[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 30 (Thursday, February 13, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 6710]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-3670]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 96-AEA-12]


Amendment to Class E Airspace; Hudson, NY

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This amendment modifies the Class E airspace at Hudson, NY, to 
accommodate a Global Positioning System (GPS) Standard Instrument 
Approach Procedure (SIAP) to Runway (RWY) 21 at Columbia County 
Airport. This amendment also corrects the geographic position of 
Columbia County Airport published as a Notice Of Proposed Rulemaking in 
the Federal Register November 27, 1996 (61 FR 60238). The intended 
effect of this action is to provide adequate controlled airspace for 
instrument flight rules (IFR) operations at the airport.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 9001 UTC, March 27, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mr. Frances Jordan, Airspace Specialist, Operations Branch, AEA-530, 
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 November 27 1996, the FAA proposed to amend Part 71 of the 
Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR Part 71) by modifying Class E 
airspace at Hudson, NY, (61 FR 60238). This action would provide 
adequate Class E airspace for IFR operations at Columbia County 
Airport.
    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.
    Class E airspace areas designations are published in paragraph 6005 
of FAA Order 7400.9D, dated September 4, 1996, and effective September 
16, 1996, 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 Reuglations (14 
CFR Part 71) modifies Class E airspace area at Hudson, NY, to 
accommodate a GPS RWY 21 SIAP and for IFR operations at Columbia County 
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 10034; 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

    In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation 
Administration amends 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; 14 CFR 11.69.


Sec. 71.1  [Amended]

    2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of Federal 
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9D, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated Septemeber 4, 1996, and effective September 16, 
1996, 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 NY AEA E5 Hudson, NY [Revised]

Columbia County Airport, NY
    (Lat. 42 deg.17'29'' N, long. 73 deg.42'37'' W)
Philmont NDB
    (Lat. 42 deg.15'10'' N, long. 73 deg.43'37'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 7-mile radius of Columbia County Airport and within 14.8-
mile radius of Columbia County Airport extending clockwise from a 
025 deg. bearing to a 180 deg. bearing from the airport and within 
3.1 miles each side of a 194 deg. bearing from the Philmont NDB 
extending from the 7-mile radius to 10 miles south of the NDB and 
within 7 miles each side of the 012 deg. bearing from the airport 
extending from the 7-mile radius to 17 miles north of the airport, 
excluding the portion that coincides with the Albany, NY 700 foot 
Class E airspace area.
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    Issued in Jamaica, New York on February 3, 1997.
James K. Buckles,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Eastern Region.
[FR Doc. 97-3670 Filed 2-12-97; 8:45 am]
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