[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 137 (Thursday, July 17, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 38212]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-18849]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 96-ASW-23]


Revision of Class E Airspace; Socorro, 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 Socorro, NM. The development of a 
Global Positioning System (GPS) Standard Instrument Approach Procedure 
(SIAP) to Runway (RWY) 33 at Socorro 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 33 at Socorro Municipal Airport, 
Socorro, NM.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, September 11, 1997.

For Further Information Contact: Donald J. Day, Airspace Branch, Air 
Traffic Division, Southwest Region, Federal Aviation Administration, 
Fort Worth, TX 76193-0520, telephone 817-222-5593.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

    On February 20, 1997, a proposal to amend part 71 of the Federal 
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to revise the Class E airspace at 
Socorro, NM, was published in the Federal Register (62 FR 7735). A GPS 
SIAP to RWY 33 developed for Socorro Municipal Airport, Socorro, NM, 
requires the revision of the Class E airspace at this airport. The 
proposal was to revise the controlled airspace extending upward 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 proposal were received. 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 7400.9D 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 the Order.

The Rule

    This amendment to part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 
CFR part 71) amends the Class E airspace located at Socorro, NM, to 
provide controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet AGL for 
aircraft executing the GPS SIAP to RWY 33.
    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. 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 7400.9D, 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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ASW NM E5 Socorro, NM [Revised]

Socorro Municipal Airport, NM
    (lat. 34 deg.01'19'' N., long. 106 deg.54'10'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.7-mile radius of Socorro Municipal Airport and within 1.4 
miles each side of the 164 deg. bearing from the airport extending 
from the 6.7-mile radius to 7.1 miles south of the airport excluding 
that airspace west of long. 107 deg.00'02''.
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    Issued in Forth Worth, TX, on June 23, 1997.
Albert L. Viselli,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southwest Region.
[FR Doc. 97-18849 Filed 7-16-97; 8:45 am]
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