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by a notice of proposed rulemaking, 

interested persons are invited to 

comment on this rule by submitting 

such written data, views, or arguments 

as they may desire. An electronic copy 

of this document may be downloaded 

from and comments may be submitted 

and reviewed via http:// 

www.regulations.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. 

Communications should identify both 

docket numbers and be submitted in 

triplicate to the address specified under 

the caption ADDRESSES above or you 

may comment through the Web site. All 

communications received on or before 

the closing date for comments will be 

considered, and this rule may be 

amended or withdrawn in light of the 

comments received. 

Comments are specifically invited on 

the overall regulatory, economic, 

environmental, and energy aspects of 

the rule that might suggest a need to 

modify the rule. Factual information 

that supports the commenter’s ideas and 

suggestions is extremely helpful in 

evaluating the effectiveness of this 

action and determining whether 

additional rulemaking action would be 

needed. All comments submitted will be 

available, both before and after the 

closing date for comments, in the Rules 

Docket for examination by interested 

persons. Those wishing the FAA to 

acknowledge receipt of their comments 

submitted in response to this rule must 

submit a self-addressed, stamped 

postcard on which the following 

statement is made: ‘‘Comments to 

Docket No. FAA–2007–0245; Airspace 

Docket No. 07–ANE–95.’’ The postcard 

will be date stamped and returned to the 

commenter. 

The Rule 

This amendment to title 14, Code of 

Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 

establishes Class E5 airspace at 

Lewiston, ME providing the controlled 

airspace required to support the new 

Copter RNAV (GPS) 162 Point in Space 

(PinS) approach developed to facilitate 

helicopter arrival and departures at the 

Central Maine Medical Center. Although 

Class E airspace exists near the area, it 

is insufficient for the protection for this 

approach that will serve medical flights. 

Controlled airspace extending upward 

from 700 feet Above Ground Level 

(AGL) is required to encompass all 

instrument approach procedures (IAPs) 

to the extent practical and for general 

instrument flight rules (IFR) operations. 

Therefore, the FAA is amending title 14, 

Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) 

part 71 to establish Class E5 airspace at 

Lewiston, ME. Designations for Class E 

airspace areas extending upward from 

700 feet or more above the surface of the 

Earth are published in FAA Order 

7400.9R, signed August 15, 2007, 

effective September 15, 2007, which is 

incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 

part 71.1. The Class E designations 

listed in this document will be 

published subsequently in the Order. 

Agency Findings 

The regulations adopted herein will 

not have substantial direct effects on the 

States, on the relationship between the 

national government and the States, or 

on the distribution of power and 

responsibilities among various levels of 

government. Therefore, it is determined 

that this final rule does not have 

federalism implications under Executive 

Order 13132. 

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. The regulation is within 

the scope of that authority as it 

establishes controlled airspace near the 

Central Maine Medical Center in 

Lewiston, ME. 

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 7400.9R, Airspace 

Designations and Reporting Points, 

signed August 15, 2007, effective 

September 15, 2007, is amended as 

follows: 

Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace 

Areas Extending Upward from 700 feet 

or More Above the Surface of the Earth. 

* * * * * 

ANE ME E5 Lewiston, ME [NEW] 

Central Maine Medical Center Heliport 

(Lat. 44°06′12′′ N., long. 70°12′54′′ W.) 

Point in Space Coordinates 

(Lat. 44°06′29′′ N., long. 70°13′42′′ W.) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface of the Earth within a 

6-mile radius of the Point in Space 

coordinates (Lat. 44°06′29′′ N., long. 

70°13′42′′ W.) serving the Central Maine 

Medical Center Heliport. 

* * * * * 

Issued in College Park, Georgia, on 

December 10, 2007. 

Barry A. Knight, 

Acting Manager, System Support Group, 

Eastern Service Center. 

[FR Doc. 07–6072 Filed 12–18–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2007–0244; Airspace 

Docket No. 07–ANE–94] 

Establishment of Class E Airspace; 

Skowhegan, ME 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

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ACTION: Direct final rule, request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: This action establishes Class 

E Airspace at Skowhegan, ME. The 

existing controlled airspace from nearby 

Central Maine Airport does not 

adequately support a new Area 

Navigation (RNAV) Global Positioning 

System (GPS) Special Instrument 

Approach Procedure (IAP) that has been 

developed for medical flight operations. 

This action enhances the safety and 

management of Instrument Flight Rule 

(IFR) operations by providing the 

required controlled airspace to protect 

for this approach around the RedingtonFairview General Hospital in 

Skowhegan. 

DATES: Effective 0901 UTC, February 14, 

2008. 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. Comments for inclusion 

in the Rules Docket must be received on 

or before February 4, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this rule 

to: Docket Management Facility, U.S. 

Department of Transportation, 1200 

New Jersey, SE., West Building, Ground 

Floor, Room W12–140, Washington, DC 

20590–0001; Telephone: 1–800–647–

5527; Fax: (202) 493–2251. You must 

identify the Docket Number FAA–2007–

0244; Airspace Docket No. 07–ANE–94, 

at the beginning of your comments. You 

may also submit and review received 

comments through the Internet at 

http://www.regulations.gov. 

You may review the public docket 

containing the rule, 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 210, 1701 

Columbia Avenue, College Park, Georgia 

30337. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Daryl Daniels, System Support Group, 

Eastern Service Center, Federal Aviation 

Administration, P.O. Box 20636, 

Atlanta, Georgia 30320; telephone (303) 

305–5581. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

The Direct Final Rule Procedure 

The FAA anticipates that this 

regulation will not result in adverse or 

negative comments, and, therefore, 

issues it as a direct final rule. The FAA 

has determined that this rule only 

involves an established body of 

technical regulations for which frequent 

and routine amendments are necessary 

to keep them operationally current. 

Unless a written adverse or negative 

comment or a written notice of intent to 

submit an adverse or negative comment 

is received within the comment period, 

the regulation will become effective on 

the date specified above. After the close 

of the comment period, the FAA will 

publish a document in the Federal 

Register indicating that no adverse or 

negative comments were received and 

confirming the effective date. If the FAA 

receives, within the comment period, an 

adverse or negative comment, or written 

notice of intent to submit such a 

comment, a document withdrawing the 

direct final rule will be published in the 

Federal Register, and a notice of 

proposed rulemaking may be published 

with a new comment period. 

Comments Invited 

Although this action is in the form of 

a direct final rule, and was not preceded 

by a notice of proposed rulemaking, 

interested persons are invited to 

comment on this rule by submitting 

such written data, views, or arguments 

as they may desire. An electronic copy 

of this document may be downloaded 

from http://www.regulations.gov. 

Recently published rulemaking dockets 

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. 

Communications should identify both 

docket numbers and be submitted in 

triplicate to the address specified under 

the caption ADDRESSES above or you 

may comment through the website. All 

communications received on or before 

the closing date for comments will be 

considered, and this rule may be 

amended or withdrawn in light of the 

comments received. 

Comments are specifically invited on 

the overall regulatory, economic, 

environmental, and energy aspects of 

the rule that might suggest a need to 

modify the rule. Factual information 

that supports the commenter’s ideas and 

suggestions is extremely helpful in 

evaluating the effectiveness of this 

action and determining whether 

additional rulemaking action would be 

needed. All comments submitted will be 

available, both before and after the 

closing date for comments, in the Rules 

Docket for examination by interested 

persons. Those wishing the FAA to 

acknowledge receipt of their comments 

submitted in response to this rule must 

submit a self-addressed, stamped 

postcard on which the following 

statement is made: ‘‘Comments to 

Docket No. FAA–2007–0244; Airspace 

Docket No. 07–ANE–94.’’ The postcard 

will be date stamped and returned to the 

commenter. 

The Rule 

This amendment to Title 14, Code of 

Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 

establishes Class E5 airspace at 

Skowhegan, ME providing the 

controlled airspace required to support 

the new Copter RNAV (GPS) 240 Point 

in Space (PinS) approach developed to 

facilitate helicopter arrival and 

departures at the Redington-Fairview 

General Hospital. Although Class E 

airspace exists near the area, it is 

insufficient for the protection for this 

approach that will serve medical flights. 

Controlled airspace extending upward 

from 700 feet Above Ground Level 

(AGL) is required to encompass all 

instrument approach procedures (IAPs) 

to the extent practical and for general 

instrument flight rules (IFR) operations. 

Therefore, the FAA is amending Title 

14, Code of Federal Regulations (14 

CFR) part 71 to establish Class E5 

airspace at Skowhegan, ME. 

Designations for Class E airspace areas 

extending upward from 700 feet or more 

above the surface of the Earth are 

published in FAA Order 7400.9R, 

signed August 15, 2007, effective 

September 15, 2007, which is 

incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 

part 71.1. The Class E designations 

listed in this document will be 

published subsequently in the Order. 

Agency Findings 

The regulations adopted herein will 

not have substantial direct effects on the 

States, on the relationship between the 

national government and the States, or 

on the distribution of power and 

responsibilities among various levels of 

government. Therefore, it is determined 

that this final rule does not have 

federalism implications under Executive 

Order 13132. 

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 

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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 establishes controlled airspace near 

the Redington-Fairview General 

Hospital in Skowhegan, ME. 

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 7400.9R, Airspace 

Designations and Reporting Points, 

signed August 15, 2007, effective 

September 15, 2007, is amended as 

follows: 

* * * * * 

Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas 

Extending Upward from 700 feet or More 

Above the Surface of the Earth. 

* * * * * 

ANE ME E5 Skowhegan, ME [NEW] 

Redington-Fairview General Hospital 

Heliport 

(Lat. 44°45′28′′ N., long. 69°42′51′′ W.) 

Point in Space Coordinates 

(Lat. 44°46′03′′ N., long. 69°43′14′′ W.) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface of the Earth within a 

6-mile radius of the Point in Space 

coordinates (lat. 44°46′03′′ N., long. 69°43′14′′ 

W.) serving the Redington-Fairview General 

Hospital Heliport. 

* * * * * 

Issued in College Park, Georgia, on 

December 10, 2007. 

Barry A. Knight, 

Acting Manager, System Support Group, 

Eastern Service Center. 

[FR Doc. 07–6071 Filed 12–18–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2007–0243; Airspace 

Docket No. 07–ANE–93] 

Establishment of Class E Airspace; 

Farmington, ME 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Direct final rule, request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: This action establishes 

additional Class E Airspace at 

Farmington, ME. The existing controlled 

airspace does not adequately support a 

new Area Navigation (RNAV) Global 

Positioning System (GPS) Special 

Instrument Approach Procedure (IAP) 

that has been developed for medical 

flight operations. This action enhances 

the safety and management of 

Instrument Flight Rule (IFR) operations 

by providing the required controlled 

airspace to protect for this approach 

around Franklin Memorial Hospital 

DATES: Effective 0901 UTC, February 14, 

2008. 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. Comments for inclusion 

in the Rules Docket must be received 

February 4, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this rule 

to: Docket Management Facility, U.S. 

Department of Transportation, 1200 

New Jersey, SE., West Building, Ground 

Floor, Room W12–140, Washington, DC 

20590–0001; Telephone: 1–800–647–

5527; Fax: 202–493–2251. You must 

identify the Docket Number FAA–2007–

0243; Airspace Docket No. 07–ANE–93, 

at the beginning of your comments. You 

may also submit and review received 

comments through the Internet at 

http://www.regulations.gov. 

You may review the public docket 

containing the rule, 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 210, 1701 

Columbia Avenue, College Park, Georgia 

30337. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Daryl Daniels, System Support Group, 

Eastern Service Center, Federal Aviation 

Administration, P.O. Box 20636, 

Atlanta, Georgia 30320; telephone (404) 

305–5581. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

The Direct Final Rule Procedure 

The FAA anticipates that this 

regulation will not result in adverse or 

negative comments, and, therefore, 

issues it as a direct final rule. The FAA 

has determined that this rule only 

involves an established body of 

technical regulations for which frequent 

and routine amendments are necessary 

to keep them operationally current. 

Unless a written adverse or negative 

comment or a written notice of intent to 

submit an adverse or negative comment 

is received within the comment period, 

the regulation will become effective on 

the date specified above. After the close 

of the comment period, the FAA will 

publish a document in the Federal 

Register indicating that no adverse or 

negative comments were received and 

confirming the effective date. If the FAA 

receives, within the comment period, an 

adverse or negative comment, or written 

notice of intent to submit such a 

comment, a document withdrawing the 

direct final rule will be published in the 

Federal Register, and a notice of 

proposed rulemaking may be published 

with a new comment period. 

Comments Invited 

Although this action is in the form of 

a direct final rule, and was not preceded 

by a notice of proposed rulemaking, 

interested persons are invited to 

comment on this rule by submitting 

such written data, views, or arguments 

as they may desire. The direct final rule 

is used in this case to facilitate the 

timing of the charting schedule and 

enhance the operation at the airport, 

while still allowing and requesting 

public comment on this rulemaking 

action. An electronic copy of this 

document may be downloaded from 

http://www.regulations.gov. 

Communications should identify both 

docket numbers and be submitted in 

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