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[Federal Register: February 18, 1994]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 93-ANM-25]

 

Proposed Modification of Class E Airspace; Rifle, CO

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This proposed rule would amend Class E airspace to accommodate 
a new instrument approach procedure (VOR/DME-C) at the Rifle Garfield 
County Airport, Rifle, Colorado. Airspace reclassification, in effect 
as of September 16, 1993, has discontinued the use of the term 
``transition area,'' replacing it with the designation ``Class E 
airspace.'' The area would be depicted on aeronautical charts to 
provide reference for pilots.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before March 26, 1994.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Manager, 
System Management Branch, ANM-530, Federal Aviation Administration, 
Docket No. 93-ANM-25, 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:
Robert L. Brown, ANM-535, Federal Aviation Administration, Docket No. 
93-ANM-25, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, Washington 98055-4056, 
Telephone (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. 93-
ANM-25.'' 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 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 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 
(NPRM) by submitting a request to the Federal Aviation Administration, 
System Management 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 modify the Class E airspace at 
Rifle, Colorado, to accommodate a new instrument approach procedure at 
the Rifle Garfield County Airport. The area would be depicted on 
aeronautical charts for pilot reference. Airspace reclassification, in 
effect as of September 16, 1993, has discontinued the use of the term 
``transition area,'' and airspace extending upward from 700 feet or 
more above the surface of the earth is now Class E airspace. The 
coordinates for this airspace docket are based on North American Datum 
83. 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 7400.9A dated June 17, 1993, and effective 
September 16, 1993, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 
as of September 16, 1993 (58 FR 36298; July 6, 1993). The Class E 
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. app. 1348(a), 1354(a), 1510; E.O. 10854, 24 
FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389; 49 U.S.C. 106(g); 14 CFR 
11.69.


Sec. 71.1  [Amended]

    2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of the Federal 
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9A, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated June 17, 1993, and effective September 16, 
1993, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 6005  Class E airspace areas extending upward 700 feet or 
more above the surface of the earth.

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ANM CO E5 Rifle, CO [Revised]

Rifle Garfield County Airport, CO
    (lat. 39 deg.31'35''N, long. 107 deg.43'37''W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 7-mile radius of the Garfield County Airport, and within 
4.3 miles each side of the 090 deg. bearing from the Garfield County 
Airport, extending from the 7-mile radius to 18.3 miles east of the 
airport, and within 4.5 miles each side of the 321 deg. bearing from 
the Garfield County Airport, extending from the 7mile radius to 14.5 
miles northwest of the airport.
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    Issued in Seattle, Washington, on January 31, 1994.
Temple H. Johnson, Jr.,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Northwest Mountain Region.
[FR Doc. 94-3743 Filed 2-17-94; 8:45 am]
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