[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 62 (Thursday, April 1, 1999)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 15678]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-8017]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 95-ASW-18]


Revision of Class E Airspace; Farmington, NM

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action revises the Class E airspace extending upward from 
700 feet above ground level (AGL) at Four Corners Regional Airport, 
Farmington, NM. The development of a global positioning system (GPS) 
standard instrument approach procedure (SIAP) to Runway (Rwy) 25 at 
Four Corners Regional Airport, Farmington, NM, has made this rule 
necessary. This action is intended to provide adequate controlled 
airspace extending upward from 700 feet or more above the surface for 
aircraft executing the GPS Rwy 25 SIAP at Four Corners Regional 
Airport, Farmington, NM.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, May 20, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Donald J. Day, Airspace Branch, Air 
Traffic Division, Southwest Region, Federal Aviation Administration, 
Fort Worth, TX 76193-0520, telephone 817-222-5593.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

    On January 24, 1996, a proposal to amend 14 CFR part 71 to revise 
Class E airspace at Farmington, NM, was published in the Federal 
Register (61 FR 1875). The development of a GPS SIAP to Rwy 25 at Four 
Corners Regional Airport, Farmington, NM, has made this rule necessary. 
The intended effect of the proposal was to provide adequate Class E 
airspace to contain aircraft executing the GPS SIAP at Four Corners 
regional Airport, Farmington, NM.
    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. The rule is adopted as 
proposed with the exception of minor editorial changes.
    The coordinates for this airspace docket are based on North 
American Datum 83. Designated Class E airspace areas are published in 
Paragraph 6005 of FAA Order 7400.9F, dated September 10, 1998, and 
effective September 16, 1998, 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 revises Class E airspace at 
Farmington, NM, extending upward from 700 feet above the surface within 
a 6.7-mile radius of the Four Corners Regional Airport, Farmington, NM.
    The FAA has determined that his regulation only involves an 
established body of technical regulations that require frequent and 
routine amendments to keep them operationally current. It therefore (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; AIRWAYS, ROUTES; AND REPORTING POINTS 
[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 7400.9F, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated September 10, 1998, and effective September 16, 
1998, 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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ASW NM E5 Farmington, NM [Revised]

Farmington, Four Corners Regional Airport, NM
    (Lat. 36 deg.44'31'' N., long. 108 deg.13'47'' W.)
Farmington VORTAC
    (Lat. 36 deg.44'54'' N., long. 108 deg.05'56'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.7-radius of Four Corners Regional Airport, and within 1.7 
miles each side of the 088 deg. bearing from the airport extending 
from the 6.7-mile radius to 9 miles east of the airport and within 
1.6 miles each side of the 266 deg. radial of the Farmington VORTAC 
extending from the 6.7-mile radius to 10.7 miles west of the 
airport; and that airspace extending from 1,200 feet above the 
surface bounded by a line extending from lat. 37 deg.04'00'' N., 
long, 108 deg.56'54'' W.; to lat. 37 deg.04'00'' N., long 
108 deg.27'03'' W.; thence clockwise within a 25.5-mile radius of 
the Farmington VORTAC to lat. 37 deg.00'00'' N., long. 
107 deg.40'18'' W.; to lat. 37 deg.00'00'' N., long. 107 deg.12'58'' 
W.; then clockwise within a 45.1-mile radius of the Farmington 
VORTAC to point of beginning; excluding that airspace within the 
Durango, CO, Class E airspace area, that airspace within and 
underlying the Crownpoint, NM, Class E airspace area.
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    Issued in Fort Worth, TX, on March 24, 1999.
Albert L. Viselli,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southwest Region.
[FR Doc. 99-8017 Filed 3-31-99; 8:45 am]
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