[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 154 (Wednesday, August 10, 2011)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 49383-49384]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-20305]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Docket No. FAA-2011-0625; Airspace Docket No. 11-AEA-16]
Proposed Amendment of Class D and E Airspace; North Philadelphia,
PA
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).
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SUMMARY: This action proposes to amend Class D and Class E airspace at
Northeast Philadelphia Airport, North Philadelphia, PA, due to the
closing of Willow Grove Naval Air Station and Warminster NAWC. This
action would enhance the safety and airspace management of Instrument
Flight Rules (IFR) operations in the North Philadelphia, PA airspace
area.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before September 26, 2011. The
Director of the Federal Register approves this incorporation by
reference action under title 1, Code of Federal Regulations, part 51,
subject to the annual revision of FAA, Order 7400.9 and publication of
conforming amendments.
ADDRESSES: Send comments on this rule to: U. S. Department of
Transportation, Docket Operations, West Building Ground Floor, Room
W12-140, 1200 New JerseyAvenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001;
Telephone: 1-800-647-5527; Fax: 202-493-2251. You must identify the
Docket Number FAA-2011-0625; Airspace Docket No. 11-AEA-16, at the
beginning of your comments. You may also submit and review received
comments through the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov.
You may review the public docket containing the rule, any comments
received, and any final disposition in person in the Dockets Office
(see ADDRESSES section for address and phone number) 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: John Fornito, Airspace Specialist,
Operations Support Group, Eastern Service Center, Air Traffic
Organization, Federal
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Aviation Administration, P.O. Box 20636, Atlanta, Georgia 30320;
telephone (404) 305-6364.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Comments Invited
Interested persons are invited to comment on this rule 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. Those 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-2011-0625; Airspace Docket No. 11-AEA-
16.'' 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 from and
comments submitted through http://www.regulations.gov. Recently
published rulemaking documents can also be accessed through the FAA's
Web page at http://www.faa.gov/airports_airtraffic/air_traffic/publications/airspace_amendments/. Additionally, any person may obtain
a copy of this notice by submitting a request to the Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), 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 docket numbers for
this notice. 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 D and E airspace at
Northeast Philadelphia Airport, North Philadelphia, PA. Class D and
Class E airspace designated as surface area would be reconfigured due
to the closing of Willow Grove Naval Air Station and Warminster NAWC.
Class D and Class E airspace designations are published in
Paragraphs 5000 and 6002, respectively, of FAA Order 7400.9U, dated
August 18, 2010, and effective September 15, 2010, which is
incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class D and E airspace
designations 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 proposed rule, when promulgated, would 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 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 proposed 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 proposed regulation is within the scope
of that authority as it proposes to amend Class D and E airspace in the
North Philadelphia, PA area.
Lists 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, B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR
TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND REPORTING POINTS
1. The authority citation for Part 71 will continue 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 7400.9U, Airspace Designations and
Reporting Points, dated August 18, 2010, and effective September 15,
2010, is amended as follows:
Paragraph 5000 Class D airspace.
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AEA PA D North Philadelphia, PA [Amended]
Northeast Philadelphia Airport, Philadelphia, PA
(Lat. 40[deg]04'55''; N long. 75[deg]00'39'' W.)
That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including
2,600 feet MSL within a 5.6-mile radius of the Northeast
Philadelphia Airport. This Class D airspace area is effective during
the specific dates and times established in advance by a Notice to
Airmen. The effective date and time will thereafter be continuously
published in the Airport/Facility Directory.
* * * * *
Paragraph 6002 Class E airspace designated as surface areas.
* * * * *
AEA PA E2 North Philadelphia, PA [Amended]
Northeast Philadelphia Airport, Philadelphia, PA
(Lat. 40[deg]04'55'' N., long. 75[deg]00'39'' W.)
That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including
2,600 feet MSL within a 5-mile radius of the Northeast Philadelphia
Airport. This Class E airspace area is effective during the specific
dates and times established in advance by a Notice to Airmen. The
effective date and time will thereafter be continuously purblished
in the Airport/Facility Directory.
Issued in College Park, Georgia, on August 1, 2011.
Mark D. Ward,
Manager, Operations Support Group, Eastern Service Center, Air Traffic
Organization.
[FR Doc. 2011-20305 Filed 8-9-11; 8:45 am]
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