[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 178 (Friday, September 12, 2008)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 52934]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-21216]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71


Proposed Modification of the Asheville, NC, Class C Airspace 
Area; Public Meeting

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces a fact-finding informal airspace meeting 
to solicit information from airspace users and others concerning a plan 
to modify the Class C airspace area at Asheville, NC. The modification 
would ensure that arriving aircraft are contained within Class C 
airspace while flying instrument approaches to runways 16 and 34 at the 
Asheville Regional Airport. The purpose of the meeting is to provide 
interested parties an opportunity to present views, recommendations, 
and comments to be considered by the FAA in developing a proposal. All 
comments received during the meeting will be considered prior to 
issuance of a notice of proposed rulemaking.

DATES: The informal airspace meeting will be held on Tuesday, October 
14, 2008, beginning at 6:30 p.m. Comments must be received on or before 
November 14, 2008.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the O.D. Lacey Griffin Building, 
21 Aviation Way, Fletcher, NC 28732.
    Comments: Send comments on the proposal to Mark Ward, Manager, 
Operations Support Group, Air Traffic Organization Eastern Service 
Area, Federal Aviation Administration, P.O. Box 20636, Atlanta, Georgia 
30320.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Grey Pelkey, Manager, Asheville 
Airport Traffic Control Tower, Asheville Airport, 61 Terminal Drive 
Suite 2, Fletcher, NC 28732; Telephone (828) 684-0421.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Meeting Procedures

    (a) The meeting will be open to all persons on a space-available 
basis. There will be no admission fee or other charge to attend and 
participate.
    (b) The meeting will be informal in nature and will be conducted by 
one or more representatives of the FAA Eastern Service Area. A 
representative from the FAA will present an informal briefing on the 
planned modification to the Class C airspace at Asheville, NC. Each 
participant will be given an opportunity to deliver comments or make a 
presentation, although a time limit may be imposed. Only comments 
concerning the plan to modify the Class C airspace area at Asheville, 
NC, will be accepted.
    (c) Each person wishing to make a presentation to the FAA panel 
will be asked to sign in and estimate the amount of time needed for 
such presentation. This will permit the panel to allocate an 
appropriate amount of time for each presenter. The meeting will not be 
adjourned until everyone on the list has had an opportunity to address 
the panel.
    (d) Position papers or other handout material relating to the 
substance of these meetings will be accepted. Participants wishing to 
submit handout material should present an original and two copies (3 
copies total) to the presiding officer. There should be additional 
copies of each handout available for other attendees.
    (e) The meeting will not be formally recorded. However, a summary 
of comments made at the meeting will be filed in the docket.

Agenda for the Meeting

--Sign-in.
--Presentation of Meeting Procedures.
--FAA explanation of the proposed Class C modifications.
--Public Presentations and Discussions.
--Closing Comments.

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40103, 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 
FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389.

    Issued in Washington DC, on September 2, 2008.
Edith V. Parish,
Manager, Airspace and Rules Group.
[FR Doc. E8-21216 Filed 9-11-08; 8:45 am]
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