[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 242 (Friday, December 16, 2011)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 78180-78181]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-32209]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Docket No. FAA-2011-1313; Airspace Docket No. 11-AWP-17]
Proposed Modification of Class E Airspace; Douglas, AZ
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).
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SUMMARY: This action proposes to modify Class E airspace at Bisbee
Douglas International Airport, Douglas, AZ. Decommissioning of the
Cochise Very High Frequency Omni-Directional Radio Range Tactical Air
Navigational Aid (VORTAC) has made this action necessary for the safety
and management of aircraft operations at the airport. This action would
also adjust the geographic coordinates of the airport.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before January 30, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Send comments on this proposal to the U.S. Department of
Transportation, Docket Operations, M-30, West Building Ground Floor,
Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590;
telephone (202) 366-9826. You must identify FAA Docket No. FAA-2011-
1313; Airspace Docket No. 11-AWP-17, at the beginning of your comments.
You may also submit comments through the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eldon Taylor, Federal Aviation
Administration, Operations Support Group, Western Service Center, 1601
Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057; telephone (425) 203-4537.
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 (FAA Docket No.
FAA 2011-1313 and Airspace Docket No. 11-AWP-17) and be submitted in
triplicate to the Docket Management System (see ADDRESSES section for
address and phone number). You may also submit comments through the
Internet at http://www.regulations.gov.
Commenters wishing the FAA to acknowledge receipt of their comments
on this action must submit with those comments a self-addressed stamped
postcard on which the following statement is made: ``Comments to FAA
Docket No. FAA-2011-1313 and Airspace Docket No. 11-AWP-17''. 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 action 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 Dockets
Office (see the ADDRESSES section for the 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 Northwest Mountain Regional Office of the Federal
Aviation Administration, Air Traffic Organization, Western Service
Center, Operations Support Group, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA
98057.
Persons interested in being placed on a mailing list for future
NPRMs should contact the FAA's Office of Rulemaking, (202) 267-9677,
for a copy of Advisory Circular No. 11-2A, Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking Distribution System, which describes the application
procedure.
The Proposal
The FAA is proposing an amendment to Title 14 Code of Federal
Regulations (14 CFR) Part 71 by modifying Class E surface airspace and
Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface at
Douglas, AZ. Additional controlled airspace is necessary to accommodate
aircraft using VHF Omni-Directional Radio Range/Distance Measuring
Equipment VOR/DME Global Positioning System (GPS) standard instrument
approach procedures at the Bisbee Douglas International Airport,
Douglas, AZ. Decommissioning of the Cochise VORTAC has made this action
necessary and would enhance the safety and management of aircraft
operations at airport. The geographic coordinates of the airport would
also be updated to coincide with the FAA's aeronautical database.
Class E airspace designations are published in paragraph 6002 and
6005, respectively, of FAA Order 7400.9V, dated August 9, 2011, and
effective September 15, 2011, which is incorporated by reference in 14
CFR 71.1. The Class E airspace designation listed in this document will
be published subsequently in this Order.
The FAA has determined 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
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routine matter that will only affect air traffic procedures and air
navigation, it is certified this proposed rule, when promulgated, would
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 for 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 the
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 modify controlled airspace at Bisbee Douglas International
Airport, Douglas, AZ.
List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71
Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (air).
The Proposed Amendment
Accordingly, pursuant to the authority delegated to me, 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 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 the Federal
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9V, Airspace Designations and
Reporting Points, dated August 9, 2011, and effective September 15,
2011 is amended as follows:
Paragraph 6002 Class E airspace designated as surface areas.
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AWP AZ E2 Douglas, AZ [Modified]
Bisbee Douglas International Airport, AZ
(Lat. 31[deg]28'08'' N., long. 109[deg]36'14'' W.)
Within a 4.3-mile radius of Bisbee Douglas International Airport
and within 1.8 miles each side of the Bisbee Douglas International
Airport 332[deg] bearing, extending from the 4.3-mile radius to 7
miles northwest of the airport. 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.
Paragraph 6005 Class E airspace areas extending upward from 700 feet
or more above the surface of the earth.
* * * * *
AWP AZ E5 Douglas, AZ [Modified]
Bisbee Douglas International Airport, AZ
(Lat. 31[deg]28'08'' N., long. 109[deg]36'14'' W.)
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within 3.9 miles northeast and 8.3 miles southwest of the Bisbee
Douglas International Airport 333[deg] bearing extending from the
airport to 16.1 miles northwest. That airspace extending upward from
1,200 feet above the surface within a 7.8-mile radius of the Bisbee
Douglas International Airport and within a 20-mile radius of the
Bisbee Douglas International Airport extending clockwise from the
288[deg] bearing to the 076[deg] bearing of the airport and within
4.3 miles east and 7.4 miles west of the Bisbee Douglas
International Airport 347[deg] bearing extending from the airport to
34.5 miles north.
Issued in Seattle, Washington, on December 8, 2011.
Lori Andriesen,
Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, Western Service Center.
[FR Doc. 2011-32209 Filed 12-15-11; 8:45 am]
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