Proposed Revision of Class E Airspace; Galena, AK, 66207-66209 [E8-26656]

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No individual will be subject to cross-examination by any other participant; however, FAA representatives may ask questions to clarify a statement and to ensure a complete and accurate record. Issued in Washington, DC, on November 3, 2008. Pamela Hamilton-Powell, Director, Office of Rulemaking. [FR Doc. E8–26566 Filed 11–6–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–13–P PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 4702 66207 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 71 [Docket No. FAA–2008–0957; Airspace Docket No. 08–AAL–27] Proposed Revision of Class E Airspace; Galena, AK Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT. ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking. AGENCY: SUMMARY: This action proposes to revise Class E airspace at Galena, AK. Two Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs) are being amended for the Edward G. Pitka Airport at Galena, AK. Adoption of this proposal would result in revising Class E airspace upward from 700 feet (ft.) and 1,200 ft. above the surface at the Edward G. Pitka Airport, Galena, AK. DATES: Comments must be received on or before December 22, 2008. ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal to the Docket Management Facility, U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., West Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, Washington, DC 20590–0001. You must identify the docket number FAA–2008–0957/ Airspace Docket No. 08–AAL–27, at the beginning of your comments. You may also submit comments on the Internet at https://www.regulations.gov. You may review the public docket containing the proposal, any comments received, and any final disposition in person in the Dockets Office between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The Docket Office (telephone 1–800–647–5527) is on the plaza level of the Department of Transportation NASSIF Building at the above address. An informal docket may also be examined during normal business hours at the office of the Manager, Safety, Alaska Flight Service Operations, Federal Aviation Administration, 222 West 7th Avenue, Box 14, Anchorage, AK 99513–7587. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gary Rolf, Federal Aviation Administration, 222 West 7th Avenue, Box 14, Anchorage, AK 99513–7587; telephone number (907) 271–5898; fax: (907) 271– 2850; e-mail: gary.ctr.rolf@faa.gov. Internet address: https:// www.alaska.faa.gov/at. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Comments Invited Interested parties are invited to participate in this proposed rulemaking Sfmt 4702 E:\FR\FM\07NOP1.SGM 07NOP1 66208 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 217 / Friday, November 7, 2008 / Proposed Rules 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 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–2008–0957/Airspace Docket No. 08–AAL–27.’’ The postcard will be date/time stamped and returned to the commenter. All communications received on or 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 comments received. All comments submitted will be available for examination in the public docket both before and after the closing date for comments. A report summarizing each substantive public contact with FAA personnel concerned with this rulemaking will be filed in the docket. ebenthall on PROD1PC60 with PROPOSALS Availability of Notice of Proposed Rulemakings (NPRMs) An electronic copy of this document may be downloaded through the Internet at https://www.regulations.gov. Recently published rulemaking documents can also be accessed through the FAA’s Web page at https:// www.faa.gov or the Superintendent of Document’s Web page at https:// www.access.gpo.gov/nara/. Additionally, any person may obtain a copy of this notice by submitting a request to the Federal Aviation Administration, 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 notice. 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. VerDate Aug<31>2005 14:57 Nov 06, 2008 Jkt 217001 The Proposal The FAA is considering an amendment to Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) Part 71, which would revise Class E airspace at the Edward G. Pitka Airport, in Galena, AK. The intended effect of this proposal is to revise existing Class E airspace upward from 700 ft. and 1,200 ft. above the surface to contain Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations at the Edward G. Pitka Airport, Galena, AK. The FAA Instrument Flight Procedures Production and Maintenance Branch has amended two SIAPs for the Edward G. Pitka Airport. The amended SIAPs are (1) the Area Navigation (RNAV) Global Positioning System (GPS) Runway (RWY) 7, Original, and (2) the RNAV (GPS) RWY 25, Original. Class E controlled airspace extending upward from 700 ft. and 1,200 ft. above the surface in the Edward G. Pitka Airport area would be revised by this action. The proposed airspace is sufficient in size to contain aircraft executing the instrument procedures at the Edward G. Pitka Airport, Galena, AK. The area would be depicted on aeronautical charts for pilot reference. The coordinates for this airspace docket are based on North American Datum 83. The Class E airspace areas designated as 700/1200 foot transition areas are published in paragraph 6005 in FAA Order 7400.9R, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, signed August 15, 2007, and effective September 15, 2007, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class E airspace designations 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. The FAA’s authority to issue rules regarding aviation safety is found in PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 Title 49 of the United States Code. Subtitle 1, 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 1, Section 40103, Sovereignty and use of airspace. Under that section, the FAA is charged with prescribing regulations to ensure the safe and efficient use of the navigable airspace. This regulation is within the scope of that authority because it proposes to create Class E airspace sufficient in size to contain aircraft executing instrument procedures at the Edward G. Pitka Airport, AK, and represents the FAA’s continuing effort to safely and efficiently use the navigable airspace. List 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, CLASS B, CLASS C, CLASS D, AND CLASS E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIRWAYS; ROUTES; AND REPORTING POINTS 1. The authority citation for 14 CFR 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, signed August 15, 2007, and effective September 15, 2007, is to be amended as follows: * * * * * Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Extending Upward from 700 Feet or More Above the Surface of the Earth. * * * * * AAL AK E5 Galena, AK [Revised] Galena, Edward G. Pitka Airport, AK (Lat. 60°44′10″ N., long. 156°56′14″ W) Galena VORTAC (Lat. 60°44′17″ N., long. 156°46′38″ W) That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface within a 6.7-mile radius of the Edward G. Pitka Airport, AK, and within 14 miles of the Galena VORTAC, AK, extending clockwise from the 088°(T)/ 111°(M) radial to the 163°(T)/186°(M) radial E:\FR\FM\07NOP1.SGM 07NOP1 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 217 / Friday, November 7, 2008 / Proposed Rules of the Galena VORTAC, AK, and within 22 miles of the Galena VORTAC, AK, extending from the 268° radial to the 315° radial of the Galena VORTAC, AK, and within 4 miles north of the 088° radial of the Galena VORTAC, AK, extending from the 6.7-mile radius of the Edward G. Pitka Airport to 14 miles east of the Galena VORTAC, AK, and within 4 miles south of the 268° radial of the Galena VORTAC, AK, extending from the 6.7-mile radius to 22 miles west of the Galena VORTAC, AK; and that airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface within a 73-mile radius of the Edward G. Pitka Airport, AK. * * * * * Issued in Anchorage, AK, on October 27, 2008. Anthony M. Wylie, Manager, Alaska Flight Services Information Area Group. [FR Doc. E8–26656 Filed 11–6–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–13–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 40 CFR Part 52 [EPA–R09–OAR–2008–0728; FRL–8729–2] Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Revisions to the Nevada State Implementation Plan; Clark County Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Proposed rule. ebenthall on PROD1PC60 with PROPOSALS AGENCY: SUMMARY: Under the Clean Air Act, EPA is proposing to approve a revision to the Clark County portion of the Nevada State Implementation Plan (SIP). This revision consists of transportation conformity criteria and procedures related to interagency consultation and enforceability of certain transportationrelated control measures and mitigation measures. We are proposing to approve a local plan to include the transportation conformity criteria and procedures in the applicable SIP. DATES: Any comments on this proposal must arrive by December 8, 2008. ADDRESSES: Submit comments, identified by docket number EPA–R09– OAR–2008–0728, by one of the following methods: 1. Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line instructions. 2. E-mail: vagenas.ginger@epa.gov. 3. Mail or deliver: Ginger Vagenas (AIR–2), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94105–3901. 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In this ‘‘Rules and Regulations’’ section of this Federal Register, we are making these same amendments as a direct final rule, without a prior proposed rule. If we receive no adverse comment, we will not take further action on this proposed rule. DATES: Comments must be received by December 8, 2008, or December 22, 2008 if a hearing is requested. Public Hearing: If anyone contacts EPA requesting to speak at a public hearing concerning the proposed regulation by November 17, 2008, we will hold a public hearing on November 24, 2008. ADDRESSES: Comments. Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2006–0971 by mail to National Volatile Organic Compound Emission Standards for Aerosol Coatings, Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code: 2822T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460. Please include a total of two copies. Comments may also be submitted electronically or through E:\FR\FM\07NOP1.SGM 07NOP1

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[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 217 (Friday, November 7, 2008)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 66207-66209]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-26656]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2008-0957; Airspace Docket No. 08-AAL-27]


Proposed Revision of Class E Airspace; Galena, AK

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This action proposes to revise Class E airspace at Galena, AK. 
Two Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs) are being amended 
for the Edward G. Pitka Airport at Galena, AK. Adoption of this 
proposal would result in revising Class E airspace upward from 700 feet 
(ft.) and 1,200 ft. above the surface at the Edward G. Pitka Airport, 
Galena, AK.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before December 22, 2008.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal to the Docket Management 
Facility, U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, 
SE., West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590-
0001. You must identify the docket number FAA-2008-0957/Airspace Docket 
No. 08-AAL-27, at the beginning of your comments. You may also submit 
comments on the Internet at https://www.regulations.gov. You may review 
the public docket containing the proposal, any comments received, and 
any final disposition in person in the Dockets Office between 9 a.m. 
and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The Docket 
Office (telephone 1-800-647-5527) is on the plaza level of the 
Department of Transportation NASSIF Building at the above address.
    An informal docket may also be examined during normal business 
hours at the office of the Manager, Safety, Alaska Flight Service 
Operations, Federal Aviation Administration, 222 West 7th Avenue, Box 
14, Anchorage, AK 99513-7587.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gary Rolf, Federal Aviation 
Administration, 222 West 7th Avenue, Box 14, Anchorage, AK 99513-7587; 
telephone number (907) 271-5898; fax: (907) 271-2850; e-mail: 
gary.ctr.rolf@faa.gov. Internet address: https://www.alaska.faa.gov/at.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments Invited

    Interested parties are invited to participate in this proposed 
rulemaking

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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 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-2008-0957/
Airspace Docket No. 08-AAL-27.'' The postcard will be date/time stamped 
and returned to the commenter.
    All communications received on or 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 
comments received. All comments submitted will be available for 
examination in the public docket both before and after the closing date 
for comments. A report summarizing each substantive public contact with 
FAA personnel concerned with this rulemaking will be filed in the 
docket.

Availability of Notice of Proposed Rulemakings (NPRMs)

    An electronic copy of this document may be downloaded through the 
Internet at https://www.regulations.gov. Recently published rulemaking 
documents can also be accessed through the FAA's Web page at https://
www.faa.gov or the Superintendent of Document's Web page at https://
www.access.gpo.gov/nara/.
    Additionally, any person may obtain a copy of this notice by 
submitting a request to the Federal Aviation Administration, 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 notice. 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, which would revise Class E airspace at 
the Edward G. Pitka Airport, in Galena, AK. The intended effect of this 
proposal is to revise existing Class E airspace upward from 700 ft. and 
1,200 ft. above the surface to contain Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) 
operations at the Edward G. Pitka Airport, Galena, AK.
    The FAA Instrument Flight Procedures Production and Maintenance 
Branch has amended two SIAPs for the Edward G. Pitka Airport. The 
amended SIAPs are (1) the Area Navigation (RNAV) Global Positioning 
System (GPS) Runway (RWY) 7, Original, and (2) the RNAV (GPS) RWY 25, 
Original. Class E controlled airspace extending upward from 700 ft. and 
1,200 ft. above the surface in the Edward G. Pitka Airport area would 
be revised by this action. The proposed airspace is sufficient in size 
to contain aircraft executing the instrument procedures at the Edward 
G. Pitka Airport, Galena, AK.
    The area would be depicted on aeronautical charts for pilot 
reference. The coordinates for this airspace docket are based on North 
American Datum 83. The Class E airspace areas designated as 700/1200 
foot transition areas are published in paragraph 6005 in FAA Order 
7400.9R, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, signed August 15, 
2007, and effective September 15, 2007, which is incorporated by 
reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class E airspace designations 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.
    The FAA's authority to issue rules regarding aviation safety is 
found in Title 49 of the United States Code. Subtitle 1, 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 1, Section 40103, Sovereignty and use of 
airspace. Under that section, the FAA is charged with prescribing 
regulations to ensure the safe and efficient use of the navigable 
airspace. This regulation is within the scope of that authority because 
it proposes to create Class E airspace sufficient in size to contain 
aircraft executing instrument procedures at the Edward G. Pitka 
Airport, AK, and represents the FAA's continuing effort to safely and 
efficiently use the navigable airspace.

List 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, CLASS B, CLASS C, CLASS D, AND 
CLASS E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIRWAYS; ROUTES; AND REPORTING POINTS

    1. The authority citation for 14 CFR 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 7400.9R, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, signed August 15, 2007, and effective September 15, 
2007, is to be amended as follows:
* * * * *

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

* * * * *

AAL AK E5 Galena, AK [Revised]

Galena, Edward G. Pitka Airport, AK
    (Lat. 60[deg]44'10'' N., long. 156[deg]56'14'' W)
Galena VORTAC
    (Lat. 60[deg]44'17'' N., long. 156[deg]46'38'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.7-mile radius of the Edward G. Pitka Airport, AK, and 
within 14 miles of the Galena VORTAC, AK, extending clockwise from 
the 088[deg](T)/111[deg](M) radial to the 163[deg](T)/186[deg](M) 
radial

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of the Galena VORTAC, AK, and within 22 miles of the Galena VORTAC, 
AK, extending from the 268[deg] radial to the 315[deg] radial of the 
Galena VORTAC, AK, and within 4 miles north of the 088[deg] radial 
of the Galena VORTAC, AK, extending from the 6.7-mile radius of the 
Edward G. Pitka Airport to 14 miles east of the Galena VORTAC, AK, 
and within 4 miles south of the 268[deg] radial of the Galena 
VORTAC, AK, extending from the 6.7-mile radius to 22 miles west of 
the Galena VORTAC, AK; and that airspace extending upward from 1,200 
feet above the surface within a 73-mile radius of the Edward G. 
Pitka Airport, AK.
* * * * *

    Issued in Anchorage, AK, on October 27, 2008.
Anthony M. Wylie,
Manager, Alaska Flight Services Information Area Group.
[FR Doc. E8-26656 Filed 11-6-08; 8:45 am]
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