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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 93-ASW-44]

 

Establishment of Class E Airspace: Bentonville, AR, and Rogers, 
AR

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action establishes Class E airspace at Bentonville, AR, 
and Rogers, AR. In order to enhance safety while increasing services, 
Class E airspace to the surface is necessary. This action is intended 
to provide adequate Class E Airspace to the surface for Instrument 
Flight Rules (IFR) operators executing established standard instrument 
approach procedures (SIAP) and standard instrument departure (SID) 
procedures at these airports.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, August 18, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Gregory L. Juro, System Management Branch, Air Traffic Division, 
Southwest Region, Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation 
Administration, Fort Worth, TX 76193-0530, telephone 817-222-5591.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

History

    On November 24, 1993, a proposal to amend part 71 of the Federal 
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to establish Class E Airspace at 
Rogers, AR, and Bentonville, AR, was published in the Federal Register 
(58 FR 62058). Numerous users had requested additional services such as 
SID's and Siap's at these airports. Therefore, in order to provide for 
these additional services, controlled airspace extending upward from 
the surface of these airports that are without an operating control 
tower, is needed for IFR operations. The proposal was to establish 
Class E airspace, extending upward from the surface, for IFR operations 
at Rogers, AR, and Bentonville, AR.
    Interested parties were invited to participate in this rulemaking 
proceeding by submitting written comments on the proposal to the FAA. 
No comments were received. The latitude and longitude coordinates have 
been updated to reflect current data. Therefore, other than the changes 
just discussed and editorial changes, this amendment is adopted as 
proposed in the notice.
    The coordinates for this airspace docket are based on North 
American Datum 83. Class E airspace area designated as a surface area 
for an airport are published in Paragraph 6002 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, 1994). 
The Class E airspace designations listed in this document will be 
published subsequently in the Order.

The Rule

    This amendment to part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations 
establishes Class E airspace located at Rogers, AR, and Bentonville, 
AR, to provide controlled airspace upward from the surface to contain 
IFR operations at these airports.
    The FAA has determined that this 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 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 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 6002: Class E Airspace areas designated as a surface area 
for an airport.

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ASW AR E2 Bentonville, AR, and Rogers, AR [NEW]

Bentonville Municipal/Louise M. Thadden Field, AR
    (lat. 36 deg.20'45'' N., long. 94 deg.13'05'' W.)
Razorback VOR
    (lat. 36 deg.14'47'' N., long. 94 deg.07'17'' W.)

    That airspace within a 3.9-mile radius of Bentonville Municipal 
Airport and within 2.2 miles each side of the 322 radial of the 
Razorback VOR extending from the 3.9-mile radius to 6.0 miles 
southeast of the airport excluding that airspace east of a line 
(lat. 36 deg.24'10'' N., long. 94 deg.10'49'' W.) and (lat. 
36 deg.16'41'' N., long. 94 deg.07'31'' W.) This Class E airspace 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.

Rogers Municipal/Carter Field, AR
    (lat. 36 deg.22'20'' N., long. 94 deg.06'25'' W.)
Razorback VOR
    (lat. 36 deg.14'47'' N., long. 94 deg.07'17'' W.)

    That airspace within a 4.0-mile radius of Rogers Municipal/
Carter Field and within 2.2 miles each side of the 005 radial of the 
Razorback VOR extending from the 4.0-mile radius to 5.7 miles south 
of the airport excluding that airspace west of a line (lat. 
36 deg.24'10'' N., long. 94 deg.10'49'' W.) and (lat. 36 deg.16'41'' 
N., long. 94 deg.07'31'' W.). This Class E airspace 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 June 7, 1994.
Larry D. Gray,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southwest Region.
[FR Doc. 94-15970 Filed 6-29-94; 8:45 am]
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