[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 119 (Wednesday, June 19, 1996)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 31014-31015]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-15644]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 96-ASW-02]


Revision of Class E Airspace; Portales, 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 Portales, NM. The development of a 
Global Positioning System (GPS) standard instrument approach procedure 
(SIAP) to Runway (RWY) 01 at Portales 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 01 at Portales Municipal 
Airport, Portales, 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 
Portales, NM, was published in the Federal Register (61 FR 3348). A GPS 
SIAP to RWY 01 developed for Portales Municipal Airport, Portales, NM, 
requires the revision of the Class E airspace at this airport. The 
proposal was to revise the controlled airspace extending upward

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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 proposals were received. However, the proposal was 
published with an incorrect coordinate for the location of the Cannon 
Air Force Base. The correct coordinates for the airport should have 
been (Lat. 34 deg.22'58''N, long. 103 deg.19'20''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. Except for the non-
substantive change just discussed, the rule is adopted as proposed.
    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 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) revises the Class E airspace located at Portales Municipal 
Airport, Portales, NM, to provide controlled airspace extending upward 
from 700 feet AGL for aircraft executing the GPS SIAP to RWY 30.
    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]

    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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ASW NM E5 Clovis, NM [Revised]

Clovis, Cannon AFB, NM
    (lat. 34 deg.22'58''N., long. 103 deg.19'20''W.)
Portales Municipal Airport, NM
    (lat. 34 deg.08'43''N., long. 103 deg.24'37''W.)
Texico VORTAC
    (lat. 34 deg.29'42''N., long. 102 deg.50'23''W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 20-mile radius of Cannon AFB and within an 8-mile radius of 
Portales Municipal Airport and within 8 miles north and 4 miles 
south of the 072 deg. radial of the Texico VORTAC extending from the 
20-mile radius to 16 miles east of the VORTAC.
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    Issued in Fort Worth, TX, on June 11, 1996.
Albert L. Viselli,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southwest Region.
[FR Doc. 96-15644 Filed 6-18-96; 8:45 am]
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