[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 242 (Tuesday, December 18, 2007)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 71606-71607]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-6066]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Docket No. FAA-2007-29372; Airspace Docket No. 7-ASW-09]
Proposed Establishment of Class D Airspace; New Braunfels, TX
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.
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SUMMARY: This action proposes to establish Class D airspace at New
Braunfels, TX. The establishment of an air traffic control tower at New
Braunfels Municipal Airport, TX has made this action necessary for the
safe control of aircraft within this airspace.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before February 1, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Send comments on this proposal to the U.S. Department of
Transportation, Docket Operations, M-30, West Building Ground Floor,
Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590. You
must identify the docket number FAA-2007-29372/Airspace Docket No. 7-
ASW-09, at the beginning of your comments. You may also submit comments
on the Internet at http://www.regulations.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 ground floor of the building at
the above address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rich Hall, Central Service Center,
System Support Group, Federal Aviation
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Administration, Southwest Region, Fort Worth, TX 76193-0530; at
telephone: (817) 222-5561.
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-2007-29372/
Airspace Docket No. 7-ASW-09.'' The postcard will be date/time stamped
and returned to the commenter.
Availability of NPRMs
An electronic copy of this document may be downloaded through the
Internet at http://www.regulations.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 (FAA),
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
This action proposes to amend Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations
(14 CFR) part 71 by establishing a Class D airspace area extending
upward from the surface to and including 2,700 feet MSL within a 4.1-
mile radius of New Braunfels Municipal Airport, TX. The establishment
of an air traffic control tower has made this action necessary. The
intended effect of this proposal is to provide controlled airspace for
flight operations at New Braunfels Municipal Airport, TX. The area
would be depicted on appropriate aeronautical charts.
Class D airspace areas are published in Paragraph 5000 of FAA Order
7400.9R, dated August 15, 2007, and effective September 15, 2007, 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 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.
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 improves the safety of aircraft executing IFR procedures at
New Braunfels Municipal Airport, TX.
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 7400.9R, Airspace Designations and
Reporting Points, dated August 15, 2007, and effective September 15,
2007, is amended as follows:
Paragraph 5000 Class D Airspace.
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ASW TX D New Braunfels, TX [New]
New Braunfels Municipal Airport, TX
(Lat. 29[deg]42'16'' N., long. 98[deg]02'32'' W.)
That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including
2,700 feet MSL within a 4.1-mile radius of New Braunfels Municipal
Airport. This Class D 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.
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Issued in Fort Worth, TX, on December 5, 2007.
Rick Farrell,
Acting Manager, System Support Group, ATO Central Service Center.
[FR Doc. 07-6066 Filed 12-17-07; 8:45 am]
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