[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 190 (Friday, September 29, 2000)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 58498-58499]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-25074]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 00-AWP-11]


Proposed Revision of Class D Airspace; Laughlin/Bullhead 
International Airport, AZ

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This action proposes to revise Class D airspace at Laughlin/
Bullhead International Airport, AZ, by including that airspace within a 
4.2-mile radius of the Laughlin/Bullhead international Airport west of 
a line 1.8-miles west of and parallel to the north/south runway. 
Additional Class D airspace is required to contain circling instrument 
approaches to the west of the airport. A review of airspace 
classification and air traffic procedures has made this action 
necessary.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before November 13, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Federal 
Aviation Administration, Attn: Manager, Airspace Branch, AWP-520, 
Docket No. 00-AWP-11, Air Traffic Division, P.O. Box 92007, Worldway 
Postal Center, Los Angeles, California 90009.
    The official docket may be examined in the Office of the Assistant 
Chief Counsel, Western Pacific Region, Federal Aviation Administration, 
Room 6007, 15000 Aviation Boulevard, Lawndale, California 92061.
    An informational docket may also be examined during normal business 
hours at the Office of the Manager, Airspace Branch, Air Traffic 
Division at the above address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard V. Coffin Jr., Airspace 
Specialist Airspace Branch, AWP-520.9, Air Traffic Division, Western-
Pacific Region, Federal Aviation Administration, 15000 Aviation 
Boulevard, Lawndale, California 90261, telephone (310) 725-6533.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Comments Invited

    Interested parties are invited to participate in this proposed 
rulemaking by submitting such written data, views, or arguments, as 
they may desire. Comments that provide the factual basis supporting the 
views and suggestions presented are particularly helpful in developing 
reasoned regulatory decisions on the proposal. Comments are 
specifically invited on the overall regulatory, aeronautical, economic, 
environmental, and energy-related aspects of the proposal. 
Communications should identify the airspace docket number and be 
submitted in triplicate to the address listed above. Commenters wishing 
the FAA to acknowledge receipt of their comments on this action must 
submit with the comments a self-addressed, stamped postcard on which 
the following statement is made: ``Comments to Airspace Docket No. 00-
AWP-11.'' The postcard will be date/time stamped and returned to the 
commenter. All communications received on or before the specified 
closing date for comments will be considered before taking action on 
the proposed rule. The proposal contained in this action may be changed 
in light of comments received. All comments submitted will be available 
for examination in the Airspace Branch, Air Traffic Division, at 15000 
Aviation Boulevard, Lawndale, California 90261, both before and after 
the closing date for comments. A report summarizing each substantive 
public contact with FAA personnel concerned with this rulemaking will 
be filed in the docket.

Availability of NPRM

    The FAA is considering a revision to part 71 of the Federal 
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to establish Class D airspace at 
Laughlin/Bullhead International Airport, AZ. This action establishes 
additional controlled airspace required for circling instrument 
approaches to the west of the Laughlin/Bullhead International Airport, 
AZ. A review of airspace classification and air traffic procedures has 
made this action necessary. Class D airspace is published in Paragraph 
5000 of FAA Order 7400.9H, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, 
dated September 1, 2000, and effective September 16, 2000, through 
September 15, 2001, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. 
The Class D airspace designation listed in this document would be 
published subsequently in this Order.
    The FAA has determined that this proposed regulation only involves 
an established body of technical

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regulations for which frequent and routine amendments are necessary to 
keep them operationally current. Therefore, this proposed 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 93) 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 proposed rule would 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).

The Proposed Amendment

    In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation 
Administration proposes to amend 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: 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 7400.9H, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated September 1, 2000, and effective September 16, 
2000, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 5000 Class D Airspace

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AWP AZ D  Bullhead City, AZ [Revised]

Laughlin/Bullhead International Airport, AZ
    (Lat. 35 deg.09' 27"N, long. 114 deg.33' 34"W)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 
2,500 feet AGL within a 4.2-mile radius of the Laughlin/Bullhead 
International Airport. This Class D 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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    Issued in Los Angeles, California, on September 15, 2000.
Dawna Vicars,
Assistant Managers, Air Traffic Division, Western-Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. 00-25074 Filed 9-28-00; 8:45 am]
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