[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 50 (Wednesday, March 15, 1995)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 13930-13932]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-6381]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 95-AWP-2]


Proposed Amendment to Class E Airspace; Luke Air Force Base 
(AFB), AZ and Class D Airspace; Glendale, AZ

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This notice proposes to amend the Class E airspace area at 
Luke AFB, AZ, and Class D airspace at Glendale, AZ due to the 
relocation of the Luke AFB TACAN. The effect of this proposal is to 
provide adequate Class E and Class D airspace for instrument flight 
rules (IFR) operations at Luke AFB, AZ, and Glendale, AZ.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before April 17, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Federal 
Aviation Administration, Attn: Manager, System Management Branch, AWP-
530, Docket No. 95-AWP-2, Air Traffic Division, P.O. Box 92007, 
Worldway Postal Center, Los Angeles, California, 90009.
    The official docket may be examined in the Office of the Assistant 
Chief Counsel, Western Pacific Region, Federal Aviation Administration, 
Room 6007, 15000 Aviation Boulevard, Lawndale, California, 90261.
    An informal docket may also be examined during normal business 
hours at the Office of the Manager, System Management Branch, Air 
Traffic Division at the above address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Scott Speer, System Management Specialist, System Management Branch, 
AWP-530, Air Traffic Division, Western-Pacific Region, Federal Aviation 
Administration, 15000 Aviation Boulevard, Lawndale, California 90261, 
telephone (310) 297-0010.

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 above. Commenters wishing the FAA to 
acknowledge receipt of their comments on this notice must submit with 
the comments a self-addressed, stamped postcard on which the following 
statement is made. ``Comments to Airspace Docket No. 95-AWP-2.'' 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 System Management Branch, Air Traffic Division, 1500 
Aviation Boulevard, Lawndale, California 90261, 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

    Any person may obtain a copy of this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 
(NPRM) by submitting a request to the Federal Aviation Administration, 
System Management Branch, P.O. Box 92007, Worldway Postal Center, Los 
Angeles, California 90009. 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 procedures.

The Proposal

    The FAA is considering an amendment to part 71 of the Federal 
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to modify the Class E airspace 
area at Luke AFB, AZ, and Class D airspace area at Glendale, AZ. The 
relocation of the Luke AFB TACAN has made this proposal necessary. The 
intended effect of this proposal is to provide adequate Class E and 
Class D airspace for aircraft executing instrument approach procedures 
at Luke AFB, AZ, and Glendale, AZ. Class E and Class D airspace 
designations are published in paragraphs 6002 and 5000 of FAA Order 
7400.9B, dated July 1994, and effective September 16, 1994, which is 
incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class E and Class D 
airspace designations listed in this document would be published 
subsequently in this Order.
    The FAA has determined that this proposed regulation only involves 
established body of technical regulations for which frequent and 
routine amendments are necessary to keep them operationally current. 
Therefore, this proposed regulation--(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 10034; 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 proposed 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).

The Proposed Amendment

    Accordingly, pursuant to the authority delegated to me, the Federal 
Aviation Administration proposes to amend part 71 of the Federal 
Aviation Regulations (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 6002  Class E Airspace Areas Designated as a Surface Area 
for an Airport.

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AWP AZ E2  Phoenix, Luke Air Force Base, AZ [Revised]

Phoenix Luke Air Force Base, AZ
    (Lat. 33 deg.32'06'' N, long. 112 deg.22'59'' W)
Luke Air Force Base TACAN
    (Lat. 33 deg.32'16'' N, long. 112 deg.22'49'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 
3,600 feet MSL within a 4.4-mile radius of the Luke AFB and within 2 
miles each side of the Luke TACAN 220 deg. radial, extending from 
the 4.4-mile radius to 5.2 miles southwest of the Luke TACAN, 
excluding that portion within the Glendale, AZ Class D airspace 
area. This Class E airspace area is effective during the 
[[Page 13932]] 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 5000  Class D Airspace

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AWP AZ D  Glendale, AZ [Revised]

Glendale Municipal Airport, AZ
    (Lat. 33 deg.31'38'' N, long. 112 deg.17'42'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to including 
3,100 feet MSL within a 3-mile radius of the Glendale Municipal 
Airport excluding that portion west of a line beginning at lat. 
33 deg.29'00'' N, long. 112 deg.19'26'' W; to lat. 33 deg.29'29'' N, 
long. 112 deg.19'29'' W; to lat. 33 deg.33'24'' N, long. 
112 deg.18'04'' W; to lat. 33 deg.34'32'' N, long. 112 deg.16'43'' 
W. 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 Director.
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    Issued in Los Angeles, California, on March 3, 1995.
Dennis T. Koehler,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Western-Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. 95-6381 Filed 3-14-95; 8:45 am]
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