2020-17334

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: • the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document • the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to • the agency docket number / agency internal file number • the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration • 14 CFR Part 93 • [Docket Nos.: FAA-2020-0772 and FAA-2018-0954; Amdt. No. 93-103] • RIN 2120-AL65 AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Department of Transportation (DOT). ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: This final rule amends the expiration date of the final rule requiring pilots operating civil helicopters under Visual Flight Rules to use the New York North Shore Helicopter Route when operating along that area of Long Island, New York. The current rule expires on August 6, 2020. The FAA finds it necessary to extend the rule for an additional two years. DATES: Effective August 5, 2020 through August 5, 2022. ADDRESSES: For information on where to obtain copies of rulemaking documents and other information related to this final rule, see “How to Obtain Additional Information” in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For technical questions concerning this action, contact Sheri Edgett-Baron, Airspace Rules and Regulations, Air Traffic Organization, AJV-P2; Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591; telephone (202) 267-8783; email 9-NATL-NY-NorthShore@faa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: ( printed page 47896) Good Cause for Immediate Effectiveness Section 553(d) of the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) (5 U.S.C.) generally requires that the publication or service of a substantive rule shall be made not less than 30 days before its effective date. Section 553(d)(3) provides an exception to this general requirement when the agency finds good cause to waive the delay in the effective date. The current rule expires on August 6, 2020, and this extension of the rule maintains the status quo. To prevent confusion among pilots using the route and avoid disruption of the current operating environment from a temporary lapse of the requirement for helicopters to use the New York North Shore Helicopter Route, the FAA finds that good cause exists to make this rule immediately effective. Authority The FAA's authority to issue rules on 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. The FAA's authority for this rule is contained in 49 U.S.C. 40103 and 44715. Under section 40103(b)(2), the FAA Administrator has authority to prescribe air traffic regulations on the flight of aircraft (including regulations on safe altitudes) for, among other purposes, navigating aircraft and protecting individuals and property on the ground. In addition, section 44715(a) provides that, to relieve and protect the public health and welfare from aircraft noise, the FAA Administrator has authority to prescribe regulations to control and abate aircraft noise. I. Background In 2012, in response to concerns from local residents regarding noise from helicopters operating over Long Island, the FAA issued the New York North Shore Helicopter Route final rule (77 FR 39911, July 6, 2012). The Rule required civil helicopter pilots operating Visual Flight Rules (VFR), whose route of flight takes them over the north shore of Long Island between the V…

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