Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 47 / Tuesday, March 11, 1997 / Proposed Rules 11121

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 extending

upward from 700 feet above the surface

(AGL) at Thiel, PA.A GPS 199 Point In

Space Approach has been developed for

Greenville Hospital Heliport. Additional

controlled airspace extending upward

from 700 feet above the surface (AGL) is

needed to accommodate this approach

and for IFR operations to the heliport.

The area would be depicted on

appropriate aeronautical charts. Class E

airspace designations for airspace

extending upward from 700 feet above

the surface 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 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 a 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).

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 Part 71

continues to read as follows:

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40103, 40113,

40120; E.O. 10854; 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959–

1963 Comp., p. 389; 14 CFR 11.69.

§ 71.1 [Amended]

2. The incorporation by reference in

14 CFR 71.1 of the Federal Aviation

Administration Order 7400.9D, dated

September 4, 1996, and effective

September 16, 1996, 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 Thiel, PA [New]

Greenville Hospital Heliport, PA

Point In Space Coordinates

(Lat. 41°25′27′′ N, long. 80°22′34′′ W)

That airspace extending upward from 700

feet above the surface within a 6-mile radius

of the Point In Space serving Greenville

Hospital Heliport, excluding that portion that

coincides with the Greenville, PA Class E

airspace area.

* * * * *

Issued in Jamaica, New York, on February

24, 1997.

James K. Buckles,

Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Eastern

Region.

[FR Doc. 97–5903 Filed 3–10–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 97–AEA–01]

Proposed Establishment of Class E

Airspace; South New Castle, PA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

SUMMARY: This proposed rule would

establish Class E airspace at South New

Castle, PA. The development of a new

Standard Instrument Approach

Procedure (SIAP), Helicopter Point in

Space Approach based on the Global

Positioning System (GPS), and serving

Jameson Memorial Hospital Heliport

and St. Francis Hospital Heliport, has

made this proposal necessary. The

intended effect of this proposal is to

provide adequate controlled airspace for

Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations

to the heliport. The area would be

depicted on aeronautical charts for pilot

reference.

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before April 15, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the

proposed rule in triplicate to: Manager,

Operations Branch, AEA–530, Docket

No. 97–AEA–01, F.A.A. Eastern Region,

Federal Building #111, John F. Kennedy

Int’l Airport, Jamaica, NY 11430. The

official docket may be examined in the

Office of the Assistant Chief Counsel,

AEA–7, F.A.A. Eastern Region, Federal

Building #111, John F. Kennedy

International Airport, Jamaica, New

York 11430.

An informal docket may also be

examined during normal business hours

in the Operations Branch, AEA–530,

F.A.A. Eastern Region, Federal Building

#111, John F. Kennedy International

Airport, Jamaica, NY 11430.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mr. Francis T. Jordan, Jr., Airspace

Specialist, Operations Branch, AEA–

530, F.A.A. Eastern Region, Federal

Building #111, John F. Kennedy

International Airport, Jamaica, NY

11430; 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 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,

aeronautical, 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 Airspace Docket No. 97–

AEA–01’’. The postcard will be date/

time stamped and returned to the

commenter.

All communications received before

the specified closing date for comments

will be considered before taking action

on the proposed rule. The proposal

contained in this notice may be changed

in the light of comments received. All

comments submitted will be available

for examination in the Rules Docket

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 Assistant Chief Counsel, AEA–7,

F.A.A. Eastern Region, Federal Building

#111, John F. Kennedy International

Airport, Jamaica, NY 11430.

Communications must identify the

notice number of this NPRM. Persons

interested in being placed on a mailing

list for future NPRM’s should also

request a copy of Advisory Circular No.
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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 extending

upward from 700 feet above the surface

(AGL) at South New Castle, PA. A GPS

052 Point In Space Approach has been

developed for Jameson Hospital

Heliport and St. Francis Hospital

Heliport. Additional controlled airspace

extending upward from 700 feet above

the surface (AGL) is needed to

accommodate this approach and for IFR

operations to the heliports. The area

would be depicted on appropriate

aeronautical charts. Class E airspace

designations for airspace extending

upward from 700 feet above the surface

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

FR 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 a 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).

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 part 71

continues to read as follows:

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40103, 40113,

40120; E.O. 10854; 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959–

1963 Comp., p. 389; 14 CFR 11.69.

§ 71.1 [Amended]

2. The incorporation by reference in

14 CFR 71.1 of the Federal Aviation

Administration Order 7400.9D, dated

September 4, 1996, and effective

September 16, 1996, 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 South New Castle, PA [New]

Jameson Hospital Heliport/St. Francis

Hospital Heliport, PA

Point in Space Coordinates

(Lat. 40°59′01′′ N, long. 80°21′17′′ W)

That airspace extending upward from 700

feet above the surface within a 6-mile radius

of the Point In Space serving Jameson

Hospital Heliport and St. Francis Hospital

Heliport, excluding that portion that

coincides with the New Castle, PA Class E

airspace area and Grove City, PA Class

airspace area.

* * * * *

Issued in Jamaica, New York on February

24, 1997.

James K. Buckles,

Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Eastern

Region.

[FR Doc. 97–5912 Filed 3–10–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 97–AEA–05]

Proposed Establishment of Class E

Airspace; Uniontown, PA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

SUMMARY: This proposal rule would

establish Class E airspace at Uniontown,

PA. The development of a new Standard

Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP),

Helicopter Point In Space Approach

based on the Global Positioning System

(GPS), and serving Uniontown Hospital

Heliport, has made this proposal

necessary. The intended effect of this

proposal is to provide adequate

controlled airspace for Instrument Flight

Rules (IFR) operations to the heliport.

The area would be depicted on

aeronautical charts for pilot reference.

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before March 20, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the

proposed rule in triplicate to: Manager,

Operations Branch, AEA–530, Docket

No. 97–AEA–005, F.A.A. Eastern

Region, Federal Building #111, John F.

Kennedy Int’l Airport, Jamaica, NY

11430. The official docket may be

examined in the Office of the Assistant

Chief Counsel, AEA–7, F.A.A. Eastern

Region, Federal Building #111, John F.

Kennedy International Airport, Jamaica,

New York 11430.

An informal docket may also be

examined during normal business hours

in the Operations Branch, AEA–530,

F.A.A. Eastern Region, Federal Building

#111, John F. Kennedy International

Airport, Jamaica, NY 11430.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mr. Francis T. Jordan, Jr., Airspace

Specialist, Operations Branch, AEA–

530, F.A.A. Eastern Region, Federal

Building #111, John F. Kennedy

International Airport, Jamaica, New

York 11430; 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, aeronautical, 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 Airspace Docket No. 97–

AEA–05’’. The postcard will be date/

time stamped and returned to the

commenter.

All communications received before

the specified closing date for comments

will be considered before taking action

on the proposed rule. The proposal

contained in this notice may be changed

in the light of comments received. All

comments submitted will be available

for examination in the Rules Docket

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 Assistant Chief Counsel, AEA–7,

F.A.A. Eastern Region, Federal Building

#111, John F. Kennedy International

Airport, Jamaica, NY 11430.