[Federal Register: November 25, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 227)]
[Proposed Rules]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Airspace Docket No. 02-AEA-20]
Amendment of Class D Airspace, White Plains, NY
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.
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SUMMARY: This notice proposes to amend the Class D airspace at White
Plains, NY. Controlled airspace extending upward from the surface is
needed to contain aircraft executing Instrument Flight Rule (IFR)
procedures
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and provide a safer operating environment. This action would increase
the limits of the existing Class D airspace by an extension along the
runway 34 approach course.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before December 20, 2002.
ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Manager,
Airspace Branch, AEA-520, Docket No. 02-AEA-20, FAA Eastern Region, 1
Aviation Plaza, Jamaica, NY 11434-4809.
The official docket may be examined in the Office of the Regional
counsel, AEA-7, FAA Eastern Region, 1 Aviation Plaza, Jamaica, NY
11434-4890. An informal docket may also be examined during normal
business hours in the Airspace Branch, AEA-520, FAA Eastern Region, 1
Aviation Plaza, Jamaica, NY, 11434-4809.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Francis T. Jordan, Jr., Airspace
Specialist, Airspace Branch, AEA-520 FAA Eastern Region, 1 Aviation
Plaza, Jamaica, NY, 11434-4809: 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, 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. 02-
AEA-20''. The postcard will be date\time stamped and returned to the
commenter. All communications received on or before the closing date
for comments will be considered before taking action on the proposed
rule. The proposal contained in this notice may be changed in light of
comments received. All comments submitted will be available for
examination in the Rules Docket closing 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 Regional Counsel,
AEA-7, FAA Eastern Region, 1 aviation Plaza, Jamaica, NY, 11434-4809.
Communications must identify the notice number of this NPRM. Persons
interested in being placed on a mailing list for future NPRMs 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 provide additional controlled
airspace for Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) procedures at Westchester
County Airport, White Plains, NY. This action would provide additional
Class D Airspace extending two additional miles along the southeast and
northwest localizer courses for Westchester County Airport up to but
not including 3,000 feet to accommodate IFR operations using Runway 34.
Class D airspace designations for airspace areas extending upward
from the surface are published in Paragraph 5000 of FAA Order 7400.9K,
dated August 30, 2002, and effective September 16, 2002, which is
incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class D 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 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 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]
2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of Federal
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9K dated August 30, 2002, and
effective September 16, 2002, is proposed to be amended as follows:
Paragraph 5000 Class D airspace areas extending upward from the
surface of the earth.
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AEA NY D White Plains, NY
Westchester County Airport, White Plains, NY
(Lat. 41[deg]04[min]01[sec] N., long. 73[deg]42[min]27[sec] W.)
Westchester County ILS Localizer Northwest
(Lat. 41[deg]03[min]27[sec] N., long. 73[deg]41[min]58[sec] W.)
Westchester County ILS Localizer Southeast
(Lat. 41[deg]04[min]37[sec] N., long. 73[deg]42[min]52[sec] W.)
That airspace extending upward from the surface to but not
including 3,000 feet MSL within a 4.1 mile radius of Westchester
County Airport and within 1.5 miles each side of the Westchester
County ILS northwest localizer course extending from the 4.1 mile
radius to 6.1 miles northwest of the airport and within 1.5 miles
each side of the Westchester County ILS southeast localizer course
extending from the 4.1 mile radius to 6.1 miles southeast of the
airport. This Class D airspace 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.
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Issued in Jamaica, New York, on November 7, 2002.
F.D. Hatfield,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Eastern Region.
[FR Doc. 02-29904 Filed 11-22-02; 8:45 am]
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