[Federal Register: April 6, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 66)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 17385-17386]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Docket No. FAA-2006-23907; Airspace Docket No. 06-AEA-003
Establishment of Class E Airspace; Ridgeway, PA
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.
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SUMMARY: This notice proposes to establish Class E airspace at Ridgeway
Landing Zone, Ridgeway, Pennsylvania. The development of an Area
Navigation (RNAV) Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) and
Helicopter RNAV (GPS) 100 approach for the Ridgeway Landing Zone to
serve flights operating into the airport during Instrument Flight Rules
(IFR) conditions makes this action necessary. Controlled airspace
extending upward from 700 feet Above Ground Level (AGL) is needed to
contain aircraft executing an approach. The area would be depicted on
aeronautical charts for pilot reference.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before May 8, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Manager,
Airspace Branch, AEA-520, Docket No. FAA-2006-23907; Airspace Docket
No. 06-AEA-003, 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,
11434-4809. 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 F.A.A. 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 Docket No. FAA-2006-
23907; Airspace Docket No. 06-AEA-003''. 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 establish Class E airspace at
Ridgeway, PA. The development of SIAPs to serve flights operating into
the airport during IFR conditions makes this action necessary.
Controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet AGL is needed to
accommodate the SIAPs. Class E airspace designations for airspace areas
extending upward from 700 feet or more above the surface are published
in Paragraph 6005 of FAA Order 7400.9N, dated September 1, 2005, and
effective September 16, 2005, 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.
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).
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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 7400.9N dated September 1, 2005, and
effective September 16, 2005, 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.
AEA PA E5 Ridgeway Landing Zone [New]
Ridgeway, PA
(Lat. 41[deg]25[min]25[sec] N., long. 78[deg]43[min]54[sec] W.)
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 6.0 mile radius of the Ridgeway Landing Zone, Ridgeway, PA.
Issued in Jamaica, New York, on March 13, 2006.
John G. McCartney,
Acting Area Director, Eastern Terminal Operations.
[FR Doc. 06-3293 Filed 4-5-06; 8:45 am]
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