Airworthiness directives: Class E airspace,

[Federal Register: June 21, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 118)]

[Rules and Regulations]

[Page 33014-33015]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 97-AWP-2]

Establishment of Class E Airspace; Taylor, AZ

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: This action establishes a Class E airspace area at Taylor, AZ. The establishment of a Global Positioning System (GPS) Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) to Runway (RWY) 21 at Taylor Municipal Airport has made this proposal necessary. Additional controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet or more above the surface of the earth is needed to contain aircraft executing the GPS RWY 21 SIAP to Taylor Municipal Airport. The intended effect of this action is to provide adequate controlled airspace for Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations at Taylor Municipal Airport, Taylor, AZ.

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EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC September 9, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Larry Tonish, Airspace Specialist, Airspace Branch, AWP-520, Air Traffic Division, Western-Pacific Region, Federal Aviation Administration, 15000 Aviation Boulevard, Lawndale, California 90261, telephone (310) 725-6539.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

On April 13, 1999, the FAA proposed to amend 14 CFR part 71 by establishing a Class E airspace area at Taylor, AZ (64 FR 17984). Additional controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface is needed to contain airspace executing the GPS RWY 21 SIAP at Taylor Municipal Airport. This action will provide adequate controlled airspace for aircraft executing the GPS RWY 21 SIAP at Taylor Municipal Airport, Taylor, 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 for airspace extending from 700 feet or more above the surface of the earth are published in paragraph 6005 of FAA Order 7400.9F dated September 10, 1998, and effective September 16, 1998, 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 14 CFR part 71 establishes a Class E airspace area at Taylor, AZ. The development of a GPS RWY 21 SIAP has made this action necessary. The effect of this action will provide adequate airspace for aircraft executing the GPS RWY 21 SIAP at Taylor Municipal Airport, Taylor, 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).

Adoption of 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 AIRSPACE 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; 14 CFR 11.69.

   Sec. 71.1 [Amended]

2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of the Federal Aviation Administration Order 7400.9F, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated September 10, 1998, and effective September 16, 1998, 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 Taylor, AZ [New]

   Taylor Municipal Airport, AZ

   (Lat. 34 deg.27'17''N, long. 110 deg.06'89''W) Show Low Municipal Airport, AZ

   (Lat. 34 deg.15'56''N, long. 110 deg.00'17''W)

   That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface within a 6.5-mile radius of the Taylor Municipal Airport, excluding the portion within the Show Low, AZ, Class E airspace area. That airspace extending upward from 1200 feet above the surface within 5 miles southeast and 8 miles northwest of the 041 deg. radial from the Taylor Municipal Airport, extending from the Taylor Municipal Airport to the southern boundary of V-264. * * * * *

   Issued in Los Angeles, California, on June 9, 1999. R. E. Cusic, Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Western-Pacific Region.

   [FR Doc. 99-15592Filed6-18-99; 8:45 am]

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