4458 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 19 / Monday, January 30, 2012 / Rules and Regulations 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2011–1146; Airspace 

Docket No. 11–ASO–36] 

Amendment of Class E Airspace; 

Rockingham, NC 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This action amends Class E 

Airspace at Rockingham, NC. The 

Roscoe Non-Directional Beacon (NDB) 

has been decommissioned and new 

Standard Instrument Approaches have 

been developed for Richmond County 

Airport. This action also updates the 

airport’s geographic coordinates and 

notes the name change to Richmond 

County Airport. This action enhances 

the safety and management of 

Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations 

at the airport. 

DATES: Effective 0901 UTC, April 5, 

2012. The Director of the Federal 

Register approves this incorporation by 

reference action under title 1, Code of 

Federal Regulations, part 51, subject to 

the annual revision of FAA Order 

7400.9 and publication of conforming 

amendments. 

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: 

History 

On October 28, 2011, the FAA 

published in the Federal Register a 

notice of proposed rulemaking to amend 

Class E airspace at Rockingham, NC, (76 

FR 66867) Docket No. FAA–2011–1146. 

Interested parties were invited to 

participate in this rulemaking effort by 

submitting written comments on the 

proposal to the FAA. No comments 

were received. 

Class E airspace designations are 

published in paragraph 6005 of FAA 

Order 7400.9V dated August 9, 2011, 

and effective September 15, 2011, which 

is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 

71.1. The Class E airspace designations 

listed in this document will be 

published subsequently in the Order. 

The Rule 

This amendment to Title 14, Code of 

Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 

amends Class E airspace extending 

upward from 700 feet above the surface 

at Rockingham, NC, to accommodate 

new standard instrument approach 

procedures developed for Richmond 

County Airport. The Roscoe NDB has 

been decommissioned, and the NDB 

approach cancelled, making this 

modification necessary for the safety 

and management of IFR operations 

within the National Airspace System. 

The airport formerly named 

Rockingham-Hamlet Airport is changed 

to Richmond County Airport, and the 

geographic coordinates of the airport are 

adjusted to be in concert with the FAAs 

aeronautical database. 

The FAA has determined that this 

regulation only involves an established 

body of technical regulations for which 

frequent and routine amendments are 

necessary to keep them operationally 

current, is non-controversial and 

unlikely to result in adverse or negative 

comments. 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. 

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 

amends controlled airspace Richmond 

County Airport, Rockingham, NC. 

Lists of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71 

Airspace, Incorporation by reference, 

Navigation (air). 

Adoption of the Amendment 

In consideration of the foregoing, the 

Federal Aviation Administration 

amends 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(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 7400.9V, Airspace 

Designations and Reporting Points, 

dated August 9, 2011, effective 

September 15, 2011, is amended as 

follows: 

Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas 

Extending Upward from 700 feet or More 

Above the Surface of the Earth. 

* * * * * 

ASO NC E5 Rockingham, NC [AMENDED] 

Richmond County Airport, NC 

(Lat. 34°53′29′′ N., long. 79°45′35′′ W.) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface within a 6.8-mile 

radius of the Richmond County Airport. 

Issued in College Park, Georgia, on January 

18, 2012. 

Mark D. Ward, 

Manager, Operations Support Group, Eastern 

Service Center, Air Traffic Organization. 

[FR Doc. 2012–1820 Filed 1–27–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2011–0433; Airspace 

Docket No. 11–AGL–12] 

Amendment of Class E Airspace; 

Rugby, ND 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This action amends Class E 

airspace for Rugby, ND. 

Decommissioning of the Rugby nondirectional beacon (NDB) at Rugby 

Municipal Airport has made this action 

necessary to enhance the safety and 

management of Instrument Flight Rule 

(IFR) operations at the airport. 

DATES: Effective date: 0901 UTC, April 

5, 2012. The Director of the Federal 

Register approves this incorporation by 

reference action under 1 CFR Part 51, 

subject to the annual revision of FAA 

Order 7400.9 and publication of 

conforming amendments. 


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