Document ID: FAA-2014-0416-0001
Agency: faa
Document Type: Proposed Rule
Title: Establishment of Class D Airspace and Amendment of Class E Airspace: Selma, AL
Posted Date: 2014-09-10T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 175 (Wednesday, September 10, 2014)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 53667-53669]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-21578]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2014-0416; Airspace Docket No. 14-ASO-7]

Proposed Establishment of Class D Airspace and Amendment of Class 
E Airspace; Selma, AL

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).

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SUMMARY: This action proposes to establish Class D airspace and amend 
Class E airspace at Selma, AL, to accommodate the new air traffic 
control tower at Craig Field Airport. Controlled airspace is necessary 
for the safety and management of instrument flight rules (IFR) 
operations at the airport.

DATES: 0901 UTC. Comments must be received on or before October 27, 
2014. 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.

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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-2014-0416; Airspace Docket No. 14-ASO-7, 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 350, 1701 Columbia Avenue, College Park, Georgia 
30337.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Fornito, Airspace Specialist, 
Operations Support Group, Eastern Service Center, Air Traffic 
Organization, Federal Aviation Administration, P.O. Box 20636, Atlanta, 
Georgia 30320; telephone (404) 305-6364.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Comments Invited

    Interested persons are invited to comment on this rulemaking 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 proposal. Comments are specifically invited 
on the overall regulatory, aeronautical, economic, environmental, and 
energy-related aspects of the proposal. Communications should identify 
both docket numbers (FAA docket number. FAA-2014-0416; Airspace Docket 
No. 14-ASO-7) and be submitted in triplicate to the Docket Management 
System (see ADDRESSES section for address and phone number). You may 
also submit comments through the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov. Those wishing the FAA to acknowledge receipt of 
their comments on this document must submit with those comments a self-
addressed, stamped postcard on which the following statement is made: 
``Comments to Docket No. The postcard will be date/time stamped and 
returned to the commenter. All communications received before the 
specified closing date for comments will be considered before taking 
action on the proposed rule. The proposal contained in this document 
may be changed in light of the comments received. A report summarizing 
each substantive public contact with FAA personnel concerned with this 
rulemaking will be filed in the docket.

Availability of NPRMs

    An electronic copy of this document may be downloaded from and 
comments submitted through http://www.regulations.gov. Recently 
published rulemaking documents can also be accessed through the FAA's 
Web page at http://www.faa.gov/airtraffic/publications/
airspaceamendments/. Additionally, any person may obtain a 
copy of this document by submitting a request to the Federal Aviation 
Administration (FAA), Office of Air Traffic Airspace Management, ATA-
400, 800 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591, or by calling 
(202) 267-8783. Communications must identify both docket numbers for 
this document. Persons interested in being placed on a mailing list for 
future NPRM's should contact the FAA's Office of Rulemaking, (202) 267-
9677, to request a copy of Advisory Circular No. 11-2A, Notice of 
Proposed Rulemaking Distribution System, which describes the 
application procedure.

The Proposal

    The FAA is considering an amendment to Title 14, Code of Federal 
Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 to establish Class D airspace within a 
4.5-mile radius of Craig Field Airport, Selma, AL, and amend existing 
Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface to 
within a 7-mile radius of the airport, with a segment from the 7-mile 
radius to 12.4 miles southeast of the airport. Controlled airspace is 
necessary to support the operation of the new air traffic control 
tower, and would enhance the safety and management of IFR operations.
    Class D and E airspace designations are published in Paragraphs 
5000 and 6005 respectively, of FAA Order 7400.9X, dated August 7, 2013, 
and effective September 15, 2013, 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 proposed 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 proposed rule, when promulgated, would 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 proposed 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 proposed regulation is within the scope 
of that authority as it would establish Class D and amend Class E 
airspace at Craig Field Airport, Selma, AL.
    This proposal will be subject to an environmental analysis in 
accordance with FAA Order 1050.1E, ``Environmental Impacts: Policies 
and Procedures'' prior to any FAA final regulatory action.

Lists of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71

    Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (air).

The Proposed Amendment

    In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation 
Administration proposes to amend 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

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1. The authority citation for Part 71 will continue 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.

Sec.  71.1  [Amended]

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2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of Federal Aviation

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Administration Order 7400.9X, Airspace Designations and Reporting 
Points, dated August 7, 2013, and effective September 15, 2013, is 
amended as follows:

Paragraph 5000 Class D Airspace

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ASO AL D Selma, AL [NEW]

Craig Field Airport, AL
    (Lat. 32[deg]20[min]38[sec] N., long. 86[deg]59[min]16[sec] W.)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface up to and 
including 2,500 feet MSL within a 4.5-mile radius of Craig Field 
Airport. This Class D airspace area is effective during 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.

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ASO AL E5 Selma, AL [AMENDED]

Craig Field Airport, AL
    (Lat. 32[deg]20[min]38[sec] N., long. 86[deg]59[min]16[sec] W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 7-mile radius of. Craig Field Airport, and within 2.6 miles 
each side of the 145[deg] bearing from the airport, extending from 
the 7-mile radius to 12.4 miles southeast of the airport.

    Issued in College Park, Georgia, on September 2, 2014.
Myron A. Jenkins,
Manager, Operations Support Group, Eastern Service Center, Air Traffic 
Organization.
[FR Doc. 2014-21578 Filed 9-9-14; 8:45 am]
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