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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 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this rule may be amended or withdrawn 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–2008–0059; Airspace 

Docket No. 08–ANE–90.’’ 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 E airspace at Fort Kent, 

ME providing the controlled airspace 

required to support the new Copter Area 

Navigation RNAV Global Positioning 

System (GPS) 011 Point in Space (PinS) 

approach developed for the Northern 

Maine Medical Center. In today’s 

environment where speed of treatment 

for medical injuries is imperative, 

landing sites have been developed for 

helicopter medical Lifeguard flights or 

Lifeflights at the local hospitals. 

Controlled airspace extending upward 

from 700 feet Above Ground Level 

(AGL) is required for Instrument Flight 

Rules (IFR) operations and to 

encompass all Instrument Approach 

Procedures (IAPs) to the extent 

practical, therefore, the FAA is 

amending Title 14, Code of Federal 

Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 to establish 

a 6-mile radius Class E5 airspace at Fort 

Kent, 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. This regulation 

is within the scope of that authority as 

it establishes controlled airspace near 

the Northern Maine Medical Center in 

Fort Kent, ME. 

List 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. 

* * * * * 

ANNE ME E5 Fort Kent, ME [New] 

Northern Maine Medical Center 

(Lat. 47°15′54′′ N., long. 68°35′36′′ W.) 

Point in Space Coordinates 

(Lat. 47°15′00′′ N., long. 68°34′43′′ 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. 47°15′00′′ N., long. 

68°34′43′′ W.) serving the Northern Maine 

Medical Center excluding that airspace 

outside of the United States. 

* * * * * 

Issued in College Park, Georgia, on January 

24, 2008. 

Mark D. Ward, 

Manager, System Support Group, Eastern 

Service Center. 

[FR Doc. 08–734 Filed 2–20–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2008–025; Airspace 

Docket No. 08–AGL–3] 

Establishment of Class E Airspace; La 

Pointe, WI 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Direct final rule request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: This action establishes Class 

E airspace at La Pointe, WI. Additional 


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controlled airspace is necessary to 

accommodate aircraft using new Area 

Navigation (RNAV) Global Positioning 

System (GPS) Standard Instrument 

Approach Procedures (SIAPs). The FAA 

proposes this action to enhance the 

safety and management of Instrument 

Flight Rules (IFR) aircraft operations at 

La Pointe, WI, Madeline Island Airport. 

DATES: Effective Dates: 0901 UTC April 

10, 2008. Comments for inclusion in the 

rules Docket must be received by April 

7, 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. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this 

proposal to the U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue, SE. West Building 

Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590–0001. You must 

identify the docket number FAA–2008–

025/Airspace Docket No. 08–AGL–3, at 

the beginning of your comments. You 

may also submit comments through the 

Internet at http://regulations.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: Joe 

Yadouga, Central Service Center, 

System Support Group, Federal 

Aviation Administration, Southwest 

Region, Ft. Worth, TX 76193–0530; 

telephone (817) 222–5597. 

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. 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 of the rule. 

If the FAA receives, within the 

comment period, an adverse or negative 

comment, or written comment 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. Comments that 

provide the factual basis supporting the 

views and suggestions presented are 

particularly helpful in developing 

reasoned regulatory decisions on the 

direct final rule. Comments are 

specifically invited on the overall 

regulatory, aeronautical, economic, 

environmental, and energy-related 

aspects of the direct final rule. 

Commenters wishing the FAA to 

acknowledge receipt of their comments 

on this rule must submit with those 

comments a self-addressed, stamped 

postcard on which the following 

statement is made: ‘‘Comments to 

Docket No. FAA–2008–0025, Airspace 

Docket No. 08–AGL–3.’’ The postcard 

will be date/time stamped and returned 

to the commenter. Communications 

should identify both docket numbers 

and be submitted in triplicate to the 

address specified under the caption 

ADDRESSES above or 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. 

The Rule 

This amendment to Title 14, Code of 

Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 

establishes Class E airspace at La Pointe, 

WI providing the airspace required to 

support the new RNAV (GPS) RWY 4/ 

22 approach developed for IFR landings 

at Madeline Island Airport. Controlled 

airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface is required to 

encompass all SIAPs and for the safety 

of IFR operations at Madeline Island 

Airport. Designations for Class E 

airspace areas extending upward from 

700 feet above the surface of the earth 

are published in the FAA Order 

7400.9R, signed August 15, 2007 and 

effective September 15, 2007, which is 

incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 

Part 71.1. 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 implication 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 

(44FR 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 

establishes Class E airspace at La Pointe, 

WI. 

List 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. 


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§ 71.1 Amended 

■ 2. The incorporation by reference in 

14 CFR 71.1 of Federal Aviation 

Administration Order 7400.9R, Airspace 

Designation and Reporting Points, 

signed August 15, 2007, and effective 

September 15, 2007, is amended as 

follows: 

Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas 

Extending Upward from 700 feet Above the 

Surface of the Earth. 

* * * * * 

AGL WI E5 La Pointe, WI [New] 

Madeline Island Airport 

(Lat. 46°47′19′′ N., long. 90°45′31′′ W.) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface within a 6.3-mile 

radius of Madeline Island Airport. 

* * * * * 

Issued in Fort Worth, TX, on February 8, 

2008. 

Donald R. Smith, 

Manager, System Support Group, ATO 

Central Service Area. 

[FR Doc. 08–735 Filed 2–20–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2008–027; Airspace 

Docket No. 08–ASW–3] 

Establishment of Class E5 Airspace; 

Eagle Pass, TX 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Direct final rule; request for 

comments; correction. 

SUMMARY: This action corrects a direct 

final rule published in the Federal 

Register January 22, 2008 (73 FR 3625), 

Airspace Docket No. 08–ASW–3, FAA 

Docket No. FAA–2008–027. In that rule, 

an error was made in the geographic 

coordinates of the legal description for 

Maverick County Memorial 

International. This action also deletes 

that portion of the legal description 

referencing Notice to Airmen effective 

date and times. 

DATES: Effective Dates: 0901 UTC April 

10, 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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joe 

Yadouga, Central Service Center, 

System Support Group, Federal 

Aviation Administration, Southwest 

Region, Ft. Worth, Texas 76193–0530; 

telephone (817) 222–5597. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

History 

On January 22, 2008, a direct final 

rule for Airspace Docket No. 08–ASW–

3, FAA Docket No. FAA–2008–027, was 

published in the Federal Register (73 

FR 3625), establishing Class E airspace 

at Maverick County Memorial 

International Airport, Eagle Pass, TX. 

The geographic coordinates of the legal 

description for the airport were 

incorrect. The coordinates should read 

lat. 28°51′26′′ N., long. 100°30′48′′ W. 

This action corrects that error, and also 

removes the sentences referencing 

Notice to Airmen effective date and 

times. 

Correction to Direct Final Rule 

■ Accordingly, pursuant to the authority 

delegated to me, the legal description, as 

published in the Federal Register 

January 22, 2008 (73 FR 3625), Airspace 

Docket No. 08–ASW–3, FAA Docket No. 

FAA–2008–027, and incorporated by 

reference in 14 CFR 71.1, is corrected as 

follows: 

§71.1 Amended 

■ On page 3626, column 3, line 25, 

correct the geographic coordinates for 

Maverick County Memorial 

International Airport to read: 

ASW TX CLASS E5 Eagle Pass, TX 

[Corrected] 

Maverick County Memorial International 

Airport 

(Lat. 28°51′26′′ N., long. 100°30′48′′ W.) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface within a 6.5-mile 

radius of Maverick County Memorial 

International Airport to exclude the 

international boundaries of Mexican 

airspace. 

Issued in Fort Worth, TX, on February 8, 

2008. 

Donald R. Smith, 

Manager, System Support Group, ATO 

Central Service Center. 

[FR Doc. 08–733 Filed 2–20–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2005–22491; Airspace 

Docket No. 05–AEA–019] 

Amendment of Class E Airspace; 

Williamsport, PA 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule; correction. 

SUMMARY: This action corrects an error 

in the geographic coordinates of a final 

rule published in the Federal Register 

October 30, 2007, that established 

additional controlled airspace at 

Williamsport-Lycoming County Airport 

(72 FR 61297), Airspace Docket No. 

FAA–2005–22491. 

DATES: Effective 0901 UTC, February 21, 

2008. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Daryl Daniels, Airspace Specialist, 

System Support, AJ02–E2B.12, FAA 

Eastern Service Center, 1701 Columbia 

Ave., College Park, GA 30337; telephone 

(404) 305–5581; fax (404) 305–5572. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

History 

A final rule published in the Federal 

Register October 30, 2007, established 

additional controlled airspace at 

Williamsport-Lycoming County Airport 

(72 FR 61297). In that rule, additional 

airspace was established to serve the 

Williamsport Hospital. After 

publication, an error was found in the 

geographic coordinates of the 

Williamsport-Lycoming County Airport, 

Williamsport, PA. This action corrects 

that error. 

Correction to Final Rule 

■ Accordingly, pursuant to the authority 

delegated to me, the geographic 

coordinates for the WilliamsportLycoming County Airport, PA, as 

published in the Federal Register on 

October 30, 2007 (72 FR 61297), Federal 

Register Docket No. FAA–2005–22491 

are corrected as follows: 

§ 71.1 [Amended] 

* * * * * 

AEA PA E5 Williamsport, PA [Corrected] 

Williamsport-Lycoming County Airport 

(Lat. 41°14′31′′ N., long. 76°55′16′′ W.) 

Picture Rocks NDB 

(Lat. 41°16′36′′ N., long. 76°42′37′′ W.) 

Williamsport Hospital Point In Space 

Coordinates 

(Lat. 41°14′43′′ N., long. 77°00′04′′ W.) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface within a 17.9-mile 


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