Proposed Modification of Class D Airspace: Roswell, NM

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 93-ASW-59]

Proposed Modification of Class D Airspace: Roswell, NM

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This notice proposes to modify the current Class D airspace

and to establish a Class E extension to the Class D surface area at

Roswell, NM. This action proposes to amend a previous airspace action

that established a 14.8 NM Class D airspace extension to the Class D

surface area for Roswell, NM. Because the arrival extension is greater

than two miles, it should have been classified as Class E airspace.

However, it was incorrectly classified as Class D airspace. The

intended effect of this proposal is to reclassify a portion of the

current Class D airspace extension at Roswell, NM to a class E airspace

extension to contain instrument approach procedures and to provide

adequate Class D airspace to contain IFR operations and require two-way

radio communications at Roswell Industrial Air Center.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before February 18, 1994.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to Manager,

System Management Branch, Air Traffic Division, Southwest Region,

Docket No. 93-ASW-59, Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation

Administration, Fort Worth, TX 76193-0530.

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

Chief Counsel, Southwest Region, Federal Aviation Administration, 2601

Meacham Boulevard, Fort Worth, TX, between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m., Monday

through Friday, except Federal holidays. An informal docket may also be

examined during normal business hours at the System Management Branch,

Air Traffic Division, Southwest Region, Federal Aviation

Administration, 2601 Meacham Boulevard, Fort Worth, TX.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:Alvin DeVane, System Management Branch,

Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, Fort

Worth, TX 76193-0530; telephone: 817-222-5595.

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 and be submitted in

triplicate to the address listed under the caption ADDRESSES.

Commenters wishing the FAA to acknowledge receipt of their comments on

this notice must submit, with those comments, a self-addressed,

stamped, postcard containing the following statement: ``Comments to

Airspace Docket No. 93-ASW-59.'' The postcard will be date and 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 Office of

the Assistant Chief Counsel at 2601 Meacham Boulevard, Fort Worth, TX,

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 Manager, System Management

Branch, Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration,

Fort Worth, TX 76193-0530. 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 Class D airspace at

Roswell, NM. The current Class D airspace at Roswell Industrial Air

Center, NM, was modified by rulemaking action dated December 12, 1993

(58 FR 63885). That modification included an extension of the Class D

airspace within 3.7 miles each side of the Chisum Very High Omni-

Directional Radio Range/Tactical Air Navigation (VORTAC) 290 deg.

radial extending from the 5.0-mile radius to 14.8 miles northwest of

the airport. That extension to the Class D airpace in excess of 2

nautical miles should have been classified as Class E airspace. The

intended effect of this proposal is to reclassify a portion of the

current Class D airspace extension at Roswell, NM to a Class E airspace

extension to contain instrument approach procedures and to provide

adequate Class D airspace to contain IFR operations and require two-way

radio communications at Roswell Industrial Air Center.

The coordinates for this airspace docket are based on North

American Datum 83. Class D airspace designations are published in

Paragraph 5000 and Class E airspace areas designated as extensions to

Class D surface areas are published in Paragraph 6004 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 Class 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 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, when promulgated, will not have a significant 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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ASW NM D Roswell, NM [Modify]

Roswell Industrial Air Center, NM (lat. 33 deg.18'05''N., long.

104 deg.31'50''W.)

That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including

6,200 feet MSL within a 5-mile radius of Roswell Industrial Air

Center. 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 6004 Class E Airspace Areas Designated as an Extension

to a Class D Surface Area

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ASW NM E4 Roswell, NM [New]

Roswell Industrial Air Center, NM (lat. 33 deg.18'05''N., long.

104 deg.31'50''W.)

That airspace extending upward from the surface within 3.7 miles

each side of the Chisum very high omni-directional radio range/

tactical air navigation (VORTAC 290 deg. radial extending from the

5.0-mile radius to 14.8 miles northwest 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 Fort Worth, TX, on January 7, 1994.

James A. Caudle,

Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southwest Region.

[FR Doc. 94-902 Filed 1-13-94; 8:45 am]

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