[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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