[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 30 (Tuesday, February 13, 1996)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 5503-5504]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-3173]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 95-AWP-28]


Establishment of Class E Airspace; Willcox, AZ

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action establishes a Class E airspace area at Willcox, 
AZ. The development of a Global Positioning System (GPS) Standard 
Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) to Runways (RWYs) 21/3 has made 
this action necessary. The intended effect of this action is to provide 
adequate controlled airspace for Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) 
operations at Cochise County Airport, Willcox, 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 18, 1995, the FAA proposed to amend part 71 of the 
Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) by establishing a Class E 
airspace area at Willcox, AZ (60 FR 65042). This action will provide 
adequate controlled airspace to accommodate a GPS SIAP to RWYs 21/3 at 
Cochise County Airport, Willcox, 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. The E airspace designation 
listed in this document will be published subsequently in this Order.

 The Rule

    This amendment to part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 
CFR part 71) establishes a Class E airspace area at Willcox, AZ. The 
development of a GPS SIAP to RWYs 21/3 has made this action necessary. 
The intended effect of this action is to provide adequate controlled 
airspace for aircraft executing the GPS RWYs 21/3 SIAP at Cochise 
County Airport, Willcox, 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 

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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 Willcox, AZ [New]

Cochise County Airport, AZ
     (Lat. 32 deg.14'39''N, long. 109 deg.53'38''W

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within an 6.5-mile radius of Cochise County Airport.
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    Issued in Los Angeles, California on January 25, 1996.
Rose L. Marino,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Western-Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. 96-3173 Filed 2-12-96; 8:45 am]
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