[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 245 (Thursday, December 21, 1995)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 66069-66070]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-31103]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 95-AWP-30]


Establishment of Class D Airspace and Amendment of Class E 
Airspace; Elko, NV

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action establishes Class D and amends Class E airspace 
areas at Elko Municipal-J.C. Harris Field, Elko, NV. The development of 
a Global Positioning System (GPS) Standard Instrument Approach 
Procedure (SIAP) to Runway (RWY) 5 and the establishment of a Airport 
Traffic Control Tower has made this action necessary. An intended 
effect of this action is to provide adequate controlled airspace for 
Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations at Elko Municipal-J.C. Harris 
Field, Elko, NV.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC February 29, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Scott Speer, Airspace Specialist, System Management Branch, AWP-530, 
Air Traffic Division, Western-Pacific Region, Federal Aviation 
Administration, 15000 Aviation Boulevard, Lawndale, California 90261, 
telephone (310) 725-6533.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

History

    On October 30, 1995, the FAA proposed to amend part 71 of the 
Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) by establishing Class D 
and amending Class E airspace at Elko, NV (60 FR 55222).
    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 D and Class E airspace 
designations are published in paragraphs 5000, 6002, and 6005 of FAA 
Order 7900.9C dated August 17, 1995, and effective September 16, 1995, 
which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class D and E 
airspace designations listed in this document will be published 
subsequently in this Order.

The Rule

    This amendment to part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 
CFR part 71) establishes the Class D and amends the Class E airspace 
areas at Elko, NV. An intended effect of this action is to provide 
adequate controlled airspace for aircraft executing the GPS RWY 5 SIAP 
at Elko Municipal-J.C. Harris Field, Elko, NV.
    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 10034; 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 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.


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 5000  Class D Airspace.

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AWP NV D Elko, NV [New]

Elko Municipal-J.C. Harris Field, NV
    (lat. 40 deg.49'31''N, long 115 deg.47'28''W)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to including 
7,700 feet MSL within a 4.3-mile radius of Elko Municipal-J.C. 
Harris Field and within 1.8 miles each side of the 248 deg. bearing 
from the Elko Municipal-J.C. Harris Field, extending from the 4.3-
mile radius to 6 miles southwest of the airport. This Class D 
airspace area is effective during the specific dates and times 
established in advance by a Notice to Airmen. The effective 

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date and time will thereafter be continuously published in the Airport/
Facility Directory.
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Paragraph 6002  Class E airspace areas designated as a surface area 
for an airport.

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AWP NV E2 Elko, NV [Revised]

Elko Municipal-J.C. Harris Field, NV
    (lat. 40 deg.49'31''N, long. 115 deg.47'28''W)

    Within a 4.3-mile radius of the Elko Municipal-J.C. Harris Field 
and within 1.8 miles each side of the 248 deg. bearing from the Elko 
Municipal-J.C. Harris Field, extending from the 4.3-mile radius to 6 
miles southwest of the Elko Municipal-J.C. Harris Field and within 
1.8 miles each side of the 075 deg. bearing from the Elko Municipal-
J.C. Harris Field, extending from the 4.3-mile radius to 8.3 miles 
northeast 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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Paragraph 6005  Class E airspace areas extending upward from 700 
feet or more above the surface of the earth.

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AWP NV E5 Elko NV [Revised]

Elko Municipal-J.C. Harris Field, NV
    (lat. 40 deg.49'31''N, long. 115 deg.47'28''W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within an 8.3-mile radius of Elko Municipal-J.C. Harris Field and 
within 1.8 miles either side of 248 deg. bearing from the Elko 
Municipal-J.C. Field, extending from the 8.3-mile radius to the 11.7 
miles southwest of the Elko Municipal-J.C. Harris Field and within 
3.9 miles east and 8.3 miles west of the 161 deg. bearing from the 
Elko Municipal-J.C. Harris Field, extending from the 8.3-mile radius 
to 21.7 miles south of Elko Municipal-J.C. Harris Field and within 
4.3 miles each side of the 075 deg. bearing from the Elko Municipal-
J.C. Harris Field, extending from the 8.3-mile radius to 17.8 miles 
northeast of the airport. That airspace extending upward from 1,200 
feet above the surface within an 18.7-mile radius of Elko Municipal-
J.C. Harris Field, and that airspace bounded on the north by the 
south edge of V-6, on the south by the north edge of V-32, on the 
east by the 18.7-mile radius west of the Elko Municipal-J.C. Harris 
Field and that airspace bounded by a line beginning at lat. 
40 deg.34'00''N, long. 116 deg.00'00''W; to lat. 40 deg.27'00''N, 
long. 116 deg.36'00''W; to lat. 40 deg.31'00''N, long 
116 deg.38'00''W; to lat. 40 deg.32'00''N, long. 116 deg.33'00''W; 
to lat. 40 deg.33'30''N, long. 116 deg.33'30''W; to lat. 
40 deg.38'00''N, long. 116 deg.07'00''W, thence via the 18.7-mile 
radius of Elko Municipal-J.C. Harris Field to the point of 
beginning.
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    Issued in Los Angeles, California, on December 6, 1995.
James H. Snow,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Western-Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. 95-31103 Filed 12-20-95; 8:45 am]
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