[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 173 (Thursday, September 8, 1994)] [Unknown Section] [Page 0] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 94-22091] [[Page Unknown]] [Federal Register: September 8, 1994] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 71 [Airspace Docket No. 94-AEA-04] Proposed Establishment of Class E Airspace; Islip, New York AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT. ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: This document proposes to establish additional controlled airspace extending upward from the surface at the Long Island MacArthur Airport, Islip, New York, during the hours that the Air Traffic Control Tower (ATCT) is not in operation. Airspace Reclassification, in effect as of September 16, 1993, has discontinued the use of the term ``Control Zone,'' and airspace designated from the surface to adjacent controlled airspace is now Class E airspace. The intended effect of this proposal is to establish additional controlled airspace for aircraft operating under instrument flight rules. DATES: Comments must be received on or before October 15, 1994. ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Michael J. Sammartino, Acting Manager, System Management Branch, AEA-530, Docket No. 94-AEA-04, 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. Commentors 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. 94- AEA-04.'' 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 Office of the Assistant Chief Counsel, AEA-7, 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 NPRM's 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 NPRM's 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 Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to establish controlled airspace extending upward from the surface at the Long Island MacArthur Airport, Islip, New York, when the ATCT at the airport is not in operation. Airspace Reclassification, in effect as of September 16, 1993, has discontinued the use of the term ``Control Zone,'' and airspace extending upward from the surface to adjacent controlled airspace is now Class E airspace. The intended effect of this proposal is to provide additional controlled airspace to the surface in the vicinity of the Long Island MacArthur Airport, Islip, New York, during the hours that the ATCT at the airport is closed. The coordinates for this airspace docket are based on North American Datum 83. Class E airspace areas designated as a surface area for an airport are published in Paragraph 6002 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 published subsequently in the Order. The FAA has determined that this proposed regulation only involves and established body of technical regulations for which frequent and routine amendment 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 proposed 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 6002--Class E airspace areas designated as a surface area for an airport * * * * * AEA NY E2 Long Island MacArthur Airport, Islip, NY Long Island MacArthur Airport (Lat. 40 deg.47'44'' N., long 73 deg.05'58'' W.) Bayport Aerodrome (Lat. 40 deg.45'30'' N., long. 73 deg.03'13'' W.) Within a 5-mile radius of the Long Island MacArthur Airport, excluding that airspace from the surface to but not including 700 feet MSL within 1 mile west of Bayport Aerodrome and parallel to Runway 18/36 from south of the Sunrise Highway southbound to the 5- mile radius of the Long Island MacArthur Airport, counterclockwise to south of Nichols Road thence northbound along Nichols Road to south of and parallel to the Sunrise Highway westbound to the beginning point. * * * * * Issued in Jamaica, New York, on August 25, 1994. John S. Walker, Manager, Air Traffic Division. [FR Doc. 94-22091 Filed 9-7-94; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-13-M