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Paragraph 6004 Class E Airspace Areas 

Designated as an Extension to a Class D or 

Class E Surface Area. 

* * * * * 

ASW NM E4 Roswell, NM [Removed] 

Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas 

Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More 

Above the Surface of the Earth. 

* * * * * 

ASW NM E5 Roswell, NM [Amended] 

Roswell International Air Center, NM 

(Lat. 33°18′06′′ N., long. 104°31′50′′ W.) 

Chisum VORTAC 

(Lat. 33°20′15′′ N., long. 104°37′17′′ W.) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface within a 7.4-mile 

radius of Roswell International Air Center, 

and within 1.7 miles each side of the Chisum 

VORTAC 278° radial extending from the 7.4- 

mile radius of the airport to 11 miles 

northwest of the airport. 

Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on March 16, 

2016. 

Walter Tweedy, 

Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, 

Central Service Center. 

[FR Doc. 2016–06836 Filed 3–25–16; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2015–8304; Airspace 

Docket No. 15–AEA–15] 

Proposed Amendment of Class D and 

Class E Airspace; Charlottesville, VA 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: This action proposes to 

amend Class E Airspace Designated as 

an Extension to a Class D at 

Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport, 

Charlottesville, VA, as the Azalea Park 

Non-Directional Radio Beacon (NDB) 

has been decommissioned requiring 

airspace reconfiguration at the airport. 

Also, the Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) 

part time status would be removed from 

this airspace. This action also would 

update the geographic coordinates of the 

above airport and the University of 

Virginia Medical Center Heliport in 

Class D and E airspace listed in this 

proposal. This action would enhance 

the safety and management of 

Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations 

in the area. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before May 12, 2016. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this rule 

to: U.S. Department of Transportation, 

Docket Operations, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., West Bldg Ground Floor 

Rm W12–140, Washington, DC 20590– 

0001; Telephone: 1–800–647–5527; Fax: 

202–493–2251. You must identify the 

Docket Number FAA–2015–8304; 

Airspace Docket No. 15–AEA–15, at the 

beginning of your comments. You may 

also submit and review received 

comments through 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 between 9:00 a.m. and 

5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

except Federal holidays. The Docket 

Office (telephone 1–800–647–5527), is 

on the ground floor of the building at 

the above address. 

FAA Order 7400.9Z, Airspace 

Designations and Reporting Points, and 

subsequent amendments can be viewed 

online at http://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/ 

publications/. For further information, 

you can contact the Airspace Policy 

Group, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 800 Independence 

Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591; 

telephone: 202–267–8783. The Order is 

also available for inspection at the 

National Archives and Records 

Administration (NARA). For 

information on the availability of FAA 

Order 7400.9Z at NARA, call 202–741– 

6030, or go to http://www.archives.gov/ 

federal_register/code_of_federalregulations/ibr_locations.html. 

FAA Order 7400.9, Airspace 

Designations and Reporting Points, is 

published yearly and effective on 

September 15. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John 

Fornito, Operations Support Group, 

Eastern Service Center, Federal Aviation 

Administration, P.O. Box 20636, 

Atlanta, Georgia 30320; telephone (404) 

305–6364. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Authority for This Rulemaking 

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 would 

amend Class D airspace, Class E Surface 

Area Airspace, Class E Airspace 

Designated as an Extension to a Class D 

Surface Area, and Class E airspace 

extending upward from 700 feet above 

the surface, at Charlottesville-Albemarle 

Airport, Charlottesville, VA. 

Comments Invited 

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 

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– 

2015–8304; Airspace Docket No. 15– 

AEA–15) 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. 

Persons 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 

Docket No. FAA–2015–8304; Airspace 

Docket No. 15–AEA–15.’’ 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 from and 

comments submitted through 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 

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phone number) between 9:00 a.m. and 

5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

except Federal Holidays. An informal 

docket may also be examined between 

8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except Federal Holidays 

at the office of the Eastern Service 

Center, Federal Aviation 

Administration, Room 350, 1701 

Columbia Avenue, College Park, Georgia 

30337. 

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. 

Availability and Summary of 

Documents for Incorporation by 

Reference 

This document proposes to amend 

FAA Order 7400.9Z, Airspace 

Designations and Reporting Points, 

dated August 6, 2015, and effective 

September 15, 2015. FAA Order 

7400.9Z is publicly available as listed in 

the ADDRESSES section of this document. 

FAA Order 7400.9Z lists Class A, B, C, 

D, and E airspace areas, air traffic 

service routes, and reporting points. 

The Proposal 

The FAA is considering an 

amendment to Title 14, Code of Federal 

Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 to amend 

Class D airspace, Class E Surface Area 

Airspace, Class E Airspace Designated 

as an Extension to a Class D, and Class 

E airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface at CharlottesvilleAlbemarle Airport, Charlottesville, VA. 

The Azalea Park NDB has been 

decommissioned requiring airspace 

reconfiguration at the airport. This 

action also proposes to update the 

geographic coordinates of the airport 

and University of Virginia Medical 

Center Heliport, and eliminate the 

NOTAM information that reads, ‘‘This 

Class E airspace area is effective during 

the specific dates and time established 

in advance by Notice to Airmen. The 

effective date and time will thereafter be 

continuously published in the Airport/ 

Facility Directory.’’ from the regulatory 

text of the Class E airspace designated 

as an extension to Class D at 

Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport, 

Charlottesville, VA. 

Class D and Class E airspace 

designations are published in 

Paragraphs 5000, 6002, 6004, and 6005, 

respectively, of FAA Order 7400.9Z, 

dated August 6, 2015, and effective 

September 15, 2015, which is 

incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 

71.1. The Class D and E airspace 

designations listed in this document 

will be published subsequently in the 

Order. 

Regulatory Notices and Analyses 

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 

proposed 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. 

Environmental Review 

This proposal would be subject to an 

environmental analysis in accordance 

with FAA Order 1050.1F, 

‘‘Environmental Impacts: Policies and 

Procedures’’ prior to any FAA final 

regulatory action. 

Lists 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(f), 106(g); 40103, 

40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, 

1959–1963 Comp., p. 389. 

§ 71.1 [Amended] 

■ 2. The incorporation by reference in 

14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.9Z, 

Airspace Designations and Reporting 

Points, dated August 6, 2015, effective 

September 15, 2015, is amended as 

follows: 

Paragraph 5000 Class D Airspace. 

* * * * * 

AEA VA D Charlottesville, VA [Amended] 

Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport, VA 

(Lat. 38°08′23′′ N., long 78°27′08′′ W.) 

That airspace extending upward from the 

surface to and including 3,100 MSL within 

a 4.2-mile radius of the CharlottesvilleAlbemarle 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 6002 Class E Surface Area 

Airspace. 

* * * * * 

AEA VA E2 Charlottesville, VA [Amended] 

Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport, VA 

(Lat. 38°08′23′′ N., long 78°27′08′′ W.) 

That airspace extending upward from the 

surface within a 4.2-mile radius of the 

Charlottesville-Albemarle 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 6004 Class E Airspace 

Designated as an Extension to a Class D 

Surface Area. 

* * * * * 

AEA VA E4 Charlottesville, VA [Amended] 

Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport, VA 

(Lat. 38°08′23′′ N., long 78°27′08′′ W.) 

That airspace extending upward from the 

surface within 2.2 miles each side of the 202° 

bearing from Charlottesville-Albemarle 

Airport extending from the 4.2-mile radius to 

6-miles southwest of the airport. 

Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas 

Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More 

Above the Surface of the Earth. 

* * * * * 

AEA VA E5 Charlottesville, VA [Amended] 

Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport, VA 

(Lat. 38°08′23′′ N., long 78°27′08′′ W.) 

University of Virginia Medical Center 

Heliport 

(Lat. 38°01′52′′ N., long 78°29′54′′ W.) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface within a 6.8-mile 

radius of Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport, 

and within a 6-mile radius of the University 

of Virginia Medical Center Heliport. 

Issued in College Park, Georgia, on March 

15, 2016. 

Ryan W. Almasy, 

Manager, Operations Support Group, Eastern 

Service Center, Air Traffic Organization. 

[FR Doc. 2016–06845 Filed 3–25–16; 8:45 am] 

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