[Federal Register: February 21, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 35)]
[Proposed Rules]
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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-2007-0022; Airspace Docket 07-AEA-07]
Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace; Waynesburg, PA
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.
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SUMMARY: This action proposes to amend the Class E airspace area at
Waynesburg, PA, to accommodate a new Standard Instrument Approach
Procedure (SIAP) that has been developed for Green County Airport. As a
result, controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet Above Ground
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Level (AGL) needs to be expanded to contain the SIAP and other
Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations at Green County Airport. The
operating status of the airport will change from Visual Flight Rules
(VFR) to include IFR operations concurrent with the publication of the
SIAP. Additional controlled airspace is necessary for the safety and
management of IFR operations at Green County, Waynesburg, PA.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before April 7, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Send comments on this proposal to the U.S. Department of
Transportation, Docket Operations, West Building, Ground Floor, Room
W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590; telephone:
1-800-647-5527. You must identify the docket number FAA-2007-0022;
Airspace Docket 07-AEA-07, at the beginning of your comments. You may
also submit comments on the Internet at http://www.regulations.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.
An informal docket may also be examined during normal business
hours at the office of the Eastern Service Center, Federal Aviation
Administration, Room 210, 1701 Columbia Avenue, College Park, Georgia
30337.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Melinda Giddens, System Support,
Eastern Service Center, Federal Aviation Administration, P.O. Box
20636, Atlanta, Georgia 30320; telephone (404) 305-5610.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Comments Invited
Interested parties are invited to participate in this proposed
rulemaking by submitting such written data, view 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, aeronautical, economic,
environmental, and energy-related aspects of the proposal.
Communications should identify both docket numbers and be submitted in
triplicate to the address listed above. Persons 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 Docket No. FAA-2007-0022;
Airspace Docket No. 07-AEA-07.'' The postcard will be date/time stamped
and returned to the commenter. All communications received before the
specified 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 the comments received. A report summarizing each
substantive public contact with FAA personnel concerned with this
rulemaking will be filed in the docket.
Availability of NPRMs
An electronic copy of this document may be downloaded through the
Internet at http://www.regulations.gov Recently published rulemaking documents can also be accessed through the FAA's Web page at http://.
www.faa.gov or the Federal Register's Web page at http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/index.html.
Persons interested in being placed on
a mailing list for future NPRM's should contact the FAA's Office of
Rulemaking, (202) 267-9677, to request a copy of Advisory Circular No.
11-2A, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Distribution System, which
describes the application procedure.
The Proposal
The FAA is considering an amendment to Title 14, Code of Federal
Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 to modify Class E airspace at Waynesburg,
PA. A new Area Navigation (RNAV) Global Position System (GPS) Runway
(RWY) 09 Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) has been
developed at the Green County Airport. Controlled airspace, known as
Class E5 airspace, extending upward from 700 feet or more above the
surface of the Earth, is required for instrument flight rule operations
and to encompass all SIAPs to the extent possible. Although Class E
airspace exists at the airport, it is of insufficient size and needs to
be increased from a 6-mile radius to an 8.3-mile radius to incorporate
the SIAP. Class E airspace designations for airspace areas extending
upward from 700 feet or more above the surface of the Earth are
published in Paragraph 6005 of FAA Order 7400.9R, signed August 15,
2007, and effective September 15, 2007, 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 regulations for which frequent and
routine amendments are necessary to keep them operationally current.
It, therefore, (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 a routine matter that will
only affect air traffic procedures and air navigation, it is certified
that this rule, when promulgated, will not have a significant economic
impact on a substantial number of small entities under the criteria of
the Regulatory Flexibility Act.
The FAA's authority to issue rules regarding aviation safety is
found in the Title 49 of the United States Code. Subtitle I, Section
106 describes the authority of the FAA administrator. Subtitle VII,
Aviation Programs, describes in more detail the scope of the agency's
authority.
This rulemaking is promulgated under the authority described in
Subtitle VII, Part A, Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that section, the
FAA is charged with prescribing regulations to assign the use of
airspace necessary to ensure the safety of aircraft and the efficient
use of airspace. This regulation is within the scope of that authority
as it modifies Class E Airspace at Waynesburg, PA.
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--DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, CLASS B, CLASS C, CLASS D, AND
CLASS E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIRWAYS; ROUTES; AND REPORTING POINTS
1. The authority citation for 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 7400.9R, Airspace Designations and
Reporting Points, signed August 15, 2007, and effective September 15,
2007, is amended as follows:
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Paragraph 6005 Class E airspace areas extending upward from 700
feet or more above the surface of the earth.
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AEA PA E5 Waynesburg, PA [Amended]
Green County Airport, PA
(Lat. 39[deg]54'00'' N., long. 80[deg]07'59'' W.)
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
of the Earth within an 8.3-mile radius of Green County Airport.
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Issued in College Park, Georgia, on January 31, 2008.
Barry A. Knight,
Acting Manager, System Support Group, Eastern Service Center.
[FR Doc. 08-722 Filed 2-20-08; 8:45 am]
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