[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 72 (Wednesday, April 15, 1998)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 18312-18313]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-9835]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Airspace Docket No. 97-ANM-15]
Revocation of Class E Airspace; Blue Mesa, CO; and Establishment
of Class E Airspace; Gunnison, CO
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This action revokes the Class E airspace at Blue Mesa, CO, and
establishes a larger Class E airspace area in its place, which is
designated the Gunnison, CO, Class E airspace area. The Blue Mesa Class
E airspace area was incorrectly named for a navigational aid rather
than for the airport served by the airspace. This is contrary to FAA
policy. This action, in effect, renames the Class E airspace area. This
action also increases the size of the Class E airspace area. The
additional controlled airspace is necessary to accommodate a new Global
Positioning System (GPS) standard instrument approach procedure (SIAP)
serving the Gunnison County Airport, Gunnison, CO.
EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, June 18, 1998.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dennis Ripley, ANM-520.6, Federal Aviation Administration, Docket No.
97-ANM-15, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, Washington, 98055-4056;
telephone number: (425) 227-2527.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
History
On January 26, 1998, the FAA proposed to amend Title 14, Code of
Federal Regulations, part 71 (14 CFR part 71) by revoking the Blue
Mesa, CO, Class E airspace area while establishing a larger and
correctly named Gunnison, CO, Class E airspace area (63 FR 3675).
Interested parties were invited to participate in the rulemaking
proceeding by submitting written comments on the proposal. No comments
were received.
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 7400.9E, dated September 10, 1997, and effective
September 16, 1997, 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 14 CFR part 71 revokes the existing Blue Mesa,
CO, Class E airspace and establishes Class E airspace at Gunnison, CO.
The establishment of the Gunnison, CO, airspace adds a 2 nautical mile
700-foot Class E area extension to the northeast, and modifies 1200-
foot Class E airspace to the south and the east of the existing Blue
Mesa, CO, airspace. The extensions are necessary to meet the airspace
criteria for aircraft transitioning between the terminal and en route
environments and to fully encompass a new GPS-B SIAP to the Gunnison
County Airport. The FAA establishes Class E airspace extending upward
from 700 feet AGL, where necessary, to contain aircraft transitioning
between the terminal and en route environments. The intended effect of
this rule is designed to provide safe and efficient use of the
navigable airspace and to promote safe flight operations under
Instrument Flight Rules at the Gunnison County Airport and between the
terminal and en route transition stages.
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.
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--DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, CLASS B, CLASS C, CLASS D, AND
CLASS E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIRWAYS; ROUTES; AND REPORTING POINTS
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]
2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of the Federal
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9E, Airspace Designations and
Reporting Points, dated September 10, 1997, and effective September 16,
1997, 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 Blue Mesa, CO [Removed]
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ANM CO E5 Gunnison, CO [New]
Gunnison County Airport, CO
(Lat. 38 deg.32'02'' N, long. 106 deg.55'59'' W)
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within an area bounded by a line beginning at lat. 38 deg.11'25''
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N, long. 107 deg.12'30'' W; to lat. 38 deg.21'25'' N, long.
107 deg.25'00'' to W; lat. 38 deg.24'30'' N, long. 107 deg.21'00''
W; to lat. 38 deg.33'30'' N, long. 107 deg.20'00'' W; to lat.
38 deg.31'25'' N, long. 107 deg.12'30'' W; to lat. 38 deg.42'00'' N,
long. 106 deg.59'00'' W; to lat. 38 deg.32'10'' N, long.
106 deg.46'00'' W; thence to the point of beginning; that airspace
extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface within an area
bounded by a line beginning at lat. 37 deg.59'30'' N, long.
107 deg.16'00'' W; to lat. 38 deg.17'45'' N, long. 107 deg.39'00''
W; to lat. 38 deg.45'40'' N, long. 106 deg.54'00'' W; to lat.
38 deg.16'40'' N, long. 106 deg.08'00'' W; to lat. 38 deg.09'00'' N,
long. 106 deg.16'00'' W; to lat. 38 deg.18'30'' N, long.
106 deg.47'00'' W; thence to the point of beginning.
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Issued in Seattle, Washington, on April 2, 1998.
Joe E. Gingles,
Acting Assistant Manager, Air Traffic Division, Northwest Mountain
Region.
[FR Doc. 98-9835 Filed 4-14-98; 8:45 am]
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