Proposed Establishment of Class E Airspace: Manila, AR

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 96-ASW-11]

Proposed Establishment of Class E Airspace: Manila, AR

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This notice proposes to establish Class E airspace extending

upward from 700 feet above ground level (AGL) at Manila Municipal

Airport, Manila, AR. The development of a Nondirectional Radio Beacon

(NDB)

standard instrument approach procedure (SIAP) to Runway (RWY) 18 has

made this proposal necessary. The intended effect of this proposal is

to provide adequate controlled airspace for aircraft executing the NDB

SIAP to RWY 18 at Manila Municipal Airport, Manila, AR.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before August 19, 1996.

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

Operations Branch, Air Traffic Division, Federal Aviation

Administration, Southwest Region, Docket No. 96-ASW-11, Fort Worth, TX

76193-0530. The official docket may be examined in the Office of the

Assistant Chief Counsel, Federal Aviation Administration, Southwest

Region, 2601 Meacham Boulevard, Fort Worth, TX, between 9:00 AM and

3:00 PM, Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. An informal

docket may also be examined during normal business hours at the

Operations Branch, Air Traffic Division, Federal Aviation

Administration, Southwest Region, 2601 Meacham Boulevard, Fort Worth,

TX.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Donald J. Day, Operations Branch, Air Traffic Division, Federal

Aviation Administration, Southwest Region, Fort Worth, TX 76193-0530;

telephone: (817) 222-5593.

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 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. 96-ASW-11.'' 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, Federal Aviation

Administration, Southwest Region, 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 Operations Branch, Air Traffic

Division, Federal Aviation Administration, Southwest Region, 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 request a copy of Advisory Circular No. 11-2A that

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 E Airspace,

controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet AGL at Manila

Municipal Airport, Manila, AR. The development of a NDB SIAP to RWY 18

has made this proposal necessary. Designated airspace extending upward

from 700 feet above the ground is now Class E airspace. The intended

effect of this proposal is to provide adequate Class E airspace for

aircraft executing the NDB SIAP to RWY 18 at Manila Municipal Airport,

Manila, AR. The coordinates for this airspace docket are based on North

American Datum 83.

Designated Class E airspace areas extending upward from 700 feet or

more above ground level are published in Paragraph 6005 of FAA Order

7400.9C dated August 17, 1995, and effective September 16, 1995, which

is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class E airspace

designation 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. 40103, 40113, 40120; 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 7400.9C, Airspace Designations and

Reporting Points, dated August 17, 1995, and effective September 16,

1995, 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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ASW AR E5 Manila, AR [New]

Manila, Manila Municipal Airport

(Lat. 35 deg.53'35'' N., long. 90 deg.09'17'' W.)

Manila NDB

(Lat. 35 deg.53'28'' N., long. 90 deg.09'25'' W.)

That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface

within a 6.3-mile radius of Manila Municipal Airport, and within 2.5

miles each side of the 007 deg. bearing from the Manila NDB

extending from the 6.3-mile radius to 6.9 miles north of the

airport.

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Issued in Fort Worth, TX, on June 11, 1996.

Albert L. Viselli,

Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southwest Region.

[FR Doc. 96-15418 Filed 6-12-96; 8:45 am]

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