[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 105 (Thursday, May 30, 1996)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 27004]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-13555]




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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 96-AWP-5]


Amendment of Class E Airspace; Ely, NV

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action amends the Class E airspace area at Ely, NV. The 
establishment of a Global Positioning System (GPS) Standard Instrument 
Approach Procedure (SIAP) to Runway (RWY) 18 has made this action 
necessary. The intended effect of this action is to provide additional 
controlled airspace for Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations at Ely 
Airport (Yelland Field), Ely, NV.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC August 15, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
William Buck, Airspace Specialist, Operations Branch, AWP-530, Air 
Traffic Division, Western-Pacific Region, Federal Aviation 
Administration, 15000 Aviation Boulevard, Lawndale, California 90261, 
telephone (310) 725-6556.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

    On March 11, 1996, the FAA proposed to amend part 71 of the Federal 
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) by amending the Class E airspace 
area at Ely, NV (61 FR 9656). On April 8, 1996, the FAA issued a 
supplemental notice to amend this proposal to establish a Class E 
airspace area at Ely, NV (61 FR 15432).
    Interested parties were invited to participate in this rulemaking 
proceeding by submitting written comments on the proposals to the FAA. 
No comments to the proposals were received. Class E airspace 
designations 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 
this Order.

The Rule

    This amendment to part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 
CFR part 71) amends the Class E airspace area at Ely, NV. The 
development of a GPS SIAP to RWY 18 has made this action necessary. The 
intended effect of this action is to provide additional controlled 
airspace for IFR operations at Ely Airport (Yelland Field), Ely, 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 Designation 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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AWP NV E5 Ely, CA [Revised]

Ely VOR/DME
    (Lat. 39 deg.17'53'' N, long. 114 deg.50'54'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 4.3-mile radius of Ely VOR and within 4.3-miles northeast 
and 8.3 miles southwest of the Ely VOR 303 deg. radial, extending 
from the Ely VOR to 16.1 miles northwest and within 3 miles each 
side of the Ely VOR 014 deg. radial, extending from the Ely VOR to 
12.6 miles northeast and within 3 miles each side of the Ely VOR 
167 deg. radial, extending from the Ely VOR to 7.7 miles south of 
the Ely VOR. That airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet above 
the surface within 19.1-mile radius of Ely VOR and within 6.1 miles 
northeast and 8.7 miles southwest of the Ely VOR 335 deg. radial, 
extending from the 19.1-mile radius to 33 miles northwest of the Ely 
VOR and within 4.3 miles east and 6.5 miles west of the Ely VOR 
014 deg. radial, extending from the 19.1-mile radius to 21.3 miles 
north of the Ely VOR and within 14 miles east and 12.5 west of the 
Ely VOR 169 deg. radial, extending from the 19.1-mile radius to 53 
miles south of the Ely VOR.
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    Issued in Los Angeles, California, on May 17, 1996.
Thomas S. Kamman,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Western-Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. 96-13555 Filed 5-29-96; 8:45 am]
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