[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 19 (Monday, January 29, 1996)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 2711-2712]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-1442]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 95-AWP-42]


Amendment of Class E Airspace; Phoenix, AZ

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action amends the Class E airspace area at Phoenix, AZ. 
Additional controlled airspace is required for aircraft arriving 
Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. The intended effect of this 
action is to improve service to the users and reduce controller 
workload for those aircraft inbound to Phoenix Sky Harbor International 
Airport, Phoenix, AZ.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, April 25, 1996.

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: 

History

    On December 7, 1995, the FAA proposed to amend part 71 of the 
Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) by amending the Class E 
airspace area at Phoenix, AZ.
    Interested parties were invited to participate in this rulemaking 
proceeding by submitting written comments on the proposal to the FAA. 
No comments to the proposal were received. Class E airspace 
designations 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. Class E airspace designations 
listed in this document will be published subsequently in this order.

The Rule

    The amendment to part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 
CFR part 71) amends the Class E airspace area at Phoenix, AZ. The 
intended effect of this action is to provide additional controlled 
airspace for aircraft arriving at Phoenix Sky Harbor International 
Airport, Phoenix, 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 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 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:

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. 112 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.40'08'' 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; 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 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 

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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 January 12, 1996.
James H. Snow,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Western-Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. 96-1442 Filed 1-26-96; 8:45 am]
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