[Federal Register: February 26, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 37)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 8266-8267]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Docket No. FAA-2007-27110; Airspace Docket No. 07-AGL-1]
Modification of Class E Airspace; Peru, IL
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 part 71) by modifying the Class E airspace area at Peru,
Illinois Valley Regional-Walter A. Duncan Field, IL. The cancellation
of the Non Directional Beacon (NDB) Instrument Approach Procedure (IAP)
and subsequent decommissioning of the Valley NDB requires modification
of the Class E airspace area extending upward from 700 feet above the
surface of the earth. The intended effect of this rule is to provide
controlled airspace of appropriate dimensions to protect aircraft
executing Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs) to Peru,
Illinois Valley Regional-Walter A. Duncan Field, IL.
DATES: This direct final rule is effective on 0901 UTC, May 10, 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. Comments for
inclusion in the Rules Docket must be received on or before March 15,
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-2007-27001/Airspace Docket No. 07-AGL-1, 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 Nicols, 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 part 71 modifies
the Class E airspace area extending upward from 700 feet AGL (E5) at
Peru, Illinois Valley Regional-Walter A. Duncan Field, IL. The
northwest extension to the E5 airspace area is deleted and the
reference to the Valley NDB is removed from the legal description. This
modification brings the legal description of the Peru, Illinois Valley
Regional-Walter A. Duncan Field, IL Class E5 airspace area into
compliance with FAA Orders 7400.2F and 8260.19C. Class E airspace areas
extending upward from 700 feet or more above the surface of the earth
are published in Paragraph 6005 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. The Class E
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airspace designations listed in this document would be published
subsequently in the Order.
The Direct Final Rule Procedure
The FAA anticipates that this regulation would 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 comment 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-2007-27110/Airspace Docket No. 07-AGL-1.''
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 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 in
Peru, Illinois Valley Regional-Walter A. Duncan Field, IL.
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 6005 Class E airspace areas extending upward from 700
feet or more above the surface of the earth.
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AGL IL E5 Peru, IL
Peru, Illinois Valley Regional-Walter A. Duncan Field, IL
(Lat. 41[deg]21'07'' N., long. 89[deg]09'11'' W.)
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 6.3-mile radius of Illinois Valley Regional-Walter A.
Duncan Field Airport.
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Issued in Fort Worth, TX on February 14, 2007.
Walter Tweedy,
Manager, System Support Group, ATO Central Service Area.
[FR Doc. 07-804 Filed 2-23-07; 8:45 am]
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