Proposed Establishment of Class D and Class E4 Airspace and Modification of Class E2 Airspace: Elko, NV

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 94-AWP-18]

Proposed Establishment of Class D and Class E4 Airspace and

Modification of Class E2 Airspace: Elko, NV

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This notice proposes to establish Class D and Class E4

airspace and modify Class E2 airspace at Elko Municipal Airport--J.C.

Harris Field, Elko, Nevada. The Elko County Commission is establishing

an Airport Traffic Control Tower at this airport. The intended effect

of this proposal is to provide adequate airspace for Instrument Flight

Rules (IFR) procedures at Elko Municipal Airport-J.C. Harris Field, and

to require two-way radio communications at the airport.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before September 16, 1994.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Federal

Aviation Administration, Attn: Manager, System Management Branch, AWP-

530, Docket No. 94-AWP-18, Air Traffic Division, P.O. Box 92007,

Worldway Postal Center, Los Angeles, California 90009.

The official docket may be examined in the Office of the Assistant

Chief Counsel, Western-Pacific Region, Federal Aviation Administration,

Room 6007, 15000 Aviation Boulevard, Lawndale, California. An informal

docket may also be examined during normal business hours at the Office

of the Manager, System Management Branch, Air Traffic Division at the

above address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Charles Register, System Management

Specialist, System Management Branch, AWP-530, Air Traffic Division,

Western-Pacific Region, Federal Aviation Administration, 15000 Aviation

Boulevard, Lawndale, California 90261; telephone (310) 297-1640.

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 above. Commenters wishing

the FAA to acknowledge receipt of their comments on this notice must

submit with those comments a self-addressed, stamped postcard on which

the following statement is made: ``Comments to Airspace Docket No. 94-

AWP-18.'' The postcard will be date/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 light of comments received. All comments submitted will be available

for examination in the System Management Branch, Air Traffic Division,

15000 Aviation Boulevard, Lawndale, California, 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 Federal Aviation Administration,

System Management Branch, AWP-530, P.O. Box 92007, Worldway Postal

Center, Los Angeles, California 90009. Communications must identify the

notice number of this NPRM. Persons interested in being placed on a

mailing list for future NRPM's should also request a copy of Advisory

Circular No. 11-2A, which 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 establish Class D and E

airspace at Elko Municipal Airport-J.C. Harris Field. An airport

traffic control tower is being established at the airport. The

coordinates for this airspace docket are based on North American Datum

83. Class D and E airspace is published in paragraphs 5000, 6002 and

6004 respectively, 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, 1993). The Class D and E airspace

designations listed in the document would be published subsequently in

the Order.

The FAA has determined that this proposed regulation only involves

an established body of technical regulations for which frequent and

routine amendments are necessary 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

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).

The Proposed Amendment

In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation

Administration proposes 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. 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 5000 General

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AWP NV D Elko [New]

Elko Municipal Airport--J.C. Harris Field, Elko, NV

(Lat. 40 deg.49'31'' N, long. 115 deg.47'28'' W)

That airspace extending upward from the surface up to and

including 7,700 feet MSL within a 4.3-mile radius of Elko Municipal

Airport-J.C. Harris Field, and within 1.8 miles each side of the

extended centerline of Runway 23 of the Elko Municipal Airport-J.C.

Harris Field, extending from the 4.3 mile radius to 5 miles

southwest of the airport. This Class D airspace area 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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Paragraph 6002 Class E airspace areas designated as a surface area

for an airport

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AWP NV E2 Elko [Revised]

Elko Municipal Airport--J.C. Harris Field, Elko, NV

(Lat. 40 deg.49'31'' N, long. 115 deg.47'28'' W)

Within a 4.3 mile radius of the Elko Municipal Airport and

within 1.8 miles each side of the 247 deg. bearing from the Elko

Municipal Airport-J.C. Harris Field, extending from the 4.3 mile

radius to 5.2 miles southwest of the of the Elko Municipal Airport-

J.C. Harris Field and within 1.8 miles each side of the 075 deg.

bearing from the Elko Municipal Airport-J.C. Harris Field extending

from the 4.3 mile radius to 8.3 miles northeast of the airport. This

Class E airspace area 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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Paragraph 6004 Class E airspace areas designated as an extension

to a Class D surface area

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AWP NV E4 Elko [New]

Elko Municipal Airport--J.C. Harris Field, Elko, NV

(Lat. 40 deg.49'31'' N, long. 115 deg.47'28'' W)

That airspace extending upward from the surface within 1.8 miles

each side of the 075 deg. bearing from the Elko Municipal Airport-

J.C. Harris Field extending from 4.3 miles to 8.3 miles northeast of

the airport. This Class E airspace area 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 Los Angeles, California, on June 30, 1994.

Richard R. Lien,

Manager, Air Traffic Division, Western-Pacific Region.

[FR Doc. 94-17214 Filed 7-14-94; 8:45 am]

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