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Done at Washington, DC, on August 27, 

2008. 

Alfred V. Almanza, 

Administrator. 

[FR Doc. E8–20368 Filed 9–2–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–DM–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2008–0550; Airspace 

Docket 08–AEA–21] 

Modification of Class D and Class E 

Airspace; Rome, NY 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Direct final rule, request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: This action modifies the Class 

D and E airspace at Griffiss Airfield in 

Rome, NY. After the development of 

specific Departure Procedures (DPs) at 

the airfield, it was determined the Class 

D and E Surface airspace should be 

reduced in size to facilitate a more 

efficient operation. This rule increases 

the safety and management of the 

National Airspace System (NAS) around 

Griffiss Airfield. 

DATES: Effective 0901 UTC, November 

20, 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 should be 

received no later than October 3, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this rule 

to: U. S. Department of Transportation, 

Docket Operations, West Building, 

Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 

New Jersey, SE., Washington, DC 

20590–0001; Telephone: 1–800–647– 

5527; Fax: 202–493–2251. You must 

identify the Docket Number FAA–2008– 

0550; Airspace Docket No. 08–AEA–21, 

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: 

Melinda Giddens, Operations Support, 

Eastern Service Center, Federal Aviation 

Administration, P.O. Box 20636, 

Atlanta, Georgia 30320; telephone (404) 

305–5610. 

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. This 

rule is effective and there will be no 

further action by the FAA 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. 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 and comments may be submitted 

and reviewed at 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 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–2008–0550; Airspace 

Docket No. 08–AEA–21.’’ 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 

modifies Class D and E2 airspace at 

Rome, NY by reducing the controlled 

airspace, extending upward from the 

surface of the Earth to support IFR 

operations at Griffiss Airfield to a 5.0- 

mile radius with minor extensions for 

arrivals. Class D and E2 Surface airspace 

is usually predicated on departures from 

an airport with a control tower climbing 

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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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