[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 155 (Friday, August 11, 2006)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 46132-46133]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-13169]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2005-23270; Airspace Docket No. 05-ANM-16]


Proposed Revision to Class E Airspace; Laramie, WY

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).

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SUMMARY: This proposal would revise Class E airspace at Laramie, WY. 
Additional controlled airspace is necessary to accommodate aircraft 
executing a procedure turn (PT) maneuver as part of the instrument 
approach procedure (IAP) at Laramie Regional Airport. Additional 
airspace also is necessary to accommodate aircraft executing a new 
holding pattern published at Laramie Regional Airport, Laramie, WY. 
This action would improve the safety of Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) 
aircraft executing this new procedure at Laramie Regional Airport. 
Additionally, this action reflects a change in the airport name from 
General Brees Field to Laramie Regional Airport.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before September 25, 2006.

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-2005-23270 and Airspace Docket No. 05-ANM-16, at the beginning 
of your comments. You may also submit comments through the Internet at 
http://dms.dot.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ed Haeseker, Federal Aviation 
Administration, Air Traffic Organization, Western En Route and Oceanic 
Service Area Office, 1601 Lind Avenue, SW., Renton, WA 98057; telephone 
425 227-2527.

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 (FAA Docket No. 
FAA-2005-23270 and Airspace Docket No. 05-ANM-16) 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 action must submit with those comments a self-addressed, 
stamped postcard on which the following statement is made: ``Comments 
to FAA Docket No. FAA-2005-23270 and Airspace Docket No. 05-ANM-16.'' 
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 action 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 file 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 dispositions 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, Air Traffic Organization, Western En Route and Oceanic 
Service Area Office, Airspace Branch, 1601 Lind Avenue, SW., Renton, WA 
98057.
    Persons interested in being placed on a mailing list for future 
NPRM's should contact 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 procedures.

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The Proposal

    The FAA is proposing an amendment to Title 14 Code of Federal 
Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 by revising Class E airspace at Laramie 
Regional Airport, Laramie, WY. Additional controlled airspace is 
necessary to accommodate aircraft executing a PT maneuver as part of 
the IAP at Laramie Regional Airport. Additional controlled airspace 
also is necessary to accommodate aircraft executing a new holding 
pattern published at Laramie Regional Airport, Laramie, WY. Controlled 
airspace is necessary where there is a requirement for IFR services, 
which include arrival, departure, and transitioning to/from the 
terminal or en route environment. Also, on December 30, 1992, Brees 
Field Airport (aka General Brees Field) was officially changed to 
Laramie Regional Airport, Laramie, WY. This action would reflect that 
change.
    Class E airspace designations are published in paragraph 6005 of 
FAA Order 7400.9N, dated September 1, 2005, and effective September 15, 
2005, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class E 
airspace designation listed in this document will be published 
subsequently in this 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, when 
promulgated, 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).

The Proposed Amendment

    Accordingly, pursuant to the authority delegated to me, 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 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 7400.9N, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated September 1, 2005, and effective September 15, 
2005, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace areas extending upward from 700 
feet or more above the surface of the earth.

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ANM WY E5 Laramie, WY [Revised]

Laramie Regional Airport, WY
    (Lat. 41[deg]18'43'' N., long. 105[deg]40'30'' W.)
Laramie VORTAC
    (Lat. 41[deg]20'16'' N., long. 105[deg]43'15'' W.)
Medicine Bow VOR/DME
    (Lat. 41[deg]50'44'' N., long. 106[deg]00'15'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 7.9-mile radius of Laramie Regional Airport, and within 4.8 
miles south and 8.3 miles north of the Laramie VORTAC 301[deg] 
radial extending from the 7.9-mile radius to 16.1 miles northwest of 
the VORTAC, and within 4.3 miles each side of the Laramie VORTAC 
126[deg] radial extending from the 7.9-mile radius to 18.3 miles 
southeast of the VORTAC; that airspace extending upward from 1,200 
feet above the surface bounded by a line beginning at the Medicine 
Bow VOR/DME southwest to lat. 41[deg]30'00;'' N., long. 
106[deg]27'00'' W., thence southeast to lat. 41[deg]00'00'' N., 
long. 105[deg]30'00''W., thence east along lat. 41[deg]00'00'' N., 
to long. 105[deg]15'00'' W., thence north to 41[deg]30'00'' N., 
long. 105[deg]15'00'' W., thence to point of beginning.
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    Issued in Seattle, Washington, on July 19, 2006.
John Warner,
Manager, Planning and Requirements, Western Service Area.
 [FR Doc. E6-13169 Filed 8-10-06; 8:45 am]
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