[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 236 (Monday, December 10, 2007)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 69639-69640]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-5985]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2007-29057; Airspace Docket 07-ASO-20]


Proposed Amendment of Class D Airspace; Jacksonville NAS, FL

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This notice proposes to amend the Class D airspace at 
Jacksonville Naval Air Station (NAS), FL. As a result of an evaluation, 
it has been determined the Class D airspace should be extended to join 
the Jacksonville Cecil Field Class D airspace area. Additional 
controlled airspace is necessary for the safety and management of 
Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations at Jacksonville NAS.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before January 24, 2008.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this proposal to the Docket Management 
Facility, U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket Operations, M-30, 
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., West Building, Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 
Washington, DC 20590; telephone: 1-800-647-5527. You must identify the 
docket number FAA-2007-29057/Airspace Docket No. 07-ASO-20, at the 
beginning of your comments. You may also submit comments on the 
Internet at http://www.regulations.gov. 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 Eastern Service Center, Federal Aviation 
Administration, Room 210, 1701 Columbia Avenue, College Park, Georgia 
30337.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Melinda Giddens, System Support, 
Eastern Service Center, Federal Aviation Administration, P.O. Box 
20636, Atlanta, Georgia 30320; telephone (404) 305-5610.

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 
those comments a self-addressed, stamped postcard on which the 
following statement is made: ``Comments to Docket No. FAA-2007-29057/
Airspace Docket No. 07-ASO-20.'' The postcard will be date/time stamped 
and returned to the commenter. All communications received 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 the comments received. A report summarizing each 
substantive public contact with FAA personnel concerned with this 
rulemaking will be filed in the docket.

Availability of NPRMs

    An electronic copy of this document may be downloaded through the 
Internet at http://www.regulations.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. 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 procedure.

The Proposal

    The FAA is considering an amendment to Title 14, Code of Federal 
Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 to amend Class D airspace at Jacksonville 
NAS, FL. The current Class D airspace supporting IFR operations must be 
extended to contain operations at Jacksonville NAS. This proposed 
action would provide the additional controlled airspace, extending 
upward from the surface to support IFR operations between Jacksonville 
NAS and Jacksonville Cecil Field. Class D airspace designations are 
published in Paragraph 5000 of FAA Order 7400.9R, dated August 15, 
2007, and effective September 15, 2007, 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. 
It, therefore, (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 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.
    The FAA's authority to issue rules regarding aviation safety is 
found in Title 49 of the United States Code. Subtitle I, Section 106 
describes the authority of the FAA Administrator. Subtitle VII, 
Aviation Programs, describes in more detail the scope of the agency's 
authority.
    This rulemaking is promulgated under the authority described in

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Subtitle VII, Part A, Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that section, the 
FAA is charged with prescribing regulations to assign the use of 
airspace necessary to ensure the safety of aircraft and the efficient 
use of airspace. This regulation is within the scope of that authority 
as it has been determined the Class D airspace at Jacksonville Naval 
Air Station (NAS), FL should be extended to join the Jacksonville Cecil 
Field Class D airspace area.

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 Federal 
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9R, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated August 15, 2007, and effective September 15, 
2007, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 5000 Class D Airspace.

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ASO FL D Jacksonville NAS, FL [Revised]

Jacksonville NAS, FL
    (Lat. 30[deg]14'09'' N, long. 81[deg]40'50'' W)
Jacksonville TACAN
    (Lat. 30[deg]14'05'' N, long. 81[deg]40'30'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface, to and 
including 2,600 feet MSL, within a 5.3-mile radius of Jacksonville 
NAS and within 1 mile north and 2.5 miles south of the Jacksonville 
TACAN 270[deg] radial, extending from the 5.3-mile radius to 6.5 
miles west of the TACAN; excluding that airspace within the 
Jacksonville Cecil Field Class D airspace area. This Class D 
airspace area is effective during the specific days and times 
established in advance by a Notice to Airmen. The effective days and 
times will thereafter be continuously published in the Airport/
Facility Directory.
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    Issued in College Park, Georgia, on November 9, 2007.
Barry A. Knight,
Acting Manager, System Support Group, Eastern Service Center.
[FR Doc. 07-5985 Filed 12-7-07; 8:45 am]
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