[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 226 (Monday, November 24, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 62517-62518]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-30774]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 96-ASW-28]


Revision of Class E Airspace; New Mexico, NM

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action revises the Class E airspace extending upward from 
1,200 feet above ground level (AGL) within

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Restricted Area R-5107B and the portion of Restricted Area R-5107A 
north of latitude 32 deg.18'00''N., located in south/central New 
Mexico. These White Sands Missile Range restricted areas are currently 
Class G airspace and are excluded from the Class E airspace extending 
upward from 1,200 feet AGL within the boundary of the state of New 
Mexico. This action is intended to provide adequate controlled airspace 
for aircraft operating within the confines of Restricted Area R-5107B 
and that portion of Restricted Area R-5107A north of latitude 
32 deg.18'00''N., White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, NM.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, February 26, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Donald J. Day, Airspace Branch, Air 
Traffic Division, Southwest Region, Federal Aviation Administration, 
Fort Worth, TX 76193-0520, telephone 817-222-5593.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

    On March 26, 1997, a proposal to amend part 71 of the Federal 
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to establish Class E airspace 
within Restricted Area R-5107B, and the portion of Restricted Area R-
5107A north of latitude 32 deg.18'00''N., New Mexico, NM, was published 
in the Federal Register (62 FR 14375). The ability of White Sands to 
provide IFR services within the confines of these restricted areas made 
the proposal necessary. The proposal was to establish adequate 
controlled airspace for aircraft operating within Restricted Area R-
5107B, and the portion of Restricted Area R-5107A north of latitude 
32 deg.18'00''N., New Mexico, NM.
    Interested parties were invited to participate in this rulemaking 
proceeding by submitting written comments on the proposal to the FAA. 
No comments to the proposal were received. The rule is adopted as 
proposed.
    The coordinates for this airspace docket are based on North 
American Datum 83. Class E airspace designations for airspace areas are 
published in Paragraph 6005 of FAA Order 7400.9E dated September 10, 
1997, and effective September 16, 1997, which is incorporated by 
reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class E airspace designation listed in 
this document will be published subsequently in the Order.

The Rule

    This amendment to part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 
CFR part 71) revises the Class E airspace to provide controlled 
airspace for aircraft operating within Restricted Area R-5107B and 
within the portion of Restricted Area R-5107A north of latitude 
32 deg.18'00''N.
    The FAA has determined that this 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 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 14 CFR part 71 continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g) 40103, 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854; 24 
FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389.


Sec. 71.1  [Amended]

    2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of the Federal 
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9E, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated September 10, 1997, and effective September 16, 
1997, 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 NM E5 New Mexico, NM [Revised]

Albuquerque VORTAC
    (Lat. 35 deg.02'38''N., long. 106 deg.48'59''W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface 
within the boundary of the State of New Mexico, excluding that 
airspace north of a line beginning on the Arizona/New Mexico state 
line at lat. 35 deg.31'00''N., to lat. 35 deg.52'00''N., long. 
108 deg.47'02''W.; to lat. 35 deg.47'30''N., long. 
108 deg.34'02''W.; thence along long. 108 deg.34'02''W.; to and 
along the north boundary of V-62 to and clockwise along the arc of a 
40-mile radius circle centered at the Albuquerque VORTAC to lat. 
35 deg.37'35''N., long. 106 deg.24'50''W.; to lat. 35 deg.47'00''N., 
long. 106 deg.15'02''W.; to lat. 35 deg.47'00''N., long. 
106 deg.12'32''W.; to lat. 36 deg.05'35''N., long. 
106 deg.09'52''W.; to lat. 36 deg.03'40''N., long. 
105 deg.52'22''W.; to lat. 35 deg.47'00''N., long. 
105 deg.54'42''W.; to lat. 35 deg.47'00''N., long. 
105 deg.50'02''W.; thence along long. 105 deg.50'02''W.; to and 
along the north boundary of V-19 to long. 105 deg.16'32''W.; to lat. 
36 deg.00'00''N., long. 105 deg.07'02''W.; thence along lat. 
36 deg.00'00''N., to and along the north boundary of V-190 to the 
New Mexico/Texas state line, excluding Restricted Area R-5101, 
excluding that airspace bounded by a line beginning on the Arizona/
New Mexico state line at lat. 34 deg.18'00''N., thence to the south 
boundary of V-264 at long. 108 deg.54'02''W.; thence along the south 
boundary of V-264 to and south along long. 107 deg.00'02''W.; to and 
along the northwest boundary of V-19 to lat. 33 deg.35'00''N., to 
lat. 33 deg.35'00''N., long. 107 deg.20'02''W., to the northwest 
boundary of V-202 at long. 107 deg.25'02''W.; thence along the 
northwest boundary of V-202 to lat. 32 deg.59'00''N., to lat. 
32 deg.35'00''N., long. 108 deg.37'02''W., to the Arizona/New Mexico 
state line at lat. 32 deg.25'00''N., thence along the state line to 
the point of beginning, excluding that airspace south of V-66.
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    Issued in Fort Worth, TX, on November 14, 1997.
Albert L. Viselli,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southwest Region.
[FR Doc. 97-30774 Filed 11-21-97; 8:45 am]
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