[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 146 (Thursday, July 30, 1998)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 40644]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-20349]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 96-AWP-11]


Establishment of Class E Airspace; Safford, AZ

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action establishes a Class E airspace area at Safford, 
AZ. Additional controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet or 
more above the surface of the earth is needed to contain aircraft 
executing the Global Positioning System (GPS) Runway (RWY) 12 and GPS 
RWY 30 Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) at Safford 
Municipal Airport. The intended effect of this action is to provide 
adequate controlled airspace for Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) 
operations Safford Municipal Airport, Safford, AZ.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC October 8, 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 June 2, 1998, the FAA proposed to amend 14 CFR part 71 by 
establishing a Class E airspace area at Safford, AZ (63 FR 29960). 
Additional controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the 
surface is needed to contain aircraft executing the GPS RWY 12 and GPS 
RWY 30 SIAP at Safford Municipal Airport. This action will provide 
adequate controlled airspace for IFR operations at Safford Municipal 
Airport, Safford, AZ.
    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. Class E airspace 
designations for airspace extending from 700 feet or more above the 
surface of the earth are published in paragraph 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 
designation listed in this document will be published subsequently in 
the Order.

The Rule

    This amendment to 14 CFR part 71 establishes a Class E airspace 
area at Safford, AZ. The development of a GPS SIAP has made this action 
necessary. The effect of this action will provide adequate airspace for 
aircraft executing the GPS RWY 12 and GPS RWY 30 SIAP at Safford 
Municipal Airport, Safford, 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; 14 CFR 11.69.


Sec. 71.1  [Amended]

    2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of the Federal 
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9E, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated September 10, 1997, and effective September 16, 
1997, 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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AWP AZ E5  Safford, AZ [New]

Safford Municipal Airport, AZ
    (lat. 32 deg.51'17''N, long. 109 deg.38'07''W)
Williams Gateway Airport, AZ
    (lat. 33 deg.18'28''N, long. 111 deg.39'20''W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.5-mile radius of the Safford Municipal Airport. That 
airspace extending upward from 1200 feet above the surface bounded 
on the south by a line beginning at lat. 32 deg.25'00''N, long. 
109 deg.11'30''W; to lat. 32 deg.25'00''N, long. 109 deg.26'00''W; 
to lat. 32 deg.23'00''N, long. 109 deg.26'00''W; extending along the 
northern boundary of V-94 to the 100-mile radius of the Williams 
Gateway Airport; and on the west by the 100-mile radius of the 
Williams Gateway Airport to lat. 33 deg.00'00''N; and on the north 
by lat. 33 deg.00'00''N; and on the east to lat. 33 deg.00'00''N, 
long. 109 deg.37'00''W; to lat. 32 deg.40'00''N, long. 
109 deg.17'00''W, thence to the point of beginning.
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    Issued in Los Angeles, California, on July 20, 1998.
John G. Clancy,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Western-Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. 98-20349 Filed 7-29-98; 8:45 am]
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