Class D and Class E airspace,
[Federal Register: January 22, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 14)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 3396-3397]
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. 98-AEA-44]
Amendment to Class D Airspace and Class E Airspace; Binghamton, NY
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Final rule.
SUMMARY: This action revises the legal description of the Class D airspace and Class E airspace extensions at Binghamton Regional/Edwin A. Link Field Airport (BGM), Binghamton, NY. The air traffic control tower at BGM has reduced their operating hours. The need for Class D airspace and the Class E airspace extensions during the specified hours of reduced operation no longer exists. This action will result in the airspace reverting to Class G airspace during those specific hours.
EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, March 25, 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 December 4, 1998, a proposal to amend Part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR Part 71) to revise the legal description of the Class D airspace and associated Class E airspace extensions at Binghamton Regional/Edwin A. Link Field Airport, Binghamton, NY, was published in the Federal Register (63 FR 67014).
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 D airspace designations for airspace extending upward from the surface are published in paragraph 5000 and Class E airspace areas designated as an extension to a Class D surface area are published in paragraph 6004 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 D and Class E airspace designations listed in this document will be published subsequently in the Order.
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The Rule
This amendment to Part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR Part 71) revises Class D airspace and the Class E airspace extensions at Binghamton, NY to accommodate the reduced hours of operation at the airport. These areas will revert to Class G airspace during the specified hours of reduced operation.
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]
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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 5000 Class D airspace.
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AEA NY D Binghamton, NY [Revised]
Binghamton Regional/Edwin A. Link Field Airport, Binghamton, NY
(Lat. 42 deg.12'31'' N., long. 75 deg.58'47'' W.)
That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 4,100 feet MSL within a 4.1-miles radius of the Binghamton Regional/ Edwin A. Link Field Airport. This Class D airspace area is effective during specific dates and times established in advance by a Notice to Airmen. The effective date and time will thereafter be continuously published in the Airport/Facility Directory. * * * * *
Paragraph 6004 Class E airspace areas designated as an extension to a Class D surface area.
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AEA NY E-4 Binghamton, NY [Revised]
Binghamton Regional/Edwin A. Link Field Airport, Binghamton, NY
(Lat. 42 deg.12'31'' N., long. 75 deg.58'47'' W. Binghamton VORTAC
(Lat. 42 deg.09'27'' N., long. 76 deg.08'11'' W SMITE LOM (Lat. 42 deg.06'17'' N., long 75 deg.53'28'' W. Binghamton Regional/Edwin A. Link Field Airport ILS Runway 34 Localizer (Lat. 42 deg.13'12'' N., long. 75 deg.59'15'' W.)
That airspace extending upward from the surface within 1.8 miles each side of the Binghamton VORTAC 067 deg. radial extending from the 4.1-mile radius of the Binghamton Regional/Edwin A. Link Field Airport to the VORTAC and within 1.8 miles each side of the Binghamton Regional/Edwin A. Link Field Airport ILS Localizer SE course extending from the 4.1-mile radius of the airport to 1.8 miles SE of the SMITE LOM. This Class E airspace area is effective during specific dates and times established in advance by a Notice to Airmen. The effective date and time will thereafter be continuously published in the Airport/Facility Directory. * * * * *
Issued in Jamaica, New York on January 12, 1999. Franklin D. Hatfield, Manager, Air Traffic Division, Eastern Region.
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