[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 222 (Friday, November 17, 2006)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 66893-66894]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-9248]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2006-26095; Airspace Docket No. 06-AEA-014]


Establishment of Class D Airspace; Griffiss Airfield, Rome, NY

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY: This notice proposes to establish Class D airspace at Griffiss 
Airfield, Rome, NY. This action is necessary for the protection of an 
activated control tower for Griffiss Airfield, Rome, NY. The area would 
be depicted on aeronautical charts for pilot reference.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before December 18, 2006.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Manager, 
Airspace Branch, AEA-520, Docket No. FAA-2006-26095; Airspace Docket 
No. 06-AEA-014, FAA Eastern Region, 1 Aviation Plaza, Jamaica, NY 
11434-4809. The official docket may be examined in the Office of the 
Regional Counsel, AEA-7, FAA Eastern Region, 1 Aviation Plaza, Jamaica, 
NY 11434-4809. An informal docket may also be examined during normal 
business hours in the Airspace Branch, AEA-520, FAA Eastern Region, 1 
Aviation Plaza, Jamaica, NY 11434-4809.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Francis T. Jordan, Jr., Airspace 
Specialist, Airspace Branch, AEA-520 FAA Eastern Region, 1 Aviation 
Plaza, Jamaica, NY 11434-4809; telephone (718) 553-4521.

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, economic, 
environmental, and energy-related aspects of the proposal. 
Communications should identify the airspace docket number and be 
submitted in triplicate to the address listed above. Commuters 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-2006-
26095; Airspace Docket No. 06-AEA-014'' The postcard will be date/time 
stamped and returned to the commenter. All communications received on 
or before the 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 Rules Docket closing 
both before and after the closing date for comments. A report 
summarizing each substantive public contact with the FAA personnel 
concerned with this rulemaking will be filed in the docket.

[[Page 66894]]

Availability of NPRMs

    Any person may obtain a copy of this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 
(NPRM) by submitting a request to the Office of the Regional Counsel, 
AEA-7, FAA Eastern Region 1, Aviation Plaza, Jamaica, NY 11434-4809. 
Communications must identify the notice number of this NPRM. Persons 
interested in being placed on a mailing list for future NPRMs should 
also request a copy of Advisory Circular No. 11-2A, 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 establish Class D airspace at 
Griffiss AFB, Rome, NY. The protection of an activated Control Tower 
makes this action necessary. That airspace would extend from the 
surface to and including 3,200 feet MSL within a 4.5 mile radius of the 
Griffiss Airfield, Rome, NY, and within 2 miles each side of bearing 
135[deg]/315[deg] from a point at Lat 43[deg]14.03[min] N, Long 
75[deg]24.42[min] W, extending from the 4.5 mile radius zone, to a 
point 6 miles NW and 6 miles SE of the airport. The class D airspace 
area would be effective during the specific dates and times established 
in advance by a notice to airmen. The effective date and time would 
thereafter be continuously published in the Airport/Facility Directory. 
Class D airspace designations for airspace areas extending upward from 
the surface to and including 3,200 feet MSL are published in Paragraph 
5000 of FAA Order 7400.9P, dated September 1, 2006, and effective 
September 16, 2006, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. 
The Class D airspace designation 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 would only affect air traffic procedures 
and air navigation, it is certified that this proposed rule would not 
have 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--[AMENDED]

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

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40103, 40113, 40120; EO 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 7400.9P dated September 1, 2006, and 
effective September 16, 2006, is proposed to be amended as follows:

Paragraph 5000 Class D airspace areas extending upward from the 
surface of the earth.

AEA NY (D), Griffiss Airfield [New]

Rome, NY

    (Lat. 43[deg]14[min]03[sec] N., long. 75[deg]24[min]42[sec] W.)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 
3,200 feet MSL within a 4.5 mile radius of the Griffiss Airfield, 
Rome, NY, and within 2 miles each side of bearing 135[deg]/315[deg] 
from a point at Lat 43[deg]14.03[min] N, Long 75[deg]24.42[min] W, 
extending from the 4.5 mile radius zone, to a point 6 miles NW and 6 
miles SE of the airport. The 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 thereafter be 
continuously published in the Airport/Facility Directory.

    Issued in Jamaica, New York on October 30, 2006.
Mark D. Ward,
Manager, System Support Group.
[FR Doc. 06-9248 Filed 11-16-06; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910-13-M