[Federal Register: December 17, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 242)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 70137-70138]
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
[Docket No. FAA-2003-16180; Airspace Docket No. 03-AEA-14]
Amendment of Class E Airspace; New York, NY
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Finale rule.
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SUMMARY: This action amends Class E airspace at New York, NY. The
development of multiple area navigation (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 action necessary. This action consolidates the
Class E-5 airspace designations for nineteen airports and results in
the recision of twelve Class E-5 descriptions through separate
rulemaking action. The area will be depicted on aeronautical charts for
pilot reference.
EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC April 15, 2004.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Francis Jordan, Airspace
Specialist, Airspace Branch, AEA-520, Air Traffic Division, Eastern
Region, Federal Aviation Administration, 1 Aviation Plaza, Jamaica, New
York 11434-4809, telephone: (718) 553-4521.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
History
On November 6, 2003, a notice proposing to amend part 71 of the
Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) by consolidating existing
Class E-5 airspace designations in the New York metropolitan area and
incorporating those areas into the New York, NY description was
published in the Federal Register (68 FR 62758-62759). 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 E airspace area designations for airspace
extending upward from the surface are published in paragraph 6005 of
FAA Order 7400.9L, dated September 2, 2003, and effective September 16,
2003, 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
This amendment to part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14
CFR part 71) provides controlled Class E airspace extending upward from
700 ft above the surface for aircraft conducting IFR operations within
the New York, NY Class E-5 airspace description.
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).
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Adoption of the Amendment
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In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation Administration
amends 14 CFR part 71 as follows:
PART 71--[AMENDED]
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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]
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2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of Federal Aviation
Administration Order 7400.9L, Airspace Designations and Reporting
Points, dated September 2, 2003, and effective September 16, 2003, is
amended as follows:
Paragraph 6005 Class E airspace areas extending upward from 700ft
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. 74[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 beginning excluding the
airspace that coincides with the Wrightstown, NJ, Pittstown, NJ,
Philadelphia, PA, Poughkeepsie, NY, Mewburgh, NY, and Danbury, CT
Class E airspace areas.
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Issued in Jamaica, New York, on December 8, 2003.
John G. McCartney,
Assistant Manager, Air Traffic Division, Eastern Region.
[FR Doc. 03-31026 Filed 12-16-03; 8:45 am]
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