[Federal Register: July 23, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 142)]
[Rules and Regulations]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Docket No. FAA-2008-0665; Airspace Docket 08-ANE-100]
Removal of Class E5 Airspace; Madison, CT
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Direct final rule; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: This action removes Class E5 airspace at Griswold Airport,
Madison, CT, (N04). The VHF Omnidirectional Range (VOR) approach into
Griswold Airport has been discontinued; eliminating the need for Class
E5 700 foot controlled airspace.
DATES: Effective 0901 UTC, September 25, 2008. This rule is effective
without further action, unless adverse comment is received by August
22, 2008. If adverse comment is received, the FAA will publish a timely
withdrawal of the rule in the Federal Register. The Director of the
Federal Register approves this incorporation by reference action under
title 1, Code of Federal Regulations, part 51, subject to the annual
revision of FAA Order 7400.9 and publication of conforming amendments.
ADDRESSES: Send comments on this rule to: U.S. Department of
Transportation, Docket Operations, West Building, Ground Floor, Room
W12-140, 1200 New Jersey, SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001; Telephone: 1-
800-647-5527; Fax: 202 493-2251. You must identify the Docket Number
FAA-2008-0665; Airspace Docket No. 08-ANE-100, at the beginning of your
comments. You may also submit and review received comments through the
Internet at http://www.regulations.gov.
You may review the public docket containing the rule, any comments
received, and any final disposition in person in the Dockets Office
(see ADDRESSES section for address and phone number) between 9 a.m. and
5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
An informal docket may also be examined during normal business
hours at the office of the Eastern Service Center, Federal Aviation
Administration, Room 210, 101 Columbia Avenue, College Park, Georgia
30337.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Melinda Giddens, Operations Support,
Eastern Service Center, Federal Aviation Administration, P.O. Box
20636, Atlanta, Georgia 30320; telephone (404) 305-5610.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The Direct Final Rule Procedure
The FAA anticipates that this regulation will not result in adverse
or negative comments, and, therefore, issues it as a direct final rule.
The FAA has determined that this rule only involves an established body
of technical regulations for which frequent and routine amendments are
necessary to keep them operationally current. There will be no further
action by the FAA 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. If the FAA receives, 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
Although this action is in the form of a direct final rule, and was
not preceded by a notice of proposed rulemaking, interested persons are
invited to comment on this rule by submitting such written data, views,
or arguments as they may desire. An electronic copy of this document
may be downloaded from and comments may be submitted and reviewed at
http://www.requlations.gov. Recently
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published rulemaking documents can also be accessed through the FAA's
Web page at http://www.faa.gov., or the Federal Register's Web page at
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/index.html. Communications should identify
both docket numbers and be submitted in triplicate to the address
specified under the caption ADDRESSES above or through the Web site.
All communications received on or before the closing date for comments
will be considered, and this rule may be amended or withdrawn in light
of the comments received.
Comments are specifically invited on the overall regulatory,
economic, environmental, and energy aspects of the rule that might
suggest a need to modify the rule. Factual information that supports
the commenter's ideas and suggestions is extremely helpful in
evaluating the effectiveness of this action and determining whether
additional rulemaking action would be needed. All comments submitted
will be available, both before and after the closing date for comments,
in the Rules Docket for examination by interested persons. Those
wishing the FAA to acknowledge receipt of their comments submitted in
response to this rule must submit a self-addressed, stamped postcard on
which the following statement is made: ``Comments to Docket No. FAA-
2008-0665; Airspace Docket No. 08-ANE-100.'' The postcard will be date
stamped and returned to the commenter.
History
On June 23, 1994, the FAA amended Title 14 Code of Federal
Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 by modifying Class E5 airspace at Madison,
CT, (59 FR 29939) to provide sufficient controlled airspace for the VOR
approach into Griswold Airport. In August 2007, the FAA discontinued
the use of the VOR approach into Griswold Airport. This action will
remove the Class E5 700 foot controlled airspace at Griswold Airport,
thereby providing a less restrictive airspace.
The Rule
This amendment to Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR)
part 71 removes Class E5 airspace at Madison, CT.
Class E5 airspace designations for airspace areas extending upward
from 700 feet above the surface of the Earth are published in Paragraph
6005 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 E5 airspace designations listed in this document will be
published subsequently in the Order.
Agency Findings
The regulations adopted herein will not have substantial direct
effects on the States, on the relationship between the national
government and the States, or on the distribution of power and
responsibilities among various levels of government. Therefore, it is
determined that this final rule does not have federalism implications
under Executive Order 13132.
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.
The FAA's authority to issue rules regarding aviation safety is
found in Title 49 of the United States Code. Subtitle I, Section 106
describes the authority of the FAA Administrator. Subtitle VII,
Aviation Programs, describes in more detail the scope of the agency's
authority.
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
airspace necessary to ensure the safety of aircraft and the efficient
use of airspace. This regulation is within the scope of that authority
as it establishes Class E airspace at Centre, AL.
List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71
Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (air).
Adoption of the Amendment
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In consideration of the foregoing, 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 7400.9R, Airspace Designations and Reporting
Points, signed August 15, 2007, and effective September 15, 2007, 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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ANE CT E5 Madison, CT [REMOVE]
Madison, Griswold Airport, CT
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Issued in College Park, Georgia, on July 3, 2008.
Mark D. Ward,
Manager, Operations Support Group, Eastern Service Center, Air Traffic
Organization.
[FR Doc. E8-16513 Filed 7-22-08; 8:45 am]
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