Document ID: FAA-2008-1149-0001
Agency: faa
Document Type: Rule
Title: Proposed Modification of the Charlotte, NC, Class B Airspace Area; Public Meetings
Posted Date: 2008-10-24T04:00Z

[Federal Register: October 24, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 207)]
[Proposed Rules]               
[Page 63407]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

 
Proposed Modification of the Charlotte, NC, Class B Airspace 
Area; Public Meetings

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of meetings.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces two fact-finding informal airspace 
meetings to solicit information from airspace users and others, 
concerning a proposal to revise the Class B airspace area at Charlotte, 
NC. 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 issuance of a notice of proposed rulemaking.

Times and Dates: The informal airspace meetings will be held on 
Wednesday, January 7, 2009, from 3 p.m.-8 p.m.; and Thursday, January 
8, 2009, from 3 p.m.-8 p.m. Comments must be received on or before 
February 9, 2009.

ADDRESSES: 1. The meeting on Wednesday, January 7, 2009, will be held 
at the Concord Regional Airport, Conference Room, 9000 Aviation Blvd., 
Concord, NC 28027. 2. The meeting on Thursday, January 8, 2009, will be 
held at the Rock Hill Airport, Conference Room, 550 Airport Rd., Rock 
Hill, SC 29732.
    Comments: Send comments on the proposal to: Mark D. Ward, Manager, 
Operations Support Group, Air Traffic Organization, Eastern Service 
Area, Federal Aviation Administration, P.O. Box 20636, Atlanta, GA 
30320

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mike Schmidt, Support Manager, 
Charlotte Airport Traffic Control Tower, 5507 Josh Birmingham Pkwy., 
Charlotte, NC 28208; telephone: (704) 359-1010.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Meeting Procedures

    a. The meetings will be informal in nature and will be conducted by 
one or more representatives of the FAA Eastern Service Center. A 
representative from the FAA will present an informal briefing on the 
planned modification to the Class B airspace area at Charlotte, NC. 
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 Charlotte, NC, 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. However, a summary 
of comments made at the meeting will be filed in the docket.

Agenda for the Meetings

--Sign-in
--Presentation of Meeting Procedures
--FAA Explanation of the Proposed Class B Modifications
--Public Presentations and Discussions
--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 October 16, 2008.
Edith V. Parish,
Manager, Airspace and Rules Group.
 [FR Doc. E8-25214 Filed 10-23-08; 8:45 am]

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