[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 226 (Thursday, November 21, 1996)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 59180-59181]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-29818]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 95-AWP-3]


Establishment of Class E Airspace; Grand Canyon-Valle Airport, AZ

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action establishes a Class E airspace area at Grand 
Canyon-Valle Airport, AZ. The development of a VHF Omnidirectional 
Range/Distance Measuring Equipment (VOR/DME) Standard Instrument 
Approach Procedure (SIAP) to Runway (RWY) 19 and a Global Positioning 
System (GPS) SIAP to RWY 01/19 at Grand Canyon-Valle Airport has made 
this action necessary. The intended effect of this action is to provide 
adequate controlled airspace for Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) 
operations at Grand Canyon-Valle Airport, AZ.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC January 30, 1997.

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 October 8, 1996, the FAA proposed to amend part 71 of the 
Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) by establishing Class E 
airspace area at Grand Canyon-Valle Airport, AZ (61 FR 52734). This 
action will provide adequate controlled airspace to accommodate a VOR/
DME RWY 19 and GPS RWY 01/19 SIAP at Grand Canyon-Valle Airport, 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 
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 Grand Canyon-Valle 
Airport, AZ. The development of a VOR/DME and GPS SIAP to Grand Canyon-
Valle Airport has made this action necessary. The effect of this action 
will provide adequate airspace for aircraft executing the VOR/DME RWY 
19 and GPS RWY 01/19 SIAP at Grand Canyon-Valle Airport, 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 his 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 September 16, 
1996, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 6005  Class E airspace area extending upward from 700 
feet or more above the surface of the earth.

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AWP AZ E5 Grand Canyon-Valle Airport, AZ [New]

Grand Canyon-Valle Airport, AZ
    (lat. 35 deg.39'03''N, long. 112 deg.08'47''W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.4-mile radius of the Valle Airport and within 1.4 miles 
each side of the 021 deg. bearing from the Valle Airport extending 
from the 6.4-mile radius of the Valle Airport to 8 miles northwest 
of the Valle Airport and within 2 miles each side of the 201 deg. 
bearing from the Valle Airport extending from the 6.4-mile radius of 
the Valle Airport to 10 miles southwest of the Valle Airport. That 
airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface bounded 
by a line beginning at lat. 35 deg.42'00''N, long. 112 deg.00'03''W; 
to lat. 35 deg.18'30''N, long. 112 deg.00'03''W; to lat. 
35 deg.24'00''N, long. 112 deg.21'00''W; to lat. 35 deg.34'00''N, 
long. 112 deg.20'30''W; to lat.

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35 deg.38'00''N, long. 112 deg.17'00''W; to lat. 35 deg.38'00''N, 
long. 112 deg.07'03''W; to lat. 35 deg.42'00''N, long. 
112 deg.07'03''W, thence to the point of beginning.
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    Issued in Los Angeles, California, on November 4, 1996.
Sabra W. Kaulia,
Assistant Manager, Air Traffic Division, Western-Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. 96-29818 Filed 11-20-96; 8:45 am]
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