Establishment of Class E Airspace: Bentonville, AR, and Rogers, AR

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 93-ASW-44]

Establishment of Class E Airspace: Bentonville, AR, and Rogers,

AR

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action establishes Class E airspace at Bentonville, AR,

and Rogers, AR. In order to enhance safety while increasing services,

Class E airspace to the surface is necessary. This action is intended

to provide adequate Class E Airspace to the surface for Instrument

Flight Rules (IFR) operators executing established standard instrument

approach procedures (SIAP) and standard instrument departure (SID)

procedures at these airports.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, August 18, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Gregory L. Juro, System Management Branch, Air Traffic Division,

Southwest Region, Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation

Administration, Fort Worth, TX 76193-0530, telephone 817-222-5591.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

On November 24, 1993, a proposal to amend part 71 of the Federal

Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to establish Class E Airspace at

Rogers, AR, and Bentonville, AR, was published in the Federal Register

(58 FR 62058). Numerous users had requested additional services such as

SID's and Siap's at these airports. Therefore, in order to provide for

these additional services, controlled airspace extending upward from

the surface of these airports that are without an operating control

tower, is needed for IFR operations. The proposal was to establish

Class E airspace, extending upward from the surface, for IFR operations

at Rogers, AR, and Bentonville, AR.

Interested parties were invited to participate in this rulemaking

proceeding by submitting written comments on the proposal to the FAA.

No comments were received. The latitude and longitude coordinates have

been updated to reflect current data. Therefore, other than the changes

just discussed and editorial changes, this amendment is adopted as

proposed in the notice.

The coordinates for this airspace docket are based on North

American Datum 83. Class E airspace area designated as a surface area

for an airport are published in Paragraph 6002 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, 1994).

The Class E airspace designations listed in this document will be

published subsequently in the Order.

The Rule

This amendment to part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations

establishes Class E airspace located at Rogers, AR, and Bentonville,

AR, to provide controlled airspace upward from the surface to contain

IFR operations at these airports.

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, 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 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. 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 6002: Class E Airspace areas designated as a surface area

for an airport.

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ASW AR E2 Bentonville, AR, and Rogers, AR [NEW]

Bentonville Municipal/Louise M. Thadden Field, AR

(lat. 36 deg.20'45'' N., long. 94 deg.13'05'' W.)

Razorback VOR

(lat. 36 deg.14'47'' N., long. 94 deg.07'17'' W.)

That airspace within a 3.9-mile radius of Bentonville Municipal

Airport and within 2.2 miles each side of the 322 radial of the

Razorback VOR extending from the 3.9-mile radius to 6.0 miles

southeast of the airport excluding that airspace east of a line

(lat. 36 deg.24'10'' N., long. 94 deg.10'49'' W.) and (lat.

36 deg.16'41'' N., long. 94 deg.07'31'' W.) This Class E airspace 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.

Rogers Municipal/Carter Field, AR

(lat. 36 deg.22'20'' N., long. 94 deg.06'25'' W.)

Razorback VOR

(lat. 36 deg.14'47'' N., long. 94 deg.07'17'' W.)

That airspace within a 4.0-mile radius of Rogers Municipal/

Carter Field and within 2.2 miles each side of the 005 radial of the

Razorback VOR extending from the 4.0-mile radius to 5.7 miles south

of the airport excluding that airspace west of a line (lat.

36 deg.24'10'' N., long. 94 deg.10'49'' W.) and (lat. 36 deg.16'41''

N., long. 94 deg.07'31'' W.). This Class E airspace 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 June 7, 1994.

Larry D. Gray,

Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southwest Region.

[FR Doc. 94-15970 Filed 6-29-94; 8:45 am]

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