[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 75 (Monday, April 19, 2004)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 20834-20835]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-8809]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2003-16810; Airspace Docket No. 03-AWA-8]
RIN 2120-AA66


Proposed Revision to the Class C Airspace Area, Manchester; NH

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).

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SUMMARY: This action proposes to revise the Manchester Airport, 
Manchester NH, Class C airspace area by changing the hours of the 
airspace to be consistent with current operational requirements. 
Specifically, the hours of operation would be reduced from continuous, 
to only during the specific dates and times established in advance by a 
Notice to Airmen (NOTAM). The effective dates and times would coincide 
with the hours of operation of the Manchester Airport Traffic Control 
Tower (ATCT). This proposed action would not change the actual 
dimensions, configuration, or operating requirements of the Manchester 
Class C airspace area.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before June 3, 2004.

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 FAA Docket 
No. FAA-2003-16810, and Airspace Docket No. 03-AWA-8, at the beginning 
of your comments. You may also submit comments on the Internet at 
http://dms.dot.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul Gallant, Airspace and Rules, 
Office of System Operations and Safety, ATO-R, Federal Aviation 
Administration, 800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591; 
telephone: (202) 267-8783.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Comments Invited

    Interested parties are invited to participate in this proposed 
rulemaking by submitting such written data, views,

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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 (FAA Docket No. 
FAA-2003-6810, and Airspace Docket No. 03-AWA-8) and be submitted in 
triplicate to the Docket Management System (see ADDRESSES section for 
address and phone number). You may also submit comments through the 
Internet at http://dms.dot.gov.
    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 FAA Docket No. FAA-2003-16810, and Airspace Docket No. 03-AWA-8.'' 
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 notice may be changed in light of 
comments received. All comments submitted will be available for 
examination in the public docket 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's

    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 Federal Register's Web page at http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/index.html.
    You may review the public docket containing the proposal, any 
comments received, and any final disposition in person in the Dockets 
Office (see ADDRESSES section for address and phone number) between 9 
a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. An 
informal docket may also be examined during normal business hours at 
the office of the Regional Air Traffic Division, Federal Aviation 
Administration, 12 New England Executive Park, Burlington, MA 01803.
    Persons interested in being placed on a mailing list for future 
NPRM's should call the FAA's Office of Rulemaking, (202) 267-9677, for 
a copy of Advisory Circular No. 11-2A, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 
Distribution System, which describes the application procedure.

The Proposal

    The FAA is proposing an amendment to Title 14 Code of Federal 
Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 (part 71) to revise the Manchester, NH, 
Class C airspace area. The proposed action would change the hours of 
the airspace from continuous to specific dates and times established in 
advance by a NOTAM. The effective dates and times would coincide with 
the hours of operation of the Manchester ATCT. The planned revised 
operating hours of the Manchester ATCT are from 6:00 am to midnight 
local time, daily. When the Manchester ATCT is not operational, the 
Class C airspace area would revert to a Class E airspace area. The 
proposed action would not change the actual dimensions, configuration, 
or operating requirements of the Manchester Class C airspace area.
    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 Department of Transportation (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 proposed 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, B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR 
TRAFFIC SERVICE 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 FAA Order 
7400.9L, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated September 2, 
2003, and effective September 16, 2003, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 4000 Class C Airspace.

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ANE NH C Manchester Airport, NH [Revised]

Manchester Airport, NH
    (Lat. 42[deg]56'00'' N., long. 71[deg]26'16'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 
4,300 feet MSL within a 5-mile radius of the Manchester Airport; 
including that airspace extending upward from 2,500 feet MSL to and 
including 4,300 feet MSL within a 10-mile radius of the airport; 
including that airspace from 1,500 feet MSL between a 5-mile radius 
and 10-mile radius south of the airport from Interstate 93 clockwise 
to the eastern edge of the 5-mile radius of Nashua Airport; 
including that airspace from 2,000 feet MSL between a 5-mile radius 
and 10-mile radius north of the airport from the Manchester VORTAC 
315[deg] radial clockwise to Interstate 93. This Class C airspace 
area is effective during the specific dates and times established in 
advance by a Notice to Airmen. The effective dates and times will 
thereafter be continuously published in the Airport/Facility 
Directory.
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    Issued in Washington, DC, on April 7, 2004.
Reginald C. Matthews,
Manager, Airspace and Rules.
[FR Doc. 04-8809 Filed 4-16-04; 8:45 am]
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