[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 51 (Friday, March 14, 2008)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 13811-13812]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-4941]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2008-0211; Airspace Docket No. 08-AWP-3]
RIN 2120-AA66


Proposed Establishment of Class D Airspace; San Bernardino 
International Airport, San Bernardino, CA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This notice proposes to establish Class D airspace at San 
Bernardino International Airport, San Bernardino, CA. A contract 
Airport Traffic Control Tower (ATCT) is being established at San 
Bernardino International Airport, San Bernardino, CA, which will meet 
criteria for Class D airspace. Class D airspace is recommended when the 
ATCT is open to contain and protect Standard Instrument Approach 
Procedures (SIAPs) and other Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations 
at the airport. This action would establish Class D airspace extending 
upward from the surface to but not including 2,700 feet Mean Sea Level 
(MSL) within a 4.5 nautical mile radius of the airport.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before April 14, 2008.

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-2008-0211/Airspace Docket No. 08-AWP-3, at the beginning of 
your 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 disposition in person in the 
Dockets 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 the Manager, System Support Group, Western 
Service Center, Federal Aviation Administration, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., 
Renton, WA 98057.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Larry Tonish, System Support Group, 
Western Service Center, Federal Aviation Administration, 1601 Lind 
Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057; telephone (425) 203-4532.

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-2008-0211/
Airspace Docket No. 08-AWP-3.'' 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://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 Document's 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 System Operations Airspace and AIM, AJR-3, 
800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591, or by calling (202) 
267-8783. Communications must identify both docket numbers for this 
notice. Persons interested in being placed on a mailing list for future 
NPRM's 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 part 71 of the Federal 
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to establish Class D airspace at 
San Bernardino International Airport, San Bernardino, CA. An ATCT is 
being contracted at San Bernardino International Airport, and Class D 
airspace is recommended during the hours the ATCT is open. Class D 
controlled airspace is necessary for the safety of aircraft executing 
SIAPs and other IFR operations at San Bernardino International Airport. 
Class D airspace will be effective during specified 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.
    Class D airspace designations for airspace areas extending upward 
from the surface of the earth are published in Paragraph 5000 of FAA 
Order 7400.9R, signed August 15, 2007, and effective September 15, 
2007, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class D 
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. 
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.

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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, CLASS B, CLASS C, CLASS D, AND 
CLASS E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIRWAYS; 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., 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, signed August 15, 2007, and effective September 15, 
2007, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 5000 Class D Airspace.

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AWP CA D San Bernardino International Airport, San Bernardino, CA [NEW]

San Bernardino International Airport, San Bernardino, CA
    (Lat. 34[deg]05'43'' N, long. 117[deg]14'06'' W)
Redlands Muni Airport, Redlands, CA
    (Lat. 34[deg]05'07'' N, long. 117[deg]08'47'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to but not 
including 2,700 feet MSL within a 4.5-mile radius of San Bernardino 
International Airport excluding that airspace within 1 mile radius 
of Redlands Muni Airport. 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 Seattle, Washington, on March 5, 2008.
Kevin Nolan,
Acting Manager, System Support Group, Western Service Center.
[FR Doc. E8-4941 Filed 3-13-08; 8:45 am]
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