This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER

contains notices to the public of the proposed

issuance of rules and regulations. The

purpose of these notices is to give interested

persons an opportunity to participate in the

rule making prior to the adoption of the final

rules.

Proposed Rules Federal Register

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Vol. 72, No. 157 

Wednesday, August 15, 2007 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2007–28635; Airspace 

Docket No. 07–ACE–7] 

Proposed Establishment of Class D 

Airspace; Independence, KS 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking. 

SUMMARY: This action proposes to 

establish Class D airspace at 

Independence Municipal Airport, KS. 

The establishment of an air traffic 

control tower at the airport has made 

this action necessary. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before 45 days from the date of 

publication in the Federal Register. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this 

proposal to the Docket Management 

System, U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, M– 

30, West Building Ground Floor, Room 

W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., 

Washington, DC 20590. You must 

identify the docket number FAA–2007– 

28635/Airspace Docket No. 07–ACE–7, 

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 

ground floor of the building at the above 

address. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Grant Nichols, System Support, DOT 

Regional Headquarters Building, Federal 

Aviation Administration, 901 Locust, 

Kansas City, MO 64106; telephone (816) 

329–2522. 

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, 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–2007–28635/Airspace 

Docket No. 07–ACE–7.’’ The postcard 

will be date/time stamped and returned 

to the commenter. 

Availability of NPRM’s 

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 (FAA), 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 

This action proposes to amend Title 

14, code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR 

Part 71) by establishing a Class D 

airspace area extending upward from 

the surface to and including 3,300 feet 

above mean sea level (MSL) within a 

4.6-mile radius of Independence 

Municipal Airport, KS. The 

establishment of an air traffic control 

tower has made this action necessary. 

The intended effect of this proposal is 

to provide controlled airspace for flight 

operations at Independence Municipal 

Airport, KS. The area would be depicted 

on appropriate aeronautical charts. 

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 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 all 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 Subject 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. 


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§ 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. 

* * * * * 

ACE KS D Independence, KS [New] 

Independence Municipal Airport, KS 

(Lat. 37°09′30′′ N., long. 95°46′42′′ W.) 

That airspace extending upward from the 

surface to and including 3,300 feet MSL 

within a 4.6-mile radius of Independence 

Municipal 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. 

* * * * * 

Issued in Fort Worth, Texas on July 27, 

2007. 

Donald R. Smith, 

Manager, System Support Group, ATO 

Central Service Center. 

[FR Doc. 07–3963 Filed 8–14–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–277–28591; Airspace 

Docket 07–ASO–16] 

Proposed Amendment of Class E 

Airspace; Scottsboro, AL 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking. 

SUMMARY: This action proposes to 

amend the Class E airspace area at 

Scottsboro, AL, to accommodate a new 

Standard Instrument Approach 

Procedure (SIAP) that has been 

developed for the Scottsboro 

Municipal—Word Field Airport. 

Additional controlled airspace is 

necessary for the safety and 

management of Instrument Flight Rules 

(IFR) operations at Scottsboro 

Municipal—Word Field Airport. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before October 1, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this 

proposal to the Docket Management 

Facility, U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, M–

30, 1200 New Jersey Ave., SE., West 

Building, Ground Floor, Room W12–

140, Washington, DC 20590; telephone: 

1–800–647–5527. You must identify the 

docket number FAA–2007–28591; 

Airspace Docket 07–ASO–16, 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 (see ADDRESSES section for 

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 office of the Eastern Service 

Center, Federal Aviation 

Administration, Room C210, 1701 

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) 305–5627. 

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. Communication 

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–2007–

28591/Airspace Docket No. 07–ASO–

16.’’ 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 

Federal Register’s Web page at http:// 

www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/index/html. 

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 Title 14, Code of Federal 

Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 to amend 

Class E airspace at Scottsboro, AL. The 

current Class E airspace area supporting 

helicopter operations at Jackson County 

Hospital is too small to contain the new 

RNAV (GPS) SIAPs at nearby Scottsboro 

Municipal—Word Field Airport. This 

proposed action would provide the 

additional controlled airspace, 

extending upward from 700 feet above 

ground level (AGL), that is required to 

support the new RNAV (GPS) SIAPs for 

runways 4 and 22 at Scottsboro 

Municipal—Word Field Airport. 

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 1, 

2006, and effective September 15, 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). 


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