[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 108 (Tuesday, June 5, 2001)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 30120-30121]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-14106]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 01-AWP-3]


Proposed Modification to Chandler Municipal Airport Class D 
Surface Area; Chandler, AZ

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This action proposes to modify the ceiling of the Class D 
Surface Area at Chandler Municipal airport in Chandler, Arizona. A 
review of airspace classification and air traffic procedures has made 
this action necessary. The proposed action would lower the ceiling of 
the Chandler Municipal Airport Class D Surface Area so that it would 
extend upward from the surface to, but not including, 3,000 feet above 
Mean Sea Level (MSL).

dates: Comments must be received on or before July 20, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Federal 
Aviation Administration, Attn: Manager, Airspace Branch, AWP-520, 
Docket No. 01-AWP-3, Air Traffic Division, P.O. Box 92007, Los Angeles, 
California 90009. The official docket may be examined in the Office of 
the Regional 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: Jeri Carson, Airspace Specialist, 
Airspace Branch, AWP-520.11, Air Traffic Division, Western-Pacific 
Region, Federal Aviation Administration, 15000 Aviation Boulevard, 
Lawndale, California 90261, telephone number (310) 725-6611.

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 action must 
submit with the comments a self-addressed, stamped postcard on which 
the following statement is made: ``Comments to Airspace Docket No. 01-
AWP-3.'' 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 Airspace Branch, Air Traffic Division, at 15000 
Aviation Boulevard, Lawndale, California 90261, 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

    Any person may obtain a copy of this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 
(NPRM) by submitting a request to the Federal Aviation Administration, 
Airspace Branch, 15000 Aviation Boulevard, Lawndale, California 90261. 
Communications must identify the docket 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 procedures.

The Proposal

    The FAA is considering an amendment to 14 CFR part 71 that would 
modify the Chandler Municipal Airport Class D Surface Area at Chandler, 
AZ. A review of airspace classification and air traffic procedures has 
made this action necessary. This action proposes to lower the ceiling 
of the Class D Surface Area so that it would extend from the surface up 
to, but not including, 3,000 feet MSL. This action would enhance safety 
of air traffic operations by allowing the airspace to be charted in a 
manner more consistent with the nature of the operations conducted at 
Chandler Municipal Airport. Class D airspace areas are published in 
Paragraph 5000 of FAA Order 7400.9H, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated September 1, 2000, and effective September 16, 
2000, through September 15, 2001, which is incorporated by reference in 
14 CFR 71.1. The Class D airspace designation 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. 
Therefore, this proposed regulation--(1) is not a ``significant 
regulatory action'' under Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a 
``significant rule'' under DOT

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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 proposed rule would 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).

The Proposed Amendment

    In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation 
Administration proposes to amend 14 CFR part 71 as follows:

PART 71--DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, CLASS B, CLASS C, CLASS D AND 
CLASS E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIRWAYS; 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 7400.9H, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated September 1, 2000, and effective September 16, 
2000, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 5000  Class D Airspace

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AWP AZ D  Chandler Municipal Airport, AZ [REVISED]

Chandler Municipal Airport, AZ
    (Lat. 33 deg.16'09" N, long. 111 deg.48'40" W)
Williams Gateway Airport, AZ
    (Lat. 33 deg.18'28" N, long. 111 deg.39'19" W)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to, but not 
including, 3,000 feet MSL within a 4-mile radius of Chandler 
Municipal Airport, excluding the portion within the Williams Gateway 
Airport, AZ, Class D airspace area. This 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 will thereafter 
be continuously published in the Airport/Facility Directory.
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    Issued in Los Angeles, California, on May 21, 2001.
John Clancy,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Western-Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. 01-14106 Filed 6-4-01; 8:45 am]
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