[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 201 (Friday, October 17, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 53942-53943]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-27365]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 97-AEA-19]


Establishment of Class E Airspace; Zelienople, PA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action establishes Class E airspace extending upward from 
700 feet Above Ground Level (AGL) at Zelienople, PA. The development of 
Global Positioning System (GPS) Standard Instrument Approach Procedures 
(SIAP) to Runway (RWY) 17 and RWY 35 at Zelienople Airport has made 
this action necessary. This action is intended to provide adequate 
Class E airspace to contain Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations 
for aircraft executing the GPS RWY 17 and GPS RWY 35 SIAPs at 
Zelienople, PA.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, January 1, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Francis Jordan, Airspace 
Specialist, Airspace Branch, AEA-520, Air Traffic Division, Eastern 
Region, Federal Aviation Administration, Federal Building #111, John F. 
Kennedy International Airport, Jamaica, New York 11430; telephone (718) 
553-4521.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

    On April 3, 1997, a proposal to amend Part 71 of the Federal 
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR Part 71) to establish Class E airspace at 
Zelienople, PA, was published in the Federal Register (62 FR 15864). A 
GPS RWY 17 SIAP and a GPS RWY 35 SIAP developed for Zelienople Airport, 
Zelienople, PA, requires the establishment of Class E airspace at the 
airport. The proposal would establish controlled airspace extending 
upward from 700 feet AGL to contain IFR operations in controlled 
airspace during portions of the terminal operation and while 
transitioning between the enroute and terminal environments.
    Interested parties were invited to participate in this rulemaking 
proceeding by submitting written comments on the proposal to the FAA. 
No comments objecting 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 7400.9E, dated September 
10, 1997, and effective September 16, 1997, which is incorporated by 
reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class E airspace designation listed in 
this document will be published subsequently in the Order.

The Rule

    This amendment to Part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 
CFR Part 71) establishes Class E airspace located at Zelienople, PA, to 
provide controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet AGL for 
aircraft executing the GPS RWY 17 SIAP and GPS RWY 35 SIAP to 
Zelienople Airport.
    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 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 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).

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Adoption of the Amendment

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

PART 71--[AMENDED]

    1. The authority citation for 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 7400.9E, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated September 10, 1997, and effective September 16, 
1997, 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 AEA E5  Zelienople, PA [New]

Zelienople Airport, PA
    (Lat. 40 deg.48'06'' N., long. 80 deg.09'38'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6-mile radius of Zelienople Airport, excluding the portions 
that coincide with the Butler, PA, and Beaver Falls, PA, Class E 
airspace areas.
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    Issued in Jamaica, New York, on September 5, 1997.
Franklin D. Hatfield,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Eastern Region.
[FR Doc. 97-27365 Filed 10-16-97; 8:45 am]
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