Document ID: FAA-2008-0839-0001
Agency: faa
Document Type: Rule
Title: Proposed Modification of the Chicago, IL Class B Airspace Area; Public Meetings
Posted Date: 2008-07-30T04:00Z

[Federal Register: July 30, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 147)]
[Notices]               
[Page 44311-44312]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

 
Proposed Modification of the Chicago, IL Class B Airspace Area; 
Public Meetings

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of meetings.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces three fact-finding informal airspace 
meetings to solicit information from airspace users and others 
concerning a proposal to revise the Class B airspace area at Chicago, 
IL. The purpose of these meetings is to provide interested parties an 
opportunity to present views, recommendations, and comments on the 
proposal. All comments received during these meetings will be 
considered prior to any revision or issuance of a notice of proposed 
rulemaking.
    Times and Dates: The informal airspace meetings will be held on 
Tuesday, September 23, 2008, from 2 p.m.-7 p.m., Wednesday, September 
24, 2008, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m., and Thursday, September 25, 2008, from 2 
p.m.-7 p.m. Comments must be received on or before October 2, 2008.

ADDRESSES: (1) The meeting on Tuesday, September 23, 2008, will be

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held at Signature Flight Center, Chicago Executive Airport, 1100 South 
Milwaukee Avenue, Wheeling, IL 60090. (2) The meeting on Wednesday, 
September 24, 2008, will be held at DuPage Flight Center, Chicago 
DuPage Airport, 2700 International Drive, West Chicago, IL 60185. (3) 
The meeting on Thursday, September 25, 2008, will be held at Signature 
Flight Center, Chicago Executive Airport, 1100 South Milwaukee Avenue, 
Wheeling, IL 60090.
    Comments: Send comments on the proposal to: Don Smith, Manager, 
Operations Support Group, Air Traffic Organization Central Service 
Center, Federal Aviation Administration, 2601 Meacham Boulevard, Fort 
Worth, Texas, 76137, or by fax to (817) 222-5547.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anne Hulsey, FAA Chicago TRACON, 1100 
Bowes Road, Elgin, IL, 60123; Telephone (847) 608-5524.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Meeting Procedures

    (a) The meetings will be informal in nature and will be conducted 
by one or more representatives of the FAA Central Service Center. A 
representative from the FAA will present a formal briefing on the 
planned modification to the Class B airspace at Chicago, IL. Each 
participant will be given an opportunity to deliver comments or make a 
presentation. Only comments concerning the plan to modify the Class B 
airspace area at Chicago, IL, will be accepted.
    (b) The meetings will be open to all persons on a space-available 
basis. There will be no admission fee or other charge to attend and 
participate.
    (c) Any person wishing to make a presentation to the FAA panel will 
be asked to sign in and estimate the amount of time needed for such 
presentation. This will permit the panel to allocate an appropriate 
amount of time for each presenter. These meetings will not be adjourned 
until everyone on the list has had an opportunity to address the panel.
    (d) Position papers or other handout material relating to the 
substance of these meetings will be accepted. Participants wishing to 
submit handout material should present an original and two copies (3 
copies total) to the presiding officer. There should be additional 
copies of each handout available for other attendees.
    (e) These meetings will not be formally recorded.

Agenda for the Meetings

--Sign-in.
--Presentation of Meeting Procedures.
--FAA explanation of the planned Class B modifications.
--Solicitation of Public Comments.
--Closing Comments.

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40103, 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 
FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389.

    Issued in Washington DC, on July 23, 2008.
Stephen Rohring,
Acting Manager, Airspace and Rules Group.
[FR Doc. E8-17383 Filed 7-29-08; 8:45 am]

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