[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 235 (Thursday, December 7, 2006)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 70909-70911]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-9563]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2006-26311; Airspace Docket No. 06-AWP-19]
RIN 2120-AA66


Proposed Modification of Class D Airspace; Luke Air Force Base, 
AZ

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This notice proposes to modify Class D airspace at Luke Air 
Force Base (LUF), AZ. This modification is necessary to contain and 
protect circling maneuvers for Category E aircraft executing these 
maneuvers in conjunction with Standard Instrument Approach Procedures 
(SIAPs) at the airport. This action would modify the existing LUF Class 
D airspace to extend upward from the surface to, but not including, 
4,000 feet mean sea level (MSL) and extend the lateral limits from 4.4 
nautical miles (NM) to 5.6 NM from the 170[deg] bearing from the 
airport clockwise to the 046[deg] bearing from the airport.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before January 8, 2007.

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-2006-26311/Airspace Docket No. 06-AWP-19, 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 Area Director, Terminal Operations, Western 
Service Area, Federal Aviation Administration, Room 2010, 15000 
Aviation Boulevard, Lawndale, California, 90261.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Francie Hope, System Support 
Specialist, Western Service Area, Federal Aviation Administration, 
15000 Aviation Boulevard, Lawndale, California 90261; telephone (310) 
725-6502.

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 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 those comments a self-addressed, stamped postcard on which the 
following statement is made: ``Comments to Docket No. FAA-2006-26311/
Airspace Docket No. 06-AWP-19.'' 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 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.gpoaccess.gov/fr/index.html. 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 modify Class D airspace at 
Luke Air Force Base (LUF), AZ. This action is necessary at LUF to 
provide controlled airspace for Category E aircraft conducting circling 
maneuvers in conjunction with published SIAPs. Generally, Category E 
aircraft are very large and/or high performance aircraft. At LUF, these 
aircraft require additional airspace when conducting circling maneuvers 
due to high speed and high performance. This proposal will raise the 
ceiling of the existing Class D airspace area from 3,600' MSL to, but 
not including, 4,000' MSL. It will also expand the lateral limit of the 
existing Class D airspace area from 4.4 NM to 5.6 NM starting at the 
170[deg] bearing from the airport and proceeding clockwise to the 
046[deg] bearing from the airport.
    Class D airspace areas are published in Paragraph 5000 of FAA Order 
7400.9P, dated September 1, 2006, and effective September 16, 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 
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 the 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., 389.


Sec.  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 16, 
2006, is amended as follows:


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Paragraph 5000 Class D Airspace.

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AWP AZ D Phoenix, Luke AFB, AZ [Amended]

Phoenix Luke AFB, AZ
    (Lat. 33[deg]32'06'' N, Long. 112[deg]22'59'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to but not 
including 4,000 feet MSL within a 5.6-mile radius of Luke AFB 
bearing 170[deg] clockwise to 046[deg] from the airport; and within 
4.4 miles of Luke AFB bearing 046[deg] clockwise through 170[deg] 
from the airport; and excluding that portion with the Glendale, AZ, 
and Goodyear, AZ, Class D airspace areas. This Class D airspace area 
is effective during the specific dates and times established in 
advance by a Notice to Airmen. The effective dates and times will 
thereafter be continually published in the Airport/Facility 
Directory.
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    Issued in Los Angeles, California, on November 20, 2006.
Anthony J. DiBernardo,
Acting Director, Western Terminal Operations.
[FR Doc. 06-9563 Filed 12-6-06; 8:45 am]
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