. 73 deg.23'03''W.)

That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface within an 8-mile radius of Republic Airport and within 3.1 miles each side of a 155 deg. bearing from the Babylon NDB extending from the 8-mile radius to 7 miles southeast of the NDB, excluding that portion that coincides with the Islip, NY, Class E airspace area. * * * * *

Issued in Jamaica, New York on July 6, 1999. Franklin D. Hatfield, Manager, Air Traffic Division, Eastern Region.

[FR Doc. 99-20020Filed8-3-99; 8:45 am]

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