[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 235 (Thursday, December 7, 1995)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 62782-62783]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-29871]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 95-AWP-42]


Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace; Phoenix, 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 
Phoenix, AZ to provide additional controlled airspace for aircraft 
arriving at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. The intended 
effect of this proposal is to improve service to the users and reduce 
controller workload.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before January 8, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Federal 
Aviation Administration, Attn: Manager, System Management Branch, AWP-
530 Docket No. 95-AWP-42, 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 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 Boulevard, Lawndale, California 90261, 
telephone (310) 725-6533.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Comments Invited

    Interested parties are invited to participate in this proposal 
rulemaking by submitting such written data, views, are 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-42.'' 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 Boulevard, Lawndale, California 90261, both before 
and after their 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 amend the Class E airspace 
area at Phoenix, AZ. The intended effect of this proposal is to provide 
additional controlled airspace for aircraft arriving at Phoenix Sky 
Harbor International Airport, Phoenix, AZ. Class E airspace 
designations for airspace areas extending upward from 700 feet or more 
above the surface of the earth are published in Paragraph 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 E airspace 
designation listed in this document would be published subsequently in 
this Order.

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    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 not affect air traffic procedures 
and air navigation, it is certified that this proposal 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 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 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 6005  Class E airspace areas extending upward from 700 
feet or more above the surface of the earth.

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AWP AZ E5 Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, AZ [Revised]

Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, Phoenix, AZ
    (Lat. 33 deg.26'10'' N, long. 112 deg.00'34'' W)
Williams Gateway Airport, AZ
    (Lat. 33 deg.18'28'' N, long. 111 deg.39'19'' W)
Luke AFB, AZ
    (Lat. 33 deg.32'06'' N, long. 111 deg.22'59'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 17.4-mile radius of Luke AFB and within a 17.4-mile radius 
of Williams Gateway Airport and within 2 parallel tangent lines 
connecting the two 17.4-mile radius circles, and that airspace 
northwest of Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport bounded by a 
line beginning at lat. 33 deg.59'00'' N, long. 112 deg.38'03'' W; to 
lat. 33 deg.49'24'' N, long. 112 deg.25'34'' W, thence 
counterclockwise via the 17.4-mile radius of Luke AFB to lat. 
33 deg.42'00'' N, long. 112 deg.40'00'' W; to lat. 33 deg.44'00'' N, 
long. 112 deg.45'03'' W; to lat. 33 deg.55'00'' N, long. 
112 deg.45'03'' W, to the point of beginning. That airspace 
extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface bounded by a line 
beginning at lat. 34 deg.10'00'' N, long. 112 deg.39'03'' W; to lat. 
34 deg.10'00'' N, long. 111 deg.30'03'' W; to lat. 34 deg.00'00'' N, 
long. 110 deg.52'02'' W; to lat. 32 deg.33'00'' N, long. 
110 deg.52'02'' W; to lat. 32 deg.33'00'' N, long. 112 deg.00'02'' 
W; to lat. 32 deg.51'00'' N, long. 112 deg.37'03'' W; to lat. 
32 deg.51'00'' N, long. 113 deg.00'03'' W; to lat. 33 deg.19'00'' N, 
long. 113 deg.00'03'' W; to lat. 33 deg.19'00'' N, long. 
113 deg.10'03'' W; to lat. 34 deg.00'00'' N, long. 113 deg.10'03'' 
W; to lat. 34 deg.00'00'' N, long. 112 deg.52'03'' W, thence to the 
point of beginning. That airspace extending upward from 5,500 feet 
MSL west of Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport bounded on the 
north by the south edge of V-16, on the east by the west boundary of 
the 1,200 foot portion of the Class E airspace area; on the south by 
the north edge of V-66 and on the west by long. 114 deg.00'03'' W, 
excluding that airspace within Restricted Areas R-2308A, R-2308B, R-
2308C, and R-2307. That airspace extending upward from 7,000 MSL 
bounded on the north by lat. 34 deg.00'00'' N, on the east by long. 
113 deg.10'03'' W; on the south by the north edge of V-16 and on the 
west by long. 114 deg.00'03'' W. That airspace extending upward from 
9,500 feet MSL bounded on the north by the south edge of V-12, on 
the east by the west edge of V-327, on the south and southeast by 
the north and northwest boundary of the 1,200 foot portion of the 
Class E airspace area, and on the southwest by a line extending from 
lat. 34 deg.08'48'' N, long. 112 deg.40'37'' W, to the point of 
intersection on long. 113 deg.10'03'' W, and on the south edge of V-
12. That airspace extending upward from 10,500 feet MSL bounded on 
the north by the south edge of V-12/264, on the southeast by the 
northwest edge of V-567 and on the west by the east edge of V-327. 
That airspace extending upward from 10,500 feet MSL bounded on the 
northwest by the southeast edge of V-567, on the southeast by the 
northwest edge of V-95 and on the south by the north boundary of the 
1,200 foot portion of the Class E airspace area.
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    Issued in Los Angeles, California, on November 27, 1995.
Harvey R. Riebel,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Western-Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. 95-29871 Filed 12-6-95; 8:45 am]
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