[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 98 (Friday, May 20, 2011)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 29179-29180]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-12361]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2011-0359; Airspace Docket No. 11-AWP-1]


Proposed Modification of Class D and E Airspace; Fort Huachuca, 
AZ

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).

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SUMMARY: This action proposes to modify Class D and Class E airspace at 
Fort Huachuca, AZ, to accommodate aircraft departing and arriving under 
Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) at Fort Huachuca, Sierra Vista Municipal 
Airport-Libby Army Airfield. This action, initiated by the biennial 
review of the Fort Huachuca airspace area, would enhance the safety and 
management of aircraft operations at the airport. This action would 
also update the airport name.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before July 5, 2011.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this proposal to the U.S. Department of 
Transportation, Docket Operations, M-30, West Building Ground Floor, 
Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590; 
telephone (202) 366-9826. You must identify FAA Docket No. FAA-2011-
0359; Airspace Docket No. 11-AWP-1, at the beginning of your comments. 
You may also submit comments through the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rick Roberts, Federal Aviation 
Administration, Operations Support Group, Western Service Center, 1601 
Lind Avenue, SW., Renton, WA 98057; telephone (425) 203-4517.

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 (FAA Docket No. 
FAA 2011-0359 and Airspace Docket No. 11-AWP-1) and be submitted in 
triplicate to the Docket Management System (see ADDRESSES section for 
address and phone number). You may also submit comments through the 
Internet at http://www.regulations.gov.
    Commenters wishing the FAA to acknowledge receipt of their comments 
on this action must submit with those comments a self-addressed stamped 
postcard on which the following statement is made: ``Comments to FAA 
Docket No. FAA-2011-0359 and Airspace Docket No. 11-AWP-1.'' The 
postcard will be date/time stamped and returned to the commenter.
    All communications received on or before the specified closing date 
for comments will be considered before taking action on the proposed 
rule. The proposal contained in this action may be changed in light of 
comments received. All comments submitted will be available for 
examination in the public docket both before and after the closing date 
for comments. 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/airports_airtraffic/air_traffic/publications/airspace_amendments/.
    You may review the public docket containing the proposal, any 
comments received, and any final disposition in person in the Dockets 
Office (see the ADDRESSES section for the 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 Northwest Mountain Regional Office of the Federal 
Aviation Administration, Air Traffic Organization, Western Service 
Center, Operations Support Group, 1601 Lind Avenue, SW., Renton, WA 
98057.
    Persons interested in being placed on a mailing list for future 
NPRM's should contact the FAA's Office of Rulemaking, (202) 267-9677, 
for a copy of Advisory Circular No. 11-2A, Notice of Proposed 
Rulemaking Distribution System, which describes the application 
procedure.

The Proposal

    The FAA is proposing an amendment to Title 14 Code of Federal 
Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 by modifying Class D airspace, and Class E 
airspace designated as an extension to Class D surface area, and 
airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface, at Fort 
Huachuca, AZ. This action was initiated by the FAA's biennial review of 
the airspace, in which they found additional controlled airspace 
necessary for the safety and management of aircraft departing and 
arriving under IFR operations at Fort Huachuca, Sierra Vista Municipal 
Airport-Libby Army Airfield. This action would also update the 
geographic coordinates and the airport name from Fort Huachuca, Libby 
AAF/Sierra Vista Municipal Airport, to Fort Huachuca, Sierra Vista 
Municipal Airport-Libby Army Airfield.
    Class D airspace and Class E airspace designations are published in 
paragraph 5000, 6004 and 6005, respectively, of FAA Order 7400.9U, 
dated August 18, 2010, and effective September 15, 2010, which is 
incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class D airspace and 
Class E airspace designation listed in this document will be published 
subsequently in this Order.
    The FAA has determined this proposed regulation only involves an 
established body of technical regulations for which frequent and 
routine amendments are necessary to keep them operationally current. 
Therefore, this proposed regulation; (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 this proposed rule, when 
promulgated, would not have a significant economic impact on a

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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 U.S. Code. Subtitle 1, section 106, describes 
the authority for 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 the 
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 creates additional controlled airspace at Fort Huachuca, Sierra 
Vista Municipal Airport-Libby Army Airfield, Fort Huachuca, AZ.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71

    Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (air).

The Proposed Amendment

    Accordingly, pursuant to the authority delegated to me, 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 14 CFR 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 Part 71.1 of the 
Federal Aviation Administration Order 7400.9U, Airspace Designations 
and Reporting Points, dated August 18, 2010, and effective September 
15, 2010 is amended as follows:

Paragraph 5000 Class D airspace.

* * * * *

AWP AZ D Fort Huachuca, AZ [Modified]

Fort Huachuca, Sierra Vista Municipal Airport-Libby Army Airfield, 
AZ
    (Lat. 31[deg]35'19'' N., long. 110[deg]20'40'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 
7,200 feet MSL within a 4.7-mile radius of the airport. This Class D 
airspace 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 6004 Class E airspace areas designated as an extension to 
Class D or Class E surface area.

* * * * *

AWP AZ E4 Fort Huachuca, AZ [Modified]

Fort Huachuca, Sierra Vista Municipal Airport-Libby Army Airfield, 
AZ
    (Lat. 31[deg]35'19'' N., long. 110[deg]20'40'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface within 1.6 miles 
each side of the Airport 088[deg] bearing, extending from the 4.7-
mile radius of the airport to 7 miles east of the airport, and that 
airspace extending upward from the surface within 1 mile each side 
of the Airport 270[deg] bearing, extending from the 4.7-mile radius 
of the airport to 5.5 miles west of the airport. This Class E 
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.

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AWP AZ E5 Fort Huachuca, AZ [Modified]

Fort Huachuca, Sierra Vista Municipal Airport-Libby Army Airfield, 
AZ
    (Lat. 31[deg]35'19'' N., long. 110[deg]20'40'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 7.3-mile radius of the airport, and within 3.5 miles each 
side of the Airport 270[deg] bearing extending 9 miles west of the 
airport, and that airspace 4 miles south and 8 miles north along the 
Airport 088[deg] bearing extending 15.5 miles east of the airport, 
excluding that area within Restricted Area R-2312. That airspace 
extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface within 25-mile 
radius of Fort Huachuca-Sierra Vista Municipal Airport-Libby Army 
Airfield, excluding that area within Mexican airspace.

    Issued in Seattle, Washington, on May 12, 2011.
John Warner,
Manager, Operations Support Group, Western Service Center.
[FR Doc. 2011-12361 Filed 5-19-11; 8:45 am]
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