Class D and E airspace,
[Federal Register: August 30, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 167)]
[Proposed Rules]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Docket No. FAA-2004-18815; Airspace Docket No. 04-AWP-2]
Modification of Class D and Class E Airspace; Prescott, AZ
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.
SUMMARY: This notice proposes to modify the Class D and Class E surface areas of Ernest A. Love Field (PRC) in Prescott, AZ. A review of airport operations and airspace has made this proposed action necessary. This action would modify the PRC Class D and Class E surface areas to include airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 7,500 feet MSL within a 6-mile radius of Ernest A. Love Field.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before October 14, 2004.
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-2004-18815/Airspace Docket No. 04-AWP-2, at the beginning of our 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 dispositions in person in the Docket 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 Western Terminal Operations, Federal Aviation Administration, at 15000 Aviation Boulevard, Lawndale, California 90261.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeri Carson, Airspace Branch, Western Terminal Operations, at (310) 725-6611.
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 the comments a self-addressed, stamped postcard on which the following statement is made: ``Comments to Docket No. FAA-2004-18815/Airspace Docket No. 04-AWP-2.'' The postcard will be date/time stamped and returned to the commenter.
Availability of NPRM
An electronic copy of this document may be downloaded through the Internet at http://dms.dot.gov Recently published rulemaking documents can also be accessed through the FAA's Web page at http://www.faa.gov.
or the Superintendent of Documents 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, 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 document 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 procedures.
The Proposal
The FAA is considering an amendment to 14 CFR part 71 to modify the Class D and Class E surface areas at Ernest A. Love Field (PRC) in Prescott, AZ. A review of airspace and airport operations has made this proposed action necessary. This action would modify the PRC Class D and Class E surface areas to include airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 7,500 feet MSL within a 6-mile radius of Ernest A. Love Field. The intended effect of this proposal is to provide adequate controlled airspace for aircraft operations at Prescott, AZ. Class D airspace designations are published in paragraph 5000 and Class E surface areas are published in paragraph 6002, both in FAA Order 7400.9L dated September 2, 2003, and effective September 16, 2003, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class D and E airspace designations 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. Therefore, this proposed regulation--(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 proposed rule would not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities under the criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.
List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71
Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (air).
Adoption of the Amendment
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; ROUTES; AND REPORTING POINTS
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The authority citation for 14 CFR part 71 continues to read as follows:
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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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The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of the Federal Aviation Administration Order 7400.9L, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated September 2, 2003, and effective September 16, 2003, is amended as follows:
Paragraph 500. Class D Airspace
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AWP AZ D Prescott, AZ [Revised]
Prescott, Ernest A. Love Field, AZ
(Lat. 35[deg]39'06'' N, long. 112[deg]25'18'' W)
That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 7,500 feet MSL within a 6-mile radius of Ernest A. Love Field. 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 published in the Airport/Facility Directory. * * * * *
Paragraph 6002. Class E Airspace Designated as Surface Areas
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AWP AZ E2 Prescott, AZ [Revised]
Prescott, Ernest A. Love Field, AZ
(Lat. 34[deg]39'06'' N, long. 112[deg]25'18'' W)
That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 7,500 feet MSL within a 6-mile radius of Ernest A. Love Field. 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 published in the Airport/Facility Directory. * * * * *
Issued in Los Angeles, California, on August 11, 2004. John Clancy, Area Director, Western Terminal Operations.
[FR Doc. 04-19736 Filed 8-27-04; 8:45 am]
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