[Federal Register: December 7, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 235)]
[Proposed Rules]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Docket No. FAA-2006-26311; Airspace Docket No. 06-AWP-19]
RIN 2120-AA66
Proposed Modification of Class D Airspace; Luke Air Force Base,
AZ
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.
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SUMMARY: This notice proposes to modify Class D airspace at Luke Air
Force Base (LUF), AZ. This modification is necessary to contain and
protect circling maneuvers for Category E aircraft executing these
maneuvers in conjunction with Standard Instrument Approach Procedures
(SIAPs) at the airport. This action would modify the existing LUF Class
D airspace to extend upward from the surface to, but not including,
4,000 feet mean sea level (MSL) and extend the lateral limits from 4.4
nautical miles (NM) to 5.6 NM from the 170[deg] bearing from the
airport clockwise to the 046[deg] bearing from the airport.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before January 8, 2007.
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-2006-26311/Airspace Docket No. 06-AWP-19, 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 Area Director, Terminal Operations, Western
Service Area, Federal Aviation Administration, Room 2010, 15000
Aviation Boulevard, Lawndale, California, 90261.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Francie Hope, System Support
Specialist, Western Service Area, Federal Aviation Administration,
15000 Aviation Boulevard, Lawndale, California 90261; telephone (310)
725-6502.
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-2006-26311/
Airspace Docket No. 06-AWP-19.'' 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.
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.gpoaccess.gov/
[fxsp0]fr/index.html. 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 modify Class D airspace at
Luke Air Force Base (LUF), AZ. This action is necessary at LUF to
provide controlled airspace for Category E aircraft conducting circling
maneuvers in conjunction with published SIAPs. Generally, Category E
aircraft are very large and/or high performance aircraft. At LUF, these
aircraft require additional airspace when conducting circling maneuvers
due to high speed and high performance. This proposal will raise the
ceiling of the existing Class D airspace area from 3,600' MSL to, but
not including, 4,000' MSL. It will also expand the lateral limit of the
existing Class D airspace area from 4.4 NM to 5.6 NM starting at the
170[deg] bearing from the airport and proceeding clockwise to the
046[deg] bearing from the airport.
Class D airspace areas are published in Paragraph 5000 of FAA Order
7400.9P, dated September 1, 2006, and effective September 16, 2006,
which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class D airspace
designation 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 the 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., 389.
Sec. 71.1 [Amended]
2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of Federal
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9P, Airspace Designations and
Reporting Points, dated September 1, 2006, and effective September 16,
2006, is amended as follows:
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Paragraph 5000 Class D Airspace.
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AWP AZ D Phoenix, Luke AFB, AZ [Amended]
Phoenix Luke AFB, AZ
(Lat. 33[deg]32'06'' N, Long. 112[deg]22'59'' W)
That airspace extending upward from the surface to but not
including 4,000 feet MSL within a 5.6-mile radius of Luke AFB
bearing 170[deg] clockwise to 046[deg] from the airport; and within
4.4 miles of Luke AFB bearing 046[deg] clockwise through 170[deg]
from the airport; and excluding that portion with the Glendale, AZ,
and Goodyear, AZ, Class D airspace areas. This Class D airspace area
is effective during the specific dates and times established in
advance by a Notice to Airmen. The effective dates and times will
thereafter be continually published in the Airport/Facility
Directory.
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Issued in Los Angeles, California, on November 20, 2006.
Anthony J. DiBernardo,
Acting Director, Western Terminal Operations.
[FR Doc. 06-9563 Filed 12-6-06; 8:45 am]
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