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CFR Citation: 14 CFR Part 71

Docket ID: [Docket No. FAA-2006-23909; Airspace Docket No. 06-AEA-005]

NOTICE: PROPOSED RULES

DOCUMENT ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

SUBJECT CATEGORY: Establishment of Class E Airspace; Nessmuk Helipad, PA

DATES: Comments must be received on or before May 8, 2006.

DOCUMENT SUMMARY: This notice proposes to establish Class E airspace at Nessmuk Helipad, Wellsboro, Pennsylvania. The development of an Area Navigation (RNAV) Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) and Helicopter RNAV (GPS) 080 approach for the Nessmuk Helipad to serve flights operating into the airport during Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) conditions makes this action necessary. Controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet Above Ground Level (AGL) is needed to contain aircraft executing an approach. The area would be depicted on aeronautical charts for pilot reference.

SUMMARY: Class E airspace,

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

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, economic,
environmental, and energyrelated 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 selfaddressed, stamped postcard on which the following statement is made: ``Comments to Docket No. FAA2006 23909; Airspace Docket No. 06AEA005''. The postcard will be date/time stamped and returned to the commenter. All communications received on or before the 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 closing both before and after the closing date for comments. A report summarizing each substantive public contact with the 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 Regional Counsel, AEA7, FAA Eastern Region, 1 Aviation Plaza, Jamaica, NY, 114344809. 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. 112A, 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 Class E airspace of Nessmuk Helipad, PA. The development of SIAPs to serve flights operating into the airport during IFR conditions makes this action necessary. Controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet AGL is needed to accommodate the SIAPs. Class E airspace designations from airspace areas extending upward from 700 feet or more above the surface are published in Paragraph 6005 of FAA Order 7400.9N, dated September 1, 2005, and effective September 16, 2005, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR Part 71.1. The Class E airspace designated 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. Therefore, this proposed 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 would only affect air traffic procedures and air navigation, it is certified that this proposed rule would 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). The Proposed Amendment

In consideration of the foregoing the Federal Aviation Administration proposed to amend 14 CFR part 71 as follows: [[Page 17388]]

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, 19591963 Comp., p. 389.

Sec. 71.1 [Amended]

2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR Part 71.1 of Federal Aviation Administration Order 740.9N dated September 1, 2005, and effective September 16, 2005, is proposed to be amended as follows: Paragraph 6005 Class E airspace areas extending upward from 700 feet or more above the surface of the earth.
AEA PA E5 Nessmuk Helipad [New]
Wellsboro, PA

(Lat. 41[deg]43'30'' N., long. 77[deg]17'15'' W.)

That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface within a 6.0 mile radius of the Nessmuk Helipad, Wellsboro, PA.

Issued in Jamaica, New York, on March 13, 2006.
John G. McCartney,
Acting Area Director, Eastern Terminal Operations.
[FR Doc. 063291 Filed 4506; 8:45 am]
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT Mr. Francis T. Jordan, Jr., Airspace Specialist, Airspace Branch, AEA520 FAA Eastern Region, 1 Aviation Plaza, Jamaica, NY 114344809; telephone: (718) 5534521.