Federal Aviation Administration October 28, 2008 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Proposed Modification of Class E Airspace; Alamosa, CO
Document Number: E8-25732
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2008-10-28
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
This action proposes to modify Class E airspace at Alamosa, CO. Additional controlled airspace is necessary to accommodate aircraft using a new Area Navigation (RNAV) Global Positioning System (GPS) Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) at Alamosa, San Luis Valley Regional/Bergman Field. The FAA is proposing this action to enhance the safety and management of aircraft operations at Alamosa, San Luis Valley Regional/Bergman Field, CO.
Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace; Bethel, AK
Document Number: E8-25714
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2008-10-28
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
This action proposes to amend Class D and E airspace at Bethel, AK. The Airport and Navigation Aids will be soon undergoing a magnetic variation change. This change will result in the necessity to revise the airspace descriptions. Additionally, the present 1,200 foot airspace is no longer necessary, because Bethel lies within a larger section of controlled airspace called the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta Class E airspace covering the area required for the airport. Adoption of this proposal would result in amendment of existing Class D and E airspace upward from the surface, and from 700 feet (ft.) and 1,200 ft. above the surface at the Bethel Airport, Bethel, AK.
Deadline for Notification of Intent To Use the Airport Improvement Program (AIP) Sponsor, Cargo, and Nonprimary Entitlement Funds for Fiscal Year 2009
Document Number: E8-25712
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-10-28
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announces February 2, 2009, as the deadline for each airport sponsor to notify the FAA whether or not it will use its fiscal year 2009 entitlement funds available under Public Law No. 110-330 to accomplish Airport Improvement Program (AIP)-eligible projects that the sponsor previously identified through the Airports Capital Improvement Plan (ACIP) process during the preceding year. If a sponsor does not declare their intention regarding the use of fiscal year 2009 entitlement funds by February 2, 2009, FAA will be unable to take the necessary actions to designate these as ``protected'' carryover funds; these funds will not be carried over without a legislative enactment that provides an additional AIP authorization and an extension of the FAA's spending authority from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund beyond March 31, 2009.
Instrument Flight Rule Altitudes in Designated Mountainous Areas
Document Number: E8-25692
Type: Rule
Date: 2008-10-28
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
The FAA is amending its regulations concerning the use of instrument flight rule (IFR) altitudes. Specifically, a duplicate coordinate in the description of the Eastern United States Mountainous Area is being removed.
Special Awareness Training for the Washington, DC Metropolitan Area; OMB Approval of Information Collection
Document Number: E8-25608
Type: Rule
Date: 2008-10-28
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
This notice announces the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB's) approval of the information collection requirement contained in the FAA's final rule, ``Special Awareness Training for the Washington, DC Metropolitan Area,'' which was published on August 12, 2008.
IFR Altitudes; Miscellaneous Amendments
Document Number: E8-25508
Type: Rule
Date: 2008-10-28
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
This amendment adopts miscellaneous amendments to the required IFR (instrument flight rules) altitudes and changeover points for certain Federal airways, jet routes, or direct routes for which a minimum or maximum en route authorized IFR altitude is prescribed. This regulatory action is needed because of changes occurring in the National Airspace System. These changes are designed to provide for the safe and efficient use of the navigable airspace under instrument conditions in the affected areas.
Notice of Intent To Request Approval From the Office of Management and Budget of a New Information Collection Activity, Request for Comments; National Flight Attendant Duty/Rest/Fatigue Field Study
Document Number: E8-25507
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-10-28
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
In response to a Congressional directive to conduct a flight attendant fatigue study, FAA's Civil Aerospace Medical Institute, will initiate a comprehensive analysis of fatigue in flight attendants across a range of operational conditions.
Security Related Considerations in the Design and Operation of Transport Category Airplanes
Document Number: E8-25476
Type: Rule
Date: 2008-10-28
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
The rule adopts several standards of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and requires manufacturers to incorporate certain security features in the design of new transport category airplanes. Specifically, manufacturers of affected airplanes must design flightdecks that are protected from penetration by projectiles and intrusion by unauthorized persons. The flightdeck, passenger cabin, and cargo compartments of these aircraft must be protected from the effects of detonation of an explosive or incendiary device. The rule also requires that manufacturers of new transport category airplanes design a ``least risk bomb location'' and that operators of certain existing airplanes designate such a location.
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