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[Federal Register: January 14, 1994]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 93-ASW-59]

 

Proposed Modification of Class D Airspace: Roswell, NM

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This notice proposes to modify the current Class D airspace 
and to establish a Class E extension to the Class D surface area at 
Roswell, NM. This action proposes to amend a previous airspace action 
that established a 14.8 NM Class D airspace extension to the Class D 
surface area for Roswell, NM. Because the arrival extension is greater 
than two miles, it should have been classified as Class E airspace. 
However, it was incorrectly classified as Class D airspace. The 
intended effect of this proposal is to reclassify a portion of the 
current Class D airspace extension at Roswell, NM to a class E airspace 
extension to contain instrument approach procedures and to provide 
adequate Class D airspace to contain IFR operations and require two-way 
radio communications at Roswell Industrial Air Center.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before February 18, 1994.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to Manager, 
System Management Branch, Air Traffic Division, Southwest Region, 
Docket No. 93-ASW-59, Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation 
Administration, Fort Worth, TX 76193-0530.
    The official docket may be examined in the office of the Assistant 
Chief Counsel, Southwest Region, Federal Aviation Administration, 2601 
Meacham Boulevard, Fort Worth, TX, between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m., Monday 
through Friday, except Federal holidays. An informal docket may also be 
examined during normal business hours at the System Management Branch, 
Air Traffic Division, Southwest Region, Federal Aviation 
Administration, 2601 Meacham Boulevard, Fort Worth, TX.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:Alvin DeVane, System Management Branch, 
Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, Fort 
Worth, TX 76193-0530; telephone: 817-222-5595.

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 the airspace docket and be submitted in 
triplicate to the address listed under the caption ADDRESSES. 
Commenters wishing the FAA to acknowledge receipt of their comments on 
this notice must submit, with those comments, a self-addressed, 
stamped, postcard containing the following statement: ``Comments to 
Airspace Docket No. 93-ASW-59.'' The postcard will be date and 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 the light of comments received. All 
comments submitted will be available for examination in the Office of 
the Assistant Chief Counsel at 2601 Meacham Boulevard, Fort Worth, TX, 
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 NPRM's

    Any person may obtain a copy of this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 
(NPRM) by submitting a request to the Manager, System Management 
Branch, Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, 
Fort Worth, TX 76193-0530. Communications must identify the notice 
number of this NPRM. Persons interested in being placed on a mailing 
list for future NPRM's should also request a copy of Advisory Circular 
No. 11-2A, which describes the application procedure.

The Proposal

    The FAA is considering an amendment to part 71 of the Federal 
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to modify Class D airspace at 
Roswell, NM. The current Class D airspace at Roswell Industrial Air 
Center, NM, was modified by rulemaking action dated December 12, 1993 
(58 FR 63885). That modification included an extension of the Class D 
airspace within 3.7 miles each side of the Chisum Very High Omni-
Directional Radio Range/Tactical Air Navigation (VORTAC) 290 deg. 
radial extending from the 5.0-mile radius to 14.8 miles northwest of 
the airport. That extension to the Class D airpace in excess of 2 
nautical miles should have been classified as Class E airspace. The 
intended effect of this proposal is to reclassify a portion of the 
current Class D airspace extension at Roswell, NM to a Class E airspace 
extension to contain instrument approach procedures and to provide 
adequate Class D airspace to contain IFR operations and require two-way 
radio communications at Roswell Industrial Air Center.
    The coordinates for this airspace docket are based on North 
American Datum 83. Class D airspace designations are published in 
Paragraph 5000 and Class E airspace areas designated as extensions to 
Class D surface areas are published in Paragraph 6004 of FAA Order 
7400.9A dated June 17, 1993, and effective September 16, 1993, which is 
incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 (58 FR 36298; July 6, 1993). 
The Class D and 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 that need frequent and 
routine amendments 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 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).

The Proposed Amendment

    In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation 
Administration proposes to amend 14 CFR part 71 as follows:

PART 71--[AMENDED]

    1. The authority citation for 14 CFR part 71 continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. app. 1348(a), 1354(a), 1510; E.O. 10854, 24 
FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389; 49 U.S.C. 106(g); 14 CFR 
11.69


Sec. 71.1  [Amended]

    2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of the Federal 
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9A, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated June 17, 1993, and effective September 16, 
1993, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 5000 General

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ASW NM D Roswell, NM [Modify]
Roswell Industrial Air Center, NM (lat. 33 deg.18'05''N., long. 
104 deg.31'50''W.)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 
6,200 feet MSL within a 5-mile radius of Roswell Industrial Air 
Center. 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.
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Paragraph 6004  Class E Airspace Areas Designated as an Extension 
to a Class D Surface Area

* * * * *
ASW NM E4 Roswell, NM [New]
Roswell Industrial Air Center, NM (lat. 33 deg.18'05''N., long. 
104 deg.31'50''W.)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface within 3.7 miles 
each side of the Chisum very high omni-directional radio range/
tactical air navigation (VORTAC 290 deg. radial extending from the 
5.0-mile radius to 14.8 miles northwest of the airport. 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.
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    Issued in Fort Worth, TX, on January 7, 1994.
James A. Caudle,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southwest Region.
[FR Doc. 94-902 Filed 1-13-94; 8:45 am]
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