[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 198 (Thursday, October 10, 1996)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 53050-53051]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-26096]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 96-AWP-20]


Amendment of Class E Airspace; Tonopah, NV

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final Rule.

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SUMMARY: This action amends the Class E airspace area at Tonopah, NV. 
The development of a Global Positioning System (GPS) Standard 
Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) to Runway (RWY) 15 has made this 
action necessary. The intended effect of this action is to provide 
adequate controlled airspace for Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) 
operations at Tonopah Airport, NV.

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 September 5, 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 Tonopah, NV (61 FR 46743). This action will provide 
adequate controlled airspace to accommodate a GPS SIAP to RWY 15 at 
Tonopah Airport, NV.
    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 paragraphs 6002 and 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.

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The Rule

    The amendment to part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 
CFR part 71) amends the Class E airspace area at Tonopah, NV. The 
development of a GPS SIAP to RWY 15 has made this action necessary. The 
effect of this action will provide adequate airspace for aircraft 
executing the GPS RWY 15 SIAP at Tonopah Airport, Tonopah, NV.
    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, Incorporated 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, effective September 16, 
1996, and is amended as follows:

Paragraph 6002  Class E airspace areas designed as a surface area 
for an airport.

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AWP NV E2 Tonopah, NV [Revised]

Tonopah Airport, NV
    (lat. 38 deg.03'29'' N, long. 117 deg.05'22'' W)
Tonopah VORTAC
    (lat. 38 deg.01'50'' N, long. 117 deg.02'01'' W)

    Within a 4.3-mile radius of the Tonopah Airport and within 2 
miles each side of the 358 deg. bearing from the Tonopah Airport, 
extending from the 4.3-mile radius to 10.5 miles north of the 
Tonopah Airport and within 1.8 miles each side of the Tonopah VORTAC 
115 deg. radial, extending from the 4.3-mile radius to 8.7 miles 
southeast of the Tonopah VORTAC.
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Paragraph 6005  Class E airspace area extending upward from 700 
feet or more above the surface of the earth.

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AWP NV E5 Tonopah, NV [Revised]

Tonopah Airport, NV
    (lat. 38 deg.03'29'' N, long. 117 deg.05'22'' W)
Tonopah VORTAC
    (lat. 38 deg.01'50'' N, long. 117 deg.02'01'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 4.3-mile radius of the Tonopah Airport and that airspace 
northwest of the Tonopah Airport bounded by a line beginning at lat. 
38 deg.18'00'' N, long. 117 deg.17'00'' W; thence eastbound to lat. 
38 deg.18'00'' N, long. 117 deg.03'00'' W; thence southbound to lat. 
38 deg.17'22'' N, long. 117 deg.03'00'' W; thence clockwise via the 
4.3-mile radius of the Tonopah Airport to lat. 38 deg.04'00'' N, 
long. 117 deg.10'46'' N; thence northwestbound to lat. 
38 deg.12'00'' N, long. 117 deg.17'00'' W, thence to the point of 
beginning. That airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet above the 
surface within the area beginning at lat. 37 deg.53'00'' N, long. 
117 deg.05'41'' W; thence southwestbound along the southeastern edge 
of V-135 to the 24-mile radius of Tonopah VORTAC; thence clockwise 
along the 24-mile radius of the Tonopah VORTAC to the southern edge 
of V-244; thence eastbound along the southern edge of V-244 to the 
20-mile radius of the Tonopah VORTAC; thence clockwise along the 20-
mile radius of the Tonopah VORTAC to lat. 38 deg.18'00'' N, long. 
117 deg.17'00'' W; thence southbound to lat. 38 deg.18'00'' N, long. 
117 deg.00'00'' W; thence southbound to lat. 38 deg.14'00'' N, long. 
117 deg.00'00'' W; thence eastbound to lat. 38 deg.17'00'' N. long. 
116 deg.36'00'' W; thence southbound to lat. 38 deg.00'00'' N, long. 
116 deg.33'00'' W, thence westbound to lat. 37 deg.59'30'' N, long. 
116 deg.38'30'' W; thence eastbound to lat. 37 deg.53'00'' N, long. 
116 deg.38'30'' W, thence to the point of beginning.
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    Issued in Los Angeles, California, on September 23, 1996.
George D. Williams,
Manager, Air Traffic Division Western-Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. 96-26096 Filed 10-9-96; 8:45 am]
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