[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 65 (Tuesday, April 6, 2010)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 17322-17324]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-7775]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Docket No. FAA-2010-0083 Airspace Docket No. 10-AAL-5]
Proposed Revocation of Class D and E Airspace; Big Delta, AK
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).
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SUMMARY: This action proposes to revoke Class D and E airspace at Big
Delta, AK. This airspace duplicates the controlled airspace for Delta
Junction, Alaska, which serves Allen Army Airfield. The duplication
makes this action necessary to eliminate possible confusion, and
enhance safety and management of Instrument Flight Rules (IFR)
operations.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before May 21, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal to the Docket Management
Facility, U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue,
SE., West Building Ground
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Floor, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590-0001. You must identify the
docket number FAA-2010-0083/Airspace Docket No. 10-AAL-5 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 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 Manager, Safety, Alaska Flight Service
Operations, Federal Aviation Administration, 222 West 7th Avenue, Box
14, Anchorage, AK 99513-7587.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gary Rolf, Federal Aviation
Administration, 222 West 7th Avenue, Box 14, Anchorage, AK 99513-7587;
telephone number (907) 271-5898; fax: (907) 271-2850; e-mail:
[email protected]. Internet address: http://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/ato/service_units/systemops/fs/alaskan/rulemaking/.
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-2010-0083/
Airspace Docket No. 10-AAL-5.'' The postcard will be date/time stamped
and returned to the commenter.
All communications received on or 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
comments received. All comments submitted will be available for
examination in the public docket both before and after the closing date
for comments. 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://www.regulations.gov. Recently published rulemaking
documents can also be accessed through the FAA's Web page at http://www.faa.gov/airports_airtraffic/air_traffic/publications/airspace_amendments/.
You may review the public docket containing the proposal, any
comments received, and any final disposition, in person in the Federal
Docket Management System 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 Alaska Flight Services
Information Area Group. 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 revoking Class D and E airspace at Big Delta, AK,
to remove the discrepancy associated with existing airspace associated
with Allen Army Airfield. Big Delta Class D and E airspace was
previously associated with Allen Army Airfield, near Delta Junction,
Alaska. The last airspace revision for Allen Army Airfield correctly
identified the town of Delta Junction, but the Big Delta descriptions
were not removed.
The Class D surface areas are published in paragraph 5000 in FAA
Order 7400.9T, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, signed
August 27, 2009, and effective September 15, 2009, which is
incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class E2 surface areas
are published in paragraph 6002 in FAA Order 7400.9T, Airspace
Designations and Reporting Points, signed August 27, 2009, and
effective September 15, 2009, which is incorporated by reference in 14
CFR 71.1. The Class E4 surface areas are published in paragraph 6004 in
FAA Order 7400.9T, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, signed
August 27, 2009, and effective September 15, 2009, which is
incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class E airspace areas
designated as 700/1200 foot transition areas are published in paragraph
6005 in FAA Order 7400.9T, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points,
signed August 27, 2009, and effective September 15, 2009, which is
incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class E airspace
designations listed in this document would be subsequently published 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. Because 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 1, 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 1, section 40103, Sovereignty and use of
airspace. Under that section, the FAA is charged with prescribing
regulations to ensure the safe and efficient use of the navigable
airspace. This regulation is within the scope of that authority because
it proposes to revoke duplicate airspace associated with Allen Army
Airfield, near Delta Junction, Alaska, and represents the FAA's
continuing effort to safely and efficiently use the navigable airspace.
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
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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; AIR TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND REPORTING
POINTS
1. The authority citation for 14 CFR 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 7400.9T, Airspace Designations and
Reporting Points, signed August 27, 2009, and effective September 15,
2009, is to be amended as follows:
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Paragraph 5000 General.
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AAL AK D Big Delta, AK [Removed]
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Paragraph 6002 Class E Airspace Designated as Surface Areas.
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AAL AK E2 Big Delta, AK [Removed]
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Paragraph 6004 Class E Airspace Areas Designated as an Extension to
a Class D or Class E Surface Area.
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AAL AK E4 Big Delta, AK [Removed]
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Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Extending Upward From 700 Feet or
More Above the Surface of the Earth.
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AAL AK E5 Big Delta, AK [Removed]
Issued in Anchorage, AK, on March 9, 2010.
Anthony M. Wylie,
Manager, Alaska Flight Services Information Area Group.
[FR Doc. 2010-7775 Filed 4-5-10; 8:45 am]
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