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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 93-ANM-41]

 

Establishment of Class E Airspace; Longmont, CO

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action establishes the Class E airspace at the Vance 
Brand Airport, Longmont, CO. Establishment of a new instrument approach 
procedure requires additional controlled airspace for the procedure. 
Airspace reclassification, in effect as of September 16, 1993, has 
discontinued use of the term ``transition area,'' replacing it with the 
designating ``Class E airspace.'' The Class E airspace will be depicted 
on aeronautical charts for pilot reference when the new approach 
procedures become effective.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, June 23 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ted Melland, ANM-536, Federal Aviation Administration, Docket No. 93-
ANM-41, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, Washington 98055-4056; Telephone: 
(206) 227-2536.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

    On February 18, 1994, the FAA proposed to amend part 71 of the 
Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to establish the Class E 
airspace for the Vance Brand Airport, Longmont, Colorado (59 FR 8149). 
Interested parties were invited to participate in the rulemaking 
process by submitting such written data, views, or arguments as they 
desired. No comments were received.
    Airspace reclassification, in effect as of September 16, 1993, has 
discontinued use of the term ``transition area,'' and airspace 
extending upward from 700 feet above ground level is now designated 
Class E airspace. Class E airspace designations for airspace extending 
upward from 700 feet above ground level 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 (58 FR 36298; 
July 6, 1993). The Class E airspace designation listed in this document 
will be published subsequently in the Order. The coordinates in this 
final rule are in North American Datum 93.

The Rule

    This amendment to part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations 
establishes Class E airspace at Longmont, Colorado. It will provide 
controlled airspace for a new instrument approach procedure at the 
Vance Brand Airport. Establishment of the Class E airspace will result 
in greater safety and efficiency at, and in the vicinity of, the 
airport. 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 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 extending upward from 700 feet or 
more above the surface of the earth.
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ANM CO E5 Longmont, CO [New]
Vance Brand Airport, CO
    (lat. 40 deg.09'51N'', long. 105 deg.09'41''W)

That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.6-mile radius of the Vance Brand Airport, excluding the 
Fort Collins and Denver International Airport, Colorado, Class E 
airspace.
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    Issued in Seattle, Washington, on April 18, 1994.
Temple H. Johnson, Jr.,
Manager, Air Traffic Division.
[FR Doc. 94-10953 Filed 5-5-94; 8:45 am]
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