[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 158 (Thursday, August 16, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 46125]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-4003]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

[Docket No. FAA-2006-25755]


Operating Limitations at New York LaGuardia Airport; Denial of 
Request for Extension of Comment Period

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Denial of request for extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: This document denies the request to extend the comment period 
on the FAA's notice of proposed amendments to its December 12, 2006, 
order that places temporary limitations on flight operations at New 
York's LaGuardia Airport. The notice of proposed amendments was 
published in the Federal Register on August 7, 2007.

DATES: The closing date for comments on the notice of proposed 
amendments published on August 7, 2007 (72 FR 44214), remains September 
6, 2007.

ADDRESSES: You may review the petition to extend the public comment 
period and other comments under Docket Number FAA-2006-25755 through 
the DOT Docket Web site at http://dms.dot.gov or at the Docket 
Management Facility in Room W12-140 of the West Building Ground Floor 
at 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 
p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Komal Jain, Regulations Division, 
Office of the Chief Counsel, telephone (202) 267-3073; e-mail 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On December 27, 2006, the FAA adopted operational limitations on 
New York LaGuardia Airport (LaGuardia) flights through an order (the 
Order) that became effective on January 1, 2007. 71 FR 77854. On August 
7, 2007, the FAA subsequently proposed several amendments to the Order 
to improve the administration of the congestion management program at 
LaGuardia. Comments to that document are to be received on or before 
September 6, 2007.
    By written request, dated August 7, 2007, the Air Transport 
Association of America, Inc. (ATA) and the Regional Airline Association 
(RAA) asked the FAA to extend the comment period for an additional 30 
days. The FAA does not believe that an extension of time is necessary. 
The ATA and RAA recognized that a substantial number of the proposed 
amendments to the Order are technical corrections that they themselves 
identified to the FAA. While it may be difficult to coordinate comments 
from the petitioners' association during this ``peak vacation'' period 
and the Labor Day holiday, the FAA believes there is a stronger 
interest in the timely issuance of these amendments.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on August 10, 2007.
James W. Whitlow,
Deputy Chief Counsel.
[FR Doc. 07-4003 Filed 8-10-07; 3:38 pm]
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