[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 108 (Tuesday, June 4, 1996)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 28042-28043]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-13934]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 95-ASW-28]


Revision of Class E Airspace; Hobbs, NM

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 Hobbs, NM. The development of a 
Global Positioning System (GPS) standard instrument approach procedure 
(SIAP) to Runway (RWY) 30 at Lea County 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 30 at Lea County Airport, Hobbs, NM.
EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 U.T.C., August 15, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Donald J. Day, Operations Branch, Air Traffic Division, Southwest 
Region, Federal Aviation Administration, Fort Worth, TX 76193-0530, 
telephone 817-222-5593.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

    On November 22, 1995, a proposal to amend part 71 of the Federal 
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to revise the Class E airspace at 
Hobbs, NM, was published in the Federal Register (60 FR 57842). A GPS 
SIAP to RWY 30 developed for Lea County Airport, Hobbs, NM, 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. However, the proposal was 
published with an incorrect coordinate for the location of the Lea 
County Airport. The correct coordinates for the airport should have 
been (Lat. 32 deg.41'15'' N, long, 103 deg.13'01'' W). The description 
of the Class E airspace in this rule has been revised to reflect this 
change. The FAA has determined that this is an editorial change and 
will not increase the scope of this rule. Except for non-substantive, 
editorial changes, 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 Lea County Airport, 
Hobbs, NM, to provide controlled airspace extending upward from 700 
feet AGL for aircraft executing the GPS SIAP to RWY 30.

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    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 NM E5 Hobbs, NM [Revised]

Hobbs, Lea County Airport, NM
    (Lat. 32 deg.41'15'' N., long. 103 deg.13'01'' W.)
Hobbs VORTAC
    (Lat. 32 deg.38'18'' N., long. 103 deg.16'10'' W.)
Lea County ILS Localizer
    (Lat. 32 deg.41'39'' N., long. 103 deg.12'27'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.7-mile radius of Lea County Airport, and within 1.5 miles 
each side of the 043 deg. radial of the Hobbs VORTAC extending from 
the 6.7-mile radius to 9.7 miles northeast of the airport, and 
within 1.6 miles each side of the Lea County ILS Localizer northeast 
course extending from the 6.7-mile radius to 9.7 miles northeast of 
the airport, and within 1.6 miles each side of the ILS Localizer 
southwest course extending from the 6.7-mile radius to 10.6 miles 
southwest of the airport, and within 1.5 miles each side of the 
222 deg. radial of the Hobbs VORTAC extending from the 6.7-mile 
radius to 10.6 miles southwest of the airport, and 1.8-miles each 
side of the 125 deg. bearing from the airport extending from the 
6.7-mile radius 9.1 miles southeast 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. 96-13934 Filed 6-3-96; 8:45 am]
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