Document ID: FAA-2010-0784-0002
Agency: faa
Document Type: Rule
Title: Modifications of Class D and E Airspace, and Revocations of Class E Airspace: Flagstaff, AZ
Posted Date: 2010-12-10T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 237 (Friday, December 10, 2010)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 76924-76925]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-30980]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2010-0784; Airspace Docket No. 10-AWP-5]

Modification of Class D and E Airspace, and Revocation of Class E 
Airspace; Flagstaff, AZ

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action will modify Class D and E airspace at Flagstaff, 
AZ, to accommodate aircraft departing and arriving under Instrument 
Flight Rules (IFR) at Flagstaff Pulliam Airport. This action also 
removes Class E airspace designated as an extension to a Class D or E 
surface area at Flagstaff Pulliam Airport. This action, initiated by 
the biennial review of the Flagstaff airspace area, will enhance the 
safety and management of aircraft operations at the airport. This 
action also makes minor adjustments to the legal description of the 
airspace.

DATES: Effective 0901 UTC, March 10, 2011. The Director of the Federal 
Register approves this incorporation by reference action under 1 CFR 
Part 51, subject to the annual revision of FAA Order 7400.9 and 
publication of conforming amendments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard Roberts, Federal Aviation 
Administration, Operations Support Group, Western Service Center, 1601 
Lind Avenue, SW., Renton, WA 98057; telephone (425) 203-4517.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

    On October 6, 2010, the FAA published in the Federal Register a 
notice of proposed rulemaking to remove Class E airspace designated as 
an extension to a Class D or E surface area at Flagstaff, AZ and to 
modify the Class D and E controlled airspace at Flagstaff Pulliam 
Airport (75 FR 61660). Interested parties were invited to participate 
in this rulemaking effort by submitting written comments on the 
proposal to the FAA. No comments were received.
    Class D and E airspace designations are published in paragraph 
5000, 6004, and 6005, respectively, of FAA Order 7400.9U, dated August 
18, 2010, and effective September 15, 2010, which is incorporated by 
reference in 14 CFR part 71.1. The Class D and E airspace designations 
listed in this document will be published subsequently in that Order.

The Rule

    This action amends Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) 
Part 71 by modifying the Class D airspace and Class E airspace 
extending upward from 700 feet above the surface to meet current 
standards for IFR departures and arrivals at Flagstaff Pulliam Airport, 
Flagstaff, AZ. This action, initiated by a biennial review of the 
airspace, is necessary for the safety and management of IFR operations 
at the airport. This action also makes a minor correction to the legal 
description for Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above 
the surface to coincide with the FAA's National Aeronautical Navigation 
Services, and changes the description to not exclude the Sedona, AZ, 
Class E airspace area from this description.
    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 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, when promulgated, will not have a significant 
economic impact on a substantial number of small entities under the 
criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act. The FAA's authority to 
issue rules regarding aviation safety is found in Title 49 of the U.S. 
Code. Subtitle 1, Section 106 discusses the authority of the FAA 
Administrator. Subtitle VII, Aviation Programs, describes in more 
detail the scope of the agency's authority. This rulemaking is 
promulgated under the authority described in Subtitle VII, Part A, 
Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that section, the FAA is charged with 
prescribing regulations to assign the use of airspace necessary to 
ensure the safety of aircraft and the efficient use of airspace. This 
regulation is within the scope of that authority as it establishes 
additional controlled airspace at Flagstaff Pulliam Airport, Flagstaff 
AZ.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71

    Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (air).

Adoption of the Amendment

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In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation Administration 
amends 14 CFR Part 71 as follows:

PART 71--DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR 
TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND REPORTING POINTS

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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.

Sec.  71.1  [Amended]

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2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR Part 71.1 of the Federal 
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9U, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated August 18, 2010, and effective September 15, 
2010 is amended as follows:

Paragraph 5000 Class D airspace.

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AWP AZ D Flagstaff, AZ [Modified]

Flagstaff Pulliam Airport, AZ
    (Lat. 35[deg]08'25'' N., long. 111[deg]40'09'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 
9,500 feet MSL within a 5-mile radius of Flagstaff Pulliam Airport 
beginning at lat. 35[deg]13'08'' N., long. 111[deg]38'07'' W., 
clockwise to lat. 35[deg]07'21'' N., long. 111[deg]46'07'' W., 
thence to the point of beginning; and that airspace 1.5 miles each 
side of the Flagstaff Pulliam Airport 127[deg] bearing extending to 
7 miles southeast of the Flagstaff Pulliam Airport. This Class D 
airspace area is effective during the specific dates and times 
established in advance by a Notice to Airmen. The effective date and 
time will thereafter be continuously published in the Airport/
Facility Directory.

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Paragraph 6004 Class E airspace areas designated as an extension to 
Class D or Class E surface area.

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AWP AZ E4 Flagstaff, AZ [Removed]

Paragraph 6005 Class E airspace areas extending upward from 700 
feet above the surface.

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AWP AZ E5 Flagstaff, AZ [Modified]

Flagstaff Pulliam Airport, AZ
    (Lat. 35[deg]08'25'' N., long. 111[deg]40'09'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
beginning southwest of the Flagstaff Pulliam Airport at lat. 
35[deg]07'59'' N., long. 111[deg]50'30'' W., clockwise along an 8.5 
mile arc to lat. 35[deg]16'14'' N., long. 111[deg]36'2'' W., thence 
to lat. 35[deg]08'25'' N., long. 111[deg]14'50'' W., thence to lat. 
35[deg]08'25'' N., long. 111[deg]14'50'' W., to lat. 34[deg]54'20'' 
N., long. 111[deg]26'11'' W., to lat. 34[deg]58'47'' N., long. 
111[deg]37'17'' W., to lat. 34[deg]43'58'' N., long. 111[deg]50'21'' 
W., to lat. 34[deg]45'01'' N., long. 112[deg]01'17'' W., to lat. 
34[deg]54'24'' N., long. 112[deg]05'16'' W., to lat. 35[deg]08'10'' 
N., long. 111[deg]51'59'' W., thence to the point of beginning. That 
airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface bounded 
by a line beginning at lat. 35[deg]05'04'' N., long. 112[deg]27'43'' 
W., to lat. 35[deg]11'22'' N., long. 110[deg]52'43'' W., thence 
clockwise along the 39 mile arc to the point of beginning.

    Issued in Seattle, Washington, on December 1, 2010.
John Warner,
Manager, Operations Support Group, Western Service Center.
[FR Doc. 2010-30980 Filed 12-9-10; 8:45 am]
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