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CFR Citation: 14 CFR Part 71

Docket ID: [Docket No. FAA-2008-0307; Airspace Docket 08-AEA-18]

NOTICE: PROPOSED RULES

ACTION: Class E Airspace; Establishment and Removal:

DOCUMENT ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

SUBJECT CATEGORY: Establishment of Class E Airspace; Removal of Class E Airspace; Roanoke Rapids, NC

DATES: Comments must be received on or before May 23, 2008.

DOCUMENT SUMMARY: This action proposes to establish Class E airspace at Halifax Northampton Regional Airport, (IXA),
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Roanoke Rapids, NC and remove Class E airspace at Halifax County Airport, Roanoke Rapids, NC, (RZZ). The operating status of the airport will include Instrument Flight Rule (IFR) operations. This action would enhance the safety and airspace management of HalifaxNorthampton Regional Airport.

SUMMARY: Roanoke Rapids, NC,

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

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 energyrelated aspects of the proposal. Communications should identify both docket numbers and be submitted in triplicate to the address listed above. Persons wishing the FAA to acknowledge receipt of their comments on this notice must submit with those comments a selfaddressed, stamped postcard on which the following statement is made: ``Comments to Docket No. FAA2008 0307; Airspace Docket No. 08AEA18.'' The postcard will be date/time stamped and returned to the commenter. AD 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 http://www.regulations.gov. Recently published rulemaking documents can also be accessed through the FAA's Web page at http:// www.faa.gov or the Federal Register's Web page at http:// www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/index.html. Persons interested in being placed on a mailing list for future NPRMs should contact the FAA's Office of Rulemaking, (202) 2679677, 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 Part 71 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to establish Class E5 airspace at Roanoke Rapids, NC. A new airport, HalifaxNorthampton Regional Airport (IXA), has been built and will replace Halifax County Airport (RZZ); therefore, the airspace supporting RZZ is no longer required. Area Navigation (RNAV) Global Positioning System (GPS) Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs) Runways (RWYs) 0220 have been developed for HalifaxNorthampton Regional Airport. As a result, controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet Above Ground Level (AGL) is needed to contain the SIAP and for Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations at HalifaxNorthampton Regional 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 7400.9R, signed August 15, 2007, and effective September 15, 2007, 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.

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 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 regulation is within the scope of that authority as it establishes Class E airspace at Roanoke Rapids, NC.

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 71DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, CLASS B, CLASS C, CLASS D, AND CLASS E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIRWAYS; 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, 19591963 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 amended as follows:
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Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas Extending Upward From 700 feet or More Above the Surface of the Earth.
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AEA NC E5 Roanoke Rapids, NC [REMOVE)

Halifax County Airport, NC
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AEA NC E5 Roanoke Rapids, NC (NEW]
HalifaxNorthampton Regional Airport, NC

(Lat. 36[deg]19'47'' N., long. 77[deg]38'07'' W.)

That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface within a 6.5mile radius of HalifaxNorthampton Regional Airport. * * * * *

Issued in College Park, Georgia, on March 19, 2008. Mark D. Ward,
Manager, System Support Group Eastern Service Center.
[FR Doc. E87092 Filed 4708; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 491013M

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT Melinda Giddens, System Support, Eastern Service Center, Federal Aviation Administration, P.O. Box 20636, Atlanta, Georgia 30320; telephone (404) 3055610.