[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 141 (Wednesday, July 23, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 39434-39435]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-19251]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 96-ASW-21]


Revision of Class E Airspace; Silver City, 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 Silver City, NM. The development 
of a Global Positioning System (GPS) standard instrument approach 
procedure (SIAP) to Runway (RWY) 26 at Silver City-Grant County 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 26 at Silver 
City, NM.

DATES: Effective 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 
Silver City, NM, was published in the Federal Register (62 FR 7733). A 
GPS SIAP to RWY 26 developed for Silver City-Grant County Airport, 
Silver City, NM, requires the revision of the Class E airspace at this 
airport. The proposal would 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 Silver City, NM, to 
provide controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet AGL for 
aircraft executing the GPS SIAP to RWY 26.
    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, there--(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. 389; 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 
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 Silver City, NM [Revised]

Silver City-Grant County Airport, NM
    (Lat. 32 deg.38'11''N., long. 108 deg.09'23''W.)
Silver City Localizer
    (Lat. 32 deg.37'57''N., long. 108 deg.09'59''W.)
Cozey LOM
    (Lat. 32 deg.37'55''N., long. 108 deg.03'48''W.)
Silver City VORTAC
    (Lat. 32 deg.38'16''N., long. 108 deg.09'40''W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.8-mile radius of Silver City-Grant County Airport and 
within 2.2 miles south and 7 miles north of the Silver City 
Localizer east course extending from the 6.8-mile radius to 14.4 
miles east of the airport and within 1.9 miles each side of the 
107 deg. bearing from the Cozey LOM extending from the 6.8-mile 
radius to 8.2 miles southeast of the airport and within 8 miles west 
and 4 miles east of the 141 deg. radial of the Silver City VORTAC 
extendng from the 6.8-mile radius to 19.7 miles southeast of the 
airport.
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    Issued in Fort Worth, TX, on July 2, 1997.
Albert L. Viselli,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southwest Region.
[FR Doc. 97-19251 Filed 7-22-97; 8:45 am]
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