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###### Department of Transportation

###### Federal Aviation Administration

          - 14 CFR Part 71
          - [Airspace Docket No. 00-AEA-16FR]

# AGENCY:

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) DOT.

# ACTION:

Final rule.

# SUMMARY:

This action establishes Class E airspace at South Albany, NY. An Area Navigation (RNAV) Standard Instrument Approach Procedures has been developed for South Albany Airport, South Bethlehem, NY. Controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet Above Ground Level (AGL) is needed to contain aircraft executing the approach to the South Albany Airport.

# EFFECTIVE DATE:

0901 UTC July 12, 2001.

# 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 February 20, 2001 a document 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 aproach to the South Albany Airport, South Bethlehem, NY was published in the                     **Federal Register**                     (66 FR 1860-10861).                

Interested parties were invited to participate in this rulemaking proceeding by submitting written comments on the proposal to the FAA on or before March 22, 2001. 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                           ( print page 29019)                        feet or more above the surface of the earth 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 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 IFR operations at the South Albany Airport, South Bethelem, NY.

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)

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.

§ 71.1 

The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of Federal Aviation Administration Order 7400.9H, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated September 1, 2000, and effective September 16, 2000, 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 E5 South Albany, NY (New)

South Albany Airport, South Bethlehem, NY

(Lat. 423338.61 N/long. 0735002.24 W)

That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface within a 6 mile radius of South Albany Airport.

* * * * *

Issued in Jamaica, New York, on May 15, 2001.

F.D. Hatifield,

Manager, Air Traffic Division, Eastern Region.

[FR Doc. 01-13313  Filed 5-25-01; 8:45 am]

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