96-1442. Amendment of Class E Airspace; Phoenix, AZ  

  • [Federal Register Volume 61, Number 19 (Monday, January 29, 1996)]
    [Rules and Regulations]
    [Pages 2711-2712]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 96-1442]
    
    
    
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    DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
    14 CFR Part 71
    
    [Airspace Docket No. 95-AWP-42]
    
    
    Amendment of Class E Airspace; Phoenix, AZ
    
    AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
    
    ACTION: Final rule.
    
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    SUMMARY: This action amends the Class E airspace area at Phoenix, AZ. 
    Additional controlled airspace is required for aircraft arriving 
    Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. The intended effect of this 
    action is to improve service to the users and reduce controller 
    workload for those aircraft inbound to Phoenix Sky Harbor International 
    Airport, Phoenix, AZ.
    
    EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, April 25, 1996.
    
    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
    Scott Speer, Airspace Specialist, System Management Branch, AWP-530, 
    Air Traffic Division, Western-Pacific Region, Federal Aviation 
    Administration, 15000 Aviation Boulevard, Lawndale, California 90261, 
    telephone (310) 725-6533.
    
    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    
    History
    
        On December 7, 1995, the FAA proposed to amend part 71 of the 
    Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) by amending the Class E 
    airspace area at Phoenix, AZ.
        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 are published in paragraph 6005 of FAA Order 7400.9C, 
    dated August 17, 1995, and effective September 16, 1995, which is 
    incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. Class E airspace designations 
    listed in this document will be published subsequently in this order.
    
    The Rule
    
        The amendment to part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 
    CFR part 71) amends the Class E airspace area at Phoenix, AZ. The 
    intended effect of this action is to provide additional controlled 
    airspace for aircraft arriving at Phoenix Sky Harbor International 
    Airport, Phoenix, 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 10034; 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--[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; 14 CFR 11.69.
    
    
    Sec. 71.1  [Amended]
    
        2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of the Federal 
    Aviation Administration Order 7400.9C, Airspace Designations and 
    Reporting Points, dated August 17, 1995, and effective September 16, 
    1995, 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 AZ E5 Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, AZ [Revised]
    
    Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, Phoenix, AZ
        (lat. 33 deg.26'10'' N, long. 112 deg.00'34'' W)
    Williams Gateway Airport, AZ
        (lat. 33 deg.18'28'' N, long. 111 deg.39'19'' W)
    Luke AFB, AZ
        (lat. 33 deg.32'06'' N, long. 112 deg.22'59'' W)
    
        That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
    within a 17.4-mile radius of Luke AFB and within a 17.4-mile radius 
    of Williams Gateway Airport and within 2 parallel tangent lines 
    connecting the two 17.4-mile radius circles, and that airspace 
    northwest of Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport bounded by a 
    line beginning at lat. 33 deg.59'00'' N, long. 112 deg.38'03'' W; to 
    lat. 33 deg.49'24'' N, long. 112 deg.25'34'' W, thence 
    counterclockwise via the 17.4-mile radius of Luke AFB to lat. 
    33 deg.42'00'' N, long. 112 deg.40'08'' W; to lat. 33 deg.44'00'' N, 
    long. 112 deg.45'03'' W; to lat. 33 deg.55'00'' N, long. 
    112 deg.45'03'' W, to the point of beginning. That airspace 
    extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface bounded by a line 
    beginning at lat. 34 deg.10'00'' N, long. 112 deg.39'03'' W; to lat. 
    34 deg.10'00'' N, long. 111 deg.30'03'' W; to lat. 34 deg.00'00'' N, 
    long. 110 deg.52'02'' W; lat. 32 deg.33'00'' N, long. 
    110 deg.52'02'' W; to lat. 32 deg.33'00'' N, long. 112 deg.00'02'' 
    W; to lat. 32 deg.51'00'' N, long. 112 deg.37'03'' W; to lat. 
    32 deg.51'00'' N, long. 113 deg.00'03'' W; to lat. 33 deg.19'00'' N, 
    long. 113 deg.00'03'' W; to lat. 33 deg.19'00'' N, long. 
    113 deg.10'03'' W; to lat. 34 deg.00'00'' N, long. 113 deg.10'03'' 
    W; to lat. 34 deg.00'00'' N, long. 112 deg.52'03'' W, thence to the 
    point of beginning. That airspace extending upward from 5,500 feet 
    MSL west of Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport bounded on the 
    north by the south edge of V-16, on the east by the west boundary of 
    the 1,200 foot portion of the Class E airspace area; on the south by 
    the north edge of V-66 and on the west by long. 114 deg.00'03'' W, 
    excluding that airspace within Restricted Areas R-2308A, R-2308B, R-
    2308C, and R-2307. That airspace extending upward from 7,000 MSL 
    bounded on the north by lat. 34 deg.00'00'' N, on the east by long. 
    113 deg.10'03'' W; on the south by the north edge of V-16 and on the 
    west by long. 114 deg.00'03'' W. That airspace extending upward from 
    9,500 feet MSL bounded on the north by the south edge of V-12, on 
    the east by the west edge of V-327, on the south and southeast by 
    the north and northwest boundary of the 1,200 foot portion of the 
    Class E airspace area, and on the southwest by a line extending from 
    lat. 34 deg.08'48'' N, long. 112 deg.40'37'' W, to the point of 
    intersection on long. 113 deg.10'03'' W, and the south edge of V-12. 
    That airspace extending upward from 10,500 feet MSL bounded on the 
    north by the south edge of V-12/264, on the southeast by the 
    northwest edge of V-567 and on the west by the east 
    
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    edge of V-327. That airspace extending upward from 10,500 feet MSL 
    bounded on the northwest by the southeast edge of V-567, on the 
    southeast by the northwest edge of V-95 and on the south by the 
    north boundary of the 1,200 foot portion of the Class E airspace 
    area.
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        Issued in Los Angeles, California, on January 12, 1996.
    James H. Snow,
    Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Western-Pacific Region.
    [FR Doc. 96-1442 Filed 1-26-96; 8:45 am]
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Document Information

Published:
01/29/1996
Department:
Transportation Department
Entry Type:
Rule
Action:
Final rule.
Document Number:
96-1442
Dates:
0901 UTC, April 25, 1996.
Pages:
2711-2712 (2 pages)
Docket Numbers:
Airspace Docket No. 95-AWP-42
PDF File:
96-1442.pdf
CFR: (1)
14 CFR 71.1