Establishment of Class E Airspace; Payson, AZ

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 93-AWP-14]

Establishment of Class E Airspace; Payson, AZ

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action establishes Class E airspace at Payson, AZ. A

Nondirectional Beacon (NDB) standard instrument approach procedure

(SIAP) has been developed for the Payson Municipal Airport at Payson

City, AZ. Controlled airspace extending from 700 to 1200 feet above

ground level (AGL) is needed for aircraft executing the approach. The

area will be depicted on aeronautical charts to provide a reference for

pilots operating in the area.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 u.t.c., June 23, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Scott Speer, System Management Branch,

AWP-530, Air Traffic Division, Western-Pacific Region, Federal Aviation

Administration, 15000 Aviation Boulevard, Lawndale, California, 90261,

telephone (310) 297-0697.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

On January 5, 1994, the FAA proposed to amend part 71 of the

Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to establish a Class E

Airspace area at Payson, AZ. (59 FR 3802). A SIAP was being developed

for the Payson Municipal Airport at Payson, AZ. The proposal was to add

controlled airspace extending from 700 feet to 1200 feet AGL for

Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations during portions of the

terminal operation and while transiting between the enroute and

terminal environments.

Interested parties were invited to participate in this rulemaking

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

No objections were received concerning this proposal.

Airspace Reclassification, in effect as of September 16, 1993, has

discontinued the use of the term ``transition area,'' and airspace

extending upward from 700 feet or more above ground level is now Class

E airspace. Other than that change in terminology, this amendment is

the same as that proposed in the notice. The coordinates in the

proposal were North American Datum 27; however, these coordinates have

been updated to North American Datum 83. Class E airspace designations

for airspace areas extending upward from 700 feet or more above ground

level are published in Paragraph 6005 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 E airspace designation listed in this document will be

published subsequently in the Order.

The Rule

The amendment to part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulation

establishes Class E airspace at Payson, AZ, to provide controlled

airspace from 700 to 1200 feet AGL for aircraft executing the NDB SIAP

into the Payson Municipal Airport at Payson, AZ.

The FAA has determined that this 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 ``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 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 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 6005 Class E airspace areas extending upward from 700

feet or more above the surface of the earth

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AWP CA E5 Payson, AZ [New]

Payson Municipal Airport, AZ

(lat. 34 deg.15'24'' N, long. 111 deg.20'21'' W)

Payson NDB (lat. 34 deg.15'18'' N, long. 111 deg.20'31'' W)

That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface

within a 6-mile radius of Payson Municipal Airport and within 6

miles each side of the Payson NDB 170 deg. (T) bearing extending

from the 6-mile radius to 16 miles south of the Payson NDB.

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Issued in Los Angeles, California, on April 5, 1994.

Richard R. Lien,

Manager, Air Traffic Division, Western-Pacific Region.

[FR Doc. 94-9561 Filed 4-19-94; 8:45 am]

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