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effective September 15, 2023, is 

amended as follows: 

Paragraph 5000 Class D Airspace 

* * * * * 

ANM CO D Denver, CO [Amended] 

Centennial Airport, CO 

(Lat. 39°34′12′′ N, long. 104°50′57′′ W) 

That airspace extending upward from the 

surface to but not including 8,000 feet MSL 

within 3.9 miles northwest and 4.6 miles 

southeast of the airport’s 038° bearing 

extending to 4.6 miles northeast, within a 

6.4-mile radius from the airport’s 083° 

bearing clockwise to 201° bearing, and within 

a 4.9-mile radius from the airport’s 201° 

bearing clockwise to the 347° bearing. 

* * * * * 

Paragraph 6004 Class E Airspace 

Designated as an Extension to a Class D or 

Class E Surface Area. 

* * * * * 

ANM CO E4 Englewood, CO [Removed] 

* * * * * 

Issued in Des Moines, Washington, on 

September 3, 2024. 

B.G. Chew, 

Group Manager, Operations Support Group, 

Western Service Center. 

[FR Doc. 2024–20194 Filed 9–6–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2024–1857; Airspace 

Docket No. 19–ANM–99] 

RIN 2120–AA66 

Modification of Class D and Class E 

Airspace; Revocation of Class E 

Airspace; Buckley Space Force Base, 

Aurora, CO 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: This action proposes to 

modify the Class D and Class E airspace 

designated as a surface area and revoke 

the Class E airspace designated as an 

extension to a Class D or Class E surface 

area at Buckley Space Force Base (BKF), 

Aurora, CO. Additionally, this action 

proposes administrative amendments to 

update the airport’s legal description to 

match the FAA database. These actions 

would support the safety and 

management of instrument flight rules 

(IFR) and visual flight rules (VFR) 

operations at the airport. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before October 24, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments identified 

by FAA Docket No. FAA–2024–1857 

and Airspace Docket No. 19–ANM–99 

using any of the following methods: 

* Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

www.regulations.gov and follow the 

online instructions for sending your 

comments electronically. 

* Mail: Send comments to Docket 

Operations, M–30; U.S. Department of 

Transportation, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE, Room W12–140, West 

Building Ground Floor, Washington, DC 

20590–0001. 

* Hand Delivery or Courier: Take 

comments to Docket Operations in 

Room W12–140 of the West Building 

Ground Floor at 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE, Washington, DC, between 9 

a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, except Federal holidays. 

* Fax: Fax comments to Docket 

Operations at (202) 493–2251. 

Docket: Background documents or 

comments received may be read at 

www.regulations.gov at any time. 

Follow the online instructions for 

accessing the docket or go to the Docket 

Operations in Room W12–140 of the 

West Building Ground Floor at 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, 

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

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

FAA Order JO 7400.11H, Airspace 

Designations and Reporting Points, and 

subsequent amendments can be viewed 

online at www.faa.gov/air_traffic/ 

publications/. You may also contact the 

Rules and Regulations Group, Office of 

Policy, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 800 Independence 

Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591; 

telephone: (202) 267–8783. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Keith T. Adams, Federal Aviation 

Administration, Western Service Center, 

Operations Support Group, 2200 S. 

216th Street, Des Moines, WA 98198; 

telephone (206) 231–2428. 

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 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 would 

modify Class D and Class E airspace 

designated as a surface area and revoke 

Class E airspace designated as an 

extension to a Class D and Class E 

surface area to support IFR and VFR 

operations at Buckley Space Force Base, 

Aurora, CO. 

Comments Invited 

The FAA invites interested persons to 

participate in this rulemaking by 

submitting written comments, data, or 

views. Comments are specifically 

invited on the overall regulatory, 

aeronautical, economic, environmental, 

and energy-related aspects of the 

proposal. The most helpful comments 

reference a specific portion of the 

proposal, explain the reason for any 

recommended change, and include 

supporting data. To ensure the docket 

does not contain duplicate comments, 

commenters should submit only one 

time if comments are filed 

electronically, or commenters should 

send only one copy of written 

comments if comments are filed in 

writing. 

The FAA will file in the docket all 

comments it receives, as well as a report 

summarizing each substantive public 

contact with FAA personnel concerning 

this proposed rulemaking. Before acting 

on this proposal, the FAA will consider 

all comments it receives on or before the 

closing date for comments. The FAA 

will consider comments filed after the 

comment period has closed if it is 

possible to do so without incurring 

expense or delay. The FAA may change 

this proposal in light of the comments 

it receives. 

Privacy: In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 

553(c), DOT solicits comments from the 

public to better inform its rulemaking 

process. DOT posts these comments, 

without edit, including any personal 

information the commenter provides, to 

www.regulations.gov, as described in 

the system of records notice (DOT/ALL– 

14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at 

www.dot.gov/privacy. 

Availability of Rulemaking Documents 

An electronic copy of this document 

may be downloaded through the 

internet at www.regulations.gov. 

Recently published rulemaking 

documents can also be accessed through 

the FAA’s web page at www.faa.gov/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 Operations office 

(see ADDRESSES section for address, 

phone number, and hours of 


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operations). An informal docket may 

also be examined during normal 

business hours at the office at the 

Northwest Mountain Regional Office of 

the Federal Aviation Administration, 

Air Traffic Organization, Western 

Service Center, Operations Support 

Group, 2200 S. 216th Street, Des 

Moines, WA 98198. 

Incorporation by Reference 

Class D, E2, and E4 airspace 

designations are published in 

paragraphs 5000, 6002, and 6004, 

respectively, of FAA Order JO 7400.11, 

Airspace Designations and Reporting 

Points, which is incorporated by 

reference in 14 CFR 71.1 on an annual 

basis. This document proposes to 

amend the current version of that order, 

FAA Order JO 7400.11H, dated August 

11, 2023, and effective September 15, 

2023. These updates would be 

published in the next update to FAA 

Order JO 7400.11. That order is publicly 

available as listed in the ADDRESSES

section of this document. 

FAA Order JO 7400.11H lists Class A, 

B, C, D, and E airspace areas, air traffic 

service routes, and reporting points. 

Background 

Buckley Space Force Base (BKF) is 

located south of Denver International 

Airport (DEN) and is separated by 

United States Interstate 70. Centennial 

Airport (APA) is located nearby, 

approximately 9.1 nautical miles (NM) 

southeast of BKF. APA and BKF airports 

have instrument approach procedures 

(IAP) that involve conflicting and 

overlapping circling maneuver patterns. 

The circling maneuver patterns of 

category D and E aircraft landing 

Runway (RWY) 32 at BKF extend 

beyond the airport’s surface area to the 

west and northwest of the airport. 

Additionally, APA and BKF Class D 

airspaces are separated by less than 0.30 

NM. This area is comprised of 

controlled and uncontrolled airspace, 

which creates an unfavorable passage as 

VFR aircraft navigate between the two 

airports’ surface areas. Lastly, IFR 

departures from BKF’s RWY 14 occur 

underneath the floor of controlled 

airspace and outside the lateral 

boundaries of the BKF airport; this is 

due to rising terrain south-throughsoutheast of the airport, and the need to 

size the surface area airspace based on 

a climb rate of 200 feet per NM. 

The Proposal 

The FAA is proposing an amendment 

to 14 CFR part 71 that would modify 

Class D airspace, modify Class E 

airspace designated as a surface area, 

and revoke Class E airspace designated 

as an extension to a Class D or surface 

area at Buckley Space Force Base, CO. 

The lateral boundaries of the airport’s 

Class D and Class E surface areas are 

insufficiently sized and should be 

modified to better contain IFR arrivals 

when less than 1,000 feet above the 

surface of the earth and departing IFR 

aircraft until reaching the next adjacent 

airspace. Additionally, an 

approximately 0.30 NM gap of Class E 

and Class G airspaces exists between the 

BKF and APA surface areas. As such, 

the airport’s Class D and Class E surface 

areas should be re-sized to be within a 

4.4-mile radius of the airport, within 2 

miles northeast and 4 miles southwest 

of the airport’s 151° bearing extending 

to 7.1 miles southeast, and within 4 

miles south and 4.4 miles north of the 

airport’s 270° bearing extending to 4.7 

miles west, excluding that airspace 

within the DEN Class B and APA Class 

D airspace areas. Closing this gap would 

redirect some VFR aircraft to transition 

a 500-foot vertical Class E airspace area 

between the vertical limits of BKF’s 

Class D airspace and the floor of DEN 

Class B Area E airspace. 

The FAA is proposing to revoke BKF’s 

Class E airspace, which is designated as 

an extension to the Class D and E 

surface area. The Class E airspace area 

extension is no longer required due to 

the proposed modification of BKF’s 

surface area airspace. 

Finally, the FAA is proposing 

administrative actions to BKF’s airspace 

legal descriptions. The airport’s name 

on line 2 of both legal descriptions 

should state ‘‘Buckley Space Force Base, 

CO.’’ Additionally, line four of both 

surface area legal descriptions should 

include ‘‘Denver International Airport, 

CO’’ and ‘‘Centennial Airport, CO’’ as 

references, as they are used to define 

BKF’s surface areas. 

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 will 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. 

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, 

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(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 JO 7400.11H, 

Airspace Designations and Reporting 

Points, dated August 11, 2023, and 

effective September 15, 2023, is 

amended as follows: 

Paragraph 5000 Class D Airspace. 

* * * * * 

ANM CO D Aurora, CO [Amended] 

Buckley Space Force Base, CO 

(Lat. 39°42′06′′ N, long. 104°45′07′′ W) 

Denver International Airport, CO 

(Lat. 39°51′42′′ N, long. 104°40′23′′ W) 

Centennial Airport, CO 

(Lat. 39°34′12′′ N, long. 104°50′57′′ W) 

That airspace extending upward from 

the surface to but not including 7,500 

feet MSL within a 4.4-mile radius of the 

airport, within 2 miles northeast and 4 

miles southwest of the airport’s 151° 

bearing extending to 7.1 miles 

southeast, and within 4 miles south and 

4.4 miles north of the airport’s 270° 

bearing extending to 4.7 miles west, 

excluding that airspace within the 

Denver International Airport, CO, Class 

B and Centennial Airport, CO, Class D 

airspace areas. This Class D airspace 

area is effective during the specific dates 

and times established in advance by a 

Notice to Air Missions. The effective 

date and time will thereafter be 

continuously published in the Chart 

Supplement. 

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1Since 2009, ASTM revised F963 five times: 

ASTM F963–08, ASTM F963–11, ASTM F963–16, 

ASTM F963–17, and ASTM F963–23 (approved 

August 1, 2023). 

2Section 3.1.91 of ASTM F963–23 (Toy): ‘‘Any 

object designed, manufactured, or marketed as a 

plaything for children under 14 years of age.’’ 

3Under ASTM F963, ‘‘Expanding Materials’’ are 

defined as ‘‘any material used in a toy which 

expands greater than 50% in any dimension from 

its as-received state.’’ 

Paragraph 6002 Class E Airspace 

Areas Designated as a Surface Area. 

* * * * * 

ANM CO E2 Aurora, CO [Amended] 

Buckley Space Force Base, CO 

(Lat. 39°42′06′′ N, long. 104°45′07′′ W) 

Denver International Airport, CO 

(Lat. 39°51′42′′ N, long. 104°40′23′′ W) 

Centennial Airport, CO 

(Lat. 39°34′12′′ N, long. 104°50′57′′ W) 

That airspace extending upward from 

the surface to but not including 7,500 

feet MSL within a 4.4-mile radius of the 

airport, within 2 miles northeast and 4 

miles southwest of the airport’s 151° 

bearing extending to 7.1 miles 

southeast, and within 4 miles south and 

4.4 miles north of the airport’s 270° 

bearing extending to 4.7 miles west, 

excluding that airspace within the 

Denver International Airport, CO, Class 

B and Centennial Airport, CO, Class D 

airspace areas. This Class E airspace 

area is effective during the specific dates 

and times established in advance by a 

Notice to Air Missions. The effective 

date and time will thereafter be 

continuously published in the Chart 

Supplement. 

* * * * * 

Paragraph 6004 Class E Airspace 

Areas Designated as an Extension to a 

Class D or Class E Surface Area. 

* * * * * 

ANM CO E4 Aurora, CO [Removed] 

Aurora, Buckley ANG Base, CO 

(Lat. 39°42′06′′ N, long. 104°45′07′′ W) 

* * * * * 

Issued in Des Moines, Washington, August 

30, 2024. 

B.G. Chew, 

Group Manager, Operations Support Group, 

Western Service Center. 

[FR Doc. 2024–20197 Filed 9–6–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY 

COMMISSION 

16 CFR Parts 1112 and 1250 

[CPSC Docket No. CPSC–2024–0027] 

Safety Standard for Toys: 

Requirements for Water Beads 

AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking. 

SUMMARY: The Consumer Product Safety 

Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA) 

mandates that ASTM F963 shall be a 

mandatory toy safety standard. This 

safety standard sets forth requirements 

for water bead toys and toys that contain 

water beads. The U.S. Consumer 

Product Safety Commission (CPSC) 

proposes to establish additional 

performance and labeling requirements 

for these products. The Commission 

also proposes to amend CPSC’s list of 

notice of requirements (NORs) to 

include water bead toys and toys that 

contain water beads. 

DATES: Submit comments by November 

8, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Submit all comments, 

identified by Docket No. CPSC–2024– 

0027, by any of the following methods: 

Electronic Submissions: Submit 

electronic comments to the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal at: https://

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Do not submit through this website: 

confidential business information, trade 

secret information, or other sensitive or 

protected information that you do not 

want to be available to the public. CPSC 

typically does not accept comments 

submitted by email, except as described 

below. 

Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier/ 

Confidential Written Submissions: CPSC 

encourages you to submit electronic 

comments by using the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal. You may, however, 

submit comments by mail, hand 

delivery, or courier to: Office of the 

Secretary, Consumer Product Safety 

Commission, 4330 East-West Highway, 

Bethesda, MD 20814; telephone: (301) 

504–7479. If you wish to submit 

confidential business information, trade 

secret information, or other sensitive or 

protected information that you do not 

want to be available to the public, you 

may submit such comments by mail, 

hand delivery, or courier, or you may 

email them to: cpsc-os@cpsc.gov. 

Instructions: All submissions must 

include the agency name and docket 

number. CPSC may post all comments 

without change, including any personal 

identifiers, contact information, or other 

personal information provided, to 

https://www.regulations.gov. Do not 

submit through this website: 

Confidential business information, trade 

secret information, or other sensitive or 

protected information that you do not 

want to be available to the public. If you 

wish to submit such information, please 

submit it according to the instructions 

for mail/hand delivery/courier/ 

confidential written submissions. 

Docket: For access to the docket to 

read background documents or 

comments received, go to: https://

www.regulations.gov, and insert the 

docket number, CPSC–2024–0027, into 

the ‘‘Search’’ box, and follow the 

prompts. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Matthew Kresse, Project Manager, 

Division of Mechanical Engineering, 

Directorate for Laboratory Sciences, 

Consumer Product Safety Commission, 

5 Research Place, Rockville, MD 20850; 

Telephone 301–987–2222; email: 

mkresse@cpsc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background and Statutory Authority 

Section 106(a) of the Consumer 

Product Safety Improvement Act of 

2008 (CPSIA) made ASTM 

International’s (ASTM) voluntary 

standard for toys, ASTM F963–07, 

Standard Consumer Safety 

Specification for Toy Safety (except 

section 4.2 and Annex 4), a mandatory 

safety standard for toys beginning 180 

days after the enactment date of the 

CPSIA. 15 U.S.C. 2056b(a). The CPSIA 

states that ASTM F963 shall be 

considered a consumer product safety 

standard issued by the Commission 

under section 9 of the Consumer 

Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2058). 

Since 2009, CPSC has enforced ASTM 

F963 as a mandatory standard for 

toys.1 2 In 2017, the Commission 

established 16 CFR part 1250, Safety 

Standard Mandating ASTM F963 for 

Toys, and it incorporated by reference 

the newly revised ASTM standard at 

that time, ASTM F963–16. 82 FR 8989 

(Feb. 2, 2017). Most recently, on January 

18, 2024, the Commission updated part 

1250 to incorporate by reference a 2023 

revision, ASTM F963–23. 89 FR 3344. 

Section 4.40 of ASTM F963–23 

includes requirements for toys, 

including but not limited to water 

beads, that are made of ‘‘Expanding 

Materials.’’ 3 However, the requirements 

currently in ASTM F963–23 for this 

category of toys appear insufficient to 

address all known water bead hazards. 

Potential hazards for ‘‘Expanding 

Materials’’ in general include 

gastrointestinal tract blockage if a child 

ingests a product comprised of 

expanding materials. Hazard mitigation 

provisions in ASTM F963–23 include 

performance requirements, but do not 

include warnings or instructional 

literature specifically tailored to the 


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