[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 246 (Friday, December 22, 1995)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 66529-66530]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-31202]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71
[Airspace Docket No. 95-AWP-38]
Proposed Establishment of Class D and E Airspace Areas; Saipan
Island, CQ
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.
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SUMMARY: This proposed rule would establish Class D and E airspace
areas at Saipan Island, CQ. The Class D airspace area would be
established because an airport traffic control tower (ATCT) at Saipan
International Airport, Saipan Island, CQ, has been commissioned. The
FAA is proposing to establish the Class E airspace area to provide
adequate controlled airspace for aircraft executing instrument approach
operations at Saipan International Airport.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before February 2, 1996.
ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Manager, Air
Traffic Division, AWP-500, Docket No. 95-AWP-38, Federal Aviation
Administration, P. O. Box 92007, Worldway Postal Center, Los Angeles,
CA 90009.
The official docket may be examined in the Rules Docket, Office of
the Chief Counsel, Room 916, 800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington,
DC, weekdays, except Federal holidays, between 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
An informal docket may also be examined during normal business
hours at the office of the Regional Air Traffic Division.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patricia Crawford, Airspace and
Obstruction Evaluation Branch (ATP-240), Airspace-Rules and
Aeronautical Information Division, Air Traffic Rules and Procedures
Service, Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20591; telephone: (202) 267-3075.
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 the airspace docket number 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 Airspace Docket No. 95-
AWP-38.'' 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 notice may be changed
in light of comments received. All comments submitted will be available
for examination in the Rules 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 NPRM's
Any person may obtain a copy of this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
(NPRM) by submitting a request to the Federal Aviation Administration,
Office of Public Affairs, Attention: Public Inquiry Center, APA-220,
800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591, or by calling (202)
267-3485. Communications must identify the notice number of this NPRM.
Persons interested in being placed on a mailing list for future NPRM's
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 and E
airspace areas at Saipan Island, CQ. The Class D airspace area would be
established because an ATCT at Saipan International Airport, Saipan
Island, CQ, has been commissioned. The FAA is proposing to establish
the Class E airspace area to provide adequate controlled airspace for
aircraft executing instrument approach operations at Saipan
International Airport. Class D and E airspace designations are
published in paragraphs 5000 and 6004, respectively, of FAA Order
7400.9C dated August 17, 1995, and effective September 16, 1995, 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
this 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.
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ICAO Considerations
As part of this proposal relates to navigable airspace outside the
United States, this notice is submitted in accordance with the
International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) International
Standards and Recommended Practices.
Applicability of International Standards and Recommended Practices
by the Air Traffic Rules and Procedures Service, FAA, in areas outside
domestic airspace of the United States is governed by Article 12 of,
and Annex 11 to, the Convention on International Civil Aviation, which
pertains to the establishment of air navigational facilities and
services necessary to promote the safe, orderly, and expeditious flow
of civil air traffic. Their purpose is to ensure that civil aircraft
operations on international air routes are carried out under uniform
conditions designed to improve the safety and efficiency of air
operations.
The International Standards and Recommended Practices in Annex 11
apply in those parts of the airspace under the jurisdiction of a
contracting state, derived from ICAO, wherein air traffic services are
provided and also whenever a contracting state accepts the
responsibility of providing air traffic services over high seas or in
airspace of undetermined sovereignty. A contracting state accepting
such responsibility may apply the International Standards and
Recommended Practices in a manner consistent with that adopted for
airspace under its domestic jurisdiction.
In accordance with Article 3 of the Convention on International
Civil Aviation, Chicago, 1944, state aircraft are exempt from the
provisions of Annex 11 and its Standards and Recommended Practices. As
a contracting state, the United States agreed by Article 3(d) that its
state aircraft will be operated in international airspace with due
regard for the safety of civil aircraft.
Since this action involves, in part, the designation of navigable
airspace outside the United States, the Administrator is consulting
with the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense in accordance
with the provisions of Executive Order 10854.
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 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; 14 CFR 11.69.
Sec. 71.1 [Amended]
2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of the Federal
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9C, Airspace Designations and
Reporting Points, dated August 17, 1995, and effective September 16,
1995, is amended as follows:
Paragraph 5000--Class D Airspace
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AWP CQ D Saipan Island, CQ [New]
Saipan International Airport, CQ
(Lat. 15 deg.07'08''N, long. 145 deg.43'46''E)
Saipan RBN (lat. 15 deg.06'41''N, long. 145 deg.42'37''E)
That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including
2,500 feet MSL within a 4.3-mile radius of Saipan International
Airport. This Class D airspace area is effective during the specific
dates and times established in advanced by a Notice to Airmen. The
effective date and time will thereafter be continuously published in
the Airport/Facility Directory, Pacific Chart Supplement.
* * * * *
Paragraph 6004--Class E airspace areas designated as an extension
to a Class D surface area
* * * * *
AWP CQ E4 Saipan Island, CQ [New]
Saipan International Airport, CQ
(Lat. 15 deg.07'08''N, long. 145 deg.43'46''E)
Saipan RBN (lat. 15 deg.06'41''N, long. 145 deg.42'37''E)
That airspace extending upward from the surface within a 4.3-
mile radius of Saipan International Airport and within 2.6 miles
each side of the Saipan RBN 264 deg. bearing, extending from the
4.3-mile radius to 7.4 miles west of the Saipan RBN and within 1.8
miles each side of the Saipan RBN 248 deg. radial, extending from
the 4.3-mile radius to 7.4 miles west of the Saipan RBN and within
1.8 miles each side of the Saipan RBN 068 deg. radial, extending
from the 4.3-mile radius to 6.5 miles east of the Saipan
International Airport. This Class E airspace area is effective
during the specific dates and times established in advanced by a
Notice to Airmen. The effective date and time will thereafter be
continuously published in the Airport/Facility Directory, Pacific
Chart Supplement.
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Issued in Washington, DC, on December 12, 1995.
Harold W. Becker,
Manager, Airspace-Rules and Aeronautical Information Division.
[FR Doc. 95-31202 Filed 12-21-95; 8:45 am]
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