Fedeml 

### Aviation Adminishation



### Air Traffic Airspacc Branch, 

### ASW-520 2601 Meacham 

### Blvd. FortWorth, 

### TX 76137-0520 Acronautical Study 

### No. 2008-AEA-407 1

### -OE Prior Study 

### No. 2007-AEA-3463-OE

Issued 

### Datcr I0124/2008 

### Dcputy Commissioner 

### Harry Szarpanski 

### Ncw 

### York City Department 

### ofSanitatiot 44 Beaver Strcet

### - 12th 

### Floor Ncw 

### York. 

### NY 10004



## ** DETERMINATION OF 

### NO 

### HAZARD TO

### AIR NAVIGATION 

## ** The Fedcral 

### Aviation Administration has conducted an acronautical study under thc 

### provisions 

### of49 U.S.C., Scction 44718 and 

### ifapplicablc 

### Titlc l4 ofthc Code

### of Fcderal Rcgulations. part 77,

### conccming: Structure: 

### Localion: Latitudc: Longitudc: Heights: Crane Container 

### handling gantry cranc

Flushing, 

### NY 40-46-lr.04N NAD 83 '73-50-57 .92W 97 fcct above ground 

### levcl 

### (AGL) 97 fect above mcan sea 

### levcl 

### (AMSL)

cxtended, rcvised or

### tcminatcd by the issuing 

### officc. the construction 

### is subjcct to thc 

### licensing authority 

### ofthe Fedcral 

### Communications Commission (FCC) and an

### application for a

### consftuction permit has been 

### filcd, as required 

### by the FCC, 

### within This acronautical study rcvcaled that the structure 

### would havc no substantial advcrsc 

### cffcct onthc safc and 

### efficicnt utilization 

### ofthe navigable aiispacc by 

### aircraft or on thc opcration 

### ofair navigation facilities. Therefore, pursuant to thc 

### authority dclegatcd to me, 

### it is hcreby 

### dclermined that the structure 

### would not be a hazard to air 

### navigation providedthe 

### following condition(s) is(arc) 

### mct: As a

### condition to this 

### Dctermination. the struclure is marked and/or 

### lightcd in accordancc

### with FAA Advisory circ|ulat 

### 70/7460-l 

### K Change 2. 

### Obslruction 

### Marking and 

### Lighting, rcd 

### lights - Chapters 

### 4,5(Red),&12. 

### It is required that 

### FAA Form 7460-2, 

### Noticc 

### ofActual Constuction or

### Altemlion, be completed and retumed to this 

### office any 

### time thc 

### project is abandoncd or: 

### At lcast 

### l0 days 

### prior to start 

### of construction (7460-2, 

### Pafi

### l) Within 5 days 

### aftcr lhe 

### construction rcaches its grcatest 

### hcight (7460-2, Part U) Scc attachmcnt 

### for additional condition(s) or information. 

### Any height cxcccding 97 fcct abovc ground 

### lcvcl (97 fcct above mcan sca 

### lcvcl),

### will rcsult in asubstantial advcrse 

### effcct and

### would warrant a 

### Dctcrmination 

### ofHazard to

### Air Navigation. This 

### determination expircs on 04/2412010 unlcss: 

### X 

# x

(a) 

### (b)

Page 

### I

## of66 months 

### ofthe datc 

### ofthis dclermination. In such casc.thc

### detemination expires onthe date prescribcd by thc FCC 

### lor completion 

### ofconstruction, or thc datc thc FCC dcnics thc 

### application NOTE: REQUEST FOR 

### EXTENSION OF

### THE EFFECTIVE PERIOD OF

## Tllls DETERMINATIoN MUST BE 

### POSTMARKED OR 

### DELIVERED TO

### THIS OFFICE

### AT 

### LEAST I5 DAYS PRIOR 

### TO

### THE EXPIRATION DATE. This dctcrmination is subjcct to 

### revicw 

### ifan intercstcd 

### party

### filcs a

### pctition that is reccived by the 

### FAA on

### or bcfore 

### Novembcr 23, 2008. 

### In thc evcnt a

### pctitionfor rcview is

### filcd. it must contain a

### firll statemcnt

### ofthe basis upon 

### which 

### it is madc and be submittcd 

### in triplicatc to the Managcr, 

### Ainpace and Rulcs 

### Division - Room 423, Fcderal 

### Aviation Administration. 800 Indcpcndcncc 

### Avc., Washington. 

### D.C. 20591. 

### This dctermination bccomcs

### final on December 

### 03,2008 unlcss a

### pclition is

### timcly filcd. ln which case.this 

### dctemination 

### will not become 

### final pcnding disposition

### ofthc petition. Interestcd parties

### will be 

### notified 

### ofthc grant

### ofany rcview. For any qucstions rcgarding your 

### pctition, plcase contact 

### Officc ofAirspacc and Rules 

### via tclcphone

# - 202-267-8783 -

### orfacsimile 202-267-9328. This 

### dctcmination is bascd, 

### in part, onthe

### foregoing dcscription

### which includcs 

### spccific coordinates, hcights, frcquency(ies) and 

### powcr.

### Any changcs in coordinates, heighls, and lrequcncics or usc

### ofgrcater power 

### will void this determination. 

### Any future construction or 

### altcration, including increasc to hcights, power, or thc 

### addition 

### ofother transminers, 

### rcquircs separate notice to the 

### FAA. This dctermination does 

### includc temporary construction cquipment such as crancs,

### dcrricks, etc., 

### which may bc uscd 

### during actual construction 

### ofthc struclure. However, this 

### cquipmcnt shall not exceed the

### ovcrall hcights as 

### indicatcd abovc. Equipment 

### which has a

### hcight grcaterthan thc studicd structurc rcquires scpamtc 

### nolicc to thc 

### FAA, This 

### detcrmination conccms thc 

### effect

### ofthis structurc onthc safe and 

### efficient use 

### olnavigable airspacc by 

### aircraft and does not 

### rclieve the sponsor 

### ofcompliance responsibilities rclating to any 

### law, ordinancc, 

### or rcgulation 

### ofany Fcderal, Statc, 

### or local govemment body. 

### This acronautical study considcrcd and analyzed thc impact on

### cxisting and proposed 

### arrival, departure, and en routc proccdures 

### for aircraft operating under both 

### visual 

### flight rules and instrument 

### flight rules; the 

### impact on

### all cxisting and planncd 

### public-usc airports, 

### military airports and aeronautical 

### facilities; and thc 

### cumulativc impact 

### rcsulting from the studicd structure when combined 

### with thc impact 

### ofother cxisting or proposod strucfures. Thc study disclosed that thc described structure 

### would have nosubstantial adversc 

### effcct on

### air navigation. An accounl 

### of the sfudy 

### findings, aeronaulical objccrion$ 

### rcccived by rho 

### FAA 

### du.int thc study

## (ifan

, ond lhe basis 

### for the FAA'S decision 

### in this 

### maftcr can be

### found onthc 

### following page(s), 

### A copy 

### ofthis dctcrmination 

### will beforwarded to the Fcderal Communications 

### Commission 

### ifthe structure 

### is subjectto 

### fhcir licensing 

### authority. 

### If we can be

### offurther assistancc, plcase contact Robert 

### Alexandct at 

### (7l g) 553-4546. On any 

### fuiure corrcspondence 

### conccming this 

### maflcr, please 

### rclcr to 

### Acronautical Study 

### Number 200g_AEA-4071_OE.

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### Signature 

### Control Not 597940-10347 

### 6g3tl



### Kevin P. 

### Haggerty Manager. 

### Obstruction Evaluation Sen,icc 

### Attachment(s) 

### Additional Inlonnation Map(s) 

### (DNH)

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### Additional informatioIt for ASN 

### 2008-AEA-4071-OE

The proposcd 

### structuewould be localed 

### approximately L

### l5 nautical miles southcast

### of Lacuardia 

### Airpo rcfercncc 

### point,2294 fcct southcast 

### ofthe approach end 

### ofrunway 3

### L The proposal 

### would excced thc 

### Obstruction Standards 

### ofFAR Part 77

### ofthc Fedcral

### Aviation Regulations as 

### follows: Section 77.23(a)(5) 

### Airport Surfaces - 

### by penetrating Scction 

### 77.25(d)(Approach Surface) 

### by 30fect - a

### hcight that cxceeds a

### takcoffor landing arca

### ofan airport. as applied to 

### Lacuardia Airport. Negotiation was aftemplcd 

### wilh the proponcnt 

### but

### full filcd hcight and 

### location was requcsted. Thc 

### proponcnt has agreed to supply a

### ccrtificd

## lA survey. This proposal was not 

### circularizcd for public comment. 

### This proposal was

### circularized prcviously under aeronautical study numbcr 

### 2004-AEA-3159-OE. One commcnt was receivcd stating that the proposal was outside 

### ofthe single engine out departure surfacc. The aeronautical study discloscd: The proposal 

### would not impact any plans on 

### file. Therc is aplan on

### file to 

### install a precision approach

### to runway 31.

### After much study, adccision has bccn reached to 

### install an

### offset localizer 

### with a

### 3.I degrce 

### glidc slopc anglc 

### which 

### will allow adecision height 

### of280 fcet height above 

### touchdown and a

### visibility of5000 feet. Thc proposcd 

### building

### will not impact this approach procedurc. The structurc 

### would not interfcre with any 

### airport 

### traffic pattems. The structurc 

### would not adverscly impact any prcsent or

### futurc

### VFR or 

### IFR Terminal Procedure.

### Thc structure excceds adirect 

### 40:l dcparturc slopc by 33

### fcet,35 fect is

### allowed and is outsidc 

### ofthc singlc enginc 

### out departure splay. The structure 

### would not advcrsely impact any 

### VFR or IFR enroute procedurc. The structurc 

### would not havc a

### cumulativc impact on any 

### existing or planncd 

### airport. The structure 

### would exceed obstruction standards and shall bc

### obstruction lighted in accordance 

### with FAA AC 70/7460-lK, chaptcrs 4, 5and 12. 

### It isdctermined that the structurc as proposcd 

### would not havc asubstantial adverse 

### effcct onthe safc and 

### efficient use 

### ofnavigablc airspace by 

### aircraft or lhe use 

### ofany air 

### navigation 

### facility, and

### would not be a hazard to air 

### navigation.

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