[Federal Register: February 21, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 35)]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Docket No. FAA-2007-0279; Airspace No. 07-AEA-19]
Amendment of Class E Airspace; Franklin, PA
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Direct final rule, request for comments.
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SUMMARY: This action modifies Class E Airspace at Franklin, PA. The
existing controlled airspace from nearby Venango Regional Airport does
not adequately support a new Area Navigation (RNAV) Global Positioning
System (GPS) Special Instrument Approach Procedure (IAP) that has been
developed for medical flight operations for the Northwest Medical
Center. This action will enhance the safety and management of
Instrument Flight Rule (IFR) operations by providing the required
controlled airspace to protect for this approach at Franklin, PA.
Additionally this action imparts a technical correction to the airport
name.
DATES: Effective 0901 UTC, June 05, 2008. The Director of the Federal
Register approves this incorporation by reference action under title 1,
Code of Federal Regulations, part 51, subject to the annual revision of
FAA Order 7400.9 and publication of conforming amendments. Comments for
inclusion in the Rules Docket must be received on or before April 7,
2008.
ADDRESSES: Send comments on this rule to: U.S. Department of
Transportation, Docket Operations, West Building Ground Floor, Room
W12-40, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001;
Telephone: 1-800-647-5527; Fax: 202-493-2251. You must identify the
Docket Number FAA-2007-0279; Airspace Docket No. 07-AEA-19, at the
beginning of your comments. You may also submit and review received
comments through the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov.
You may review the public docket containing the rule, any comments
received, and any final disposition in person in the Dockets Office
(see ADDRESSES section for address and phone number) 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: Daryl Daniels, System Support Group,
Eastern Service Center, Federal Aviation Administration, P.O. Box
20636, Atlanta, Georgia 30320; Telephone (404) 305-5581; Fax (404) 305-
5572.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The Direct Final Rule Procedure
The FAA anticipates that this regulation will not result in adverse
or negative comments, and, therefore, issues it as a direct final rule.
The FAA has determined that this rule only involves an established body
of technical regulations for which frequent and routine amendments are
necessary to keep them operationally current. Unless a written adverse
or negative comment or a written notice of intent to submit an adverse
or negative comment is received within the comment period, the
regulation will become effective on the date specified above. After the
close of the comment period, the FAA will publish a document in the
Federal Register indicating that no adverse or negative comments were
received and confirming the effective date. If the FAA receives, within
the comment period, an adverse or negative comment, or written notice
of intent to submit such a comment, a document withdrawing the direct
final rule will be published in the Federal Register, and a notice of
proposed rulemaking may be published with a new comment period.
Comments Invited
Although this action is in the form of a direct final rule, and was
not preceded by a notice of proposed rulemaking, interested persons are
invited to comment on this rule by submitting such written data, views,
or arguments as they may desire. An electronic copy of this document
may be downloaded from and comments may be submitted and reviewed via
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.
Communications should identify both docket numbers and be
submitted in triplicate to the address specified under the caption
ADDRESSES above or you may comment through the Web site. All
communications received on or before the closing date for comments will
be considered, and this rule may be amended or withdrawn in light of
the comments received.
Comments are specifically invited on the overall regulatory,
economic, environmental, and energy aspects of the rule that might
suggest a need to modify the rule. Factual information that supports
the commenter's ideas and suggestions is extremely helpful in
evaluating the effectiveness of this action and determining whether
additional rulemaking action would be needed. All comments submitted
will be available, both before and after the closing date for comments,
in the Rules Docket for examination by interested persons. Those
wishing the FAA to acknowledge receipt of their comments submitted in
response to this rule must submit a self-addressed, stamped postcard on
which the following statement is made: ``Comments to Docket No. FAA-
2007-0279; Airspace Docket No. 07-AEA-19.'' The postcard will be date
stamped and returned to the commenter.
The Rule
This amendment to Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR)
part 71 amends Class E5 airspace at Franklin, PA, providing the
controlled airspace required to support the new Copter Area Navigation
(RNAV) Global Positioning System (GPS) 089 Point in Space (PinS)
approach developed to facilitate helicopter arrival and departures at
the Northwest Medical Center in Franklin. Although Class E airspace
exists near the area, it is insufficient for the protection for this
approach which will serve medical flights. Controlled
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airspace, known as Class E5 airspace, extending upward from 700 feet
Above Ground Level (AGL) is required to encompass all Instrument
Approach Procedures (IAPs) to the extent practical and for general
Instrument Flight Rule (IFR) operations. The FAA is amending Title 14,
Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 to modify existing Class
E5 airspace by adding a 6-mile radius around the Point in Space
Coordinates that serve the Northwest Medical Center in Franklin, PA.
Designations for Class E airspace areas extending upward from 700 feet
or more above the surface of the Earth are published in FAA Order
7400.9R, signed August 15, 2007, effective September 15, 2007, which is
incorporated by reference in 14 CFR part 71.1. The Class E designations
listed in this document will be published subsequently in the Order.
In 1994, Venango County changed the name of the airport from Chess-
Lamberton Airport to Venango Regional Airport and this rule provides
for that technical correction for the existing Class E2 airspace and
this amended Class E5 airspace.
Agency Findings
The regulations adopted herein will not have substantial direct
effects on the States, on the relationship between the national
government and the States, or on the distribution of power and
responsibilities among various levels of government. Therefore, it is
determined that this final rule does not have federalism implications
under Executive Order 13132.
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, in
non-controversial and unlikely to result in adverse or negative
comments. 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 is 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 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 amends controlled airspace at Franklin, PA near the Northwest
Medical Center.
Lists of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71
Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (Air).
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--DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, B, C, D AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR
TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND REPORTING POINTS
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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]
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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, effective September 15, 2007, is
amended as follows:
Paragraph 6002 Class E Airspace Designated as Surface Areas.
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AEA PA E2 Franklin, PA [Amended]
Venango Regional Airport, Franklin, PA
(Lat. 41[deg]22'40'' N., long. 79[deg]51'37'' W.)
Franklin VOR
(Lat. 41[deg]26'19'' N., long. 79[deg]51'24'' W.)
Within a 4-mile radius of Venango Regional Airport and within
2.7 miles each side of the Franklin VOR 360[deg] and 180[deg]
radials extending from the 4-mile radius to 7.4 miles north of the
VOR. This Class E airspace area is effective during the specific
days and times established in advance by a Notice to Airmen. The
effective days and times will thereafter be continuously published
in the Airport/Facility Directory.
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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 Franklin, PA [Amended]
Venango Regional Airport, Franklin, PA
(Lat. 41[deg]22'40'' N., long. 79[deg]51'37'' W.)
Franklin VOR
(Lat. 41[deg]26'19'' N., long. 79[deg]51'24'' W.)
Northwest Medical Center Heliport
(Lat. 41[deg]24'32'' N., long. 79[deg]49'58'' W.)
Point in Space Coordinates
(Lat. 41[deg]23'54'' N., long. 79[deg]50'58'' W.)
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
of the Earth within a 6.5-mile radius of Venango Regional Airport
and within 3.1 miles each side of the franklin VOR 360[deg] radial
extending from the 6.5-mile radius to 10 miles north of the VOR and
that airspace within a 6-mile radius of the Point in Space
Coordinates (lat. 41[deg]23'54'' N., long. 79[deg]50'58'' W.)
serving the Northwest Medical Center.
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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. 08-766 Filed 02-20-08; 8:45 am]
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