[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 125 (Thursday, June 27, 1996)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 33390-33391]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-16412]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 95-AWP-40]


Proposed Establishment of Class E Airspace; Coolidge, AZ

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This notice proposes to establish Class E airspace area at 
Coolidge, AZ. The development of a Global Positioning System (GPS) 
Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) to Runway (RWY) 23 and a 
VHF Omnidirectional Range/Distance Measuring Equipment (VOR/DME) to RWY 
05 has made this proposal necessary. The intended effect of this 
proposal is to provide adequate controlled airspace for Instrument 
Flight Rules (IFR) operations at Coolidge Municipal Airport, Coolidge, 
AZ.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before July 29, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Federal 
Aviation Administration, Attn: Manager, Operations Branch, AWP-530, 
Docket No. 95-AWP-40, Air Traffic Division, P.O. Box 92007, Worldway 
Postal Center, Los Angeles, California 90009.

    The official docket may be examined in the Office of the Assistant 
Chief Counsel, Western Pacific Region, Federal Aviation Administration, 
Room 6007, 15000 Aviation Boulevard, Lawndale, California 90261.
    An informal docket may also be examined during normal business at 
the Office of the Manager, Operations Branch, Air Traffic Division at 
the above address.

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: 

Comments Invited

    Interested parties are invited to participate in this proposed 
rulemaking by submitting such written data, views, or arguments as they 
may desire. Comments that provide the factual basis supporting the 
views and suggestions presented are particularly helpful in developing 
reasoned regulatory

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decisions on the proposal. Comments are specifically invited on the 
overall regulatory, aeronautical, economic, environmental, and energy-
related aspects of the proposal. Communications should identify the 
airspace docket number and be submitted in triplicate to the address 
listed above. Commenters wishing the FAA to acknowledge receipt of 
their comments on this notice must submit with the comments a self-
addressed, stamped postcard on which the following statement is made: 
``Comments to Airspace Docket No. 95-AWP-40.'' The postcard will be 
date/time stamped and returned to the commenter. All communications 
received on or before the specified closing date for comments will be 
considered before taking action on the proposed rule. The proposal 
contained in this notice may be changed in light of comments received. 
All comments submitted will be available for examination in the 
Operations Branch, Air Traffic Division, at 15000 Aviation Boulevard, 
Lawndale, California 90261, both before and after the closing date for 
comments. A report summarizing each substantive public contact with FAA 
personnel concerned with this rulemaking will be filed in the docket.

Availability of NPRM

    Any person may obtain a copy of this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 
(NPRM) by submitting a request to the Federal Aviation Administration, 
Operations Branch, P.O. Box 92007, Worldway Postal Center, Los Angeles, 
California 90009. Communications must identify the notice number of 
this NPRM. Persons interested in being placed on a mailing list for 
future NPRM's should also request a copy of Advisory Circular No. 11-
2A, which describes the application procedures.

The Proposal

    The FAA is considering an amendment to part 71 of the Federal 
Aviaiton Regulations (14 CFR part 71) by establishing Class E airspace 
area at Coolidge, AZ. The development of a GPS and VOR/DME SIAP at 
Coolidge Municipal Airport has made this proposal necessary. The 
intended effect of this proposal is to provide adequate Class E 
airspace for aircraft executing the GPS RWY 23 and VOR/DME RWY 05 SIAP 
at Coolidge Municipal Airport, Coolidge, AZ. Class E airspace 
designations for airspace areas extending upward from 700 feet or more 
above the surface of the earth 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 would be published subsequently in 
this Order.
    The FAA has determined that this proposed regulation only involves 
an established body of technical regulations for which frequent and 
routine amendments are necessary to keep them operationally current. 
Therefore, this proposed 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 proposed rule would 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).

The Proposed Amendment

    In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation 
Administration proposes to amend 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 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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AWP AZ E5 Coolidge, AZ [New]

Coolidge Municipal Airport, AZ.
    (Lat. 32 deg.56'00'' N, long. 111 deg.25'32'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
bounded by a line beginning at lat. 32 deg.19'55'' N, long. 
111 deg.24'00'' W; thence west to lat. 32 deg.17'20'' N, long. 
111 deg.44'30'' W; thence north to lat. 32 deg.58'50'' N, long. 
111 deg.46'00'' W; thence northeast to lat. 33 deg.08'10'' N, long. 
111 deg.10'20'' W; thence southeast to lat. 32 deg.58'50'' N, long. 
111 deg.04'15'' W; thence southwest to the point of beginning.
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    Issued in Los Angeles, California, on June 13, 1996.
George D. Williams,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Western-Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. 96-16412 Filed 6-26-96; 8:45 am]
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