[Federal Register: February 21, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 35)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 9452-9454]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Docket No. FAA-2008-025; Airspace Docket No. 08-AGL-3]
Establishment of Class E Airspace; La Pointe, WI
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Direct final rule request for comments.
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SUMMARY: This action establishes Class E airspace at La Pointe, WI.
Additional
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controlled airspace is necessary to accommodate aircraft using new Area
Navigation (RNAV) Global Positioning System (GPS) Standard Instrument
Approach Procedures (SIAPs). The FAA proposes this action to enhance
the safety and management of Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) aircraft
operations at La Pointe, WI, Madeline Island Airport.
DATES: Effective Dates: 0901 UTC April 10, 2008. Comments for inclusion
in the rules Docket must be received by April 7, 2008. The Director of
the Federal Register approves this incorporation by reference action
under Title 1, Code of Federal Regulations, part 51, subject to the
annual revision of FAA Order 7400.9 and publication of conforming
amendments.
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-2008-025/Airspace Docket No. 08-
AGL-3, at the beginning of your comments. You may also submit comments
through the Internet at http://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: Joe Yadouga, Central Service Center,
System Support Group, Federal Aviation Administration, Southwest
Region, Ft. Worth, TX 76193-0530; telephone (817) 222-5597.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The Direct Final Rule Procedure
The FAA anticipates that this regulation will not result in adverse
or negative comments, and, therefore, issues it as a direct final rule.
Unless a written adverse or negative comment or a written notice of
intent to submit an adverse or negative comment is received within the
comment period, the regulation will become effective on the date
specified above. After the close of the comment period, the FAA will
publish a document in the Federal Register indicating that no adverse
or negative comments were received and confirming the effective date of
the rule. If the FAA receives, within the comment period, an adverse or
negative comment, or written comment notice of intent to submit such a
comment, a document withdrawing the direct final rule will be published
in the Federal Register, and a notice of proposed rulemaking may be
published with a new comment period.
Comments Invited
Although this action is in the form of a direct final rule, and was
not preceded by a notice of proposed rulemaking, interested persons are
invited to comment on this rule 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 direct final
rule. Comments are specifically invited on the overall regulatory,
aeronautical, economic, environmental, and energy-related aspects of
the direct final rule. Commenters wishing the FAA to acknowledge
receipt of their comments on this rule must submit with those comments
a self-addressed, stamped postcard on which the following statement is
made: ``Comments to Docket No. FAA-2008-0025, Airspace Docket No. 08-
AGL-3.'' The postcard will be date/time stamped and returned to the
commenter. Communications should identify both docket numbers and be
submitted in triplicate to the address specified under the caption
ADDRESSES above or through the Web site. All communications received on
or before the closing date for comments will be considered, and this
rule may be amended or withdrawn in light of the comments received.
The Rule
This amendment to Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR)
part 71 establishes Class E airspace at La Pointe, WI providing the
airspace required to support the new RNAV (GPS) RWY 4/22 approach
developed for IFR landings at Madeline Island Airport. Controlled
airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface is required
to encompass all SIAPs and for the safety of IFR operations at Madeline
Island Airport. Designations for Class E airspace areas extending
upward from 700 feet above the surface of the earth are published in
the FAA Order 7400.9R, signed August 15, 2007 and effective September
15, 2007, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR Part 71.1. Class
E designations listed in this document will be published subsequently
in the Order.
Agency Findings
The regulations adopted herein will not have substantial direct
effects on the States, on the relationship between the national
government and the States, or on the distribution of power and
responsibilities among various levels of government. Therefore, it is
determined that this final rule does not have federalism implication
under Executive Order 13132.
The FAA has determined that this regulation only involves an
established body of technical regulations for which frequent and
routine amendments are necessary to keep them operationally current, is
non-controversial and unlikely to result in adverse or negative
comments. 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 (44FR 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 United States 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 Class E airspace at La Pointe, WI.
List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71
Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (Air).
Adoption of the Amendment
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In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation Administration
amends 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
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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.
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Sec. 71.1 Amended
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2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of Federal Aviation
Administration Order 7400.9R, Airspace Designation and Reporting
Points, signed August 15, 2007, and effective September 15, 2007, is
amended as follows:
Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas Extending Upward from 700
feet Above the Surface of the Earth.
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AGL WI E5 La Pointe, WI [New]
Madeline Island Airport
(Lat. 46[deg]47[min]19[sec] N., long. 90[deg]45[min]31[sec] W.)
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 6.3-mile radius of Madeline Island Airport.
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Issued in Fort Worth, TX, on February 8, 2008.
Donald R. Smith,
Manager, System Support Group, ATO Central Service Area.
[FR Doc. 08-735 Filed 2-20-08; 8:45 am]
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