[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 144 (Wednesday, July 28, 1999)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 40745-40746]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-17173]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 99-AWP-8]


Correction of Class D Airspace, Bullhead City, AZ

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Direct final rule; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: This action will correct the Class D airspace ceiling at 
Laughlin/Bullhead International Airport, Bullhead City, AZ.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC September 9, 1999. Comment date: Comments for 
inclusion in the Rules Docket must be received on or before August 27, 
1999.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the direct final rule in triplicate to: 
Federal Aviation Administration, Attn: Manager, Airspace Branch, AWP-
520, Docket No. 99-AWP-8, Air Traffic Division, P.O. Box 92007, 
Worldway Postal Center, Los Angeles, California 90009.
    The official docket may be examined in the Office of the Assistant 
Chief Counsel, Western-Pacific Region, Federal Aviation Administration, 
Room 6007, 15000 Aviation Boulevard, Lawndale, California 90261.
    An informal docket may also be examined during normal business 
hours at the Office of the Manager, Airspace Branch, Air Traffic 
Division at the above address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Larry Tonish, Air Traffic Division, 
Airspace Specialist, AWP-520.1, Western-Pacific Region, Federal 
Aviation Administration, 15000 Aviation Boulevard, Lawndale, California 
90261, telephone (310) 725-6539.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The intended effect of this action is to 
correct the Class D airspace area ceiling associated with Laughlin/
Bullhead International Airport. On January 4, 1996, the Class D 
airspace ceiling of Laughlin/Bullhead International Airport was 
published and chartered in error as 2,500 feet Above Ground Level 
(AGL). FAA Order 7400.9F requires all altitudes to be published in feet 
above Mean Sea Level (MSL). The corrected altitude of 3200 feet MSL 
will not change the boundaries or volume of Class D airspace area 
associated with Laughlin/Bullhead International Airport but will only 
correct the ceiling of existing Class D airspace area from an

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AGL height to reflect the same altitude using MSL. Class D airspace 
areas are published in paragraph 5000 of FAA Order 7400.9F dated 
September 10, 1998, and effective September 16, 1998, which is 
incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class D airspace area 
designation listed in this document would be subsequently corrected in 
this order.

The Direct Final Rule Procedure

    The FAA anticipates that this regulation will not result in adverse 
or negative comment and therefore is issuing it as a direct final rule. 
A substantial number of previous opportunities provided to the public 
to comment on essentially identical actions have resulted in negligible 
adverse comments or objections. 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 date on which the final rule will become effective. If 
the FAA does receive, within the comment period, an adverse or negative 
comment, or written 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 final rule and was not 
preceded by a notice of proposed rulemaking, comments are invited on 
this rule. Interested persons are invited to comment on this rule by 
submitting such written data, views, or arguments, as they may desire. 
Communications should identify the Rules Docket number and be submitted 
in triplicate to the address specified under the caption ADDRESSES. 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. Factual information that supports the 
commenter's ideas and suggestions is extremely helpful in evaluating 
the effectiveness of this action and determining whether additional 
rulemaking action would be needed.
    Comments are specifically invited on the overall regulatory, 
economic, environmental, and energy aspects of the rule that might 
suggest a need to modify the rule. All comments submitted will be 
available, both before and after the closing date for comments, in the 
Rules Docket for examination by interested persons. A report that 
summarizes each FAA-public contact concerned with the substance of this 
action will be filed in the Rules Docket.
    Commenters wishing the FAA to acknowledge receipt of their comments 
submitted in response to this rule must submit a self-addressed, 
stamped postcard on which the following statement is made: ``Comments 
to Docket No. 99-AWP-8.'' The postcard will be date stamped and 
returned to the commenter.

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 the various levels of government. Therefore, in 
accordance with Executive Order 12612, it is determined that this final 
rule does not have sufficient federalism implications to warrant the 
preparation of a Federalism Assessment.
    The FAA has determined that this regulation is noncontroversial and 
unlikely to result in adverse or negative comments. For the reasons 
discussed in the preamble, this regulation only involves an established 
body of technical regulations for which frequent and routine amendments 
are necessary to keep them operationally current. Therefore, this 
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 rule will 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.

    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  [Correction]

    2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of the Federal 
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9F, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated September 10, 1998, and effective September 16, 
1998, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 500.  Class D Airspace

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AWP AZ D Bullhead City, AZ [Correction]

Laughlin/Bullhead International Airport, AZ
    (Lat. 35 deg.09'27'' N, long. 114  deg.33'34'' W)
    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 
3,200 feet MSL within a 4.2-mile radius of the Laughlin/Bullhead 
International Airport; excluding that airspace west of a line 1.8 
miles west of and parallel to the north/south runway. This Class D 
airspace area is effective during the specific dates and time 
established in advance by a Notice to Airmen. The effective date and 
time will thereafter be continuously published in the Airport/
Facility Directory.

    Issued in Los Angeles, California, on June 17, 1999.
Charles A. Ullman,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Western-Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. 99-17173 Filed 7-27-99; 8:45 am]
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