[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 119 (Wednesday, June 19, 1996)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 31013]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-15646]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 96-ASW-01]


Revision of Class E Airspace; Zuni, 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 Zuni, NM. The development of a 
Global Positioning System (GPS) standard instrument approach procedure 
(SIAP) to Runway (RWY) 07 at Zuni Pueblo, Black Rock 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 07 at Zuni Pueblo, Black Rock 
Airport, Zuni, NM.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, 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 January 31, 1996, a proposal to amend part 71 of the Federal 
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to revise the Class E airspace at 
Zuni, NM, was published in the Federal Register (61 FR 3352). A GPS 
SIAP to RWY 07 developed for Black Rock Airport, Zuni, NM, requires the 
revision of Class E airspace at this airport. The proposal was to 
establish controlled airspace extending upward from 700 fee 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 comment on the proposal to the FAA. No 
comment to the proposal were received. Therefore, 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) revises the Class E airspace located at Zuni, NM, to 
provide controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet AGL for 
aircraft executing the GPS SIAP to RWY 07 at Black Rock Airport, Zuni, 
NM.
    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 pat 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 Zuni, NM [Revised]

Zuni Pueblo, Black Rock Airport, NM
    (lat. 35 deg.05'00'' N., long. 108 deg.47'30'' W.)
Zuni VORTAC
    (lat. 34 deg.57'57'' N., long. 109 deg.09'16'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.4-mile radius of Black Airport and within 1.8 miles each 
side of the 252 deg. bearing from the airport extending from the 
6.4-mile radius to 8.4 miles southwest of the airport and that 
airspace extending upward from 8,200 feet MSL within 6 miles north 
and 8.5 miles south of Zuni VORTAC 248 deg. and 068 deg. radials 
extending from 10.2 miles east to 17 miles west of the VORTAC, 
excluding that airspace in the state of New Mexico.
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    Issued in Forth Worth, TX, on June 11, 1996.
Albert L. Viselli,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southwest Region.
[FR Doc. 96-15646 Filed 6-18-96; 8:45 am]
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