[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 76 (Wednesday, April 20, 1994)]
[Unknown Section]
[Page 0]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-9559]


[[Page Unknown]]

[Federal Register: April 20, 1994]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------


DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
 

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 93-AWP-25]

Establishment of Class E Airspace; Bullhead City, AZ

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY: This action establishes Class E airspace at Bullhead City, AZ. 
A Very High Frequency Omnidirectional Range/Distance Measuring 
Equipment (VOR/DME) standard instrument approach procedure (SIAP) has 
been developed for the Bullhead Laughlin Municipal Airport at Bullhead 
City, AZ. Controlled airspace extending from 700 to 1200 feet above 
ground level (AGL) is needed for aircraft executing the approach. The 
area will be depicted on aeronautical charts to provide a reference for 
pilots operating in the area.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 u.t.c., June 23, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Scott Speer, System Management Branch, AWP-530, Air Traffic Division, 
Western-Pacific Region, Federal Aviation Administration, 15000 Aviation 
Boulevard, Lawndale, California, 90261, telephone (310) 297-1658.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

History

    On January 5, 1994, the FAA proposed to amend part 71 of the 
Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to establish a class E 
airspace area at Bullhead City, AZ. (59 FR 3801) A SIAP was being 
developed for the Bullhead Laughlin Municipal Airport at Bullhead, AZ. 
The proposal was to add controlled airspace extending from 700 feet to 
1200 feet AGL for Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations during 
portions of the terminal operation and while transiting between the 
enroute and terminal environments.
    Interested parties were invited to participate in this rulemaking 
proceeding by submitting written comments on the proposal to the FAA. 
No objections were received concerning this proposal.
    Airspace Reclassification, in effect as of September 16, 1993, has 
discontinued the use of the term ``transition area,'' and airspace 
extending upward from 700 feet or more above ground level is now Class 
E airspace. Other than that change in terminology, this amendment is 
the same as that proposed in the notice. The coordinates in the 
proposal were North American Datum 27; however, these coordinates have 
been updated to North American Datum 83. Class E airspace designations 
for airspace areas extending upward from 700 feet or more above ground 
level are published in Paragraph 6005 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 E airspace designation listed in this document will be 
published subsequently in the Order.

The Rule

    This amendment to part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulation 
establishes Class E airspace at Bullhead, AZ, to provide controlled 
airspace from 700 to 1200 feet AGL for aircraft executing the VOR/DME 
SIAP into the Bullhead Laughlin Municipal Airport at Bullhead, AZ.
    The FAA has determined that this 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 ``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 will not have a significant economic 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).

Adoption of the Amendment

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

PART 71--[AMENDED]

    1. The authority citation for 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 Federal 
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9A, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated June 17, 1993, and effective September 16, 
1993, is amended as follow:

Paragraph 6005  Class E airspace areas extending upward from 700 
feet or more above the surface of the earth
* * * * *

AWP CA E5 Bullhead City, AZ [New]

Bullhead Laughlin Municipal Airport, AZ
    (lat. 35 deg.08'50'' N, long. 114 deg.33'32'' W)
    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6-mile radius of the Bullhead Laughlin Municipal Airport 
and within 3 miles each side of the Needles VOR/DME 350 deg. (T) 
radial extending from 6-mile radius to 10 miles south of the 
Bullhead Laughlin Municipal Airport.
* * * * *
    Issued in Los Angeles, California, on April 5, 1994.
Richard R. Lien,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Western-Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. 94-9559 Filed 4-19-94; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910-13-M