[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 125 (Monday, June 30, 2003)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 38651-38652]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-16465]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2003-15409; Airspace Docket No. 03-ASO-8]


Proposed Amendment of Class D, E2, and E5 Airspace; Montgomery, 
AL

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This notice proposes to amend Class D, E2, and E5 airspace at 
Montgomery, AL. As a result of an evaluation, it has been determined a 
modification should be made to the Montgomery, AL, Class D, E2, and E5 
airspace area to contain the VHF Omnidirectional Range (VOR)-A, 
Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) to Montgomery Regional 
Airport--Dannelly Field. Additional surface area airspace and 
controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet Above Ground Level 
(AGL) is needed to contain the SIAP.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before July 30, 2003.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this proposal to the Docket Management 
System, U.S. Department of Transportation, Room Plaza 401, 400 Seventh 
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590-0001. You must identify the docket 
number FAA-2003-15409/Airspace Docket No. 03-ASO-8, at the beginning of 
your comments. You may also submit comments on the Internet at http://dms.dot.gov. You may review the public docket containing the proposal, 
any comments received, and any final disposition in person in the 
Dockets Office between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except 
Federal holidays. The Docket office (telephone 1-800-647-5527) is on 
the plaza level of the Department of Transportation NASSIF Building at 
the above address.
    An informal docket may also be examined during normal business 
hours at the office of the Regional Air Traffic Division, Federal 
Aviation Administration, Room 550, 1701 Columbia Avenue, College Park, 
Georgia 30337.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Walter R. Cochran, Manager, Airspace 
Branch, Air Traffic Division, Federal Aviation Administration, P.O. Box 
20636, Atlanta, Georgia 30320; telephone (404) 305-5586.

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 both docket numbers 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 Docket No. FAA-2003-15409/
Airspace Docket No. 03-ASO-8.'' The postcard will be date/time stamped 
and returned to the commenter. All communications received 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 the comments received. A report summarizing each 
substantive public contact with FAA personnel concerned with this 
rulemaking will be filed in the docket.

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Availability of NPRMs

    An electronic copy of this document may be downloaded through the 
Internet at http://dms.dot.gov. Recently published rulemaking documents 
can also be accessed through the FAA's Web page at http://www.faa.gov 
or the Superintendent of Document's Web page at http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara. Additionally, any person may obtain a copy of 
this notice by submitting a request to the Federal Aviation 
Administration, Office of Air Traffic Airspace Management, ATA-400, 800 
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591, or by calling (202) 
267-8783. Communications must identify both docket numbers for this 
notice. Persons interested in being placed on a mailing list for future 
NPRM's should contact the FAA's Office of Rulemaking, (202) 267-9677, 
to request a copy of Advisory Circular No. 11-2A, Notice of Proposed 
Rulemaking Distribution System, 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 amend Class D, E2, and E5 
airspace at Montgomery, AL. Class D and E airspace designations for 
airspace areas extending upward from the surface of the earth are 
published in Paragraphs 5000, 6002, and 6005 respectively, of FAA Order 
7400.9K, dated August 30, 2002, and effective September 16, 2002, 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 
the 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.

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 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 Federal 
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9K, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated August 30, 2002, and effective September 16, 
2002, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 5000 Class D Airspace

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ASO AL D Montgomery, AL [REVISED]

Montgomery Regional Airport--Dannelly Field, AL
    (Lat. 32[deg]18'02'' N, long. 86[deg]23'38'' W)

Montgomery VORTAC
    (Lat. 32[deg]13'20'' N, long. 86[deg]19'11'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 
2,700 feet MSL within a 5-mile radius of Montgomery Regional 
Airport--Dannelly Field, and within 1 mile each side of the 
Montgomery VORTAC 318[deg] radial extending from the 5-mile radius 
to 6 miles southeast of the airport; excluding that airspace north 
of a line 2.5 miles north of and parallel to RWY 10-28 at Montgomery 
Regional Airport--Dannelly Field and northeast of a line along the 
Montgomery VORTAC 320[deg] radial. This Class D airspace area is 
effective during the specific days 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.
* * * * *

Paragraph 6002 Class E Airspace Designated as Surface Areas

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ASO AL E2 Montgomery, AL [REVISED]

Montgomery Regional Airport--Dannelly Field, AL
    (Lat. 32[deg]18'02'' N, long. 86[deg]23'38'' W)

Montgomery VORTAC
    (Lat. 32[deg]13'20'' N, long. 86[deg]19'11'' W)

    Within a 5-mile radius of Montgomery Regional Airport--Dannelly 
Field, and within 1 mile each side of the Montgomery VORTAC 318[deg] 
radial extending from the 5-mile radius to 6 miles southeast of the 
airport; excluding that airspace north of a line 2.5 miles north of 
and parallel to RWY 10-28 at Montgomery Regional Airport--Dannelly 
Field and northeast of a line along the Montgomery VORTAC 320[deg] 
radial. This Class E airspace area is effective during the specific 
days 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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Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Designated as Surface Areas

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ASO AL E5 Montgomery, AL [REVISED]

Montgomery Regional Airport--Dannelly Field, AL
    (Lat. 32[deg]18'02'' N. long. 86[deg]23'38'' W)

Montgomery VORTAC
    (Lat. 32[deg]13'20'' N, long. 86[deg]19'11'' W)

Maxwell AFB
    (Lat. 32[deg]22'49'' N, long. 86[deg]21'54'' W)

Autauga County Airport
    (Lat. 32[deg]26'20'' N, long. 86[deg]30'38'' W)

Wetumpka Municipal Airport
    (Lat. 32[deg]31'46'' N, long. 86[deg]19'42'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 7-mile radius of Montgomery Regional Airport--Dannelly 
Field, and within 4- miles east and 8- miles west of the Montgomery 
VORTAC 138[deg] radial extending from the 7-mile radius to 16-miles 
southeast of the Montgomery VORTAC, and within a 7-mile radius of 
Maxwell AFB and within a 7-mile radius of Autauga County Airport and 
within a 6.3-mile radius of Wetumpka Municipal Airport.
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    Issued in College park, Georgia on June 19, 2003.
Walter R. Cochran,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southern Region.
[FR Doc. 03-16465 Filed 6-27-03; 8:45 am]
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