[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 149 (Wednesday, August 2, 2000)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 47259-47260]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-19519]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 00-AWP-5]


Modification of Class E Airspace; Elko, NV

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action modifies the Class E airspace area at Elko, NV. A 
revision to the Area Navigation (RNAV) Standard Instrument Approach 
Procedure (SIAP) to Runway (RWY) 23 at Elko Municipal-J.C. Harris Field 
has made action necessary. Additional controlled airspace extending 
upward from 700 feet or more above the surface of the earth is needed 
to contain aircraft executing the RNAV RWY 23 SIAP to Elko Municipal-
J.C. Harris Field. The intended effect of this action is to provide 
adequate controlled airspace for Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) 
operations at Elko Municipal-J.C. Harris Field, Elko, NV.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC August 10, 2000.

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) 725-6539.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

    On June 20, 2000, the FAA proposed to amend 14 CFR part 71 by 
modifying the Class E airspace area at Elko, NV (65 FR 38227). 
Additional controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the 
surface is needed to contain aircraft executing the RNAV RWY 23 SIAP at 
Elko Municipal-J.C. Harris Field, Elko, NV. This action will provide 
adequate controlled airspace for aircraft executing the RNAV RWY 23 
SIAP at Elko Municipal-J.C. Harris Field, Elko, NV.
    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 
7400.9G dated September 1, 1999, and effective September 16, 1999, 
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 modifies the Class E airspace area 
at Elko, NV. A revision to the RNAV RWY 23 SIAP has made this action 
necessary. The effect of this action will provide adequate airspace for 
aircraft executing the RNAV 23 SIAP at Elko Municipal-J.C. Harris 
Field, Elko, NV.
    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; AIRWAYS; ROUTES; AND REPORTING POINTS

    1. The authority citation for 14 CFR part 71 continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 59 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

[[Page 47260]]

Administration Order 7400.9G, Airspace Designations and Reporting 
Points, dated September 1, 1999, and effective September 16, 1999, 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 NV E5 Elko, NV [Revised]

Elko Municipal-J.C. Harris Field, CA
    (Lat. 40 deg.49'31"N, long. 115 deg.47'28"W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 8.3-mile radius of the Elko Municipal-J.C. Harris Field and 
within 1.8 miles either side of the 248 deg. bearing from the Elko 
Municipal-J.C. Harris Field, extending from the 8.3-mile radius to 
11.7 miles southwest of the Elko Municipal-J.C. Harris Field and 
within 3.9 miles east and 8.3 miles west of the 161 deg. bearing 
from the Elko Municipal-J.C. Harris Field, extending from 8.3-mile 
radius to 21.7 miles south of Elko Municipal-J.C. Harris Field and 
within 4.3 miles each side of the 075 deg. bearing from the Elko 
Municipal-J.C. Harris Field, extending from the 8.3-mile radius to 
17.8 miles southwest of the airport. That airspace extending upward 
from 1,200 feet above the surface with an 18.7-mile radius of Elko 
Municipal-J.C. Harris Field, and that airspace bounded on the north 
by the south edge of V-6, on the south by the north edge of V-32, on 
the east by the 30-mile radius of the Elko Municipal-J.C. Harris 
Field, between the southern edge of V-465 clockwise to the northern 
edge of V-32, thence west to the 18.7-mile radius of the Elko 
Municipal-J.C. Harris Field and that airspace bounded by a line 
beginning at lat. 40 deg.34'00"N, long. 116 deg.00'00"W; to lat. 
40 deg.27'00"N, long. 116 deg.36'00"W; to lat. 40 deg.31'00"N, long. 
116 deg.38'00"W; to lat. 40 deg.32'00"N, long. 116 deg.33'00"W, to 
lat. 40 deg.33'30"N, long. 116 deg.33'30"W, to lat. 40 deg.38'00"N, 
long. 116 deg.07'00"W, thence clockwise via the 18.7-mile radius of 
the Elko Municipal-J.C. Harris Field to the point of beginning .

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    Issued in Los Angeles, California, on July 14, 2000.
Dawna J. Vicars,
Assistant Manager, Air Traffic Division, Western-Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. 00-19519 Filed 8-1-00; 8:45 am]
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