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[FR Doc No: 94-902]
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[Federal Register: January 14, 1994]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Airspace Docket No. 93-ASW-59]
Proposed Modification of Class D Airspace: Roswell, NM
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.
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SUMMARY: This notice proposes to modify the current Class D airspace
and to establish a Class E extension to the Class D surface area at
Roswell, NM. This action proposes to amend a previous airspace action
that established a 14.8 NM Class D airspace extension to the Class D
surface area for Roswell, NM. Because the arrival extension is greater
than two miles, it should have been classified as Class E airspace.
However, it was incorrectly classified as Class D airspace. The
intended effect of this proposal is to reclassify a portion of the
current Class D airspace extension at Roswell, NM to a class E airspace
extension to contain instrument approach procedures and to provide
adequate Class D airspace to contain IFR operations and require two-way
radio communications at Roswell Industrial Air Center.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before February 18, 1994.
ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to Manager,
System Management Branch, Air Traffic Division, Southwest Region,
Docket No. 93-ASW-59, Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation
Administration, Fort Worth, TX 76193-0530.
The official docket may be examined in the office of the Assistant
Chief Counsel, Southwest Region, Federal Aviation Administration, 2601
Meacham Boulevard, Fort Worth, TX, between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except Federal holidays. An informal docket may also be
examined during normal business hours at the System Management Branch,
Air Traffic Division, Southwest Region, Federal Aviation
Administration, 2601 Meacham Boulevard, Fort Worth, TX.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:Alvin DeVane, System Management Branch,
Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, Fort
Worth, TX 76193-0530; telephone: 817-222-5595.
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 and be submitted in
triplicate to the address listed under the caption ADDRESSES.
Commenters wishing the FAA to acknowledge receipt of their comments on
this notice must submit, with those comments, a self-addressed,
stamped, postcard containing the following statement: ``Comments to
Airspace Docket No. 93-ASW-59.'' The postcard will be date and 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 notice may be changed in the light of comments received. All
comments submitted will be available for examination in the Office of
the Assistant Chief Counsel at 2601 Meacham Boulevard, Fort Worth, TX,
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's
Any person may obtain a copy of this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
(NPRM) by submitting a request to the Manager, System Management
Branch, Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration,
Fort Worth, TX 76193-0530. Communications must identify the notice
number of this NPRM. Persons interested in being placed on a mailing
list for future NPRM's should also request a copy of Advisory Circular
No. 11-2A, which describes the application procedure.
The Proposal
The FAA is considering an amendment to part 71 of the Federal
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to modify Class D airspace at
Roswell, NM. The current Class D airspace at Roswell Industrial Air
Center, NM, was modified by rulemaking action dated December 12, 1993
(58 FR 63885). That modification included an extension of the Class D
airspace within 3.7 miles each side of the Chisum Very High Omni-
Directional Radio Range/Tactical Air Navigation (VORTAC) 290 deg.
radial extending from the 5.0-mile radius to 14.8 miles northwest of
the airport. That extension to the Class D airpace in excess of 2
nautical miles should have been classified as Class E airspace. The
intended effect of this proposal is to reclassify a portion of the
current Class D airspace extension at Roswell, NM to a Class E airspace
extension to contain instrument approach procedures and to provide
adequate Class D airspace to contain IFR operations and require two-way
radio communications at Roswell Industrial Air Center.
The coordinates for this airspace docket are based on North
American Datum 83. Class D airspace designations are published in
Paragraph 5000 and Class E airspace areas designated as extensions to
Class D surface areas are published in Paragraph 6004 of FAA Order
7400.9A dated June 17, 1993, and effective September 16, 1993, which is
incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 (58 FR 36298; July 6, 1993).
The Class D and Class E airspace designations listed in this document
would be published subsequently in the Order.
The FAA has determined that this proposed regulation only involves
an established body of technical regulations that need 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, when promulgated, will not have a significant 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--[AMENDED]
1. The authority citation for 14 CFR part 71 continues to read as
follows:
Authority: 49 U.S.C. app. 1348(a), 1354(a), 1510; E.O. 10854, 24
FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389; 49 U.S.C. 106(g); 14 CFR
11.69
Sec. 71.1 [Amended]
2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of the Federal
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9A, Airspace Designations and
Reporting Points, dated June 17, 1993, and effective September 16,
1993, is amended as follows:
Paragraph 5000 General
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ASW NM D Roswell, NM [Modify]
Roswell Industrial Air Center, NM (lat. 33 deg.18'05''N., long.
104 deg.31'50''W.)
That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including
6,200 feet MSL within a 5-mile radius of Roswell Industrial Air
Center. 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.
* * * * *
Paragraph 6004 Class E Airspace Areas Designated as an Extension
to a Class D Surface Area
* * * * *
ASW NM E4 Roswell, NM [New]
Roswell Industrial Air Center, NM (lat. 33 deg.18'05''N., long.
104 deg.31'50''W.)
That airspace extending upward from the surface within 3.7 miles
each side of the Chisum very high omni-directional radio range/
tactical air navigation (VORTAC 290 deg. radial extending from the
5.0-mile radius to 14.8 miles northwest of the airport. This Class E
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 Fort Worth, TX, on January 7, 1994.
James A. Caudle,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southwest Region.
[FR Doc. 94-902 Filed 1-13-94; 8:45 am]
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