[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 108 (Tuesday, June 4, 1996)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 28033-28034]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-13943]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 95-ASW-24]


Revision of Class E Airspace; Mena, AR

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action revises the Class E airspace extending upward from 
700 feet above ground level (AGL) at Mena, AR. The development of a 
Global Positioning System (GPS) Standard Instrument Approach Procedure 
(SIAP) to Runway (RWY) 17 at Mena Intermountain Municipal Airport has 
made this action necessary. This action is intended to provide adequate 
Class E airspace to contain instrument flight rule (IFR) operations for 
aircraft executing the GPS SIAP to RWY 17 at Mena Intermountain 
Municipal Airport, Mena, AR.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 u.t.c., August 15 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
 Chuck Frankenfield, Operations Branch, Air Traffic Division, Southwest 
Region, Federal Aviation Administration, Fort Worth, TX 76193-0530, 
telephone 817-222-5591.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

    On January 24, 1996, a proposal to amend part 71 of the Federal 
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to revise the Class E airspace at 
Mena, AR, was published in the Federal Register (61 FR 1871). A GPS 
SIAP to RWY 17 developed for Mena Intermountain Municipal Airport, 
Mena, AR, requires the revision of the Class E airspace at this 
airport. The proposal was to revise the controlled airspace extending 
upward from 700 feet AGL to contain IFR operations in controlled 
airspace during portions of the terminal operation and while 
transitioning between the enroute and terminal environments.
    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 
extending upward from 700 feet or more AGL 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 will be 
published subsequently in the Order.

The Rule

    This amendment to part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 
CFR part 71) amends the Class E airspace located at Mena Intermountain 
Municipal Airport, Mena, AR, to provide controlled airspace extending 
upward from 700 feet AGL for aircraft executing the GPS SIAP to RWY 17.
    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 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. 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 Mena, AR [Revised]

Mena Intermountain Municipal Airport, AR
    (Lat. 34 deg.32'55'' N., long. 94 deg.12'29'' W.)

Mena RBN

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    (Lat. 34 deg.32'55'' N., long. 94 deg.12'36'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.9-mile radius of Mena Intermountain Municipal Airport and 
within 8 miles south and 4 miles north of the 086 deg. radial from 
the Mena RBN extending from the 6.9-mile radius to 16 miles east of 
the RBN and within 2 miles each side of the 001 deg. bearing from 
the airport extending from the 6.9-mile radius to 12.6 miles north 
of the airport.
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    Issued in Fort Worth, TX, on May 15, 1996.
Albert L. Viselli,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southwest Region.
[FR Doc. 96-13943 Filed 6-3-96; 8:45 am]
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