[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 119 (Wednesday, June 19, 1996)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 31013-31014]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-15645]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 95-ASW-33 ]


Revision of Class E Airspace; Tucumcari, 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 Tucumcari, NM. The development of 
a Global Positioning System (GPS) Standard Instrument Approach 
Procedure (SIAP) to Runway (RWY) 03 at Tucumcari 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 03 at Tucumcari Municipal 
Airport, Tucumcari, 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 
Tucumcari, NM, was published in the Federal Register (61 FR 3351). A 
GPS SIAP to RWY 03 developed for Tucumcari Municipal Airport, 
Tucumcari, NM, requires the revision of Class E airspace at this 
airport. The proposal was to establish 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. 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 Tucumcari, NM, to 
provide controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet AGL for 
aircraft executing the GPS to RWY 03 at Tucumcari Municipal Airport.
    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 110334; 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, 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 Tucumcari, NM [Revised]

Tucumcari Municipal Airport, NM
(lat. 35 deg.10'58'' N., long. 103 deg.36'12'' W.)
Tucumcari VORTAC
(lat. 35 deg.10'56'' N., long. 103 deg.35'55'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.7-mile radius of Tucumcari Municipal Airport and within 
2.4 miles each side of the 033 deg. radial of the Tucumcari VORTAC 
extending from the 6.7-mile radius to 7.1 miles northeast of the 
airport and within 2.4 miles each side of the 078 deg. radial of the 
Tucumcari VORTAC extending from the 6.7-mile radius to 7.4 miles 
east of the airport and within 1.9 miles each side of the 225 deg. 
bearing from the airport extending from the 6.7-mile radius to 9 
miles southwest of the airport.
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    Issued in Fort Worth, TX, on June 11, 1996.
Albert L. Viselli,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southwest Region.
[FR Doc. 96-15645 Filed 6-18-96; 8:45 am]
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