Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace; Page, AZ

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 94-AWP-23]

Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace; Page, AZ

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This action proposes to amend Class E airspace at Page, AZ.

Controlled airspace extending from 700 feet and 1200 feet above the

surface need to be amended to accommodate aircraft executing the VOR-A

instrument approach procedure and to accommodate aircraft holding at a

higher airspeed. The intended effect of this proposal is to provide

adequate Class E airspace for instrument flight rules (IFR) operations

at Page Municipal Airport.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before January 14, 1995.

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

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

530, Docket No. 94-AWP-23, 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, 90261.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Scott Speer, Airspace Specialist,

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

Pacific Region, Federal Aviation Administration, 15000 Aviation

Boulevard, Lawndale, California, 90261, telephone (310) 297-0010.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Comment 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 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

the comments a self-addressed, stamped postcard on which the following

statement is made: ``Comments to Airspace Docket No. 94-AWP-23.'' 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 the light of

comments received. All comments submitted will be available for

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

15000 Aviation Boulevard, Lawndale, California 90261, 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, P.O. Box 92007, Worldwide 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 NPRM's

should also request a copy of Advisory Circular No. 11-2A, which

describes the application procedures.

The Proposal

The FAA is considering an amendment to part 71 of the Federal

Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to amend Class E airspace at

Page, AZ. The effect of this proposal is to provide adequate Class E

airspace for IFR operators executing the VOR-A approach and aircraft

holding at higher airspeed at Page, AZ. The coordinates for this

airspace docket are based on North American Datum 83. Class E airspace

areas designated as transition areas for airports are published in

Paragraph 6005 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 E Airspace designation listed in this document would be

published subsequently in this 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.

Therefore, this proposed 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 10034; 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

Aviation safety, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (air).

The Proposed Amendment

Accordingly, pursuant to the authority delegated to me, the Federal

Aviation Administration proposes to amend part 71 of the Federal

Aviation Regulations (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 6005 Class E airspace areas extending from 700 feet or

more above the surface of the earth.

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AWP CA E5 Page, AZ [Revised]

Page Municipal Airport, AZ

(lat. 36 deg.55'34'' N, long. 111 deg.26'54'' W)

Page VOR/DME (lat. 36 deg.55'41'' N, long. 111 deg.27'02'' W)

That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface

within a 6.5-mile radius of the Page Municipal Airport, and within

3-miles either side of the Page VOR 340 deg. radial, extending from

the 6.5-mile radius to 10 miles northwest of the Page VOR. That

airspace extending upward from 1200 feet above the surface within

6.5-miles northeast and 10-miles southwest of the Page VOR 340 deg.

radial and 160 deg. radial, extending from the 18-miles northwest to

8-miles southeast of the Page VOR.

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Issued in Los Angeles, California, on November 30, 1994.

Richard R. Lien,

Manager, Air Traffic Division, Western-Pacific Region.

[FR Doc. 94-30488 Filed 12-9-94; 8:45 am]

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