[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 205 (Thursday, October 23, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 55157-55158]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-28103]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 97-AWP-23]


Amendment of Class E Airspace; Flagstaff, AZ

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action amends the Class E airspace areas at Flagstaff, 
AZ. The development of a Global Positioning System (GPS) Standard 
Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) to Runway (RWY) 3 has made this 
action necessary. The intended effect of this action is to provide 
adequate additional controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet 
or more above the surface for Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations 
at Flagstaff Pulliam Airport, Flagstaff, AZ.


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EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC January 01, 1998.

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) 725-6531.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

History

    On August 11, 1997, the FAA proposed to amend part 71 of the 
Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) by amending the Class E 
airspace areas at Flagstaff, AZ (62 FR 42955). The development of a GPS 
SIAP at Flagstaff Pulliam Airport has made this action necessary. The 
intended effect of this action is to provide additional controlled 
airspace extending 700 feet or more above the surface for aircraft 
executing the GPS RWY 3 SIAP to Flagstaff Pulliam Airport, Flagstaff, 
AZ.
    Interested parties were invited to participate in this rulemaking 
proceeding by submitting written comments on the proposal to the FAA. 
No comments objecting to the proposal were received. Class E airspace 
designations are published in paragraphs 6004 and 6005 of FAA Order 
7400.9E, dated September 10, 1997, and effective September 16, 1997, 
which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. Class E airspace 
designations 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 areas at Flagstaff, AZ. The 
development of a GPS SIAP at Flagstaff Pulliam Airport has made this 
action necessary. The intended effect of this action is to provide 
additional controlled airspace extending 700 feet or more above the 
surface for aircraft executing the GPS RWY 3 SIAP at Flagstaff Pulliam 
Airport, Flagstaff, AZ.
    The FAA has determined that this regulation only involves an 
established body of technical regulations for which frequent and 
routine amendments are necessary to keep them operationally current. 
Therefore, this 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 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. 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 the Federal 
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9E, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated September 10, 1997, and effective September 16, 
1997, 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.40'16'' 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.40'16'' 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 the Flagstaff Pulliam Airport and within 
a 10-mile radius of the Flagstaff VOR beginning at a line 1.8-miles 
northwest of parallel to the Flagstaff VOR 043 deg. radial extending 
clockwise to a point beginning at lat. 34 deg.59'20'' N, long. 
111 deg.36'35'' 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 
265 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.25'33'' 
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.02'56'' N, long. 111 deg.20'38'' W; to lat. 35 deg.02'00'' N, 
long. 111 deg.15'00'' W; to lat. 35 deg.00'56'' N, long. 
111 deg.22'28'' 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 October 16, 1997.
Thomas L. Parks,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division Western-Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. 97-28103 Filed 10-22-97; 8:45 am]
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