[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 154 (Monday, August 11, 1997)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 42955-42957]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-21043]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Airspace Docket No. 97-AWP-23]
Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace; Flagstaff, AZ
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
Flagstaff, AZ. The development of a Global Positioning System (GPS)
Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) to Runway (RWY) 3 has
made this proposal necessary. The intended effect of this proposal is
to provide adequate controlled airspace for Instrument Flight Rules
(IFR) operations at Flagstaff Pulliam Airport, Flagstaff, AZ.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before September 5, 1997.
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ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Federal
Aviation Administration, Attn: Manager, Airspace Branch, AWP-520,
Docket No. 97-AWP-23, Air Traffic Division, P.O. Box 92007, Worldway
Postal Center, Los Angeles, California, 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, California 90261.
An informal docket may also be examined during normal business
hours at the Office of the Manager, Airspace Branch, Air Traffic
Division, at the above address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Larry Tonish, Airspace Specialist, Airspace Branch, AWP-520, Air
Traffic Division, Western-Pacific Region, Federal Aviation
Administration, 15000 Aviation Boulevard, Lawndale, California 90261,
telephone (310) 725-6555.
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. 97-
AWP-23.'' 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 Airspace Branch, Air Traffic Division, at 15000
Aviation Boulevard, Lawndale, California 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,
Airspace Branch, P.O. Box 92007, Worldway Postal Center, Los Angeles,
California 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 Flagstaff, AZ. The development of GPS SIAP at Flagstaff Pulliam
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 3 SIAP at Flagstaff Pulliam Airport, Flagstaff, AZ. Class E
airspace designations for airspace areas extending upward from 700 feet
or more above the surface of the earth are published in paragraphs 6004
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 designation listed in this document would be
published subsequently in the 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 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 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, Incorporation 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.
Sec. 71.1 [Amended]
2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of 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 6004 Class E airspace areas designated as an extension
to a Class D or Class E surface area.
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AWP AZ E4 Flagstaff, AZ [Revised]
Flagstaff Pulliam Airport, AZ
(lat. 35 deg.08'18''N, long. 111 deg.40'17''W)
Flagstaff VOR/DME
(lat. 35 deg.08'50''N, long. 111 deg.40'27''W)
That airspace extending upward from the surface beginning where
a line 1.8 miles northwest of and parallel to the Flagstaff VOR/DME
057 deg. radial intercepts the 6.1-mile radius of the Flagstaff
Pulliam Airport, thence clockwise to intercept a line 1.8 miles
northwest of and parallel to the Flagstaff VOR/DME 218 deg. radial,
thence northeastbound on a line 1.8 miles west of and parallel to
the Flagstaff VOR/DME 218 deg. radial to intercept the 3-mile arc of
the Flagstaff Pulliam Airport clockwise to intercept the line 1.8
miles northwest of and parallel to the Flagstaff VOR/DME 057 deg.
radial and thence to the point of beginning and within 1.8 miles
each side of the Flagstaff VOR/DME 127 deg. radial, extending from
the 6.1-mile radius to 8.6 miles southeast of the VOR/DME. This
Class E airspace area is effective during the specific dates and
times established in advance by a Notice to Airmen. The effective
date and time will thereafter be continuously published in the
Airport/Facility Directory.
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Paragraph 6005 Class E airspace areas extending upward from 700
feet or more above the surface of the earth.
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AWP AZ E5 Flagstaff, AZ [Revised]
Flagstaff Pulliam Airport, AZ
(lat. 35 deg.08'18''N, long. 111 deg.40'17''W)
Flagstaff VOR/DME
(lat. 35 deg.08'50''N, long. 111 deg.40'27''W)
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 3.6-mile radius of Flagstaff Pulliam Airport and within a
10-mile radius of the Flagstaff VOR beginning at a line 1.8-miles
northwest of
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and parallel to the Flagstaff VOR 043 deg. radial extending
clockwise to a point beginning at lat. 35 deg.00'00''N, long.
111 deg.36'00''W; to lat. 34 deg.44'00''N, long, 111 deg.50'00''W;
to lat. 34 deg.45'00''N, long. 112 deg.01'00''W; to lat.
34 deg.54'00''N, long. 112 deg.05'00''W; to lat. 35 deg.08'00''N,
long. 111 deg.52'00''W, thence eastbound along the Flagstaff VOR
263 deg. radial to intercept the 3.6-mile radius of the Flagstaff
Pulliam Airport, thence clockwise to the point of beginning. That
airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface within
8.3 miles each side of the Flagstaff VOR 127 deg. and 307 deg.
radials, extending from 7 miles northwest to 16.5 miles southeast of
the Flagstaff VOR and that airspace bounded by a line beginning at
lat. 35 deg.13'32''N, long. 111 deg.04'31''W; to lat.
35 deg.17'17''N, long. 111 deg.02'35''W; to lat. 35 deg.22'00''N,
long. 111 deg.16'43''W; to lat. 35 deg.24'00''N, long.
111 deg.26'16''W; to lat. 35 deg.18'00''N, long. 111 deg.35'33''W,
thence clockwise via a 10-mile radius of the Flagstaff VOR to lat.
35 deg.16'34''N, long. 111 deg.32'42''W; to lat. 35 deg.19'58''N,
long. 111 deg.24'10''W; thence to the point of beginning and that
airspace bounded by a line beginning at lat. 35 deg.03'00''N, long.
111 deg.21'00''W; to lat. 35 deg.02'00''N, long. 111 deg.15'00''W;
to lat. 35 deg.01'00''N, long. 111 deg.22'00''W; thence to the point
of beginning, excluding the Sedona, AZ, Class E airspace area.
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Issued in Los Angeles, California, on July 21, 1997.
Thomas L. Parks,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Western-Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. 97-21043 Filed 8-8-97; 8:45 am]
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