[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 136 (Tuesday, July 16, 2002)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 46584-46585]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-17735]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 2001-ASW-18]


Establishment of Class D Airspace; Stillwater Municipal Airport, 
Stillwater, OK

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Direct final rule; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: This document establishes Class D Airspace at Stillwater 
Municipal Airport, Stillwater, OK. Establishing an Air Traffic Control 
Tower at Stillwater Municipal Airport, Stillwater, OK, has made this 
rule necessary. The intended effect of this proposal is to provide 
adequate controlled airspace for aircraft operating in the vicinity of 
Stillwater Municipal Airport, Stillwater, OK.

EFFECTIVE DATE: Effective 0901 UTC, October 3, 2002. Comments must be 
received on or before August 30, 2002.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the rule in triplicate to Manager, Airspace 
Branch, Air Traffic Division, Federal Aviation Administration, 
Southwest Region, Docket No. 2001-ASW-18, Fort Worth, TX 76193-0520. 
The official docket may be examined in the Office of the Regional 
Counsel, Southwest Region, Federal Aviation Administration, 2601 
Meacham Boulevard, Room 663, Fort Worth, TX, between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m., 
Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. An informal docket may 
also be examined during normal business hours at the Airspace Branch, 
Air Traffic Division, Federal Aviation Administration, Southwest 
Region, Fort Worth, TX.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joseph R. Yadouga, Airspace Branch, 
Air Traffic Division, Southwest Region, Federal Aviation 
Administration, Fort Worth, TX 76193-0520, Telephone 817-222-5597.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document establishes Class D Airspace 
at Stillwater Municipal Airport, Stillwater, OK. Establishing an Air 
Traffic Control Tower at Stillwater Municipal Airport, Stillwater, OK, 
has made this rule necessary. The intended effect of this action is to 
provide adequate controlled airspace for aircraft operating in the 
vicinity of Stillwater Municipal Airport, Stillwater, OK.
    Class D airspace designations are published in Paragraph 5000 of 
FAA Order 7400.9J dated August 1, 2001, and effective September 16, 
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 the 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 substantially 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 will be published in the Federal Register. This document may 
withdraw the direct final

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rule in whole or in part. After considering the adverse or negative 
comment, we may publish another direct final rule or publish a notice 
of proposed rulemaking 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 is 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. 2001-ASW-18.'' 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, it 
is determined that this final rule will not have federalism 
implications under Executive Order 13132.
    Further, the FAA has determined that this regulation is 
noncontroversial and unlikely to result in adverse or negative comments 
and only involves an established body of technical regulations that 
require frequent and routine amendments to keep them operationally 
current. Therefore, I certify that 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) if promulgated, will not have 
a significant economic impact, positive or negative, on a substantial 
number of small entities under the criteria of the Regulatory 
Flexibility Act. Since this rule involves routine matters that will 
only affect air traffic procedures and air navigation, it does not 
warrant preparation of a Regulatory Flexibility Analysis because the 
anticipated impact is so minimal.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR part 71

    Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (air).

Adoption of the Amendment

    Accordingly, pursuant to the authority delegated to me, 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; 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 7400.9J, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated August 1, 2001, and effective September 16, 
2001, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 5000  Class D airspace areas.

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ASW OK D  Stillwater Municipal Airport, Stillwater, OK [New]

Stillwater Municipal Airport, OK
    (Lat. 36 deg.09'37'' N., long. 97 deg.05'09' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to but not 
including 3,500 feet MSL within a 4-mile radius of Stillwater 
Municipal Airport. 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.
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    Issued in Fort Worth, TX, on July 5, 2002.
Robert N. Stevens,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southwest Region.
[FR Doc. 02-17735 Filed 7-15-02; 8:45 am]
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