[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 29 (Thursday, February 12, 1998)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 7058-7059]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-3568]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 97-AWP-29]


Modification of Class E Airspace; Yuma, AZ

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action amends the Class E airspace areas at Yuma, AZ. The 
development of a Global Positioning System (GPS) Standard Instrument 
Approach Procedure (SIAP) to Runway (RWY) 17 and a GPS SIAP to RWY 21R 
at Yuma Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS)-Yuma International Airport has 
made this action necessary. Additional controlled airspace extending 
upward from the surface, and from 700 feet above ground level (AGL) is 
needed to contain aircraft executing the approaches. The intended 
effect of this action is to provide adequate controlled airspace for 
Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations at Yuma MCAS-Yuma 
International Airport, Yuma, AZ.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC April 23, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Debra Trindle, Airspace Specialist, 
Airspace Branch, AWP-520, Air Traffic Division, Western-Pacific Region, 
Federal Aviation Administration, 15000 Aviation Boulevard, Lawndale, 
California 90261, telephone (301) 725-6613.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

History

    On October 17, 1997, the FAA proposed to amend 14 CFR part 71 to 
modify the Class E airspace areas at Yuma, AZ (62 FR 53987). The 
development of two GPS SIAP's at Yuma MCAS-Yuma International Airport 
has made this action necessary. The intended effect of this action is 
to provide additional controlled airspace extending upward from the 
surface, and from 700 feet AGL, to contain aircraft executing the GPS 
RWY 17 SIAP and the GPS RWY 21R SIAP to Yuma MCAS-Yuma International 
Airport, Yuma, 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 for airspace areas designated as an extension to a Class D 
or Class E surface area, and 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 7400.9E, dated September 10, 
1997, and effective September 16, 1997, which is incorporated by 
reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class E airspace designations listed in 
this document will be published subsequently in the Order.
    Minor changes have been made to this proposal to ensure continuity 
with surrounding airspace areas.

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The Rule

    This amendment to 14 CFR part 71 modifies the Class E airspace 
areas at Yuma, AZ. The development of two GPS SIAP's at Yuma MCAS-Yuma 
International Airport has made this action necessary. Additional 
controlled airspace extending upward from the surface, and from 700 
feet AGL is needed to contain aircraft executing these approaches. The 
intended effect of this action is to provide adequate controlled 
airspace for aircraft executing the GPS RWY 17 SIAP and the GPS RWY 21R 
SIAP at Yuma MCAS-Yuma International Airport, 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--DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, CLASS B, CLASS C, CLASS D, AND 
CLASS E AIRSPACE AREAS; ROUTES; AND REPORTING POINTS

    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 Sec. 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  Yuma, AZ [Revised]

Yuma MCAS-Yuma International Airport, AZ
    (Lat. 32 deg.39'24''N, long. 114 deg.36'22''W)
Bard VORTAC
    (Lat. 32 deg.46'05''N, long. 114 deg.36'10''W)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface within 1.8 miles 
either side of the Bard VORTAC 181 deg. radial extending from the 
Bard VORTAC to the 5.2 mile radius of the Yuma MCAS-Yuma 
International Airport and within that airspace bounded by a line 
beginning at lat. 32 deg.44'05''N, long. 114 deg.33'41''W; to lat. 
32 deg.50'00''N, long. 114 deg.31'00''W; to lat. 32 deg.49'00''N, 
long. 114 deg.27'00''W; to lat. 32 deg.40'15''N, long. 
114 deg.30'17''W, thence counterclockwise via the 5.2-mile radius of 
the Yuma MCAS-International Airport, to the point of beginning.
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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  Yuma, AZ [Revised]

Yuma MCAS-Yuma International Airport, AZ
    (Lat. 32 deg.39'24''N, long. 114 deg.36'22''W)
Blythe Airport
    (Lat. 33 deg.37'09''N, long. 114 deg.43'01''W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
beginning at lat. 32 deg.41'00''N, long. 114 deg.25'09''W, thence 
clockwise via the 9.6-mile radius of Yuma MCAS-Yuma International 
Airport to lat. 32 deg.29'58''N, long. 114 deg.34'09''W; to lat. 
32 deg.28'00''N, long. 114 deg.34'33''W; to lat. 32 deg.28'00''N, 
long. 114 deg.38'43''W; to lat. 32 deg.29'58''N, long. 
114 deg.38'31''W, thence clockwise via the 9.6-mile radius of the 
Yuma MCAS-Yuma International Airport excluding that portion outside 
of the United States to lat. 32 deg.47'44''N, long. 
114 deg.42'03''W; to lat. 33 deg.08'00''N. long. 114 deg.55'00''W; 
to lat. 33 deg.08'00''N, long. 114 deg.30'00''W; to lat. 
32 deg.57'30''N, long. 114 deg.30'00''W; to lat. 32 deg.57'30''N, 
long. 114 deg.15'03''W; to lat. 32 deg.41'00''N, long. 
114 deg.15'03''W, thence to the point of beginning. That airspace 
extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface bounded by an 
area starting at a point lat. 33 deg.01'47''N, long. 
114 deg.51'01''W; to lat. 33 deg.05'30''N, long. 114 deg.24'33''W; 
to lat. 32 deg.23'00''N, long. 114 deg.24'33''W; to lat. 
32 deg.29'30''N, long. 114 deg.46'03''W, thence to the point of 
beginning excluding that portion outside the United States. That 
airspace extending upward from 4,000 feet MSL, bounded by an area 
beginning at lat. 33 deg.21'45''N, long. 114 deg.47'25''W; to lat. 
33 deg.08'00''N, long. 114 deg.45'00''W; to lat. 33 deg.08'00''N, 
long. 114 deg.55'00''W; to lat. 33 deg.01'47''N, long. 
114 deg.51'01''W; to lat. 32 deg.49'33''N, long. 114 deg.49'08''W; 
to lat. 32 deg.49'12''N, long. 115 deg.15'16''W; to lat. 
32 deg.52'23''N, long. 115 deg.15'24''W; to lat. 32 deg.56'20''N, 
long. 115 deg.15'03''W; to lat. 33 deg.04'00''N, long. 
114 deg.56'03''W; to lat. 33 deg.23'45''N, long. 114 deg.53'05''W, 
thence counterclockwise along a 15.8-mile radius of the Blythe 
Airport, to the point of beginning. That airspace extending upward 
from 9,000 feet MSL bounded on the west by the eastern edge of V-
135, on the south by lat. 33 deg.08'00''N, on the north by the arc 
of the 15.8-mile radius south of Blythe Airport, and on the east by 
the western edge of R-2306C and R-2306A.
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    Issued in Los Angeles, California, on January 21, 1998.
George D. Williams,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Western-Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. 98-3568 Filed 2-11-98; 8:45 am]
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