Proposed Revocation of Class E Airspace; Farmington, PA

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 95-AEA-02]

Proposed Revocation of Class E Airspace; Farmington, PA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This notice proposes to revoke Class E airspace extending

upwards from 700 feet above the surface at Farmington, PA, due to the

cancellation of a standard instrument approach procedure to the

Nemacolin Airport, Farmington, PA. Airspace reclassification, in effect

as of September 16, 1993, has discontinued the use of the term

``Transition Area,'' and airspace designated from 700 feet above the

surface of the earth is now Class E airspace.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before March 15, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Michael J.

Sammartino, Manager, System Management Branch, AEA-530, Docket No. 95-

AEA-02, F.A.A. Eastern Region, Fitzgerald 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, at the same address.

An informal docket may also be examined during normal business

hours in the Office of the Manager, System Management Branch, Air

Traffic Division, at the address shown above.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Frank Jordan, Designated Airspace Specialist, System Management Branch,

AEA-530, F.A.A. Eastern Region, Fitzgerald Federal Building #111, John

F. Kennedy International Airport, Jamaica, New York 11430; telephone:

(718) 553-0857.

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. 95-

AEA-02.'' The postcard will be date/time stamped and returned to the

commentor. All communications received on or 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 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 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, Fitzgerald 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 NPRMs should

also 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 Regulation (14 CFR part 71) to revoke Class E airspace

extending upward from 700 feet above the surface at Farmington, PA, due

to the cancellation of a SIAP at the Nemacolin Airport, Farmington, PA.

Airspace reclassification, in effect as of September 16, 1993, has

discontinued the use of the term ``Transition Area,'' and airspace

extending upward from 700 feet or more above the surface is now Class E

airspace. The coordinates for this airspace docket are based on North

American Datum 83. Class E airspace areas extending upward from 700

feet or more above the surface of the earth are published in Paragraph

6005 of FAA Order 7400.9B, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points,

dated July 18, 1994, and effective September 16, 1994, which is

incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class E airspace

designation listed in this document would be removed subsequently from

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, when promulgated, this rule will 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. app. 1348(a), 1354(a), 1510; E.O. 10854, 24

FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389; 49 U.S.C. 106(g); 14 CFR

11.69.

Sec. 71.1 [Amended]

2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of the Federal

Aviation Administration Order 7400.9B, Airspace Designations and

Reporting Points, dated July 18, 1994, and effective September 16,

1994, 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 Farmington, PA [Removed]

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Issued in Jamaica, New York, on January 18, 1995.

John S. Walker,

Manager, Air Traffic Division.

[FR Doc. 95-2237 Filed 1-27-95; 8:45 am]

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