[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 235 (Wednesday, December 6, 2000)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 76150-76151]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-31087]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 00-AWP-11]


Revision to the Legal Description of the Laughlin/Bullhead 
International Airport Class D Airspace Area, AZ

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) DOT.

[[Page 76151]]


ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action revises the legal description of the Laughlin/
Bullhead International Airport Class D airspace area, 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.

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 25, 2001.

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 (301) 725-6533.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

    The Airspace Branch in the Western-Pacific Region received a 
request from the Laughlin/Bullhead International Airport air traffic 
control tower manager to include the airspace west of the airport 
beyond 1.8 miles of the north/south runway and within a 4.2 mile radius 
of the airport.
    Class D airspace areas are 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 will be published subsequently in 
the Order.

The Rule

    This amendment to 14 CFR part 71 of the Federal Aviation 
Regulations revises the legal description of the Laughlin/Bullhead 
International Airport Class D airspace area, 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. This action will change the actual dimensions, 
configuration, or operating requirements of the Laughlin/Bullhead 
International Airport Class D airspace area, 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).

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 AIRPSACE 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
* * * * *
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 
3,200 feet MSL 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.
* * * * *

    Issued in Los Angeles, California, on November 21, 2000.
John Clancy,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Western-Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. 00-31087 Filed 12-5-00; 8:45 am]
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