[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 141 (Wednesday, July 23, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 39434-39435]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-19251]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Airspace Docket No. 96-ASW-21]
Revision of Class E Airspace; Silver City, NM
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This action revises the Class E airspace extending upward from
700 feet above ground level (AGL) at Silver City, NM. The development
of a Global Positioning System (GPS) standard instrument approach
procedure (SIAP) to Runway (RWY) 26 at Silver City-Grant County Airport
has made this action necessary. This action is intended to provide
adequate Class E airspace to contain instrument flight rule (IFR)
operations for aircraft executing the GPS SIAP to RWY 26 at Silver
City, NM.
DATES: Effective 0901 UTC, September 11, 1997.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Donald J. Day, Airspace Branch, Air
Traffic Division, Southwest Region, Federal Aviation Administration,
Fort Worth, TX 76193-0520, telephone 817-222-5593.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
History
On February 20, 1997, a proposal to amend part 71 of the Federal
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to revise the Class E airspace at
Silver City, NM, was published in the Federal Register (62 FR 7733). A
GPS SIAP to RWY 26 developed for Silver City-Grant County Airport,
Silver City, NM, requires the revision of the Class E airspace at this
airport. The proposal would revise the controlled airspace extending
upward from 700 feet AGL to contain IFR operations in controlled
airspace during portions of the terminal operation and while
transitioning between the enroute and terminal environments.
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. The rule is adopted as
proposed.
The coordinates for this airspace docket are based on North
American Datum 83. Class E airspace designations for airspace areas
extending upward from 700 feet or more AGL are published in paragraph
6005 of FAA Order 7400.9D 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 will be
published subsequently in the Order.
The Rule
This amendment to part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14
CFR part 71) amends the Class E airspace located at Silver City, NM, to
provide controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet AGL for
aircraft executing the GPS SIAP to RWY 26.
The FAA has determined that this regulation only involves an
established body of technical regulations that need frequent and
routine amendments to keep them operationally current. It, there--(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).
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. 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 7400.9D Airspace Designations and
Reporting Points, dated September 4, 1996, and effective September
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
extendng from the 6.8-mile radius to 19.7 miles southeast of the
airport.
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[[Page 39435]]
Issued in Fort Worth, TX, on July 2, 1997.
Albert L. Viselli,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southwest Region.
[FR Doc. 97-19251 Filed 7-22-97; 8:45 am]
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