[Federal Register: November 6, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 215)]
[Proposed Rules]
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Proposed Rules
Federal Register
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains notices to the public of
the proposed issuance of rules and regulations. The purpose of these
notices is to give interested persons an opportunity to participate in
the rule making prior to the adoption of the final rules.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Docket No. FAA-2003-16180; Airspace Docket No. 03-AEA-14]
Proposed Amendment to Class E Airspace; New York, NY
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.
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SUMMARY: This notice proposes to amend the Class E airspace area at New
York, NY. The development of multiple area naviagion (RNAV) Copter
Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAP) and the proliferation of
airports within the metropolitan New York area with approved Instrument
Flight Rules (IFR) operations and the resulting overlap of designated
Class E-5 airspace has made this proposal necessary. The proposal would
consolidate the Class E-5 airspace designations for twelve airports and
result in the recision of five separate Class E-5 descriptions through
separate rulemaking action. The area would be depicted on aeronautical
charts for pilot reference.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before December 8, 2003.
ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal to the Docket Management
System, U.S. Department of Transportation, Room Plaza 401, 400 Seventh
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590-0001. You must identify the docket
number FAA-2003-16180/Airspace Docket No. 03-AEA-14 at the beginning of
your comments. You may also submit comments on the Internet at http://dms.dot.gov.
You may review the public docket containing the proposal,
any comments received, and any final disposition in person in the
Dockets Office between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except
Federal holidays. The Docket Office (telephone 1-800-647-5527) is on
the plaza level of the Department of Transportation NASSIF Building at
the above address.
An informal docket may also be examined during normal business
hours at the office of the Regional Air Traffic Division, Federal
Aviation Administration, Eastern Region, 1 Aviation Plaza, Jamaica, NY
11434-4809.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Francis T. Jordan, Jr., Airspace
Specialist, Airspace Branch, AEA-520, 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. FAA-
2003-16180/Airspace Docket No. 03-AEA-14.'' The postcard will be date/
time stamped and returned to the commenter.
Availability of NPRMs
An electronic copy of this document may be downloaded through the
Internet at http://dms.dot.gov Recently published rulemaking documents can also be accessed through the FAA's Web page at http://www.faa.gov.
or the Superintendent of Documents Web page at http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara.
Additionally, any person may obtain a copy of
this notice by submitting a request to the Office of Air Traffic
Airspace Management, ATA-400, 800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington,
DC 20591 or by calling (202) 267-8783. Communications must identify
both the docket numbers for this notice. Persons interested in being
placed on a mailing list for future NPRMs should contact the FAA's
Office of Rulemaking, (202) 267-9677 to 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 amend the Class E airspace
area at New York, NY. The proposal would consolidate the following
Class E-5 airspace designations into the New York, NY designation: John
F. Kennedy International Airport, NY; LaGuardia Airport, NY; Republic
Airport, Farmingdale, NY; Westchester County Airport, White Plains, NY;
Ossining, NY; Newark Liberty International Airport, NJ; Teterboro
Airport, NJ; Morristown Municipal Airport, NJ; Essex County Airport,
Caldwell, NJ; Lincoln Park Airport, NJ; Linden Airport, NJ; Greenwood
Lake Airport, West Milford, NJ; Somerset Airport, Somerville, NJ;
Sussex Airport, NJ; Aeroflex-Andover Airport, Andover, NJ; Old Bridge
Airport, NJ; Princeton Airport, NJ; Solberg-Hunterdon Airport,
Readington, NJ; Central Jersey Regional Airport, Manville, NJ. This
action would result in the recision of twelve Class E-5 designations
under a separate docket. The affected airspace would subsequently be
incorporated into the New York, NY description. The airspace will be
defined to accommodate the approaches and contain IFR operations to and
from those airports. This change would have no impact on aircraft
operations since the type of airspace designation is not changing.
Furthermore, the IFR approach procedures for the individual airports
within the area would not be affected. Class E airspace designations
for airspace areas extending upward from 700 ft. or more above the
surface are published in Paragraph 6005 of FAA Order 7400.9L, dated
September 16, 2003 and effective September 15, 2004, 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
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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; E.O. 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 7400.9L, dated September 16, 2003, and
effective September 15, 2004, 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 NY E5 New York, NY (Revised)
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within an area bounded by a line beginning at lat. 40[deg]49'00''N.,
long. 73[deg]17'02''W., to lat. 40[deg]36'00''N., long.
73[deg]12'27''W., to lat. 40[deg]29'42''N., long. 73[deg]30'53''W.,
to lat. 40[deg]29'43''N., long. 73[deg]52'12''W., to lat.
40[deg]15'00''N., long. 40[deg]00'00''W., to lat. 40[deg]14'32''N.,
long. 74[deg]29'47''W., to lat. 40[deg]24'45''N., long.
74[deg]51'22''W., to lat. 41[deg]08'17''N., long. 75[deg]00'00''W.,
to lat. 41[deg]23'15''N., long. 74[deg]43'13''W., to lat.
41[deg]26'08''N., long. 73[deg]52'54''W., to lat. 41[deg]16'48''N.,
long. 73[deg]34'53''W., to the point of beginnning excluding the
airspace that coincides with the Wrightstown, NJ, Blairstown, NJ,
Pittstown, NJ, Philadelphia, PA, Poughkeepsie, NY, Newburg, NY, and
Danbury, CT Class E airspace areas.
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Issued in Jamaica, New York, on September 25, 2003.
Richard J. Dueharme,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Eastern Region.
[FR Doc. 03-27905 Filed 11-5-03; 8:45 am]
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