Proposed Modification of the El Paso International Airport, TX, and the Lincoln Municipal Airport, NE, Class C Airspace Areas and Proposed Establishment of the Lincoln Municipal Airport, NE, Class E Airspace Area

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 94-AWA-4]

Proposed Modification of the El Paso International Airport, TX,

and the Lincoln Municipal Airport, NE, Class C Airspace Areas and

Proposed Establishment of the Lincoln Municipal Airport, NE, Class E

Airspace Area

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This proposed rule would modify the El Paso International

Airport, TX, and the Lincoln Municipal Airport, NE, Class C airspace

areas. This proposed action would amend the effective hours to coincide

with the associated radar approach control facility's hours of

operation, but would not change the designated boundaries or altitudes

of these Class C airspace areas. Class C airspace areas are predicated

on an operational air traffic control tower (ATCT) serviced by a radar

approach control facility. In addition, this action proposes to

establish Class E airspace at Lincoln Municipal Airport, NE, when the

associated radar approach control facility is not in operation.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before December 30, 1994.

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

Aviation Administration, Office of the Chief Counsel, Attention: Rules

Docket [AGC-200], Airspace Docket No. 94-AWA-4, 800 Independence

Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591.

The official docket may be examined in the Rules Docket, Office of

the Chief Counsel, Room 916, 800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington,

DC, weekdays, except Federal holidays, between 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.

An informal docket may also be examined during normal business

hours at the office of the Regional Air Traffic Division.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William C. Nelson, Airspace and

Obstruction Evaluation Branch (ATP-240), Airspace-Rules and

Aeronautical Information Division, Air Traffic Rules and Procedures

Service, Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue, SW.,

Washington, DC 20591; telephone: (202) 267-9295.

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-

AWA-4.'' 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 Rules Docket 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,

Office of Public Affairs, Attention: Public Inquiry Center, APA-220,

800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591, or by calling (202)

267-3485. 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, 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 modify the El Paso

International Airport, TX, and the Lincoln Municipal Airport, NE, Class

C airspace areas by amending the effective hours to coincide with the

associated radar approach control facility's hours of operation, but

would not change the designated boundaries or altitudes of these Class

C airspace areas. In addition, this action proposes to establish the

Lincoln Municipal Airport, NE, Class E airspace area to provide

controlled airspace for instrument procedures when the radar approach

control facility is not in operation. The FAA would establish the Class

E airspace to identify, protect arrival departure extensions and the

appropriate air traffic service available in that surface area. Class C

and E airspace designations are published in paragraphs 4000 and 6002,

respectively, of FAA Order 7400.9B dated July 18, 1994, and effective

September 16, 1994, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1.

The Class C and E airspace designations 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 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 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 7400.9B, Airspace Designations and

Reporting Points, dated July 18, 1994, and effective September 16,

1994, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 4000--Subpart C--Class C Airspace

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ASW TX C El Paso International Airport, TX [Revised]

El Paso International Airport, TX

(lat. 31 deg.48'24'' N., long. 106 deg.22'40'' W.)

West Texas Airport, TX

(lat. 31 deg.43'11'' N., long. 106 deg.14'22'' W.)

That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including

8,000 feet MSL within a 5-mile radius of the El Paso International

Airport, excluding that airspace west of long. 106 deg.27'02'' W.,

and that airspace within Mexico; and that airspace extending upward

from 5,200 feet MSL to and including 8,000 feet MSL within a 10-mile

radius of El Paso International Airport, excluding that airspace

beyond an 8-mile arc from the El Paso International Airport

beginning at the 115 deg. bearing from the airport clockwise to the

Rio Grande River, and that airspace within a 2-mile radius of the

West Texas Airport, and that airspace within Mexico, and that

airspace west of long. 106 deg.27'02'' W.

* * * * *

ACE NE C Lincoln Municipal, NE [Revised]

Lincoln Municipal Airport

(lat. 40 deg.51'03'' N., long. 96 deg.45'33'' W.)

That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including

5,200 feet MSL within a 5-mile radius of the Lincoln Municipal

Airport and that airspace extending upward from 2,700 feet MSL to

5,200 feet MSL within a 10-mile radius of the airport. This Class C

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.

* * * * *

Paragraph 6002--Subpart E--Class E Airspace Areas Designated as a

Surface Area for an Airport

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ACE NE E2 Lincoln Municipal, NE [New]

Lincoln Municipal Airport

(lat. 40 deg.51'03'' N., long. 96 deg.45'33'' W.)

Within a 5-mile radius of the Lincoln Municipal 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 Washington, DC, on December 2, 1994.

Fred L. Gibbs,

Acting Manager, Airspace-Rules and Aeronautical Information Division.

[FR Doc. 94-30452 Filed 12-9-94; 8:45 am]

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