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directions until reaching 700 feet above 

the surface of the Earth. Additionally, 

the point an aircraft reaches the 1000- 

foot point Above Ground Level (AGL) 

while descending on a Standard 

Instrument Approach determines 

extensions to the Class D and E2 

airspace. On September 7, 2007, 

airspace was developed around the 

Griffiss Airfield to encompass this 

requirement (72 FR 51357). The criteria 

at that time required the airspace to be 

an 8.4-mile radius of the airport because 

of rising terrain. Since that date, 

Departure Procedures (DPs) have been 

developed requiring aircraft to climb on 

specific headings until reaching that 

700-foot AGL altitude prior to turning. 

This required procedure allows for the 

reduction in size of the current Class D 

and E2 airspace facilitating a more 

efficient operation. This Docket 

provides for that reduction. 

Class D and E2 airspace designations 

for airspace areas extending upwards 

from the surface of the Earth are 

published in Paragraph 5000 and 6002 

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 E2 airspace 

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. 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 modifies the Class D and E2 airspace 

at Griffiss Airfield in Rome, NY. 

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, 

dated August 15, 2007, and effective 

September 15, 2007, is amended as 

follows: 

Paragraph 5000 Class D Airspace. 

* * * * * 

AEA NY D Rome, NY [Revised] 

Griffiss Airfield, NY 

(Lat. 43°14′02′′ N, Long. 75°24′25′′ W) 

That airspace extending upward from the 

surface of the Earth to and including 3,000 

feet MSL within a 5.0-mile radius of the 

Griffiss Airfield and within 1.2 miles each 

side of the 331° bearing from the airport to 

5.6 miles northwest of the airfield and within 

1.3 miles each side of the 152° bearing from 

the Griffiss Airfield to 5.1 miles southeast of 

the Airfield. This Class D airspace area is 

effective during the specific days and times 

established in advance by a Notice to 

Airmen. The effective days and times will 

thereafter be continuously published in the 

Airport/Facility Directory. 

* * * * * 

Paragraph 6002 Class E Airspace 

Designated as Surface Areas. 

* * * * * 

AEA NY E2 Rome, NY [Revised] 

Griffiss Airfield, NY 

(Lat. 43°14′02′′ N, Long. 75°24′25′′ W) 

That airspace extending upward from the 

surface of the Earth within a 5.0-mile radius 

of the Griffiss Airfield and within 1.2 miles 

each side of the 331° bearing from the airport 

to 5.6 miles northwest of the airfield and 

within 1.3 miles each side of the 152° bearing 

from the Griffiss Airfield to 5.1 miles 

southeast of the Airfield. This Class E Surface 

airspace area is effective during the specific 

days and times established in advance by a 

Notice to Airmen. The effective days and 

times will thereafter be continuously 

published in the Airport/Facility Directory. 

* * * * * 

Issued in College Park, Georgia, on August 

4, 2008. 

Mark D. Ward, 

Manager, Operations Support Group, Eastern 

Service Center, Air Traffic Organization. 

[FR Doc. E8–19568 Filed 9–2–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2008–0457; Airspace 

Docket No. 08–AAL–16] 

Revision of Class E Airspace; Red 

Dog, AK 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule; correction. 

SUMMARY: This action corrects two 

errors in the airspace description 

contained in a Final Rule that was 

published in the Federal Register on 

Friday, July 25, 2008 (73 FR 43351), 

Airspace Docket No. 08–AAL–16. 

DATES: Effective Date: 0901 UTC, 

September 25, 2008. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gary 

Rolf, AAL–538G, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 222 West 7th Avenue, 

Box 14, Anchorage, AK 99513–7587; 

telephone number (907) 271–5898; fax: 

(907) 271–2850; e-mail. Internet 

address: http://www.alaska.faa.gov/at. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

History 

Federal Register Document E8–16962, 

Airspace Docket No. 08–AAL–16, 

published on Friday, July 25, 2008 (73 

FR 43351), revised Class E airspace at 

Red Dog, AK. An error was discovered 

in the airspace description that 

misidentified the airfield location. A 


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typographical error in the description 

was also identified. This action corrects 

these two errors. 

Correction to Final Rule 

■ Accordingly, pursuant to the authority 

delegated to me, the airspace 

description of the Class E airspace 

published in the Federal Register, 

Friday, July 25, 2008 (73 FR 43351), (FR 

Doc E8–16962, page 43351, column 3) is 

corrected as follows: 

§ 71.1 [Corrected] 

* * * * * 

AAL AK E5 Red Dog, AK [Corrected] 

Red Dog, AK 

(Lat. 68°01′56′′ N., Long. 162°53′57′′ W.) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface within an 11-mile 

radius of the Red Dog Airport, AK, and 

within 4 miles either side of the 219° bearing 

from the Red Dog Airport, AK, extending 

from the 11-mile radius to 14.5 miles 

southwest of the Red Dog Airport, AK; and 

that airspace extending upward from 1,200 

feet above the surface within a 72.5-mile 

radius of the Red Dog Airport, AK. 

* * * * * 

Issued in Anchorage, AK, on August 22, 

2008. 

James Miller, 

Acting Manager, Alaska Flight Service 

Information Area Group. 

[FR Doc. E8–20313 Filed 9–2–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 97 

[Docket No. 30622; Amdt. No. 3282] 

Standard Instrument Approach 

Procedures, and Takeoff Minimums 

and Obstacle Departure Procedures; 

Miscellaneous Amendments 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This Rule establishes, 

amends, suspends, or revokes Standard 

Instrument Approach Procedures 

(SIAPs) and associated Takeoff 

Minimums and Obstacle Departure 

Procedures for operations at certain 

airports. These regulatory actions are 

needed because of the adoption of new 

or revised criteria, or because of changes 

occurring in the National Airspace 

System, such as the commissioning of 

new navigational facilities, adding new 

obstacles, or changing air traffic 

requirements. These changes are 

designed to provide safe and efficient 

use of the navigable airspace and to 

promote safe flight operations under 

instrument flight rules at the affected 

airports. 

DATES: This rule is effective September 

3, 2008. The compliance date for each 

SIAP, associated Takeoff Minimums, 

and ODP is specified in the amendatory 

provisions. 

The incorporation by reference of 

certain publications listed in the 

regulations is approved by the Director 

of the Federal Register as of September 

3, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: Availability of matters 

incorporated by reference in the 

amendment is as follows: 

For Examination— 

1. FAA Rules Docket, FAA 

Headquarters Building, 800 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20591; 

2. The FAA Regional Office of the 

region in which the affected airport is 

located; 

3. The National Flight Procedures 

Office, 6500 South MacArthur Blvd., 

Oklahoma City, OK 73169 or, 

4. The National Archives and Records 

Administration (NARA). For 

information on the availability of this 

material at NARA, call 202–741–6030, 

or go to: http://www.archives.gov/ 

federal_register/ 

code_of_federal_regulations/ 

ibr_locations.html. 

Availability—All SIAPs and Takeoff 

Minimums and ODPs are Available 

online free of charge. Visit nfdc.faa.gov 

to register. Additionally, individual 

SIAP and Takeoff Minimums and ODP 

copies may be obtained from: 

1. FAA Public Inquiry Center (APA– 

200), FAA Headquarters Building, 800 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20591; or 

2. The FAA Regional Office of the 

region in which the affected airport is 

located. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Harry J. Hodges, Flight Procedure 

Standards Branch (AFS–420), Flight 

Technologies and Programs Divisions, 

Flight Standards Service, Federal 

Aviation Administration, Mike 

Monroney Aeronautical Center, 6500 

South MacArthur Blvd., Oklahoma City, 

OK 73169 (Mail Address: P.O. Box 

25082, Oklahoma City, OK 73125) 

Telephone: (405) 954–4164. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This rule 

amends title 14 of the Code of Federal 

Regulations, part 97 (14 CFR part 97), by 

Establishing, amending, suspending, or 

revoking SIAPS, Takeoff Minimums 

and/or ODPS. The complete regulators 

description of Each SIAP and its 

associated Takeoff Minimums or ODP 

for an Identified airport is listed on FAA 

form documents which are Incorporated 

by reference in this amendment under 5 

U.S.C. 552(a), 1 CFR part 51, and 14 

CFR part 97.20. The applicable FAA 

Forms are FAA Forms 8260–3, 8260–4, 

8260–5, 8260–15A, and 8260–15B when 

required by an entry on 8260–15A. 

The large number of SIAPs, Takeoff 

Minimums and ODPs, in addition to 

their complex nature and the need for 

a special format make publication in the 

Federal Register expensive and 

impractical. Furthermore, airmen do not 

use the regulatory text of the SIAPs, 

Takeoff Minimums or ODPs, but instead 

refer to their depiction on charts printed 

by publishers of aeronautical materials. 

Thus, the advantages of incorporation 

by reference are realized and 

publication of the complete description 

of each SIAP, Takeoff Minimums and 

ODP listed on FAA forms is 

unnecessary. This amendment provides 

the affected CFR sections and specifies 

the types of SIAPs and the effective 

dates of the Associated Takeoff 

Minimums and ODPs. This amendment 

also identifies the airport and its 

location, the procedure, and the 

amendment number. 

The Rule 

This amendment to 14 CFR part 97 is 

effective upon publication of each 

separate SIAP, Takeoff Minimums and 

ODP as contained in the transmittal. 

Some SIAP and Takeoff Minimums and 

textual ODP amendments may have 

been issued previously by the FAA in a 

Flight Data Center (FDC) Notice to 

Airmen (NOTAM) as an emergency 

action of immediate flight safety relating 

directly to published aeronautical 

charts. The circumstances which 

created the need for some SIAP and 

Takeoff Minimums and ODP 

amendments may require making them 

effective in less than 30 days. For the 

remaining SIAPS and Takeoff 

Minimums and ODPS, an effective date 

at least 30 days after publication is 

provided. 

Further, the SIAPs and Takeoff 

Minimums and ODPS contained in this 

amendment are based on the criteria 

contained in the U.S. Standard for 

Terminal Instrument Procedures 

(TERPS). In developing these SIAPS and 

Takeoff Minimums and ODPs, the 

TERPS criteria were applied to the 

conditions existing or anticipated at the 

affected airports. Because of the close 

and immediate relationship between 

these SIAPs, Takeoff Minimums and 

ODPs, and safety in air commerce, I find 

that notice and public procedures before 

adopting these SIAPS, Takeoff 


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