[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 34 (Thursday, February 20, 1997)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 7733-7734]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-4217]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71
[Airspace Docket No. 96-ASW-21]
Proposed Revision of Class E Airspace; Silver City, NM
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.
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SUMMARY: This notice proposes to revise the Class E airspace extending
upward from 700 feet above ground level (AGL) at Silver City, NM. A new
Global Positioning System (GPS) Standard Instrument Approach Procedure
(SIAP) to Runway (RWY) 26 at Silver City-Grant County Airport has made
this proposal necessary. The intended effect of this proposal is to
provide adequate controlled airspace for aircraft executing the GPS
SIAP to RWY 26 at Silver City, NM.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before April 21, 1997.
ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to Manager,
Operations Branch, Air Traffic Division, Federal Aviation
Administration, Southwest Region, Docket No. 96-ASW-21, Forth Worth, TX
76193-0530. The official docket may be examined in the Office of the
Assistant Chief Counsel, Federal Aviation Administration, Southwest
Region, 2601 Meacham Boulevard, Forth Worth, TX, between 9:00 a.m. and
3:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. An informal
docket may also be examined during normal business hours at the
Operations Branch, Air Traffic Division, Federal Aviation
Administration, Southwest Region, 1601 Meacham Boulevard, Forth Worth,
TX.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Donald J. Day, Operations Branch, Air Traffic Division, Federal
Aviation Administration, Southwest Region, Forth Worth, TX 76193-0530;
telephone (817) 222-5593.
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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 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. 96-ASW-21.'' 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, Federal Aviation
Administration, Southwest Region, 2601 Meacham Boulevard, Forth 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 Operations Branch, Air Traffic
Division, Federal Aviation Administration, Southwest Region, Forth
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
that 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 revise the Class E airspace,
controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet AGL, at Silver City,
NM. A new GPS SIAP to RWY 26 at Silver City-Grant County Airport has
made this proposal necessary. The intended effect of this proposal is
to provide adequate Class E airspace for aircraft executing the GPS
SIAP to Rwy 26 at Silver City-Grant County Airport, Silver City, NM.
The coordinates for this airspace docket are based on North
American Datum 83. Designated Class E airspace areas extending upward
from 700 feet or more above ground level are published in Paragraph
6005 of FAA Order 7400.9C, dated September 4, 1996, and effective
September 16, 1996, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1.
The Class E airspace designation 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 proposed 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. 40103, 40113, 40120; 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 7400.9C, Airspace Designations and
Reporting Points, dated September 4, 1996, and effective September 16,
1996, 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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ASW NM E5 Silver City, NM [Revised]
Silver City-Grant County Airport, NM
(lat. 32 deg.38'11''N., long. 108 deg.09'23''W.)
Silver City Localizer
(lat. 32 deg.37'57''N., long. 108 deg.09'59''W.)
Cozey LOM
(lat. 32 deg.37'55''N., long. 108 deg.03'48''W.)
Silver City VORTAC
(lat. 32 deg.38'16''N., long. 108 deg.09'40''W.)
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 6.8-mile radius of Silver City-Grant County Airport and
within 2.2 miles south and 7 miles north of the Silver City
Localizer east course extending from the 6.8-mile radius to 14.4
miles east of the airport and within 1.9 miles each side of the
107 deg. bearing from the Cozey LOM extending from the 6.8-mile
radius to 8.2 miles southeast of the airport and within 8 miles west
and 4 miles east of the 141 deg. radial of the Silver City VORTAC
extending from the 6.8-mile radius to 19.7 miles southeast of the
airport.
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Issued in Forth Worth, TX on February 12, 1997.
Albert L. Viselli,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southwest Region.
[FR Doc. 97-4217 Filed 2-19-97; 8:45 am]
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