[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 200 (Tuesday, October 17, 2006)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 60814]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-8681]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2006-23908; Airspace Docket No. 06-AEA-004]


Establishment of Class E Airspace; Wilkes Barre, PA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action establishes Class E airspace at Wyoming Valley 
Medical Center, Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania. The development of an Area 
Navigation (RNAV), Helicopter Point in Space Approach, for the Wyoming 
Valley Medical Center, has made this action necessary. Controlled 
airspace extending upward from 700 feet Above Ground Level (AGL) is 
needed to contain aircraft executing the approach to the Wyoming Valley 
Medical Center, Wilkes Barre, PA.

DATES: Effective Date: 0901 UTC November 23, 2006. The Director of the 
Federal Register approves this incorporation by reference action under 
1 CFR part 51, subject to the annual revision of FAA Order 7400.9 and 
publication of conforming amendments.

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 March 13, 2006 a notice proposing to amend Part 71 of the 
Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR Part 71) by establishing Class E 
airspace extending upward from 700 feet Above Ground Level (AGL) for an 
RNAV, Helicopter Point in Space Approach to the Wyoming Valley Medical 
Center, Wilkes Barre, PA, was published in the Federal Register. 
Interested parties were invited to participate in this rulemaking 
proceeding by submitting written comments on the proposal to the FAA on 
or before May 13, 2006. 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 areas designations for airspace extending upward 
from 700 feet or more above the surface of the earth are published in 
paragraph 6005 of FAA Order 7400.9P, dated September 1, 2006, and 
effective September 15, 2006, 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 feet above the surface for aircraft conducting Instrument Flight 
Rules (IFR) operations at the Wyoming Valley Medical Center, Wilkes 
Barre, PA.
    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 regulation 
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).

Adoption of the Amendment

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In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation Administration 
amends 14 CFR part 71 as follows:

[06-AEA-04]

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]

    The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR part 71.1 of Federal 
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9P, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated September 1, 2006, and effective September 15, 
2006, is amended as follows:

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, WILKES BARRE, PA (New)

Wyoming Valley Medical Center
Point in Space Coordinates
    (Lat 41[deg]16'08'' N., long. 75[deg]48'36'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6-mile radius of a Point in Space for the SIAP serving the 
Wyoming Valley Medical Center, Wilkes Barre, PA.
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    Issued in Jamaica, New York on October 2, 2006.
Mark D. Ward,
Manager, FAA, Eastern Service Center.
[FR Doc. 06-8681 Filed 10-16-06; 8:45 am]
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