62398 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 206 / Wednesday, October 25, 2006 / Proposed Rules 

The Proposal 

The FAA is proposing an amendment 

to Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations 

(14 CFR) part 71 to revise the Class D 

airspace area. Utilizing a 6-nautical-mile 

Distance Measuring Equipment (DME) 

arc from the Phoenix VORTAC eastward 

to Gilbert Road, the proposed Class B 

airspace, in association with this 

proposed Class D airspace area revision, 

would provide a similar general aviation 

airspace transition area between 

approximately 3.17 and 5 nautical miles 

wide beneath its floor of 2,700 feet MSL. 

This area encompasses a small portion 

of the Mesa Falcon Field Airport Class 

D airspace area. 

In order to accommodate general 

aviation transitioning north and south 

below the proposed Class B airspace, 

and provide an eastern visual boundary 

and the widest possible corridor of VFR 

airspace under 2,700 feet MSL between 

the 6-nautical-mile DME arc and Gilbert 

Road, it is proposed to revise the Class 

D airspace to extend only as far west as 

Gilbert Road; thus allowing aircraft to 

remain below Class B airspace and 

outside and to the west of Class D 

airspace during its hours of operation. 

Class D airspace areas are published 

in Paragraph 5000 of FAA Order 

7400.9P dated September 1, 2006, and 

effective September 15, 2006, which is 

incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 

71.1. The Class D airspace designation 

listed in this document would be 

published subsequently in this Order. 

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; 

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. 

§ 71.1 [Amended] 

2. The incorporation by reference in 

14 CFR 71.1 of Federal Aviation 

Administration Order 7400.9P, Airspace 

Designations and Reporting Points, 

dated September 1, 2006, and effective 

September 15, 2006, is amended as 

follows: 

Paragraph 5000 Class D Airspace. 

* * * * * 

AWP AZ D Mesa, AZ [Revised] 

Mesa, Falcon Field, AZ 

(Lat. 33°27′39′′ N, long. 111°43′42′′ W) 

That airspace extending upward from the 

surface to but not including 3,400 feet MSL 

beginning at lat. 33°24′38′′ N, long. 

111°47′23′′ W; then north to lat. 33°30′40′′ N, 

long. 111°47′23′′ W; then northeast, 

southeast, and southwest along a 4.3-mile 

radius of Falcon Field Airport, to lat. 

33°24′38′′ N, long. 111°47′23′′ W. 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. 

* * * * * 

Issued in Los Angeles, California, on 

October 10, 2006. 

Leonard A. Mobley, 

Acting Director, Western Terminal 

Operations. 

[FR Doc. 06–8848 Filed 10–24–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2006–26040; Airspace 

Docket 06–ASO–13] 

Proposed Establishment of Class E 

Airspace; Williamsburg, KY 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking. 

SUMMARY: This notice proposes to 

establish Class E airspace at 

Williamsburg, KY. Area Navigation 

(RNAV) Global Positioning system 

(GPS) Standard Instrument Approach 

procedures (SIAPs) Runway (RWY) 02 

and RWY 36 have been developed for 

Williamsburg—Whitley County Airport. 

As a result, controlled airspace 

extending upward from 700 feet Above 

Ground Level (AGL) is needed to 

contain the SIAPs and for Instrument 

Flight Rules (IFR) operations at 

Williamsburg—Whitley County Airport. 

The operating status of the airport will 

change from Visual Flight rules (VFR) to 

include IFR operations concurrent with 

the publication of the SIAPs. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before November 24, 2006. 

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–2006–26040; 

Airspace Docket 06–ASO–13, 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 Regional Air Traffic 

Division, Federal Aviation 

Administration, Room 550, 101 

Columbia Avenue, College Park, Georgia 

30337. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mark D. Ward, Manager, System 

Support, Eastern Service Center, Federal 

Aviation Administration, P.O. Box 

20636, Atlanta, Georgia 30320; 

telephone (404) 305–5586. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments Invited 

Interested parties are invited to 

participate in this proposed rulemaking 

by submitting such written data, views 

or arguments as they 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 those3 comments a self-addressed, 

stamped postcard on which the 

following statement is made: 

‘‘Comments to Docket No. FAA–2006–

26040/ Airspace Docket No. 06–ASO–

13.’’ 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. 

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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 Air Traffic 

Airspace Management, ATA–400, 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 E airspace at 

Williamsburg, KY. Class E airspace 

designations for airspace areas 

extending upward from 700 feet or more 

above the surface of the earth are 

published in Paragraph 6005 of FAA 

Order 7400.9P, dated September 16, 

2006, and effective September 16, 2006, 

which is incorporated by reference in 14 

CFR 71.1. The Class E airspace 

designation 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. 

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., p. 389. 

§ 71.1 [Amended] 

2. The incorporation by reference in 

14 CFR 71.1 of Federal Aviation 

Administration Order 7400.9P, Airspace 

Designations and Reporting Points, 

dated September 16, 2006, and effective 

September 16, 2006 is amended as 

follows: 

Paragraph 6005 Class E airspace areas 

extending upward from 700 feet or more 

above the surface of the earth. 

* * * * * 

ASO KY E5—Williamsburg, KY [NEW] 

Williamsburg—Whitley County Airport, KY 

(Lat. 36°47′42′′ N, long. 84°11′158′′ W) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface within a 6.5-radius of 

Williamsburg—Whitley County Airport. 

* * * * * 

Issued in College Park, Georgia, on October 

6, 2006. 

Mark D. Ward, 

Manager, System Support Group, Eastern 

Service Center. 

[FR Doc. 06–8847 Filed 10–24–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 121 

[Docket No. FAA–2006–26139; Notice No. 

06–17] 

Age 60 Aviation Rulemaking 

Committee; Request for Comments 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Request for comments. 

SUMMARY: In November 2006, the 

International Civil Aviation 

Organization (ICAO) will adopt an 

amendment to increase the ‘‘upper age 

limit’’ for airline pilots up to age 65 

provided another crewmember pilot is 

under age 60. On September 27, 2006, 

Administrator Blakey established an 

Aviation Rulemaking Committee (ARC) 

on the Age 60 issue. One of its tasks is 

to recommend whether the United 

States should adopt the new ICAO 

standard. The FAA and the ARC are 

requesting comments from the public 

about whether the FAA should adopt 

the ICAO standard and any issues 

surrounding adopting or not adopting 

the standard. 

DATES: Send your comments on or 

before November 15, 2006. 

ADDRESSES: You may send comments 

[identified by Docket Number FAA–

2006-26139] using any of the following 

methods: 

• DOT Docket Web site: Go to http:// 

dms.dot.gov and follow the instructions 

for sending your comments 

electronically. 

• Government-wide rulemaking Web 

site: Go to http://www.regulations.gov 

and follow the instructions for sending 

your comments electronically. 

• Mail: Docket Management Facility; 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 400 

Seventh Street, SW., Nassif Building, 

Room PL–401, Washington, DC 20590–

0001. 

• Fax: 1–202–493–2251. 

• Hand Delivery: Room PL–401 on 

the plaza level of the Nassif Building, 

400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, 

DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

Privacy: We will post all comments 

we receive, without change, to http:// 

dms.dot.gov, including any personal 

information you provide. For more 

information, see the Privacy Act 

discussion in the SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION section of this document. 

Docket: To read comments received, 

go to http://dms.dot.gov at any time or 

to Room PL–401 on the plaza level of 

the Nassif Building, 400 Seventh Street, 

SW., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. 

and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

except Federal holidays. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Fred Tilton, Federal Air Surgeon, Office 

of Aerospace Medicine, Federal 

Aviation Administration, 800 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20591; telephone: 202–

267–3537. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments Invited. The FAA invites 

interested persons to participate in this 

request for comments by submitting 

written comments, data, or views. The 

most helpful comments clearly explain 

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