[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 16 (Wednesday, January 24, 1996)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 1869-1870]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-1003]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 95-ASW-26]


Proposed Revision of Class E Airspace; Carlsbad, NM

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This document proposes to revise the Class E airspace 
extending upward from 700 feet above ground level (AGL) at Carlsbad, 
NM. A new Global Positioning System (GPS) standard instrument approach 
procedure (SIAP) to Runway (RWY) 21 at Cavern City Air Terminal has 
made this proposal necessary. The intended effect of this proposal is 
to provide adequate controlled airspace for aircraft executing the GPS 
SIAP to RWY 21 at Cavern City Air Terminal, Carlsbad, NM.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before February 29, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to Manager, 
System Management Branch, Air Traffic Division, Federal Aviation 
Administration, Southwest Region, Docket No. 95-ASW-26, Fort Worth, TX 
76193-0530 95-ASW-26. The official docket may be examined in the Office 
of Assistant Chief Counsel, Federal Aviation Administration, Southwest 
Region, 2601 Meacham Boulevard, Fort Worth, TX, between 9:00 a.m. and 
3:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. An informal 
docket may also be examined during normal business hours at the System 
Management Branch, Air Traffic Division, Federal Aviation 
Administration, Southwest Region, 2601 Meacham Boulevard, Fort Worth, 
TX.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Donald J. Day, System Management Branch, Federal Aviation 
Administration, Southwest Region, Forth 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. 

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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. 95-ASW-26.'' 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 proposal 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 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 System Management 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 also 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 revise the Class E airspace, 
controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet AGL, at Cavern City 
Air Terminal, Carlsbad, NM. A new GPS SIAP to RWY 21 has made this 
proposal to amend the controlled airspace necessary. The intended 
effect of this proposal is to provide adequate Class E airspace for 
aircraft executing the GPS SIAP to RWY 21 at Carlsbad, NM.
    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 
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]

    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 NM E5 Carlsbad, NM [Revised]

Carlsbad, Cavern City Air Terminal, NM
    (Lat. 32 deg.20'15'' N., long 104 deg.15'48'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 7.4 mile radius of Cavern City Air Terminal and within 1.4 
miles each side of the Cavern City Air Terminal Localizer southwest 
course extending from the 7.4-mile radius to 9.4 miles southwest of 
the airport and within 1.8 miles each side of the 044 deg. bearing 
from the airport from the 7.4-mile radius to 8.7 miles northeast of 
the airport.
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    Issued in Forth Worth, TX on January 3, 1996.
Albert L. Viselli,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southwest Region.
[FR Doc. 96-1003 Filed 1-23-96; 8:45 am]
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