[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 119 (Wednesday, June 19, 1996)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 31015-31016]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-15643]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 95-ASW-34]


Revision of Class E Airspace; Truth or Consequences, NM

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action revises the Class E airspace extending upward from 
700 feet above ground level (AGL) at Truth or Consequences, NM. The 
development of a Global Positioning System (GPS) Standard Instrument 
Approach Procedure (SIAP) to Runway (RWY) 31 at Truth or Consequences 
Municipal Airport has made this action necessary. This action is 
intended to provide adequate Class E airspace to contain instrument 
flight rule (IFR) operations for aircraft executing the GPS SIAP to RWY 
31 at Truth or Consequences Municipal Airport, Truth or Consequences, 
NM.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, August 15, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Donald J. Day, Operations Branch, Air Traffic Division, Southwest 
Region, Federal Aviation Administration, Fort Worth, TX 76193-0530, 
telephone: 817-222-5593.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

    On January 31, 1996, a proposal to amend part 71 of the Federal 
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to revise the Class E airspace at 
Truth or Consequences, NM, was published in the Federal Register (61 FR 
3350). A GPS SIAP to RWY 31 developed for Truth or Consequences 
Municipal Airport, Truth or Consequences, NM, requires the revision of 
the Class E airspace at this airport. The proposal was to revise the 
controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet AGL to contain IFR 
operations in controlled airspace during portions of the terminal 
operation and while transitioning between the enroute and terminal 
environments.
    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. However, the proposal was 
published with incorrect coordinates for the location of the Truth or 
Consequences Municipal Airport. The correct coordinates for the airport 
should have been (Lat. 33 deg.14'10''N, long. 107 deg.16'15''W). The 
description of the Class E airspace in this rule has been revised to 
reflect this change. The FAA has determined that this change is 
editorial in nature and will not increase the scope of this rule. 
Therefore, the rule is adopted as written.
    The coordinates for this airspace docket are based on North 
American Datum 83. Class E airspace designations for airspace areas 
extending upward from 700 feet or more AGL 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

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listed in this document will be published subsequently in the Order.

The Rule

    This amendment to part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 
CFR part 71) amends the Class E airspace located at Truth or 
Consequences Municipal Airport, Truth or Consequences, NM, to provide 
controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet AGL for aircraft 
executing the GPS SIAP to RWY 31.
    The FAA has determined that this regulation only involves an 
established body of technical regulations that need frequent and 
routine amendments to keep them operationally current. It, therefore--
(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 11034; 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. 40103, 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854; 24 FR 
9565, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389; 49 U.S.C. 106(g); 14 CFR 
11.69.


Sec. 71.1  [Amended]

    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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ASW NM E5 Truth or Consequences, NM [Revised]

Truth or Consequences Municipal Airport, NM
    (lat. 33 deg.14'10''N., long. 107 deg.16'15''W.)
Truth or Consequences VORTAC
    (lat. 33 deg.16'57''N., long. 107 deg.16'50''W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.7-mile radius of Truth or Consequences Municipal Airport 
and within 1.4 miles each side of the 013 deg. radial of the Truth 
or Consequences VORTAC extending from the 6.7-mile radius to 7.5 
miles northeast of the airport and within 1.6 miles each side of the 
145 deg. bearing from the airport extending from the 6.7-mile radius 
to 8.4 miles southeast of the airport.
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    Issued in Fort Worth, TX, June 11, 1996.
Albert L. Viselli,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southwest Region.
[FR Doc. 96-15643 Filed 6-18-96; 8:45 am]
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