[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 188 (Thursday, September 26, 1996)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 50426-50427]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-24642]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 96-AWP-17]


Amendment of Class E Airspace; Prescott, AZ

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action amends the Class E airspace area at Prescott, AZ. 
The development of a Global Positioning System (GPS) Standard 
Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) to Runways (RWYs) 12/21L has made 
this action necessary. The intended effect of this action is to provide 
adequate controlled airspace for Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) 
operations at Ernest A. Love Field, Prescott, AZ.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC December 5, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
William Buck, Airspace Specialist, Operations Branch, AWP-530, Air 
Traffic Division, Western-Pacific Region, Federal Aviation 
Administration, 15000 Aviation Boulevard, Lawndale, California 90261, 
telephone (310) 725-6556.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

History

    On July 29, 1996, the FAA proposed to amend part 71 of the Federal 
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) by amending the Class E airspace 
area at Prescott, AZ (61 FR 39369). This action will provide adequate 
controlled airspace to accommodate a GPS SIAP to RWYs 12/21L at Ernest 
A. Love Field, Prescott, 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 7400.9D dated 
September 4, 1996, and effective September 16, 1996, which is 
incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class E airspace 
designations 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) amends the Class E airspace area at Prescott, AZ. The 
development of a GPS SIAP to RWYs 12/21L has made this action 
necessary. The effect of this action will provide adequate airspace for 
aircraft executing the GPS RWYs 12/21L SIAP at Ernest A. Love Field, 
Prescott, 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 regulation 
action'' under Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a ``significant rule'' 
under DOT Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44 FR 10034; February 26, 
1979); an (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 7400.9D, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated September 4, 1996, and effective

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September 16, 1996, 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 Prescott, AZ [Revised]

Ernest A. Love Field, AZ
    (Lat. 34 deg.39'06'' N, long. 112 deg.25'18'' W)
Drake VORTAC
    (Lat. 34 deg.42'09'' N, long. 112 deg.28'49'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6-mile radius of the Ernest A. Love Field and within 2.6 
miles each side of Drake VORTAC 318 deg. radial extending from the 
6-mile radius to 7.5 miles northwest of the Drake VORTAC and within 
4.3 miles northwest and 3 miles southeast of the Runway 21 localizer 
extending from the 6-mile radius to 8.7 miles northeast of Earnest 
A. Love Field. That airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet above 
the surface within a 18.2-mile radius of the Drake VORTAC, extending 
clockwise from a line 4.3 miles south of and parallel to the Drake 
VORTAC 252 deg. radial to a line 4 miles northwest of and parallel 
to Drake VORTAC 318 deg. radial and within a 24-mile radius of the 
Drake VORTAC, extending clockwise from a line 4 miles northeast of 
and parallel to the Drake VORTAC 318 deg. radial to a line 4 miles 
west of and parallel to the Drake VORTAC 003 deg. radial and with a 
18.2-mile radius of Drake VORTAC, extending clockwise from a line 4 
miles west of and parallel to the Drake VORTAC 003 deg. radial to a 
line 4.3 miles west of and parallel to the Drake VORTAC 159 deg. 
radial and within a 12.2-mile radius of Drake VORTAC, extending 
clockwise from a line 4.3 miles west of and parallel to the Drake 
VORTAC 159 deg. radial to a line 4.3 miles south of and parallel to 
the Drake VORTAC 252 deg. radial.
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    Issued in Los Angeles, California, on September 12, 1996.
Leonard A. Mobley,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Western-Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. 96-24642 Filed 9-25-96; 8:45 am]
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