[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 231 (Friday, November 29, 1996)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 60659-60660]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-30523]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71
[Airspace Docket No. 96-ANM-022]
Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace; Cortez, Colorado
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM).
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SUMMARY: This proposed rule would amend the Cortez, Colorado, Class E
airspace to accommodate a new Global Positioning System (GPS) Standard
Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) to the Cortez-Montezuma County
Airport. The area would be depicted on aeronautical charts for pilot
reference.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before January 15, 1997.
ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Manager,
Operations Branch, ANM-530, Federal Aviation Administration, Docket No.
96-ANM-022, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, Washington 98055-4056.
The official docket may be examined at the same address.
An informal docket may also be examined during normal business
hours at the address listed above.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
James C. Frala, ANM-532.4, Federal Aviation Administration, Docket No.
96-ANM-022, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, Washington 98055-4056;
telephone number (206) 227-2535.
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 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 those comments a self-addressed, stamped postcard on which
the following statement is made: ``Comments to Airspace Docket No. 96-
ANM-022.'' 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 the light of comments received. All comments submitted will be
available for examination at the address listed above 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's
Any person may obtain a copy of this NPRM by submitting a request
to the
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Federal Aviation Administration, Operations Branch, ANM-530, 1601 Lind
Avenue SW., Renton, Washington 98055-4056. 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 procedure.
The Proposal
The FAA is considering an amendment to part 71 of the Federal
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to amend Class E airspace at
Cortez, Colorado, to accommodate a new GPS SIPA to the Cortez-Montezuma
County Airport. The area would be depicted on aeronautical charts for
pilot reference. The coordinates for this airspace docket are based on
North American Datum 83. Class E airspace areas extending upward from
700 feet or more above the surface of the earth are published in
Paragraph 6005 of FAA Order 7400.9D dated September 4, 1996, and
effective September 16, 1996, which is incorporated by reference in 14
CFR 71.1. The Class E airspace designation listed in this document
would be published subsequently in the 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.
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, when promulgated, 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).
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 7400.9D, Airspace Designations and
Reporting Points, dated September 4, 1996, and effective September 16,
1996, 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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ANM CO E5 Cortez, CO [Revised]
Cortez-Montezuma County Airport, CO
(Lat. 37 deg.18'11'' N, long. 108 deg.37'41'' W)
Cortez VOR/DME
(Lat. 37 deg.23'23'' N, long. 108 deg.33'42'' W)
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 7-mile radius of the Cortez-Montezuma County Airport, and
within 3.1 miles each side of the Cortez VOR/DME 184 deg. and
004 deg. radials extending from the 7-mile radius to 10.1 miles
north of the VOR/DME; that airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet
above the surface beginning at lat. 37 deg.52'00'' N, long.
108 deg.52'00'' W; to lat. 37 deg.48'00'' N, long. 108 deg.29'00''
W; to lat. 37 deg.40'00'' N, long. 108 deg.22'00'' W; to lat.
37 deg.16'00'' N, long. 108 deg.22'00'' W, to lat. 37 deg.12'00'' N,
long. 108 deg.31'30'' W; to lat. 37 deg.04'00'' N, long.
108 deg.37'00'' W; to lat. 37 deg.04'00'' N, long. 108 deg.57'00''
W; to lat. 37 deg.16'00'' N, long. 108 deg.50'00'' W; to lat.
37 deg.30'00'' N, long. 109 deg.03'00'' W; to lat. 37 deg.47'00'' N,
long. 109 deg.03'00'' W; thence to the point of beginning
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Issued in Seattle, Washington, on November 14, 1996.
Glenn A. Adams III,
Assistant Manager, Air Traffic Division, Northwest Mountain Region.
[FR Doc. 96-30523 Filed 11-27-96; 8:45 am]
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