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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2008–0339; Airspace 

Docket No. 08–ASW–5] 

Amendment of Class D and Class E 

Airspace; Altus AFB, OK 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Direct final rule; request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: This action amends Class D 

and Class E airspace at Altus Air Force 

Base (AFB), Altus OK. Additional 

controlled airspace is necessary to 

accommodate aircraft using Standard 

Instrument Approach Procedures 

(SIAPs). This action is necessary for the 

safety and management of Instrument 

Flight Rules (IFR) operations at Altus 

AFB, OK. 

DATES: Effective Dates: 0901 UTC 

September 25, 2008. Comments must be 

received by September 22, 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 

direct final rule 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– 

0339/Airspace Docket No. 08–ASW–5, 

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 direct final rule, 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 

number 1–800–647–5527, is on the 

ground floor of the building at the above 

address. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gary 

Mallett, Central Service Center, 

Operations Support Group, Federal 

Aviation Administration, Southwest 

Region, 2601 Meacham Blvd., Fort 

Worth, Texas 76193–0530; telephone 

number (817) 222–4949. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

History 

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–2008–0339, Airspace 

Docket No. 08–ASW–5.’’ 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 action amends Title 14, Code of 

Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 by 

providing additional Class D controlled 

airspace extending upward from the 

surface and Class E airspace extending 

upward from 700 feet above the surface 

at Altus AFB. Additional controlled 

Class D and Class E airspace is 

necessary for the safety of IFR 

operations at Altus AFB. The area will 

be depicted on appropriate aeronautical 

charts. The Class D and E airspace areas 

are published in paragraphs 5000 and 

6005, respectively, of FAA Order 

7400.9R, dated August 15, 2007 and 

effective September 15, 2007, which is 

incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 

71.1. The Class D and E airspace 

designations listed in this document 

will be published subsequently in the 

Order. 

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 


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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 provides additional 

controlled airspace at Altus AFB, OK. 

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 part 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 5000 Class D Airspace. 

* * * * * 

ASW OK D Altus, OK [Amended] 

Altus AFB, OK 

(Lat. 34°39′01′′ N., long. 99°16′00′′ W.) 

Altus AFB ILS Localizer 

(Lat. 34°38′31′′ N., long. 99°16′26′′ W.) 

That airspace extending upward from the 

surface to and including 3,900 feet MSL 

within a 6-mile radius of Altus AFB and 

within 2 miles each side of the Altus AFB 

ILS 17R Localizer north course extending 

from the 6-mile radius to 7.6 miles north of 

the 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. 

Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace areas 

extending upward from 700 feet or more 

above the surface of the earth. 

ASW OK E5 Altus, OK [Amended] 

Altus AFB, OK 

(Lat. 34°39′01′′ N., long. 99°16′00′′ W.) 

Altus VORTAC 

(Lat. 34°39′46′′ N., long. 99°16′16′′ W.) 

Altus/Quartz Mountain Regional Airport, OK 

(Lat. 34°41′56′′ N., long. 99°20′19′′ W.) 

Tipton Municipal Airport, OK 

(Lat. 34°27′31′′ N., long. 99°10′17′′ W.) 

Frederick Municipal Airport, OK 

(Lat. 34°21′07′′ N., long. 98°59′02′′ W.) 

Altus AFB ILS Localizer 

(Lat. 34°38′31′′ N., long. 99°16′26′′ W.) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface within a 9.1-mile 

radius of Altus AFB and within 1.6 miles 

each side of the 1850 radial of the Altus 

VORTAC extending from the 9.1-mile radius 

to 11.9 miles south of the Alms AFB and 

within 3 miles west and 2 miles east of the 

Altus AFB ILS 1 7R Localizer north course 

extending from the 9.1-mile radius to 15 

miles north of the Altus AFB and within a 

6.5-mile radius of the Altus/Quartz Mountain 

Regional Airport, and within a 5.4-mile 

radius of Tipton Municipal Airport, and 

within a 7.2-mile radius of the Frederick 

Municipal Airport, and within 2.5 miles each 

side of the 180° bearing from the Frederick 

Municipal Airport extending from the 7.2- 

mile radius to 7.7 miles south of the 

Frederick Municipal Airport and within a 12- 

mile radius of the Altus AFB beginning at a 

point 3 miles west of the Altus VORTAC 019° 

radial, thence clockwise along the 12-mile 

radius of the Altus AFB, ending at a point 3 

miles west of the Altus VORTAC 185° radial. 

* * * * * 

Issued in Fort Worth, TX, on July 3, 2008. 

Richard H. Farrell III, 

Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, 

ATO Central Service Center. 

[FR Doc. E8–17558 Filed 8–5–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2008–0024; Airspace 

Docket No. 08–AGL–4] 

Amendment of Class E Airspace; Black 

River Falls, WI 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Direct final rule; request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: This action amends Class E 

airspace at Black River Falls, WI. 

Additional controlled airspace is 

necessary to accommodate aircraft using 

new Area Navigation (RNAV) Global 

Positioning System (GPS) Standard 

Instrument Approach Procedures 

(SIAPs) at Black River Falls Area 

Airport. This action will enhance the 

safety and management of Instrument 

Flight Rules (IFR) aircraft operations at 

Black River Falls Area Airport, Black 

River Falls, WI. 

DATES: Effective Dates: 0901 UTC 

September 25, 2008. Comments for 

inclusion in the rules Docket must be 

received September 22, 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 

direct final rule 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–

0024/Airspace Docket No. 08–AGL–4, 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 direct final rule, 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 

number 1–800–647–5527, is on the 

ground floor of the building at the above 

address. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gary 

A. Mallett, Central Service Center, 

Operations Support Group, Federal 

Aviation Administration, Southwest 

Region, Fort Worth, Texas 76193–0530; 

at telephone number (817) 222–4949. 

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 


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