[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 194 (Friday, October 6, 1995)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 52293-52294]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-24944]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 94-AWP-8]


Establishment of Class D Airspace; Bullhead City, AZ

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action establishes Class D airspace at Bullhead City, AZ. 
An Airport Traffic Control Tower has been commissioned at Laughlin/
Bullhead International Airport. This action will provide adequate Class 
D airspace for instrument flight rules (IFR) operations and required 
two-way radio communications at Laughlin/Bullhead International 
Airport.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, January 4, 1996.

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) 725-6533.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

    On May 11, 1994, the FAA proposed to amend part 71 of the Federal 
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR Part 71) to establish Class D airspace at 
Bullhead City, AZ (59 FR 24384). A Standard Instrument Approach 
Procedure (SIAP) has been developed for the Laughlin/Bullhead 
International Airport at Bullhead City, AZ. Also, an Airport Traffic 
Control Tower has been commissioned at Laughlin/Bullhead International 
Airport. This action will provide adequate Class D airspace for IFR 
operations and required two-way radio communications at Laughlin/
Bullhead International Airport.
    Interested parties were invited to participate in this rulemaking 
proceeding by submitting written comments on the proposal to the FAA. 
No comments were received. Class D airspace designations are published 
in Paragraph 5000 of FAA Order 7400.9C, dated August 17, 1995, and 
effective September 16, 1995, which is incorporated by reference in 14 
CFR 71.1. The Class D 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 a Class D airspace area at Laughlin/Bullhead International 
Airport, Bullhead City, AZ. This action will provide adequate Class D 
airspace for IFR operations and required two-way radio communications 
at Laughlin/Bullhead International Airport, Bullhead City, 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. 
Therefore, this regulation--(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 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:

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PART 71--[AMENDED]

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

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g) 40103, 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 
FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389; 14 CFR 11.69.


Sec. 71.1  [Amended]

    2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of Federal 
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9C, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated August 17, 1995, and effective September 16, 
1995, is amended as follows:

    Paragraph 5000 Class D Airspace.
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AWP AZ D Bullhead City, AZ [New]
Laughlin/Bullhead International Airport, AZ (lat. 35 deg.08'50''N, 
long. 114 deg.33'32''W)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 
2,500 feet AGL within a 4.2 mile radius of the Laughlin/Bullhead 
International Airport; excluding that airspace west of a line 1.8 
miles west of and parallel to the north/south runway. This Class D 
airspace is effective during the specific dates and times 
established in advanced by a Notice to Airmen. The effective date 
and times will thereafter be continuously published in the Airport/
Facility Directory.

    Issued in Los Angeles, California, on September 26, 1995.
James H. Snow,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Western-Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. 95-24944 Filed 10-5-95; 8:45 am]
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