[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 209 (Monday, October 30, 1995)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 55222-55223]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-26768]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 95-AWP-30]


Proposed Establishment of Class D Airspace and Amendment of Class 
E Airspace; Elko, NV

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This notice proposes to establish a Class D and amend Class E 
airspace at Elko Municipal-J.C. Harris Field, Elko, NV. The development 
of a Global Positioning System (GPS) Standard Instrument Approach 
Procedure (SIAP) to Runway (RWY) 5 and establishment of a Airport 
Traffic Control Tower has made this proposal necessary.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before December 4, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Federal 
Aviation Administration, Attn: Manager, System Management Branch, AWP-
530, Docket No. 95-AWP-30, Air Traffic Division, P.O. Box 92007, 
Worldway Postal Center, Los Angeles CA 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 Blvd., Lawndale, CA 90261.
    An informal docket may also be examined during normal business at 
the Office of the Manager, System Management Branch, Air Traffic 
Division at the above address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Scott Speer, Airspace Specialist, System Management Branch, AWP-530, 
Air Traffic Division, Western-Pacific Region, Federal Aviation 
Administration, 15000 Aviation Blvd., Lawndale, CA 90261, telephone 
(310) 725-6533.

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 the comments a self-addressed, stamped postcard on which 
the following statement is made: ``Comments to Airspace Docket No. 95-
AWP-30.'' 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, 
at 15000 Aviation Blvd., Lawndale, CA 90261, 

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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 establish a Class D and amend 
Class E airspace at Elko, NV. The development of GPS SIAP and 
establishment of an Airport Traffic Control Tower at Elko Municipal-
J.C. Harris Field has made this proposal necessary. Class D and Class E 
airspace designations are published in Paragraphs 5000, 6002, and 6005 
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 
and E airspace designations listed in this document would be published 
subsequently in this 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. 
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 would 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 14 CFR part 71 is revised 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 the 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 NV D Elko, NV [New]

Elko Municipal-J.C. Harris Field, NV
    (Lat. 40 deg.49'31''N, long 115 deg.47'28''W)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to including 
7,700 feet MSL within a 4.3-mile radius of Elko Municipal-J.C. 
Harris Field and within 1.8 miles each side of the 248 deg. bearing 
from the Elko Municipal-J.C. Harris Field, extending from the 4.3-
mile radius to 6 miles southwest of the airport. This Class D 
airspace area is effective during the specific dates and times 
established in advanced 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 6002  Class E Airspace Areas Designated as a Surface Area 
for an Airport

* * * * *

AWP NV E2, Elko, NV [Revised]

Elko Municipal-J.C. Harris Field, NV
    (Lat. 40 deg.49'31''N, long. 115 deg.47'28''W)

    Within a 4.3-mile radius of the Elko Municipal-J.C. Harris Field 
and within 1.8 miles each side of the 248 deg. bearing from the Elko 
Municipal-J.C. Harris Field, extending from the 4.3-mile radius to 6 
miles southwest of the Elko Municipal-J.C. Harris Field and within 
1.8 miles each side of the 075 deg. bearing from the Elko Municipal-
J.C. Harris Field, extending from the 4.3-mile radius to 8.3 miles 
northeast of the airport. This Class E airspace area is effective 
during the specific dates and times established in advanced 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 6005  Class E Airspace Areas Extending Upward From 700 
Feet or More Above the Surface of the Earth

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AWP NV E5 Elko, NV [Revised]

Elko Municipal-J.C. Harris Field, NV
    (Lat. 40 deg.49'31''N, long. 115 deg.47'28''W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within an 8.3-mile radius of Elko Municipal-J.C. Harris Field and 
within 1.8 miles either side of 248 deg. bearing from the Elko 
Municipal-J.C. Harris Field, extending from the 8.3-mile radius to 
the 11.7 miles southwest of the Elko Municipal-J.C. Harris Field and 
within 3.9 miles east and 8.3 miles west of the 161 deg. bearing 
from the Elko Municipal-J.C. Harris Field, extending from the 8.3-
mile radius to 21.7 miles south of Elko Municipal-J.C. Harris Field 
and within 4.3 miles each side of the 075 deg. bearing from the Elko 
Municipal-J.C. Harris Field, extending from the 8.3-mile radius to 
17.8 miles northeast of the airport. That airspace extending upward 
from 1,200 feet above the surface within an 18.7 mile radius of Elko 
Municipal-J.C. Harris Field, and that airspace bounded on the north 
by the south edge of V-6, on the south by the north edge of V-32, on 
the east by the 18.7-mile radius west of the Elko Municipal-J.C. 
Harris Field and that airspace bounded by a line beginning at lat. 
40 deg.34'00''N, long. 116 deg.00'00''W; to lat. 40 deg.27'00''N, 
long. 116 deg.36'00''W; to lat. 40 deg.31'00''N, long. 
116 deg.38'00''N; to lat. 40 deg.32'00''N, long. 116 deg.33'00''W; 
to lat. 40 deg.33'30''N, long. 116 deg.33'30''W; to lat. 
40 deg.38'00''N, long. 116 deg.07'00''W, thence via the 18.7-mile 
radius of Elko Municipal-J.C. Harris Field to the point of 
beginning.
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    Issued in Los Angeles, California, on October 16, 1995.
Richard R. Lien,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Western-Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. 95-26768 Filed 10-27-95; 8:45 am]
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