40644 Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 146 /Thursday, July 30, 1998 /Rules and Regulations

Issued in Kansas City, MO, on July 15,

1998.

Christopher R. Blum,

Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Central

Region.

[FR Doc. 98–20347 Filed 7–29–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 96–AWP–11]

Establishment of Class E Airspace;

Safford, AZ

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: This action establishes a Class

E airspace area at Safford, AZ.

Additional controlled airspace

extending upward from 700 feet or more

above the surface of the earth is needed

to contain aircraft executing the Global

Positioning System (GPS) Runway

(RWY) 12 and GPS RWY 30 Standard

Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP)

at Safford Municipal Airport. The

intended effect of this action is to

provide adequate controlled airspace for

Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations

Safford Municipal Airport, Safford, AZ.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC October 8,

1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Larry Tonish, Airspace Specialist,

Airspace Branch, AWP–520, Air Traffic

Division, Western-Pacific Region,

Federal Aviation Administration, 15000

Aviation Boulevard, Lawndale,

California 90261, telephone (310) 725–

6531.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

On June 2, 1998, the FAA proposed to

amend 14 CFR part 71 by establishing

a Class E airspace area at Safford, AZ

(63 FR 29960). Additional controlled

airspace extending upward from 700

feet above the surface is needed to

contain aircraft executing the GPS RWY

12 and GPS RWY 30 SIAP at Safford

Municipal Airport. This action will

provide adequate controlled airspace for

IFR operations at Safford Municipal

Airport, Safford, AZ.

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. Class E airspace designations

for airspace extending from 700 feet or

more above the surface of the earth 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 14 CFR part 71

establishes a Class E airspace area at

Safford, AZ. The development of a GPS

SIAP has made this action necessary.

The effect of this action will provide

adequate airspace for aircraft executing

the GPS RWY 12 and GPS RWY 30 SIAP

at Safford Municipal Airport, Safford,

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. Therefore, this 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 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—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A,

CLASS B, CLASS C, CLASS D, AND

CLASS E AIRSPACE AREAS; ROUTES;

AND REPORTING POINTS.

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; 14 CFR 11.69.

§ 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.

* * * * *

AWP AZ E5 Safford, AZ [New]

Safford Municipal Airport, AZ

(lat. 32°51′17′′N, long. 109°38′07′′W)

Williams Gateway Airport, AZ

(lat. 33°18′28′′N, long. 111°39′20′′W)

That airspace extending upward from 700

feet above the surface within a 6.5-mile

radius of the Safford Municipal Airport. That

airspace extending upward from 1200 feet

above the surface bounded on the south by

a line beginning at lat. 32°25′00′′N, long.

109°11′30′′W; to lat. 32°25′00′′N, long.

109°26′00′′W; to lat. 32°23′00′′N, long.

109°26′00′′W; extending along the northern

boundary of V–94 to the 100-mile radius of

the Williams Gateway Airport; and on the

west by the 100-mile radius of the Williams

Gateway Airport to lat. 33°00′00′′N; and on

the north by lat. 33°00′00′′N; and on the east

to lat. 33°00′00′′N, long. 109°37′00′′W; to lat.

32°40′00′′N, long. 109°17′00′′W, thence to the

point of beginning.

* * * * *

Issued in Los Angeles, California, on July

20, 1998.

John G. Clancy,

Manager, Air Traffic Division, Western-Pacific

Region.

[FR Doc. 98–20349 Filed 7–29–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 98–ASO–8]

Amendment to Class E Airspace;

Tallahassee, FL

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule

SUMMARY: This amendment is necessary

to reflect a change in the name of the

Tallahassee VHF Omnidirectional

Range/Tactical Air Navigation

(VORTAC) of the Seminole VORTAC.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, October 8,

1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Nancy B. Shelton, Manager, Airspace

Branch, Air Traffic Division, Federal

Aviation Administration, P.O. Box

20636, Atlanta, Georgia 30320;

telephone (404) 305–5586.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

The name of the navigation aid

serving the Tallahassee Regional

Airport, FL, has been changed from the

Tallahassee VORTAC to the Seminole