Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace; Scottsboro, AL, 45700-45701 [07-3961]

Download as PDF 45700 § 71.1 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 157 / Wednesday, August 15, 2007 / Proposed Rules [Amended] 2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of Federal Aviation Administration Order 7400.9P, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated September 1, 2006, and effective September 15, 2006, is amended as follows: Paragraph 5000 Class D Airspace. * * * * * ACE KS D Independence, KS [New] Independence Municipal Airport, KS (Lat. 37°09′30″ N., long. 95°46′42″ W.) That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 3,300 feet MSL within a 4.6-mile radius of Independence Municipal Airport. This Class D airspace area is effective during the 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. * * * * * Issued in Fort Worth, Texas on July 27, 2007. Donald R. Smith, Manager, System Support Group, ATO Central Service Center. [FR Doc. 07–3963 Filed 8–14–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–13–M DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 71 [Docket No. FAA–277–28591; Airspace Docket 07–ASO–16] Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace; Scottsboro, AL Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT. ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking. ebenthall on PRODPC61 with PROPOSALS AGENCY: SUMMARY: This action proposes to amend the Class E airspace area at Scottsboro, AL, to accommodate a new Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) that has been developed for the Scottsboro Municipal—Word Field Airport. Additional controlled airspace is necessary for the safety and management of Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations at Scottsboro Municipal—Word Field Airport. DATES: Comments must be received on or before October 1, 2007. ADDRESSES: Send comments on this proposal to the Docket Management Facility, U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket Operations, M– 30, 1200 New Jersey Ave., SE., West Building, Ground Floor, Room W12– 140, Washington, DC 20590; telephone: VerDate Aug<31>2005 14:58 Aug 14, 2007 Jkt 211001 1–800–647–5527. You must identify the docket number FAA–2007–28591; Airspace Docket 07–ASO–16, at the beginning of your comments. You may also submit comments on the Internet at https://dms.dot.gov. You may review the public docket containing the proposal, 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 C210, 1701 Columbia Avenue, College Park, Georgia 30337. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark D. Ward, Manager, System Support, Eastern Service Center, Federal Aviation Administration, P.O. Box 20636, Atlanta, Georgia 30320; telephone (404) 305–5627. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Internet at https://dms.dot.gov. Recently published rulemaking documents can also be accessed through the FAA’s Web page at https://www.faa.gov. or the Federal Register’s Web page at https:// www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/. 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. Comments Invited Interested parties are invited to participate in this proposed 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. Communication should identify both docket numbers and be submitted in triplicate to the address listed above. Commenters wishing the FAA to acknowledge receipt of their comments on this notice must submit with those comments a self-addressed, stamped postcard on which the following statement is made: ‘‘Comments to Docket No. FAA–2007– 28591/Airspace Docket No. 07–ASO– 16.’’ 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 notice 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. The Proposal The FAA is considering an amendment to Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 to amend Class E airspace at Scottsboro, AL. The current Class E airspace area supporting helicopter operations at Jackson County Hospital is too small to contain the new RNAV (GPS) SIAPs at nearby Scottsboro Municipal—Word Field Airport. This proposed action would provide the additional controlled airspace, extending upward from 700 feet above ground level (AGL), that is required to support the new RNAV (GPS) SIAPs for runways 4 and 22 at Scottsboro Municipal—Word Field Airport. Class E airspace designations for airspace areas extending upward from 700 feet or more above the surface of the earth are published in Paragraph 6005 of FAA Order 7400.9P, dated September 1, 2006, and effective September 15, 2006, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class E airspace designation listed in this document would 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 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. Availability of NPRMs An electronic copy of this document may be downloaded through the List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71 Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (air). PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 E:\FR\FM\15AUP1.SGM 15AUP1 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 157 / Wednesday, August 15, 2007 / Proposed Rules The Proposed Amendment SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation Administration proposes to amend 14 CFR part 71 as follows: [Docket No. SSA–2007–0045] PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND REPORTING POINTS Proposed Suspension of New Claims to the Federal Reviewing Official Review Level, Changes to the Role of the Medical and Vocational Expert System, and Future Demonstration Projects 1. The authority citation for part 71 continues to read as follows: [Amended] 2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of Federal Aviation Administration Order 7400.9P, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated September 1, 2006, and effective September 15, 2006, is amended as follows: Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas Extending Upward from 700 feet or More Above the Surface of the Earth * * * ASO AL E5 * * Scottsboro, AL [ADDED] Scottsboro Municipal—Word Field Airport, AL (Lat. 34°41′19″ N., long. 86°00′21″ W.) Jackson County Hospital Point In Space Coordinates (Lat. 34°39′47″ N., long. 86°01′54″ W.) That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface within a 6.5-mile radius of Scottsboro Municipal—Word Field Airport extending from the 6.5-mile radius to 4.4 miles northeast of the airport and within 4 miles each side of the 218° bearing from the Scottsboro Municipal—Word Field Airport extending from the 6.5-mile radius to 4.5 miles southwest of the airport; and that airspace within a 6-mile radius of the point in space (Lat. 34°39′47″ N., long. 86°01′54″ W.) serving Jackson County Hospital. * * * * * Issued in College Park, Georgia, on July 2, 2007. Lynda G. Otting, Acting Group Manager, System Support Group, Eastern Service Center. [FR Doc. 07–3961 Filed 8–14–07; 8:45 am] ebenthall on PRODPC61 with PROPOSALS BILLING CODE 4910–13–M VerDate Aug<31>2005 14:58 Aug 14, 2007 Jkt 211001 RIN 0960–AG53 Social Security Administration. Notice of proposed rulemaking. AGENCY: 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 20 CFR Part 405 ACTION: SUMMARY: We propose to modify our disability administrative adjudication processes to suspend new claims to the Federal reviewing official (FedRO) level, now operating in the Boston region. Claims already received will continue to be processed by the FedRO and a related component of the disability determination process, the Medical and Vocational Expert System (MVES), commonly known as the Office of Medical and Vocational Expertise (OMVE). We also propose to remove the MVES/OMVE from the disability adjudication process for new claims. We are making these proposals to ensure that we continually improve our disability adjudication process. Lastly, we are requesting comments on using the MVES/OMVE to develop and manage a national registry of experts. DATES: To be sure that we consider your comments on our proposed changes, we must receive them no later than September 14, 2007. However, we also invite comments by November 13, 2007 on the merits of a national registry of experts, including MVES/OMVE management of the registry, and the rates to be paid to the experts affiliated with the registry. ADDRESSES: You may give us your comments by: Internet through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at https:// www.regulations.gov; e-mail to regulations@ssa.gov; telefax to (410) 966–2830; or letter to the Commissioner of Social Security, P.O. Box 17703, Baltimore, MD 21235–7703. You may also deliver them to the Office of Regulations, Social Security Administration, 960 Altmeyer Building, 6401 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21235–6401, between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. on regular business days. Comments are posted on the Federal eRulemaking Portal, or you may inspect them on regular business days by making arrangements with the contact person shown in this preamble. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James A. Winn, Social Security PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 45701 Administration, 6401 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21235–6401, (410) 965–0600 for information about this notice. For information on eligibility or filing for benefits, call our national toll-free number, 1–800–772– 1213 or TTY 1–800–325–0778, or visit our Internet site, Social Security Online, at https://www.socialsecurity.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Electronic Version The electronic file of this document is available on the date of publication in the Federal Register at https:// www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/. Introduction We are dedicated to providing highquality service to the American public. When in March 2006 we announced changes to our administrative review process for initial disability claims, we explained that we expected that the changes would improve disability service. Our commitment to continuous improvement in the way we process disability claims did not end with the publication of those rules as we continually explore ways to improve service to some of the most vulnerable in our society. We face, now and in the foreseeable future, significant challenges to our ability to provide the level of service that disability benefit claimants deserve because of the increased complexity of and growth in claims for those benefits. Consequently, we propose modifications to our administrative review process that will further help us evaluate changes put in place in March 2006 and help us provide accurate and timely service to claimants for Social Security disability benefits and supplemental security income payments based on disability or blindness. The importance of these disability benefits to the lives and subsistence of many Americans cannot be underestimated. Nearly 15 million disabled Social Security beneficiaries and supplemental security income recipients receive over $10 billion in Federal monthly payments. The adjudication of disability claims requires evaluating complex medical and vocational evidence. The number of claims and requests for hearings that we receive has continued to expand. In 2004–2006, we received an annual average of 2.6 million disability claims that required decisions on medical grounds, the most time and labor intensive basis for deciding such claims. Along with this expansion in the number of claims, there has been a concomitant increase in the number of hearing requests. Our hearing offices E:\FR\FM\15AUP1.SGM 15AUP1

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[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 157 (Wednesday, August 15, 2007)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 45700-45701]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-3961]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-277-28591; Airspace Docket 07-ASO-16]


Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace; Scottsboro, AL

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This action proposes to amend the Class E airspace area at 
Scottsboro, AL, to accommodate a new Standard Instrument Approach 
Procedure (SIAP) that has been developed for the Scottsboro Municipal--
Word Field Airport. Additional controlled airspace is necessary for the 
safety and management of Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations at 
Scottsboro Municipal--Word Field Airport.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before October 1, 2007.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this proposal to the Docket Management 
Facility, U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket Operations, M-30, 
1200 New Jersey Ave., SE., West Building, Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 
Washington, DC 20590; telephone: 1-800-647-5527. You must identify the 
docket number FAA-2007-28591; Airspace Docket 07-ASO-16, at the 
beginning of your comments. You may also submit comments on the 
Internet at https://dms.dot.gov. You may review the public docket 
containing the proposal, 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 C210, 1701 Columbia Avenue, College Park, Georgia 
30337.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark D. Ward, Manager, System Support, 
Eastern Service Center, Federal Aviation Administration, P.O. Box 
20636, Atlanta, Georgia 30320; telephone (404) 305-5627.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments Invited

    Interested parties are invited to participate in this proposed 
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. 
Communication should identify both docket numbers and be submitted in 
triplicate to the address listed above. Commenters wishing the FAA to 
acknowledge receipt of their comments on this notice must submit with 
those comments a self-addressed, stamped postcard on which the 
following statement is made: ``Comments to Docket No. FAA-2007-28591/
Airspace Docket No. 07-ASO-16.'' 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 notice 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 through the 
Internet at https://dms.dot.gov. Recently published rulemaking documents 
can also be accessed through the FAA's Web page at https://www.faa.gov. 
or the Federal Register's Web page at https://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/
index/html. 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 amend Class E airspace at Scottsboro, 
AL. The current Class E airspace area supporting helicopter operations 
at Jackson County Hospital is too small to contain the new RNAV (GPS) 
SIAPs at nearby Scottsboro Municipal--Word Field Airport. This proposed 
action would provide the additional controlled airspace, extending 
upward from 700 feet above ground level (AGL), that is required to 
support the new RNAV (GPS) SIAPs for runways 4 and 22 at Scottsboro 
Municipal--Word Field Airport.
    Class E airspace designations for airspace areas extending upward 
from 700 feet or more above the surface of the earth are published in 
Paragraph 6005 of FAA Order 7400.9P, dated September 1, 2006, and 
effective September 15, 2006, which is incorporated by reference in 14 
CFR 71.1. The Class E airspace designation listed in this document 
would 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 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.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71

    Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (air).

[[Page 45701]]

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

    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.


Sec.  71.1  [Amended]

    2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of Federal 
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9P, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated September 1, 2006, and effective September 15, 
2006, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas Extending Upward from 700 
feet or More Above the Surface of the Earth

* * * * *

ASO AL E5 Scottsboro, AL [ADDED]

Scottsboro Municipal--Word Field Airport, AL
    (Lat. 34[deg]41'19'' N., long. 86[deg]00'21'' W.)
Jackson County Hospital Point In Space Coordinates (Lat. 
34[deg]39'47'' N., long. 86[deg]01'54'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.5-mile radius of Scottsboro Municipal--Word Field Airport 
extending from the 6.5-mile radius to 4.4 miles northeast of the 
airport and within 4 miles each side of the 218[deg] bearing from 
the Scottsboro Municipal--Word Field Airport extending from the 6.5-
mile radius to 4.5 miles southwest of the airport; and that airspace 
within a 6-mile radius of the point in space (Lat. 34[deg]39'47'' 
N., long. 86[deg]01'54'' W.) serving Jackson County Hospital.
* * * * *

    Issued in College Park, Georgia, on July 2, 2007.
Lynda G. Otting,
Acting Group Manager, System Support Group, Eastern Service Center.
[FR Doc. 07-3961 Filed 8-14-07; 8:45 am]
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