[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 201 (Friday, October 17, 1997)] [Rules and Regulations] [Pages 53941-53942] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 97-27374] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 71 [Airspace Docket No. 97-AEA-25] Amendment to Class E Airspace; Kutztown, PA AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT. ACTION: Final rule. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: This action revises the Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet Above Ground Level (AGL) at Kutztown, PA. The development of a Global Positioning System (GPS) Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) to Runway (RWY) 17 at Kutztown Airport has made this action necessary. This action is intended to provide adequate Class E airspace to contain instrument flight rules (IFR) operations for aircraft executing the GPS SIAP to RWY 17 at Kutztown, PA. EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, January 1, 1998. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Francis Jordan, Airspace Specialist, Airspace Branch, AEA-520, Air Traffic Division, Eastern Region, Federal Aviation Administration, Federal Building #111, John F. Kennedy International Airport, Jamaica, New York 11430, telephone: (718) 553-4521. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: History On June 24, 1997, a proposal to amend Part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR Part 71) to revise the Class E airspace at Kutztown, PA, was published in the Federal Register (62 FR 34026). A GPS SIAP to RWY 17 developed for Kutztown Airport, Kutztown, PA, requires the revision of the Class E airspace at the airport. The proposal would revise the controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet AGL to contain IFR operations in controlled airspace during portions of the terminal operation and while transitioning between the enroute and terminal environments. Interested parties were invited to participate in this rulemaking proceeding by submitting written comments on the proposal to the FAA. No comments to the proposal were received. The rule is adopted as proposed. The coordinates for this airspace docket are based on North American Datum 83. Class E airspace areas designations for airspace extending [[Page 53942]] upward from 700 feet AGL are published in paragraph 6005 of FAA Order 7400.9E, dated September 10, 1997, and effective September 16, 1997, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class E airspace designation listed in this document will be published subsequently in the Order. The Rule This amendment to Part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR Part 71) amends the Class E airspace located at Kutztown, PA, to provide controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet AGL for aircraft executing a GPS SIAP to RWY 17. The FAA has determined that this regulation only involves an established body of technical regulations for which frequent and routine amendments are necessary to keep them operationally current. Therefore, this 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 will only affect air traffic procedures and air navigation it is certified that this rule will 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). Adoption of the Amendment In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation Administration amends 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; EO 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 7400.9E, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated September 10, 1997, and effective September 16, 1997, is amended as follows: Paragraph 6005 Class E airspace areas extending upward from 700 feet or more above the surface of the earth. * * * * * AEA PA AEA E5 Kutztown, PA [Revised] Kutztown Airport, PA (Lat. 40 deg.30'13'' N., long. 75 deg.47'14'' W.) That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface within a 6.5-mile radius of Kutztown Airport and within 3.5 miles northeast and 5.3 miles southwest of the 340 deg. bearing from the airport extending from the 6.5-mile radius to 17 miles northwest of the airport, excluding the portions that coincide with the Allentown, PA, Reading, PA, and Lehighton, PA, Class E airspace areas. * * * * * Issued in Jamaica, New York, on August 20, 1997. Franklin D. Hatfield, Manager, Air Traffic Division, Eastern Region. [FR Doc. 97-27374 Filed 10-16-97; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-13-M