Proposed Amendment of Class D and Class E Airspace: New Orleans NAS, LA

Federal Register: July 31, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 146)

Proposed Rules

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DOCID:fr31jy09-13

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 71

Docket No. FAA-2009-0405; Airspace Docket No. 09-ASW-12

Proposed Amendment of Class D and Class E Airspace; New Orleans

NAS, LA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).

SUMMARY: This action proposes to amend Class D and Class E airspace at

New Orleans NAS, LA. Changes in control tower operating hours for Class

D airspace and cancellation of the NDB RWY 4 instrument approach for

Class E airspace have made this action necessary for the continued safety and management of Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) aircraft operations at New Orleans NAS Alvin Callender Field.

DATES: 0901 UTC. Comments must be received on or before September 14, 2009.

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-2009-0405/Airspace Docket No. 09-

ASW-12, at the beginning of your comments. You may also submit comments through 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: Scott Enander, Central Service Center,

Operations Support Group, Federal Aviation Administration, Southwest

Region, 2601 Meacham Blvd., Fort Worth, TX 76137; telephone: (817) 321- 7716.

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-2009-0405/

Airspace Docket No. 09-ASW-12.'' 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/airports_airtraffic/air_traffic/publications/airspace_ amendments/.

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. 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 amending Class D and Class E airspace at New

Orleans NAS Alvin Callender Field, LA. Class D airspace would be effective during the specific dates and times established in advance by a Notice to Airmen. Class E airspace would reflect the cancellation of the NDB RWY 4 instrument approach.

Class D airspace areas are published in Paragraph 5000 of FAA Order 7400.9S, dated October 3, 2008, and effective October 31, 2008, 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.

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Class E airspace areas are published in Paragraph 6002 of FAA Order 7400.9S, dated October 3, 2008, and effective October 31, 2008, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class E 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 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 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 would amend controlled airspace at New Orleans NAS Alvin

Callender Field, LA.

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, B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR

TRAFFIC SERVICE 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 7400.9S, Airspace Designations and

Reporting Points, dated October 3, 2008, and effective October 31, 2008, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 5000 Class D Airspace.

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ASW LA D New Orleans NAS, Alvin Callender Field, LA [Amended]

New Orleans NAS, Alvin Callender Field, LA

(Lat. 29[deg]49'31'' N., long. 90[deg]02'06'' W.)

Harvey VORTAC

(Lat. 29[deg]51'01'' N., long. 90[deg]00'11'' W.)

That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 2,500 feet MSL within a 4.7-mile radius of New Orleans NAS Alvin

Callender Field and within 1.3 miles each side of the 228[deg] radial of the Harvey VORTAC extending from the 4.7-mile radius to 5.6 miles southwest of the airport, and within 1.3 miles each side of the 058[deg] radial of the Harvey VORTAC extending from the 4.7- mile radius to 6 miles northeast of the airport, excluding that airspace within the New Orleans, LA, Class B 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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Paragraph 6002 Class E airspace designated as surface areas.

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ASW LA E2 New Orleans NAS, Alvin Callender Field, LA [Amended]

New Orleans NAS, Alvin Callender Field, LA

(Lat. 29[deg]49'31'' N., long. 90[deg]02'06'' W.)

Harvey VORTAC

(Lat. 29[deg]51'01'' N., long. 90[deg]00'11'' W.)

Within a 4.7-mile radius of New Orleans NAS Alvin Callender

Field and within 1.3 miles each side of the 228[deg] radial of the

Harvey VORTAC extending from the from the 4.7-mile radius to 5.6 miles southwest of the airport, and within 1.3 miles each side of the 058[deg] radial of the Harvey VORTAC extending from the 4.7-mile radius to 6 miles northeast of the airport, excluding that airspace within the New Orleans, LA, Class B airspace area. This Class E 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 July 23, 2009.

Anthony D. Roetzel,

Manager, Operations Support Group, ATO Central Service Center.

FR Doc. E9-18241 Filed 7-30-09; 8:45 am

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