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[FR Doc No: 94-30452]


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[Federal Register: December 12, 1994]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 94-AWA-4]

 

Proposed Modification of the El Paso International Airport, TX, 
and the Lincoln Municipal Airport, NE, Class C Airspace Areas and 
Proposed Establishment of the Lincoln Municipal Airport, NE, Class E 
Airspace Area

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This proposed rule would modify the El Paso International 
Airport, TX, and the Lincoln Municipal Airport, NE, Class C airspace 
areas. This proposed action would amend the effective hours to coincide 
with the associated radar approach control facility's hours of 
operation, but would not change the designated boundaries or altitudes 
of these Class C airspace areas. Class C airspace areas are predicated 
on an operational air traffic control tower (ATCT) serviced by a radar 
approach control facility. In addition, this action proposes to 
establish Class E airspace at Lincoln Municipal Airport, NE, when the 
associated radar approach control facility is not in operation.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before December 30, 1994.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Federal 
Aviation Administration, Office of the Chief Counsel, Attention: Rules 
Docket [AGC-200], Airspace Docket No. 94-AWA-4, 800 Independence 
Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591.
    The official docket may be examined in the Rules Docket, Office of 
the Chief Counsel, Room 916, 800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, 
DC, weekdays, except Federal holidays, between 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
    An informal docket may also be examined during normal business 
hours at the office of the Regional Air Traffic Division.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William C. Nelson, Airspace and 
Obstruction Evaluation Branch (ATP-240), Airspace-Rules and 
Aeronautical Information Division, Air Traffic Rules and Procedures 
Service, Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue, SW., 
Washington, DC 20591; telephone: (202) 267-9295.

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 number and be 
submitted in triplicate to the address listed above. Commenters wishing 
the FAA to acknowledge receipt of their comments on this notice must 
submit with those comments a self-addressed, stamped postcard on which 
the following statement is made: ``Comments to Airspace Docket No. 94-
AWA-4.'' The postcard will be date/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 light of comments received. All comments submitted will be available 
for examination in the Rules Docket 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 Federal Aviation Administration, 
Office of Public Affairs, Attention: Public Inquiry Center, APA-220, 
800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591, or by calling (202) 
267-3485. 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 the El Paso 
International Airport, TX, and the Lincoln Municipal Airport, NE, Class 
C airspace areas by amending the effective hours to coincide with the 
associated radar approach control facility's hours of operation, but 
would not change the designated boundaries or altitudes of these Class 
C airspace areas. In addition, this action proposes to establish the 
Lincoln Municipal Airport, NE, Class E airspace area to provide 
controlled airspace for instrument procedures when the radar approach 
control facility is not in operation. The FAA would establish the Class 
E airspace to identify, protect arrival departure extensions and the 
appropriate air traffic service available in that surface area. Class C 
and E airspace designations are published in paragraphs 4000 and 6002, 
respectively, of FAA Order 7400.9B dated July 18, 1994, and effective 
September 16, 1994, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. 
The Class C and 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 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.

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 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 7400.9B, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated July 18, 1994, and effective September 16, 
1994, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 4000--Subpart C--Class C Airspace

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ASW TX C El Paso International Airport, TX [Revised]

El Paso International Airport, TX
    (lat. 31 deg.48'24'' N., long. 106 deg.22'40'' W.)
West Texas Airport, TX
    (lat. 31 deg.43'11'' N., long. 106 deg.14'22'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 
8,000 feet MSL within a 5-mile radius of the El Paso International 
Airport, excluding that airspace west of long. 106 deg.27'02'' W., 
and that airspace within Mexico; and that airspace extending upward 
from 5,200 feet MSL to and including 8,000 feet MSL within a 10-mile 
radius of El Paso International Airport, excluding that airspace 
beyond an 8-mile arc from the El Paso International Airport 
beginning at the 115 deg. bearing from the airport clockwise to the 
Rio Grande River, and that airspace within a 2-mile radius of the 
West Texas Airport, and that airspace within Mexico, and that 
airspace west of long. 106 deg.27'02'' W.
* * * * *

ACE NE C Lincoln Municipal, NE [Revised]

Lincoln Municipal Airport
    (lat. 40 deg.51'03'' N., long. 96 deg.45'33'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 
5,200 feet MSL within a 5-mile radius of the Lincoln Municipal 
Airport and that airspace extending upward from 2,700 feet MSL to 
5,200 feet MSL within a 10-mile radius of the airport. This Class C 
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.
* * * * *

Paragraph 6002--Subpart E--Class E Airspace Areas Designated as a 
Surface Area for an Airport

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ACE NE E2 Lincoln Municipal, NE [New]

Lincoln Municipal Airport
    (lat. 40 deg.51'03'' N., long. 96 deg.45'33'' W.)

    Within a 5-mile radius of the Lincoln Municipal 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 Washington, DC, on December 2, 1994.
Fred L. Gibbs,
Acting Manager, Airspace-Rules and Aeronautical Information Division.
[FR Doc. 94-30452 Filed 12-9-94; 8:45 am]
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