[Federal Register: November 17, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 222)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 66893-66894]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Docket No. FAA-2006-26095; Airspace Docket No. 06-AEA-014]
Establishment of Class D Airspace; Griffiss Airfield, Rome, NY
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.
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SUMMARY: This notice proposes to establish Class D airspace at Griffiss
Airfield, Rome, NY. This action is necessary for the protection of an
activated control tower for Griffiss Airfield, Rome, NY. The area would
be depicted on aeronautical charts for pilot reference.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before December 18, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Manager,
Airspace Branch, AEA-520, Docket No. FAA-2006-26095; Airspace Docket
No. 06-AEA-014, FAA Eastern Region, 1 Aviation Plaza, Jamaica, NY
11434-4809. The official docket may be examined in the Office of the
Regional Counsel, AEA-7, FAA Eastern Region, 1 Aviation Plaza, Jamaica,
NY 11434-4809. An informal docket may also be examined during normal
business hours in the Airspace Branch, AEA-520, FAA Eastern Region, 1
Aviation Plaza, Jamaica, NY 11434-4809.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Francis T. Jordan, Jr., Airspace
Specialist, Airspace Branch, AEA-520 FAA Eastern Region, 1 Aviation
Plaza, Jamaica, NY 11434-4809; telephone (718) 553-4521.
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, economic,
environmental, and energy-related aspects of the proposal.
Communications should identify the airspace docket number and be
submitted in triplicate to the address listed above. Commuters 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-2006-
26095; Airspace Docket No. 06-AEA-014'' The postcard will be date/time
stamped and returned to the commenter. All communications received on
or before the closing date for comments will be considered before
taking action on the proposed rule. The proposal contained in this
notice may be changed in light of comments received. All comments
submitted will be available for examination in the Rules Docket closing
both before and after the closing date for comments. A report
summarizing each substantive public contact with the FAA personnel
concerned with this rulemaking will be filed in the docket.
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Availability of NPRMs
Any person may obtain a copy of this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
(NPRM) by submitting a request to the Office of the Regional Counsel,
AEA-7, FAA Eastern Region 1, Aviation Plaza, Jamaica, NY 11434-4809.
Communications must identify the notice number of this NPRM. Persons
interested in being placed on a mailing list for future NPRMs should
also request a copy of Advisory Circular No. 11-2A, which describes the
application procedure.
The Proposal
The FAA is considering an amendment to Part 71 of the Federal
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to establish Class D airspace at
Griffiss AFB, Rome, NY. The protection of an activated Control Tower
makes this action necessary. That airspace would extend from the
surface to and including 3,200 feet MSL within a 4.5 mile radius of the
Griffiss Airfield, Rome, NY, and within 2 miles each side of bearing
135[deg]/315[deg] from a point at Lat 43[deg]14.03[min] N, Long
75[deg]24.42[min] W, extending from the 4.5 mile radius zone, to a
point 6 miles NW and 6 miles SE of the airport. The class D airspace
area would be effective during the specific dates and times established
in advance by a notice to airmen. The effective date and time would
thereafter be continuously published in the Airport/Facility Directory.
Class D airspace designations for airspace areas extending upward from
the surface to and including 3,200 feet MSL are published in Paragraph
5000 of FAA Order 7400.9P, dated September 1, 2006, and effective
September 16, 2006, 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.
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 would only affect air traffic procedures
and air navigation, it is certified that this proposed rule would not
have 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).
The Proposed Amendment
In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation
Administration proposes to amend 14 CFR part 71 as follows:
PART 71--[AMENDED]
1. The authority citation for 14 CFR part 71 continues to read as
follows:
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40103, 40113, 40120; EO 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 7400.9P dated September 1, 2006, and
effective September 16, 2006, is proposed to be amended as follows:
Paragraph 5000 Class D airspace areas extending upward from the
surface of the earth.
AEA NY (D), Griffiss Airfield [New]
Rome, NY
(Lat. 43[deg]14[min]03[sec] N., long. 75[deg]24[min]42[sec] W.)
That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including
3,200 feet MSL within a 4.5 mile radius of the Griffiss Airfield,
Rome, NY, and within 2 miles each side of bearing 135[deg]/315[deg]
from a point at Lat 43[deg]14.03[min] N, Long 75[deg]24.42[min] W,
extending from the 4.5 mile radius zone, to a point 6 miles NW and 6
miles SE of the airport. The 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 thereafter be
continuously published in the Airport/Facility Directory.
Issued in Jamaica, New York on October 30, 2006.
Mark D. Ward,
Manager, System Support Group.
[FR Doc. 06-9248 Filed 11-16-06; 8:45 am]
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