[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 72 (Monday, April 14, 2008)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 19997-19998]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-7078]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2008-0339; Airspace Docket No. 08-ASW-5]


Amendment of Class D and Class E Airspace; Altus Air Force Base 
(AFB), OK

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Direct final rule; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: This action amends Class D and Class E airspace at Altus AFB, 
Altus, Oklahoma. Additional controlled airspace is necessary to 
accommodate aircraft using Standard Instrument Approach Procedures. 
This action is necessary for the safety and management of Instrument 
Flight Rules (IFR) operations at Altus AFB, Oklahoma.

DATES: Effective Dates: 0901 UTC June 5, 2008. Comments for inclusion 
in the rules Docket must be received May 29, 2008. The Director of the 
Federal Register approves this incorporation by reference action under 
Title 1, Code of Federal Regulations, part 51, subject to the annual 
revision of FAA Order 7400.9 and publication of conforming amendments.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this action to the U.S. Department of 
Transportation, Docket Operations, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., West 
Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, Washington, DC, 20590-0001. You 
must identify the docket number FAA 2008-0339/Airspace Docket No. 08-
ASW-5, at the beginning of your comments. You may 08-ASW-5 also submit 
comments through the Internet at http://regulations.gov. You may review 
the public docket containing this document, 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 number 1-800-647-5527, is on the ground floor of the 
building at the above address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gary Mallett, AMTI CTR, CentralService 
Center, System Support Group, Federal Aviation Administration, 
SouthwestRegion, 2601 Meacham Blvd, Fort Worth, Texas, 76 193-0530; at 
telephone number (817) 222-4949.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The Direct Final Rule Procedure

    The FAA anticipates that this regulation will not result in adverse 
or negative comments, and, therefore, issues it as a direct final rule. 
Unless a written adverse or negative comment or a written notice of 
intent to submit an adverse or negative comment is received within the 
comment period, the regulation will become effective on the date 
specified above. After the close of the comment period, the FAA will 
publish a document in the Federal Register indicating that no adverse 
or negative comments were received and confirming the effective date of 
the rule. If the FAA receives, within the comment period, an adverse or 
negative comment, or written comment notice of intent to submit such a 
comment, a document withdrawing the direct final rule will be published 
in the Federal Register, and a notice of proposed rulemaking may be 
published with a new comment period.

Comments Invited

    Although this action is in the form of a direct final rule, and was 
not preceded by a notice of proposed rulemaking, interested persons are 
invited to comment on this rule 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 direct final 
rule. Comments are specifically invited on the overall regulatory, 
aeronautical, economic, environmental, and energy-related aspects of 
the direct final rule. Commenters wishing the FAA to acknowledge 
receipt of their comments on this rule must submit with those comments 
a self-addressed, stamped postcard on which the following statement is 
made: ``Comments to Docket No. FAA-2008-0339, Airspace Docket No. 08-
ASW-5.'' The postcard will be date/time stamped and returned to the 
commenter. Communications should identify both docket numbers and be 
submitted in triplicate to the address specified under the caption 
Addresses above or through the Web site. All communications received on 
or before the closing date for comments will be considered, and this 
rule may be amended or withdrawn in light of the comments received.

The Rule

    This action amends Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) 
part 71 by providing additional Class D controlled airspace extending 
upward from the surface and Class E airspace extending upward from 700 
feet above the surface at Altus AFB. Additional controlled Class D and 
Class E airspace is necessary for the safety of IFR operations at Altus 
AFB. The area will be depicted on appropriate aeronautical charts. The 
Class D and E airspace areas are published in paragraphs 5000 and 6005, 
respectively, of FAA Order 7400.9R, dated August 15, 2007 and effective 
September 15, 2007, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR Part 
71.1. The Class D and E airspace designations listed in this document 
will be published subsequently in the Order.
    The FAA has determined that this regulation only involves an 
established body of technical regulations for which frequent and 
routine amendments are necessary to keep them operationally current, is 
non-controversial and unlikely to result in adverse or negative 
comments. 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 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 provides 
additional controlled airspace at Altus AFB, Oklahoma.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71

    Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (Air).

The Proposed Amendment

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In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation Administration 
proposes to amend 14 CFR Part 71 as follows:

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PART 71--DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, B, C, D AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR 
TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND REPORTING POINTS

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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]

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2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of Federal Aviation 
Administration Order 7400.9R, Airspace Designation and Reporting 
Points, signed August 15, 2007, and effective September 15, 2007, is 
amended as follows:
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Paragraph 5000 Class D Airspace.

ASW OK D Altus, OK [Amended]

Altus AFB, OK
    (Lat. 34[deg]39[min]30[sec] N., long. 99[deg]16[min]00[sec] W.)
Altus AFB ILS Localizer
    (Lat. 34[deg]38[min]32[sec] W., long. 99[deg]16[min]26[sec] W.)
    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 
3,900 feet MSL within a 6-mile radius of Altus AFB and within 2 
miles each side of the Altus AFB ILS 17R Localizer north course 
extending from the 6-mile radius to 7.6 miles north of the airport. 
This 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 will thereafter be continuously published in 
the Airport/Facility Directory.

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

ASW OK E5 Altus, OK [Amended]

Altus AFB, OK
    (Lat. 34[deg]39[min]30[sec] N., long. 99[deg]16[min]00[sec] W.)
Altus VORTAC
    (Lat. 34[deg]39[min]46[sec] N., long. 99[deg]16[min]16[sec] W.)
Altus Quartz Mountain Regional Airport, OK
    (Lat. 34[deg]41[min]56[sec] N., long. 99[deg]20[min]17[sec] W.)
Tipton Municipal Airport, OK
    (Lat. 34[deg]27[min]31[sec] N., long. 99[deg]10[min]17[sec] W.)
Frederick Municipal Airport, OK
    (Lat. 34[deg]21[min]08[sec] N., long. 98[deg]59[min]05[sec] W.)
Altus AFB ILS Localizer
    (Lat. 34[deg]38[min]32[sec] N., long. 99[deg]16[min]26[sec] W.)
Frederick NDB
    (Lat. 34[deg]21[min]14[sec] N., long. 98[deg]59[min]11[sec] W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 9.1-mile radius of Altus AFB and within 1.6 miles each side 
of the 185[deg] radial of the Altus VORTAC extending from the 9.1-
mile radius 11.9 miles south of the airport and within 3 miles west 
and 2 miles east of the Altus AFB Localizer north course extending 
from the 9.1-mile radius to 15 miles north of the airport and within 
a 6.5-mile radius of Altus Quartz Mountain Regional Airport, and 
within a 5.4-mile radius of Tipton Municipal Airport, and within a 
7.2-mile radius of Frederick Municipal Airport, and within 2.5 miles 
each side of the 180[deg] bearing from the Frederick NDB extending 
from the 7.2-mile radius to 7.7 miles south of the airport and 
within a 12-mile radius of Altus AFB beginning at a point 3 miles 
west of the Altus VORTAC 019[deg] radial, thence clockwise along the 
12-mile radius ending at a point 3 miles west of the Altus VORTAC 
185[deg] radial.
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    Issued in Fort Worth, TX, on March 26, 2008.
Donald R. Smith,
Manager, System Support Group, ATO Central Service Center.
[FR Doc. E8-7078 Filed 4-11-08; 8:45 am]
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