[Federal Register: January 11, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 7)]
[Rules and Regulations]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Docket No. FAA-2006-25945; Airspace Docket No. 06-ACE-15]
Modification of Class E Airspace; Alliance, NE
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Direct final rule; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: This action amends Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations, part
71 (14 CFR 71) by modifying Class E airspace at Alliance Municipal
Airport, NE. Standard Instrument Approach Procedures have been
developed for Alliance Municipal Airport, NE. Additional controlled
airspace extending upward from the surface and upward from 700 feet
above the surface of the earth is needed to contain aircraft executing
these approaches. This action increases the area of the existing
controlled airspace for Alliance Municipal Airport, NE.
DATES: This direct final rule is effective on 0901 UTC, May 10, 2007.
Comments for inclusion in the Rules Docket must be received on or
before February 1, 2007. The Director of the Federal Register approves
this incorporation by reference action under 1 CFR part 51, subject to
the annual revision of FAA Order 7400.9 and publication of conforming
amendments.
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-2006-25945/Airspace Docket No. 06-ACE-15, 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Grant Nichols, System Support, DOT
Regional Headquarters Building, Federal Aviation Administration, 901
Locust, Kansas City, MO 64106; telephone: (816) 329-2522.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This amendment to 14 CFR 71 modifies the
Class E airspace areas at Alliance Municipal Airport, NE. The radius of
the Class E surface area is expanded from within a 4.3-radius to 5.3-
radius of the airport. The radius of the Class E airspace area
extending upward from 700 feet or more above the surface of the earth
is expanded from within a 6.8-mile radius to within a 7.8-mile radius
of the airport. This modification brings the legal description of the
Alliance Municipal Airport, NE Class E5 airspace areas into compliance
with FAA Orders 7400.2F and 8260.19C. Class E surface areas are
published in Paragraph 6002 of FAA Order 7400.9P, Airspace Designations
and Reporting Points, dated September 1, 2006, and effective September
15, 2006, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. Class E
airspace areas extending upward from 700 feet or more above the surface
of the earth are published in Paragraph 6005 of the same order. The
Class E airspace designations listed in this document would be
published subsequently in the Order.
The Direct Final Rule Procedure
The FAA anticipates that this regulation will not result in adverse
or negative comment and, therefore, is issuing it as a direct final
rule. Previous actions of this nature have not been controversial and
have not resulted in adverse comments or objections. Unless a written
adverse or negative comment or a written notice of intent to submit an
adverse or negative comments is received within the comment period, the
regulation will become effective on the date specified above. After the
close of the comment period, the FAA will publish a document in the
Federal Register indicating that no adverse or negative comments were
received and confirming the date on which the final rule will become
effective. If the FAA does receive, within the comment period, an
adverse or negative comment, or written notice of intent to submit such
a comment, a document withdrawing the direct final rule will be
published in the Federal Register, and a notice of proposed rulemaking
may be published with a new comment period.
Comments Invited
Interested parties are invited to participate in this 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-2006-25945/Airspace Docket No. 06-ACE-
15.'' The postcard will be date/time stamped and returned to the
commenter.
Agency Findings
The regulations adopted herein will not have a substantial direct
effect on the States, on the relationship between the national
Government and the States, or on the distribution of power and
responsibilities among the various
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levels of government. Therefore, it is determined that this final rule
does not have federalism implications under Executive Order 13132.
The FAA has determined that this regulation is noncontroversial and
unlikely to result in adverse or negative comments. For the reasons
discussed in the preamble, I certify that this regulation (1) is not a
``significant regulatory action'' under Executive Order 12866; (2) is
not a ``significant rule'' under Department of Transportation (DOT)
Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44 FR 11034, February 26, 1979);
and (3) if promulgated, will not have a significant economic impact,
positive or negative, on a substantial number of small entities under
the criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.
This rulemaking is promulgated under the authority described in
Subtitle VII, Part A, Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that section, the
FAA is charged with prescribing regulations to assign the use of the
airspace necessary to ensure the safety of aircraft and the efficient
use of airspace. This regulation is within the scope of that authority
since it contains aircraft executing instrument approach procedures to
Alliance Municipal Airport, NE.
List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71
Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (air).
Adoption of the Amendment
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Accordingly, the Federal Aviation Administration amends 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
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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]
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2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of Federal Aviation
Administration Order 7400.9P, dated September 1, 2006, and effective
September 15, 2006, is amended as follows:
Paragraph 6002 Class E airspace designated as surface areas.
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ACE NE E2 Alliance, NE
Alliance Municipal Airport, NE
(Lat. 42[deg] 03'12'' N., long. 102[deg]48'14'' W.)
Alliance VOR/DME
(Lat. 42[deg] 03'20'' N., long. 102[deg]48'16'' W.)
Alliance NDB
(Lat. 42[deg] 02'35'' N., long. 102[deg]47'58'' W.)
Within a 5.3-mile radius of Alliance Municipal Airport and
within 2.6 miles each side of the 145[deg] radial of the Alliance
VOR/DME extending from the 5.3-mile radius to 8.7 miles southeast of
the VOR/DME and within 2.6 miles each side of the 302[deg] radial of
the Alliance VOR/DME extending from the 5.3-mile radius to 5.7 miles
northwest of the VOR/DME and within 2.5 miles each side of the
318[deg] bearing from the Alliance NDB extending from the 5.3-mile
radius to 7 miles northwest of the NDB. This Class E airspace area
is effective during the specific dates 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 areas extending upward from 700
feet or more above the surface of the earth.
* * * * *
ACE NE E5 Alliance, NE
Alliance Municipal Airport, NE
(Lat. 42[deg] 03'12'' N., long. 102[deg]48'14'' W.)
Alliance VOR/DME
(Lat. 42[deg] 03'20'' N., long. 102[deg]48'16'' W.)
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 7.8-mile radius of the Alliance Municipal Airport and
within 3 miles each side of the 145[deg] radial of the Alliance VOR/
DME extending from the 7.8-mile radius to 10.5 miles southeast of
the VOR/DME and within 3 miles each side of the 302[deg] radial of
the Alliance VOR/DME extending from the 7.8-mile radius to 8.7 miles
northwest of the VOR/DME.
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Issued in Forth Worth, TX, on December 26, 2006.
Donald R. Smith,
Manager, System Support Group, ATO Central Service Area.
[FR Doc. 07-50 Filed 1-10-07; 8:45 am]
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