[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 162 (Tuesday, August 23, 2005)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 49221-49222]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-16741]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2005-22100 Airspace Docket No. 05-AEA-16]


Proposed Amendment to Class E Airspace; Binghampton, NY

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking

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SUMMARY: This notice proposes to amend the Class E airspace area in the 
Binghampton, NY area. The development of multiple area navigation 
(RNAV) Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAP) for numerous 
airports within the Binghampton, NY area with approved Instrument 
Flight Rules (IFR) operations and the resulting overlap of designated 
Class E-5 airspace have made this proposal necessary. The proposal 
would correct the name of the airport and update the Airport Reference 
Point (ARP). The proposal would consolidate the Class E-5 airspace 
designations for six airports in the Binghampton area and result in the 
rescission of five separate Class E-5 descriptions through separate 
rulemaking action. The area would be depicted on aeronautical charts 
for pilot reference.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before September 22, 2005.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal to the Docket Management 
System, U.S. Department of Transportation, Room Plaza 401, 400 Seventh 
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590-0001. You must identify the docket 
number FAA-2005-22100/Airspace Docket No. 05-AEA-16 at the beginning of 
your comments. You may also submit comments on the Internet at http://dms.dot.gov. You may review the public docket containing the proposal, 
any comments received, and any final disposition in person in the 
Dockets Office between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except 
Federal holidays. The Docket Office (telephone 1-800-647-5527) is on 
the plaza level of the Department of Transportation NASSIF Building at 
the above address. An information docket may also be examined during 
normal business hours at the office of the Director, Eastern Terminal 
Operations, Federal Aviation Administration, Eastern Region, 1 Aviation 
Plaza, Jamaica, NY 11434-4809.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Francis T. Jordan, Jr., Airspace

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Specialist, Airspace and Operations, ETSU-520, Eastern Terminal Service 
Unit, 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 notice must 
submit with those comments a self-addressed, stamped postcard on which 
the following statement is made: ``Comments to Airspace Docket No. FAA-
2005-22100/Airspace Docket No. 05-AEA-16''. The postcard will be date/
time stamped and returned to the commenter.

Availability of NPRMs

    An electronic copy of this document may be downloaded through the 
Internet at http://dms.dot.gov. Recently published rulemaking documents 
can also be accessed through the FAA's Web page at http://www.faa.gov 
or the Superintendent of Documents Web page at http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara. Additionally, any person may obtain a copy of 
this notice by submitting a request to the Office of Air Traffic 
Airspace Management, ATA-400, 800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, 
DC 20591 or by calling (202) 267-8783. Communications must identify 
both the docket numbers for this notice. Persons interested in being 
placed on a mailing list for future NPRMs should contact the FAA Office 
of Rulemaking, (202) 267-9677 to request a copy of Advisory Circular 
No. 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 amend the Class E airspace 
within the Binghamton, NY area. The proposal would consolidate the 
following airport Class E-5 airspace designations into the Binghamton, 
NY designation: Cortland, NY, Cortland County-Chase Field Airport 
(N03); Ithaca, NY, Tompkins County Airport (ITH); Elmira, NY, Elmira/
Corning Regional Airport (ELM); Endicott, NY, Tri-Cities Airport (CZG); 
and Sayre, PA, Robert Parker Hospital Heliport. This action would 
result in the rescission of five Class E-5 designations under a 
separate docket. The affected airspace would subsequently be 
incorporated into the Binghamton, NY description. The airspace will be 
defined to accommodate the approaches and contain IFR operations to and 
from those airports. This change would have no impact on aircraft 
operations since the type of airspace designation is not changing. 
Furthermore, the IFR approach procedures for the individual airports 
within the are would not be affected. Class E airspace designations for 
airspace areas extending upward from 700 ft. or more above the surface 
are published in Paragraph 6005 of FAA Order 7400.9M, dated August 30, 
2004, and effective September 16, 2004, 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 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; E.O. 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 7400.9M, dated August 30, 2004, and 
effective September 16, 2004, 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.

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AEA NY E5 Binghamton, NY (Revised)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within an area bounded by a line beginning at lat. 41[deg]53'35''N., 
long 75[deg]56'07''W., to lat. 41[deg]52'45''N., long 
76[deg]55'49''W., to lat. 42[deg]10'28''N., long 77[deg]10'21''W., 
to lat. 42[deg]45'20''N., long 76[deg]39'27''W., to lat. 
42[deg]43'35''N., long 76[deg]07'32''W., to lat. 42[deg]15'10''N., 
long 75[deg]40'40''W., to the point of beginning.

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    Issued in Jamaica, New York, on August 17, 2005.
John G. McCartney,
Acting Area Director, Eastern Terminal Operations.
[FR Doc. 05-16741 Filed 8-22-05; 8:45 am]
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