Class D Airspace; Proposed Establishment: Albuquerque, NM
Federal Register: April 9, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 69)
Proposed Rules
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Proposed Rules
Federal Register
This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains notices to the public of the proposed issuance of rules and regulations. The purpose of these notices is to give interested persons an opportunity to participate in the rule making prior to the adoption of the final rules.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 71
Docket No. FAA-2007-0915; Airspace Docket No. 07-ASW-13
Proposed Establishment of Class D Airspace; Albuquerque, NM
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.
SUMMARY: This action proposes to establish Class D airspace at Double
Eagle II Airport, Albuquerque, New Mexico. The establishment of an air traffic control tower has made this action necessary for the safety of
Instrument Flight Rule (IFR) operations at the Double Eagle II Airport.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before May 27, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Send comments on this proposal to the U.S. Department of
Transportation, Docket Operations, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., West
Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590-0001. You must identify the docket number FAA-2007-09 15/Airspace Docket No. 07-
AS W-13, 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: Gary Mallett, AMTI, CTR, Central
Service Center, System Support Group, Federal Aviation Administration,
Southwest Region, 2601 Meacham Blvd., Fort Worth, TX 76193-0530; telephone: (817) 222-4949.
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-2007-09 15/
Airspace Docket No. 07-AS W-13.'' 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 NPRMs should contact the FAA's Office of Rulemaking (202) 267-9677, to request a copy of Advisory Circular No. 1 l-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 for IFR operations at Double Eagle II Airport, Albuquerque, New Mexico. The establishment of an air traffic control tower has made this action necessary. 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. The FAA's authority to issue rules regarding aviation safety is found in Title 49 of the U.S.
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 controlled airspace at Double Eagle II Airport, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
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:
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PART 71--DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, B, C, D, AND 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 NM D Albuquerque, NM [New]
Double Eagle II Airport, NM
(Lat. 35[deg]08[min]42[sec] N., long. 106[deg]42[min]40[sec] W.)
Dudle NDB (LOM)
(Lat. 35[deg]13[min]02[sec] W., long. 106[deg]42[min]46[sec] W.)
That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 7,500 feet MSL within a 4.3 mile radius of Double Eagle II Airport, and within 1 mile each side of the Double Eagle Runway 22 ILS localizer course, extending northeast from the 4.3 mile radius to the DUDLE NDB (LOM) excluding that airspace within the Albuquerque
International Airport Class C airspace area. 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 March 31, 2008.
Walter Tweedy,
Acting Manager, System Support Group, ATO Central Service Center.
FR Doc. E8-7267 Filed 4-8-08; 8:45 am
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