[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 105 (Tuesday, June 2, 1998)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 29944-29945]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-14538]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Airspace Docket No. 98-ANM-02]
Amendment of Class E Airspace; Cortez, CO
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This action amends the Cortez, CO, Class E airspace by
providing additional controlled airspace to accommodate the development
of new Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAP) at Cortez
Municipal Airport.
EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, August 13, 1998.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dennis Ripley, ANM-520.6, Federal Aviation Administration, Docket No.
98-ANM-02, 1601 Lind Avenue S.W., Renton, Washington, 98055-4056;
telephone number: (425) 227-2527.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
History
On March 30, 1998, the FAA proposed to amend Title 14, Code of
Federal Regulations, part 71 (14 CFR part 71) by revising the Cortez,
CO, Class E airspace area (63 FR 15111). This revision provides the
additional airspace necessary to encompass two new SIAP's for the
Cortez Municipal Airport, Cortez, CO. This action also makes two
corrections. The first is the Cortez Airport VOR coordinates, which
were updated since the proposal and are corrected herein. The other
correction is the deletion of a coordinate which was inadvertently
added to the legal description in the proposal and is corrected herein.
Interested parties were invited to participate in the rulemaking
proceeding by submitting written comments on the proposal. No comments
were received.
The coordinates for the 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 71.7. 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 modifies Class E airspace at
Cortez, CO, by providing the additional airspace necessary to fully
contain two new flight procedures at Cortez Municipal Airport. This
modification of airspace allows the holding patterns, and the
transition procedure for the new SIAP's, to be fully encompassed within
controlled airspace. 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 (IFR) at the
Cortez Municipal 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 Cortez, CO [Revised]
Cortez Municipal Airport, CO
(Lat. 37 deg.18'11'' N, long. 108 deg.37'41'' W)
Cortez VOR/DME
(Lat. 37 deg.23'24'' 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 Municipal 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. 36 deg.34'50'' N, long. 109 deg.00'00'' W;
to lat. 36 deg.51'00'' N, long. 108 deg.59'00'' 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; to lat. 37 deg.52'00'' N, long. 108'52 deg.00'' W; to lat.
38 deg.02'00'' N, long. 108 deg.33'00'' W; to lat. 38 deg.00'00''
N., long. 108 deg.19'00'' W; to lat. 37 deg.16'00'' N, long.
108 deg.22'00'' W; to lat. 36 deg.49'00'' N, long. 107 deg.57'00''
W; to lat. 36 deg.36'00'' N, long. 108 deg.06'00'' W; to lat.
36 deg.52'00'' N, long. 108 deg.38'00'' W; to lat.
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36 deg.31'00'' N, long. 108 deg.35'00'' W; thence to point of
beginning.
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Issued in Seattle, Washington, on May 21, 1998.
Joe E. Gingles,
Acting Assistant Manager, Air Traffic Division, Northwest Mountain
Region.
[FR Doc. 98-14538 Filed 6-1-98; 8:45 am]
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