[Federal Register: June 30, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 125)]
[Proposed Rules]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Docket No. FAA-2003-15409; Airspace Docket No. 03-ASO-8]
Proposed Amendment of Class D, E2, and E5 Airspace; Montgomery,
AL
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.
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SUMMARY: This notice proposes to amend Class D, E2, and E5 airspace at
Montgomery, AL. As a result of an evaluation, it has been determined a
modification should be made to the Montgomery, AL, Class D, E2, and E5
airspace area to contain the VHF Omnidirectional Range (VOR)-A,
Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) to Montgomery Regional
Airport--Dannelly Field. Additional surface area airspace and
controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet Above Ground Level
(AGL) is needed to contain the SIAP.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before July 30, 2003.
ADDRESSES: Send comments on this proposal to the Docket Management
System, U.S. Department of Transportation, Room Plaza 401, 400 Seventh
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590-0001. You must identify the docket
number FAA-2003-15409/Airspace Docket No. 03-ASO-8, at the beginning of
your comments. You may also submit comments on the Internet at http://dms.dot.gov.
You may review the public docket containing the proposal,
any comments received, and any final disposition in person in the
Dockets Office between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except
Federal holidays. The Docket office (telephone 1-800-647-5527) is on
the plaza level of the Department of Transportation NASSIF Building at
the above address.
An informal docket may also be examined during normal business
hours at the office of the Regional Air Traffic Division, Federal
Aviation Administration, Room 550, 1701 Columbia Avenue, College Park,
Georgia 30337.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Walter R. Cochran, Manager, Airspace
Branch, Air Traffic Division, Federal Aviation Administration, P.O. Box
20636, Atlanta, Georgia 30320; telephone (404) 305-5586.
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 both docket numbers 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 self-addressed, stamped postcard on which the
following statement is made: ``Comments to Docket No. FAA-2003-15409/
Airspace Docket No. 03-ASO-8.'' 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.
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Availability of NPRMs
An electronic copy of this document may be downloaded through the
Internet at http://dms.dot.gov. Recently published rulemaking documents
can also be accessed through the FAA's Web page at http://www.faa.gov
or the Superintendent of Document's Web page at http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara.
Additionally, any person may obtain a copy of
this notice by submitting a request to the Federal Aviation
Administration, 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
NPRM's 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 Part 71 of the Federal
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR Part 71) to amend Class D, E2, and E5
airspace at Montgomery, AL. Class D and E airspace designations for
airspace areas extending upward from the surface of the earth are
published in Paragraphs 5000, 6002, and 6005 respectively, of FAA Order
7400.9K, dated August 30, 2002, and effective September 16, 2002, 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 rule, when promulgated, 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--DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, CLASS B, CLASS C, CLASS D, AND
CLASS E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIRWAYS; ROUTES; AND REPORTING POINTS
1. The authority citation for Part 71 continues 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 7400.9K, Airspace Designations and
Reporting Points, dated August 30, 2002, and effective September 16,
2002, is amended as follows:
Paragraph 5000 Class D Airspace
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ASO AL D Montgomery, AL [REVISED]
Montgomery Regional Airport--Dannelly Field, AL
(Lat. 32[deg]18'02'' N, long. 86[deg]23'38'' W)
Montgomery VORTAC
(Lat. 32[deg]13'20'' N, long. 86[deg]19'11'' W)
That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including
2,700 feet MSL within a 5-mile radius of Montgomery Regional
Airport--Dannelly Field, and within 1 mile each side of the
Montgomery VORTAC 318[deg] radial extending from the 5-mile radius
to 6 miles southeast of the airport; excluding that airspace north
of a line 2.5 miles north of and parallel to RWY 10-28 at Montgomery
Regional Airport--Dannelly Field and northeast of a line along the
Montgomery VORTAC 320[deg] radial. This Class D airspace area is
effective during the specific days 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
* * * * *
ASO AL E2 Montgomery, AL [REVISED]
Montgomery Regional Airport--Dannelly Field, AL
(Lat. 32[deg]18'02'' N, long. 86[deg]23'38'' W)
Montgomery VORTAC
(Lat. 32[deg]13'20'' N, long. 86[deg]19'11'' W)
Within a 5-mile radius of Montgomery Regional Airport--Dannelly
Field, and within 1 mile each side of the Montgomery VORTAC 318[deg]
radial extending from the 5-mile radius to 6 miles southeast of the
airport; excluding that airspace north of a line 2.5 miles north of
and parallel to RWY 10-28 at Montgomery Regional Airport--Dannelly
Field and northeast of a line along the Montgomery VORTAC 320[deg]
radial. This Class E airspace area is effective during the specific
days 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 6005 Class E Airspace Designated as Surface Areas
* * * * *
ASO AL E5 Montgomery, AL [REVISED]
Montgomery Regional Airport--Dannelly Field, AL
(Lat. 32[deg]18'02'' N. long. 86[deg]23'38'' W)
Montgomery VORTAC
(Lat. 32[deg]13'20'' N, long. 86[deg]19'11'' W)
Maxwell AFB
(Lat. 32[deg]22'49'' N, long. 86[deg]21'54'' W)
Autauga County Airport
(Lat. 32[deg]26'20'' N, long. 86[deg]30'38'' W)
Wetumpka Municipal Airport
(Lat. 32[deg]31'46'' N, long. 86[deg]19'42'' W)
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 7-mile radius of Montgomery Regional Airport--Dannelly
Field, and within 4- miles east and 8- miles west of the Montgomery
VORTAC 138[deg] radial extending from the 7-mile radius to 16-miles
southeast of the Montgomery VORTAC, and within a 7-mile radius of
Maxwell AFB and within a 7-mile radius of Autauga County Airport and
within a 6.3-mile radius of Wetumpka Municipal Airport.
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Issued in College park, Georgia on June 19, 2003.
Walter R. Cochran,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southern Region.
[FR Doc. 03-16465 Filed 6-27-03; 8:45 am]
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