[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 21 (Thursday, January 31, 2008)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 5777-5778]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 08-350]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2007-29361; Airspace Docket 07-AEA-5]


Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace; Factoryville, PA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION:  Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This action proposes to amend the Class E airspace area at 
Factoryville, PA, to accommodate a new Standard Instrument Approach 
Procedure (SIAP) that has been developed for Seamans Field. This 
proposal would enhance the safety and management of IFR operations at 
Seamans Field, Factoryville, PA.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before March 17, 2008.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this proposal to the Docket Management 
Facility, U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket Operations, West 
Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Ave., SE., 
Washington, DC 20590; telephone: 1-800-647-5527. You must identify the 
docket number FAA-2007-29361; Airspace Docket 07-AEA-5, at the 
beginning of your comments. You may also submit comments on the 
Internet at http://www.regulations.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.
    An informal docket may also be examined during normal business 
hours at the office of the Eastern Service Center, Federal Aviation 
Administration, Room 210, 1701 Columbia Avenue, College Park, Georgia 
30337.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Melinda Giddens, System Support, 
Eastern Service Center, Federal Aviation Administration, P.O. Box 
20636, Atlanta, Georgia 30320; telephone (404) 305-5610.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

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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 both docket numbers and be submitted in 
triplicate to the address listed above. Persons 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 Docket No. FAA-2007-29361/
Airspace Docket No. 07-AEA-5.'' 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 light of the comments received. A report summarizing each 
substantive public contact with FAA personnel concerned with this 
rulemaking will be filed in the docket.

Availability of NPRMs

    An electronic copy of this document may be downloaded through the 
Internet at http://www.regulations.gov. Recently published rulemaking 
documents can also be accessed through the FAA's web page at http://www.faa.gov or the Federal Register's web page at http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/index.html. Persons interested in being placed on 
a mailing list for future NPRMs should contact the FAA's Office of 
Rulemaking, (202) 267-9677, to request a copy of Advisory Circular No. 
11-2A, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Distribution System, which 
describes the application procedure.

The Proposal

    The FAA is considering an amendment to Title 14, Code of Federal 
Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 to amend Class E airspace at Factoryville, 
PA. A new Runway 4 Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) has 
been developed for Seamans Field. As a result, controlled airspace 
extending upward from 700 feet Above Ground Level (AGL) is needed to 
contain the SIAP and for Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations at 
Seamans Field. This proposal would increase current Class E airspace 
from a 6.2-mile radius to an 8.2-mile radius of Seamans Field and 
including the airspace within 5.3 miles each side of the Lake Henry 
VORTAC 299[deg] radial extending from the 8.2-mile radius of Seamans 
Field to the VORTAC. Class E airspace designations for airspace areas 
extending upward from 700 feet or more above the surface of the earth 
are published in Paragraph 6005 of FAA Order 7400.9R, signed August 15, 
2007, and effective September 15, 2007, 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. 
It, therefore, (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, when promulgated, will not have a significant 
economic impact on a substantial number of small entities under the 
criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.
    The FAA's authority to issue rules regarding aviation safety is 
found in the Title 49 of the United States Code. Subtitle I, Section 
106 describes the authority of the FAA administrator. Subtitle VII, 
Aviation Programs, describes in more detail the scope of the agency's 
authority.
    This rulemaking is promulgated under the authority described in 
Subtitle VII, Part, A, Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that section, 
the FAA is charged with prescribing regulations to assign the use of 
airspace necessary to ensure the safety of aircraft and the efficient 
use of airspace. This regulation is within the scope of that authority 
as it amends Class E Airspace at Factoryville, PA.

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--DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, CLASS B, CLASS C, CLASS D, AND 
CLASS E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIRWAYS; ROUTES; AND REPORTING POINTS

    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.


Sec.  71.1  [Amended]

    2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of Federal 
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9R, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, signed August 15, 2007, and effective September 15, 
2007, 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 PA E5 Factoryville, PA [Amended]

Seamans Field, PA
    (Lat. 41[deg]35'22'' N., long. 75[deg]45'22'' W.)
Lake Henry VORTAC
    (Lat. 41[deg]28'33'' N., long. 75[deg]28'57'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within an 8.2-mile radius of Seamans Field and including the 
airspace within 5.3 miles each side of the Lake Henry VORTAC 
299[deg] radial extending from the 8.2-mile radius of Seamans Field 
to the VORTAC.
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    Issued in College Park, Georgia, on December 17, 2007.
Mark D. Ward,
Manager, System Support Group, Eastern Service Center.
[FR Doc. 08-350 Filed 1-30-08; 8:45 am]
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