[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 167 (Monday, August 30, 2004)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 52839-52840]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-19736]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2004-18815; Airspace Docket No. 04-AWP-2]


Modification of Class D and Class E Airspace; Prescott, AZ

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This notice proposes to modify the Class D and Class E surface 
areas of Ernest A. Love Field (PRC) in Prescott, AZ. A review of 
airport operations and airspace has made this proposed action 
necessary. This action would modify the PRC Class D and Class E surface 
areas to include airspace extending upward from the surface to and 
including 7,500 feet MSL within a 6-mile radius of Ernest A. Love 
Field.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before October 14, 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 the docket 
number FAA-2004-18815/Airspace Docket No. 04-AWP-2, at the beginning of 
our 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 dispositions in person in the 
Docket 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 Western Terminal Operations, Federal Aviation 
Administration, at 15000 Aviation Boulevard, Lawndale, California 
90261.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeri Carson, Airspace Branch, Western 
Terminal Operations, at (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 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 
the comments a self-addressed, stamped postcard on which the following 
statement is made: ``Comments to Docket No. FAA-2004-18815/Airspace 
Docket No. 04-AWP-2.'' The postcard will be date/time stamped and 
returned to the commenter.

Availability of NPRM

    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 Documents 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 document numbers for this notice. Persons interested in 
being placed on a mailing list for future NPRMs 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 procedures.

The Proposal

    The FAA is considering an amendment to 14 CFR part 71 to modify the 
Class D and Class E surface areas at Ernest A. Love Field (PRC) in 
Prescott, AZ. A review of airspace and airport operations has made this 
proposed action necessary. This action would modify the PRC Class D and 
Class E surface areas to include airspace extending upward from the 
surface to and including 7,500 feet MSL within a 6-mile radius of 
Ernest A. Love Field. The intended effect of this proposal is to 
provide adequate controlled airspace for aircraft operations at 
Prescott, AZ. Class D airspace designations are published in paragraph 
5000 and Class E surface areas are published in paragraph 6002, both in 
FAA Order 7400.9L dated September 2, 2003, and effective September 16, 
2003, 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. 
Therefore, this proposed 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) 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).

Adoption of the Amendment

    In consideration of the foregoing, 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; ROUTES; AND REPORTING POINTS

    1. The authority citation for 14 CFR part 71 continues to read as 
follows:



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    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 7400.9L, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated September 2, 2003, and effective September 16, 
2003, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 500. Class D Airspace

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AWP AZ D Prescott, AZ [Revised]

Prescott, Ernest A. Love Field, AZ
    (Lat. 35[deg]39'06'' N, long. 112[deg]25'18'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 
7,500 feet MSL within a 6-mile radius of Ernest A. Love Field. 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 published in the Airport/Facility 
Directory.
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Paragraph 6002. Class E Airspace Designated as Surface Areas

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AWP AZ E2 Prescott, AZ [Revised]

Prescott, Ernest A. Love Field, AZ
    (Lat. 34[deg]39'06'' N, long. 112[deg]25'18'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 
7,500 feet MSL within a 6-mile radius of Ernest A. Love Field. This 
Class E 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 published in the Airport/Facility 
Directory.
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    Issued in Los Angeles, California, on August 11, 2004.
John Clancy,
Area Director, Western Terminal Operations.
[FR Doc. 04-19736 Filed 8-27-04; 8:45 am]
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