Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 87 / Friday, May 4, 2001 / Proposed Rules 22489

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 01–AEA–08]

Modification of Class E Airspace;

Pittsburgh, PA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

SUMMARY: This action proposes to

amend Class E airspace at Pittsburgh,

PA. Closure of the Pittsburgh Metro

Airport, PA requires its deletion from

the Pittsburgh, PA, E5 airspace

designation. The area would no longer

be depicted on aeronautical charts.

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before June 4, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the

proposal in triplicate to: Manager,

Airspace Branch, AEA–520, Docket No.

01–AEA–08, F.A.A. Eastern Region, 1

Aviation Plaza, Jamaica, NY 11434–

4809.

The official docket may be examined

in the Office of the Regional Counsel,

AEA–7, F.A.A. Eastern Region, 1

Aviation Plaza, Jamaica, NY, 11434–

4809.

An informal docket may be examined

during normal business hours in the

Airspace Branch, AEA–520, F.A.A.

Eastern Region, 1 Aviation Plaza,

Jamaica, NY, 11434–4809.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

Francis T. Jordan, Jr., Airspace

Specialist, Airspace Branch, AEA–520,

F.A.A. Eastern Region, 1 Aviation Plaza,

Jamaica, NY, 11434–4809: 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, 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 action must submit

with those comments a self-addressed,

stamped postcard on which the

following statement is made:

‘‘Comments to Airspace Docket No. 01–

AEA–08.’’ The postcard will be date/

time stamped and returned to the

commenter. All communications

received on or before the closing date

for comments will be considered before

taking action on the proposed rule. The

proposal contained in this action may

be changed in light of comments

received. All comments submitted will

be available for examination in the

Rules Docket closing 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 Regional Counsel, AEA–7, F.A.A.

Eastern Region, 1 Aviation Plaza,

Jamaica, NY, 11434–4809.

Communications must identify the

docket number of this NPRM. Persons

interested in being placed on a mailing

list for future NPRMs should also

request a copy of Advisory Circular No.

11–2A, which describes the application

procedure.

The Proposal

The FAA is considering an action to

amend Part 71 of the Federal Aviation

Regulations (14 CFR Part 71).

Pittsburgh, PA. The Pittsburgh Metro

Airport has closed and therefore there is

no need to have airspace designated as

Class E for the airport. Pittsburgh, PA.

Class E airspace designations for

airspace areas extending upward from

700 feet or more above the surface are

published in Paragraph 6005 of FAA

Order 7400.9H, dated September 1,

2000, and effective September 16, 2000,

which is incorporated by reference in 14

CFR 71.1. The Class E airspace

designation described in this document

would be subsequently amended to

reflect the deletion 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 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 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.

§ 71.1 [Amended]

2. The incorporation by reference in

14 CFR 71.1 of Federal Aviation

Administration Order 7400.9H dated

September 1, 2000, and effective

September 16, 2000, 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, Pittsburgh, PA [Revised]

Greater Pittsburgh International Airport,

Pittsburgh, PA

(Lat. 40°29′29′′N., long. 80°13′57′′W.)

Allegheny County Airport, PA

(Lat. 40°21′16′′N., long. 79°55′48′′W.)

STARG OM

(Lat. 40°29′15′′N., long 80°22′14′′W.)

That airspace extending upward from 700

feet above the surface within a 7.9 mile

radius of Greater Pittsburgh International

Airport and within 3.1 miles each side of the

Greater Pittsburgh Runway 10R localizer

course extending from the 7.9-mile radius to

5.7 miles west of the STARG OM and within

a 6.6-mile radius of Allegheny County

Airport.

Issued in Jamaica, New York on April 23,

2001.

F.D. Hatfield,

Manager, Air Traffic Division, Eastern Region.

[FR Doc. 01–11258 Filed 5–3–01; 8:45 am]

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