[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 244 (Wednesday, December 18, 1996)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 66620-66621]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-32018]


      
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 96-AWP-32]


Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace; Battle Mountain, NV

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This notice proposes to amend the Class E airspace area at 
Battle Mountain, NV. The development of a Global Positioning System 
(GPS) Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) to Runway (RWY) 03 
has made this proposal necessary. The intended effect of this proposal 
is to provide adequate controlled airspace for Instrument Flight Rules 
(IFR) operations at Battle Mountain Airport, Battle Mountain, NV.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before January 10, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Federal 
Aviation Administration, Attn: Manager, Operations Branch, AWP-530, 
Docket No. 96-AWP-32, Air Traffic Division, P.O. Box 92007, Worldway 
Postal Center, Los Angeles, CA 90009.
    The official docket may be examined in the Office of the Assistant 
Chief Counsel, Western Pacific Region, Federal Aviation Administration, 
Room 6007, 15000 Aviation Boulevard, Lawndale, CA 90261.
    An informal docket may also be examined during normal business at 
the Office of the Manager, Operations Branch, Air Traffic Division at 
the above address.

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, CA 90261, telephone 
(310) 725-6556.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Comments Invited

    Interested parties are invited to participate in this proposed 
rulemaking by submitting such written data, views, or arguments as they 
may desire. Comments that provide the factual basis supporting the 
views and suggestions presented are particularly helpful in developing 
reasoned regulatory decisions on the proposal. Comments are 
specifically invited on the overall regulatory, aeronautical, economic, 
environmental, and energy-related aspects of the proposal. 
Communications should identify the airspace docket number and be 
submitted in triplicate to the address listed above. Commenters wishing 
the FAA to acknowledge receipt of their comments on this notice must 
submit with the comments a self-addressed, stamped postcard on which 
the following statement is made: ``Comments to Airspace Docket No. 96-
AWP-32.'' The postcard will be date/time stamped and returned to the 
commenter. All communications received on or before the specified 
closing date for comments will be considered before taking action on 
the proposed rule. The proposal contained in this notice may be changed 
in light of comments received. All comments submitted will be available 
for examination in the Operations Branch, Air Traffic Division, at 
15000 Aviation Boulevard, Lawndale, CA 90261, both before and after the 
closing date for comments. A report summarizing each substantive public 
contact with FAA personnel concerned with this rulemaking will be filed 
in the docket.

Availability of NPRM

    Any person may obtain a copy of this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 
(NPRM) by submitting a request to the Federal Aviation Administration, 
Operations Branch, P.O. Box 92007, Worldway Postal Center, Los Angeles, 
CA 90009. Communications must identify the notice number of this NPRM. 
Persons interested in being placed on a mailing list for future NPRM's 
should also request a copy of Advisory Circular No. 11-2A, which 
describes the application procedures.

The Proposal

    The FAA is considering an amendment to part 71 of the Federal 
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to amend the Class E airspace 
area at Battle Mountain, NV. The development of GPS SIAP at Battle 
Mountain Airport has made this proposal necessary. The intended effect 
of this proposal is to provide adequate Class E airspace for aircraft 
executing the GPS RWY 03 SIAP at Battle Mountain Airport, Battle 
Mountain, NV. Class E airspace designations for airspace areas 
extending upward from 700 feet or more above the surface of the earth 
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 would be published subsequently in this Order.
    The FAA has determined that this proposed regulation only involves 
an established body of technical regulations for which frequent and 
routine amendments are necessary to keep them operationally current. 
Therefore, this proposed 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 proposed rule would 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).

The Proposed Amendment

    In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation 
Administration proposes to amend 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.

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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 areas extending upward from 700 
feet or more above the surface of the earth.

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AWP NV E5 Battle Mountain, NV [Revised]

Battle Mountain Airport, NV
    (lat. 40 deg.35'54''N, long. 116 deg.52'31''W)
Battle Mountain VORTAC
    (lat. 40 deg.34'09''N, long. 116 deg.55'20''W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 4.3-mile radius of the Battle Mountain Airport and 4.3 
miles each side of the Battle Mountain VORTAC 218 deg. radial, 
extending from the Battle Mountain VORTAC to 13.9 miles southwest of 
the Battle Mountain VORTAC and 4 miles each side of the Battle 
Mountain VORTAC 250 deg. radial, extending from the Battle Mountain 
VORTAC to 14.2 miles west of the Battle Mountain VORTAC. That 
airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface within a 
8.7 miles southeast and 13 miles northwest of the Battle Mountain 
VORTAC 218 deg. and within 8.7 miles southeast and 11.7 miles 
northwest of the Battle Mountain VORTAC 038 deg. radials extending 
from 25 miles southwest to 10.4 miles northeast of the Battle 
Mountain VORTAC and within 5.6 miles south and 7.8 miles north of 
the Battle Mountain VORTAC 077 deg. and 257 deg. radials, extending 
from 7 miles west to 16.1 miles east of the Battle Mountain VORTAC.
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    Issued in Los Angeles, California, on November 29, 1996.
Sabra W. Kaulia,
Assistant Manager, Air Traffic Division, Western-Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. 96-32018 Filed 12-17-96; 8:45 am]
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