[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 160 (Friday, August 17, 2001)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 43080]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-20817]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 01-AWP-3]


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

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action amends the ceiling of the Chandler Municipal 
Airport Class D Surface Area to extend from the surface up to, but not 
including, 3,000 feet above Mean Sea Level (MSL). The action enhances 
air traffic operational safety by allowing airspace to be charted in a 
manner more consistent with the nature of the operations routinely 
conducted at Chandler Municipal Airport.

EFFECTIVE DATES: November 1, 2001.

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

Background

    On June 5, 2001, the FAA published a document (66 FR 30120) 
proposing to modify the Class D airspace at Chandler Municipal Airport 
in Chandler, Arizona. Interested parties were invited to participate in 
this rulemaking effort by submitting comments on the proposal to the 
FAA. In the ensuring comment period, which closed on July 20, 2001, the 
FAA received no comments on the proposed action.

The Rule

    This action amends 14 CFR part 71 by lowering the ceiling of the 
Chandler Municipal Airport Class D Surface Area to extend from the 
surface up to, but not including, 3,000 feet above Mean Sea Level 
(MSL). 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. 
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; Federal 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.
    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 will be published subsequently in 
that Order.

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 part 71 of Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations 
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 Corp., p. 389.


Sec. 71.1  [Amended]

    2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of the Federal 
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9A, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated September 1, 2000, and effective September 16, 
2000, is amendment as follows:

Paragraph 5000  Class D Airspace
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AMP AZ D Chandler Municipal Airport, AD [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 August 6, 2001.
John Clancy,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Western-Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. 01-20817 Filed 8-16-01; 8:45 am]
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