Proposed Amendment of Class D and E Airspace; Palmdale, CA, 15231-15233 [2011-6336]
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PART 39—AIRWORTHINESS
DIRECTIVES
1. The authority citation for part 39
continues to read as follows:
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113, 44701.
§ 39.13
[Amended]
2. The FAA amends § 39.13 by
removing airworthiness directive (AD)
2007–23–01, Amendment 39–15247 (72
FR 62568, November 6, 2007), and
adding the following new AD:
Goodrich (Formerly BF Goodrich): Docket
No. FAA–2011–0223; Directorate
Identifier 2010–NM–161–AD.
Comments Due Date
(a) The FAA must receive comments on
this AD action by May 5, 2011.
Affected ADs
(b) This AD supersedes AD 2007–23–01,
Amendment 39–15247.
Applicability
(c) This AD applies to Goodrich evacuation
systems approved under Technical Standard
Order (TSO) TSO–C69b, as installed on the
Airbus airplanes, certificated in any category,
identified in paragraphs (c)(1), (c)(2), and
(c)(3) of this AD.
(1) Model A330–201, –202, –203, –223,
–223F, –243, –243F, –301, –321, –322, –323,
–341, –342, and –343 airplanes; as identified
in Goodrich Service Bulletin 7A1508/09/10/
39–25–373, Revision 2, dated May 8, 2009.
(2) Model A340–211, –212, –213, –311,
–312, and –313 airplanes; as identified in
Goodrich Service Bulletin 7A1508/09/10/39–
25–373, Revision 2, dated May 8, 2009.
(3) Model A340–541 and –642 airplanes, as
identified in Goodrich Service Bulletins
7A1508/09/10/39–25–373, Revision 2, dated
May 8, 2009; and 4A3928/4A3934–25–374,
Revision 1, dated May 8, 2009.
Subject
(d) Joint Aircraft System Component
(JASC)/Air Transport Association (ATA) of
America Code 2560, Emergency Equipment.
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Unsafe Condition
(e) This AD was prompted by reports that
during workshop testing, certain pressure
relief valves did not seal and allowed the
pressure in certain slides/rafts to fall below
the minimum raft mode pressure for the unit.
We are issuing this AD to prevent loss of
pressure in the escape slides/rafts after an
emergency evacuation, which could result in
inadequate buoyancy to support the raft’s
passenger capacity during ditching and
increase the chance for injury to raft
passengers.
Compliance
(f) Comply with this AD within the
compliance times specified, unless already
done.
Part Replacement
(g) Within 36 months after the effective
date of this AD, inspect the evacuation
systems to determine whether any pressure
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relief valve having part number (P/N)
4A3641–1, 4A3791–3, 4A3641–26, or
4A3791–6 is installed. A review of airplane
maintenance records or the system
identification placard on the girt is
acceptable in lieu of this inspection if the
part number of the pressure relief valves can
be conclusively determined from that review.
(h) If any valve having part number (P/N)
4A3641–1, 4A3791–3, 4A3641–26, or
4A3791–6 is identified during the inspection
or review specified in paragraph (g) of this
AD: Before further flight, do the applicable
actions required by paragraphs (h)(1) and
(h)(2) of this AD.
(1) Replace all pressure relief valves P/Ns
4A3641–1 and 4A3791–3 with pressure relief
valves having P/N 115815–1, and mark the
system identification placard on the girt, in
accordance with the Accomplishment
Instructions of Goodrich Service Bulletin
7A1508/09/10/39–25–373, Revision 2, dated
May 8, 2009.
(2) Replace all pressure relief valves having
P/Ns 4A3641–26 and 4A3791–6 with
pressure relief valves having P/N 115815–1
(for evacuation systems having P/N 4A3934
series units) or 115815–2 (for evacuation
systems P/N 4A3928 series units); and mark
the system identification placard on the girt;
in accordance with the Accomplishment
Instructions of Goodrich Service Bulletin
4A3928/4A3934–25–374, Revision 1, dated
May 8, 2009.
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Related Information
(l) For more information about this AD,
contact Tracy Ton, Aerospace Engineer,
Cabin Safety/Mechanical and Environmental
Systems Branch, ANM–150L, FAA, Los
Angeles Aircraft Certification Office, 3960
Paramount Boulevard, Lakewood, California
90712–4137; phone: 562–627–5352; fax: 562–
627–5210; e-mail: Tracy.Ton@faa.gov.
(m) For service information identified in
this AD, contact Goodrich Corporation,
Aircraft Interior Products, ATTN: Technical
Publications, 3414 South Fifth Street,
Phoenix, Arizona 85040; phone: 602–243–
2270; e-mail: george.yribarren@goodrich.com;
Internet: https://www.goodrich.com/
TechPubs. You may review copies of the
referenced service information at the FAA,
Transport Airplane Directorate, 1601 Lind
Avenue, SW., Renton, Washington. For
information on the availability of this
material at the FAA, call 425–227–1221.
Issued in Renton, Washington, on March 9,
2011.
Kalene C. Yanamura,
Acting Manager, Transport Airplane
Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service.
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Parts Installation
(i) As of the effective date of this AD, no
person may install a pressure relief valve
having part number 4A3641–1, 4A3791–3,
4A3791–6, or 4A3641–26 in the evacuation
system on any airplane.
Credit for Actions Accomplished in
Accordance With Previous Service
Information
(j) Actions accomplished before the
effective date of this AD in accordance with
Goodrich Service Bulletin 7A1508/09/10/39–
25–373, dated March 31, 2008, or Goodrich
Service Bulletin 7A1508/09/10/39–25–373,
Revision 1, dated August 1, 2008; or
Goodrich Service Bulletin 4A3928/4A3934–
25–374, dated July 18, 2008; as applicable;
are acceptable for compliance with the
corresponding requirements of this AD.
Alternative Methods of Compliance
(AMOCs)
(k)(1) The Manager, Los Angeles Aircraft
Certification Office, FAA, has the authority to
approve AMOCs for this AD, if requested
using the procedures found in 14 CFR 39.19.
In accordance with 14 CFR 39.19, send your
request to your principal inspector or local
Flight Standards District Office, as
appropriate. If sending information directly
to the manager of the ACO, send it to the
attention of the person identified in the
Related Information section of this AD.
(2) Before using any approved AMOC,
notify your appropriate principal inspector,
or lacking a principal inspector, the manager
of the local flight standards district office/
certificate holding district office.
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14 CFR Part 71
Docket No. FAA–2010–1241; Airspace
Docket No. 10–AWP–22
Proposed Amendment of Class D and
E Airspace; Palmdale, CA
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking
(NPRM).
AGENCY:
This action proposes to
amend Class D airspace and Class E
airspace at Palmdale, CA, to
accommodate aircraft using Instrument
Landing System (ILS) Localizer (LOC)
standard instrument approach
procedures at Palmdale Regional
Airport/USAF Plant 42. This action
would enhance the safety and
management of aircraft operations at
Palmdale Regional Airport/USAF Plant
42. This action would also correct the
name of the airport.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before May 5, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Send comments on this
proposal to the U.S. Department of
Transportation, Docket Operations, M–
30, West Building Ground Floor, Room
W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE.,
Washington, DC 20590; telephone (202)
366–9826. You must identify FAA
Docket No. FAA–2010–1241; Airspace
SUMMARY:
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Docket No. 10–AWP–22, at the
beginning of your comments. You may
also submit comments through the
Internet at https://www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Eldon Taylor, Federal Aviation
Administration, Operations Support
Group, Western Service Center, 1601
Lind Avenue, SW., Renton, WA 98057;
telephone (425) 203–4537.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Comments Invited
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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.
Communications should identify both
docket numbers (FAA Docket No. FAA
2010–1241 and Airspace Docket No. 10–
AWP–22) 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
https://www.regulations.gov.
Commenters wishing the FAA to
acknowledge receipt of their comments
on this action must submit with those
comments a self-addressed stamped
postcard on which the following
statement is made: ‘‘Comments to FAA
Docket No. FAA–2010–1241 and
Airspace Docket No. 10–AWP–22’’. 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 action 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 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/airports_airtraffic/
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air_traffic/publications/
airspace_amendments/.
You may review the public docket
containing the proposal, any comments
received, and any final disposition in
person in the Dockets Office (see the
ADDRESSES section for the 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 Northwest
Mountain Regional Office of the Federal
Aviation Administration, Air Traffic
Organization, Western Service Center,
Operations Support Group, 1601 Lind
Avenue, SW., Renton, WA 98057.
Persons interested in being placed on
a mailing list for future NPRM’s should
contact the FAA’s Office of Rulemaking,
(202) 267–9677, for a copy of Advisory
Circular No. 11–2A, Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking Distribution System, which
describes the application procedure.
The Proposal
The FAA is proposing an amendment
to Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations
(14 CFR) part 71 by modifying Class D
airspace, Class E airspace designated as
an extension to a Class D surface area,
and Class E airspace extending upward
from 700 feet above the surface, at
Palmdale Regional Airport/USAF Plant
42, Palmdale, CA. Controlled airspace is
necessary to accommodate aircraft using
the ILS LOC standard instrument
approach procedures at the airport. This
action would enhance the safety and
management of aircraft operations at
Palmdale Regional Airport/USAF Plant
42, Palmdale, CA. This would also
correct the airport name from Palmdale
Production Flight/Test Installation Air
Force Plant Number 42 Airport, to
Palmdale Regional Airport/USAF Plant
42.
Class D and Class E airspace
designations are published in paragraph
5000, 6004 and 6005, respectively, of
FAA Order 7400.9U, dated August 18,
2010, and effective September 15, 2010,
which is incorporated by reference in 14
CFR 71.1. The Class D airspace and the
Class E airspace designations listed in
this document will be published
subsequently in this Order.
The FAA has determined this
proposed regulation only involves an
established body of technical
regulations for which frequent and
routine amendments are necessary to
keep them operationally current.
Therefore, this proposed regulation; (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)
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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 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 U.S. Code. Subtitle 1,
section 106, describes the authority for
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
I, section 40103. Under that section, the
FAA is charged with prescribing
regulations to assign the use of the
airspace necessary to ensure the safety
of aircraft and the efficient use of
airspace. This regulation is within the
scope of that authority as it establishes
additional controlled airspace at
Palmdale Regional Airport/USAF Plant
42, Palmdale, CA.
List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71
Airspace, Incorporation by reference,
Navigation (air).
The Proposed Amendment
Accordingly, pursuant to the
authority delegated to me, 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 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 the Federal Aviation
Administration Order 7400.9U,
Airspace Designations and Reporting
Points, dated August 18, 2010, and
effective September 15, 2010 is
amended as follows:
Paragraph 5000
Class D airspace.
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AWP CA D Palmdale, CA [Amended]
Palmdale Regional Airport/USAF Plant 42
(Lat. 34°37′46″ N., long. 118°05′04″ W.)
That airspace extending upward from the
surface to and including 5,000 feet MSL
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within a 4.3-mile radius of Palmdale
Regional Airport/USAF Plant 42. 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.
Paragraph 6004 Class E Airspace
Designated as an Extension to a Class D
Surface Area.
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AWP CA E4 Palmdale, CA [Amended]
Palmdale Regional Airport/USAF Plant 42
(Lat. 34°37′46″ N., long. 118°05′04″ W.)
Palmdale VORTAC
(Lat. 34°37′53″ N., long. 118°03′50″ W.)
That airspace extending upward from the
surface within 2.6 miles each side of the ILS
localizer east course, extending from the 4.3mile radius of Palmdale Regional Airport/
USAF Plant 42 to 6.5 miles east of the LOM,
and within 1.8 miles south of and parallel to
the Palmdale VORTAC 099° radial extending
from the 4.3-mile radius of the airport to 7
miles east of the VORTAC. This Class E
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.
Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace areas
extending upward from 700 feet or more
above the surface of the earth.
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Issued in Seattle, Washington, on March 8,
2011.
John Warner,
Manager, Operations Support Group, Western
Service Center.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
19 CFR Part 351
[Docket No. 110315198–1198–01]
RIN 0625–AA86
Proposed Modification to Regulation
Concerning the Revocation of
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Orders
Import Administration,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Proposed Modification to
Regulation; Request for Comments.
AGENCY:
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Palmdale Regional Airport/USAF Plant 42
(Lat. 34°37′46″ N., long. 118°05′04″ W.)
Palmdale VORTAC
(Lat. 34°37′53″ N., long. 118°03′50″ W.)
Lancaster, Gen. William J. Fox Airfield, CA
(Lat. 34°44′28″ N., long. 118°13′07″ W.)
That airspace extending upward from 700
feet above the surface within 1.8 miles south
and 6.1 miles north of the Palmdale VORTAC
298° radial extending from the VORTAC to
15.6 miles northwest, and within 1.8 miles
each side of the 310° bearing from the Gen.
William. J. Fox Airfield extending from a 4mile radius of Gen. William J. Fox Airfield
to 9.1 miles northwest of the Airfield, and
within 5.2 miles south and 10.4 miles north
of the Palmdale VORTAC 298° and 118°
radials extending from 9.6 miles northwest to
11.3 miles southeast of the VORTAC, and
within 8 miles south and 4 miles north of the
086° bearing from Palmdale Regional
Airport/USAF Plant 42 extending 21.7 miles
east of Palmdale Regional Airport/USAF
Plant 42. That airspace extending upward
from 1,200 feet above the surface bounded by
a line beginning at lat. 35°36′30″ N., long.
118°45′03″ W.; to lat. 35°44′00″ N., long.
117°53′03″ W.; to lat. 36°07′00″ N., long.
117°53′03″ W.; to lat. 36°07′00″ N., long.
117°35′03″ W.; to lat. 35°47′46″ N., long.
116°55′23″ W.; to lat. 35°21′36″ N., long.
116°55′23″ W.; to lat. 35°34′30″ N., long.
116°29′43″ W.; to lat. 35°34′30″ N., long.
116°23′33″ W.; to lat. 35°28′35″ N., long.
116°18′48″ W.; to lat. 35°21′30″ N., long.
116°13′03″ W.; to lat. 34°43′00″ N., long.
116°13′03″ W.; thence west along lat.
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34°43′00″ N., to the southeast boundary of V–
21, thence along the southeast boundary of
V–21 to lat. 34°30′00″ N., thence west along
lat. 34°30′00″ N., to long. 118°20′03″ W.;
thence north along long. 118°20′03″ W., to
the south boundary of V–137, thence west
along the south boundary of V–137 to long.
118°45′03″ W.; thence to the point of
beginning.
The Department of Commerce
(‘‘the Department’’) proposes to modify
our regulations which govern the
revocation of antidumping and
countervailing duty orders, in whole or
in part, and the termination of
suspended antidumping and
countervailing duty investigations. The
modification, if adopted, would
eliminate the provision for revocation of
an antidumping or countervailing duty
order with respect to individual
exporters or producers based on those
individual exporters or producers
having received antidumping margins of
zero for three consecutive years, or
countervailing duty rates of zero for five
consecutive years.
DATES: To be assured of consideration,
comments must be received no later
than April 20, 2011.
Submission of Comments: As
specified above, to be assured of
consideration, comments must be
received no later than April 20, 2011.
All comments must be submitted
through the Federal eRulemaking Portal
at https://www.regulations.gov, Docket
No. ITA–2011–0001, unless the
commenter does not have access to the
Internet. Commenters that do not have
SUMMARY:
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access to the Internet may submit the
original and two copies of each set of
comments by mail or hand delivery/
courier. All comments should be
addressed to Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import
Administration, Room 1870,
Department of Commerce, 14th Street
and Constitution Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20230. The comments
should also be identified by Regulation
Identifier Number (RIN) 0625–AA86.
The Department will consider all
comments received before the close of
the comment period. The Department
will not accept comments accompanied
by a request that part or all of the
material be treated confidentially
because of its business proprietary
nature or for any other reason. All
comments responding to this notice will
be a matter of public record and will be
available for inspection at Import
Administration’s Central Records Unit
(Room 7046 of the Herbert C. Hoover
Building) and online at https://
www.Regulations.gov and on the
Department’s Web site at https://
www.trade.gov/ia/.
Any questions concerning file
formatting, document conversion,
access on the Internet, or other
electronic filing issues should be
addressed to Andrew Lee Beller, Import
Administration Webmaster, at (202)
482–0866, e-mail address: webmastersupport@ita.doc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
James Maeder at (202) 482–3330, Mark
Ross at (202) 482–4794, or Jonathan
Zielinski at (202) 482–4384.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The Department proposes to modify
its regulations that provide for
revocation of antidumping and
countervailing duty orders pursuant to
the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the
Act). Currently, 19 CFR 351.222
provides requirements and procedures
for the Department to determine in the
context of an administrative review,
based on an absence of dumping or
countervailable subsidization, whether
to (1) revoke an order in whole, or (2)
partially revoke an order with respect to
an individual exporter or producer. The
Department proposes to eliminate the
latter category of revocations as it
pertains to revocations from an
antidumping or countervailing duty
order based on individual exporters or
producers having received antidumping
margins of zero for three consecutive
years, or countervailing duty rates of
zero for five consecutive years. The
Department will retain, with some
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
Docket No. FAA-2010-1241; Airspace Docket No. 10-AWP-22
Proposed Amendment of Class D and E Airspace; Palmdale, CA
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).
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SUMMARY: This action proposes to amend Class D airspace and Class E
airspace at Palmdale, CA, to accommodate aircraft using Instrument
Landing System (ILS) Localizer (LOC) standard instrument approach
procedures at Palmdale Regional Airport/USAF Plant 42. This action
would enhance the safety and management of aircraft operations at
Palmdale Regional Airport/USAF Plant 42. This action would also correct
the name of the airport.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before May 5, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Send comments on this proposal to the U.S. Department of
Transportation, Docket Operations, M-30, West Building Ground Floor,
Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590;
telephone (202) 366-9826. You must identify FAA Docket No. FAA-2010-
1241; Airspace
[[Page 15232]]
Docket No. 10-AWP-22, at the beginning of your comments. You may also
submit comments through the Internet at https://www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eldon Taylor, Federal Aviation
Administration, Operations Support Group, Western Service Center, 1601
Lind Avenue, SW., Renton, WA 98057; telephone (425) 203-4537.
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.
Communications should identify both docket numbers (FAA Docket No.
FAA 2010-1241 and Airspace Docket No. 10-AWP-22) 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 https://www.regulations.gov.
Commenters wishing the FAA to acknowledge receipt of their comments
on this action must submit with those comments a self-addressed stamped
postcard on which the following statement is made: ``Comments to FAA
Docket No. FAA-2010-1241 and Airspace Docket No. 10-AWP-22''. 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 action 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 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/airports_airtraffic/air_traffic/publications/airspace_amendments/.
You may review the public docket containing the proposal, any
comments received, and any final disposition in person in the Dockets
Office (see the ADDRESSES section for the 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 Northwest Mountain Regional Office of the Federal
Aviation Administration, Air Traffic Organization, Western Service
Center, Operations Support Group, 1601 Lind Avenue, SW., Renton, WA
98057.
Persons interested in being placed on a mailing list for future
NPRM's should contact the FAA's Office of Rulemaking, (202) 267-9677,
for a copy of Advisory Circular No. 11-2A, Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking Distribution System, which describes the application
procedure.
The Proposal
The FAA is proposing an amendment to Title 14 Code of Federal
Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 by modifying Class D airspace, Class E
airspace designated as an extension to a Class D surface area, and
Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface, at
Palmdale Regional Airport/USAF Plant 42, Palmdale, CA. Controlled
airspace is necessary to accommodate aircraft using the ILS LOC
standard instrument approach procedures at the airport. This action
would enhance the safety and management of aircraft operations at
Palmdale Regional Airport/USAF Plant 42, Palmdale, CA. This would also
correct the airport name from Palmdale Production Flight/Test
Installation Air Force Plant Number 42 Airport, to Palmdale Regional
Airport/USAF Plant 42.
Class D and Class E airspace designations are published in
paragraph 5000, 6004 and 6005, respectively, of FAA Order 7400.9U,
dated August 18, 2010, and effective September 15, 2010, which is
incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class D airspace and the
Class E airspace designations listed in this document will be published
subsequently in this Order.
The FAA has determined this proposed regulation only involves an
established body of technical regulations for which frequent and
routine amendments are necessary to keep them operationally current.
Therefore, this proposed regulation; (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 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 U.S. Code. Subtitle 1, section 106, describes
the authority for 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 I, section 40103. Under that section, the
FAA is charged with prescribing regulations to assign the use of the
airspace necessary to ensure the safety of aircraft and the efficient
use of airspace. This regulation is within the scope of that authority
as it establishes additional controlled airspace at Palmdale Regional
Airport/USAF Plant 42, Palmdale, CA.
List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71
Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (air).
The Proposed Amendment
Accordingly, pursuant to the authority delegated to me, 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 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 the Federal
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9U, Airspace Designations and
Reporting Points, dated August 18, 2010, and effective September 15,
2010 is amended as follows:
Paragraph 5000 Class D airspace.
* * * * *
AWP CA D Palmdale, CA [Amended]
Palmdale Regional Airport/USAF Plant 42
(Lat. 34[deg]37'46'' N., long. 118[deg]05'04'' W.)
That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including
5,000 feet MSL
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within a 4.3-mile radius of Palmdale Regional Airport/USAF Plant 42.
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.
Paragraph 6004 Class E Airspace Designated as an Extension to a
Class D Surface Area.
* * * * *
AWP CA E4 Palmdale, CA [Amended]
Palmdale Regional Airport/USAF Plant 42
(Lat. 34[deg]37'46'' N., long. 118[deg]05'04'' W.)
Palmdale VORTAC
(Lat. 34[deg]37'53'' N., long. 118[deg]03'50'' W.)
That airspace extending upward from the surface within 2.6 miles
each side of the ILS localizer east course, extending from the 4.3-
mile radius of Palmdale Regional Airport/USAF Plant 42 to 6.5 miles
east of the LOM, and within 1.8 miles south of and parallel to the
Palmdale VORTAC 099[deg] radial extending from the 4.3-mile radius
of the airport to 7 miles east of the VORTAC. This Class E 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.
Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace areas extending upward from 700
feet or more above the surface of the earth.
* * * * *
AWP CA E5 Palmdale, CA [Modify]
Palmdale Regional Airport/USAF Plant 42
(Lat. 34[deg]37'46'' N., long. 118[deg]05'04'' W.)
Palmdale VORTAC
(Lat. 34[deg]37'53'' N., long. 118[deg]03'50'' W.)
Lancaster, Gen. William J. Fox Airfield, CA
(Lat. 34[deg]44'28'' N., long. 118[deg]13'07'' W.)
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within 1.8 miles south and 6.1 miles north of the Palmdale VORTAC
298[deg] radial extending from the VORTAC to 15.6 miles northwest,
and within 1.8 miles each side of the 310[deg] bearing from the Gen.
William. J. Fox Airfield extending from a 4-mile radius of Gen.
William J. Fox Airfield to 9.1 miles northwest of the Airfield, and
within 5.2 miles south and 10.4 miles north of the Palmdale VORTAC
298[deg] and 118[deg] radials extending from 9.6 miles northwest to
11.3 miles southeast of the VORTAC, and within 8 miles south and 4
miles north of the 086[deg] bearing from Palmdale Regional Airport/
USAF Plant 42 extending 21.7 miles east of Palmdale Regional
Airport/USAF Plant 42. That airspace extending upward from 1,200
feet above the surface bounded by a line beginning at lat.
35[deg]36'30'' N., long. 118[deg]45'03'' W.; to lat. 35[deg]44'00''
N., long. 117[deg]53'03'' W.; to lat. 36[deg]07'00'' N., long.
117[deg]53'03'' W.; to lat. 36[deg]07'00'' N., long. 117[deg]35'03''
W.; to lat. 35[deg]47'46'' N., long. 116[deg]55'23'' W.; to lat.
35[deg]21'36'' N., long. 116[deg]55'23'' W.; to lat. 35[deg]34'30''
N., long. 116[deg]29'43'' W.; to lat. 35[deg]34'30'' N., long.
116[deg]23'33'' W.; to lat. 35[deg]28'35'' N., long. 116[deg]18'48''
W.; to lat. 35[deg]21'30'' N., long. 116[deg]13'03'' W.; to lat.
34[deg]43'00'' N., long. 116[deg]13'03'' W.; thence west along lat.
34[deg]43'00'' N., to the southeast boundary of V-21, thence along
the southeast boundary of V-21 to lat. 34[deg]30'00'' N., thence
west along lat. 34[deg]30'00'' N., to long. 118[deg]20'03'' W.;
thence north along long. 118[deg]20'03'' W., to the south boundary
of V-137, thence west along the south boundary of V-137 to long.
118[deg]45'03'' W.; thence to the point of beginning.
Issued in Seattle, Washington, on March 8, 2011.
John Warner,
Manager, Operations Support Group, Western Service Center.
[FR Doc. 2011-6336 Filed 3-18-11; 8:45 am]
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