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[FR Doc No: 94-21623]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 94-ANM-39]

 

Establishment of Class D and Modification of Class E Airspace; 
Eagle, CO

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: This action establishes Class D and modifies Class E airspace 
at Eagle, Colorado. An airport traffic control tower (ATCT) has been 
commissioned at Eagle County Regional Airport. The intended effect of 
this action is to provide adequate Class D airspace for instrument 
flight rules (IFR) operations, require two-way communications, and 
provide adequate Class E airspace for instrument approach procedures at 
Eagle County Regional Airport when the tower is closed.

DATES: Effective date--0901 UTC, October 13, 1994.

    Comment date: Comments must be received on or before October 1, 
1994.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the rule to: Manager, System Management 
Branch, Air Traffic Division, ANM-530, Federal Aviation Administration, 
Docket No. 94-ANM-39, 1601 Lind Avenue, SW., Renton, WA 98055-4056.
    The official docket may be examined at the Office of the Assistant 
Chief Counsel for the Northwest Mountain Region, Suite 570, 1601 Lind 
Avenue, SW., Renton, Washington 98055-4056; telephone: (206) 227-2007.
    An informal docket may also be examined during normal business 
hours at the address listed above.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ted Melland, Airspace and Procedures Specialist, System Management 
Branch, Air Traffic Division, ANM-530, Federal Aviation Administration, 
1601 Lind Avenue, SW., Renton, Washington 98055-4056; telephone: (206) 
227-2536.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Request for Comments on the Rule

    Although this action is a final rule, and was not preceded by 
notice and public procedure, comments are invited on the rule. This 
rule will become effective on the date specified in the DATES section. 
However, after the review of any comments, and if the FAA finds that 
further changes are appropriate, it will initiate rulemaking 
proceedings to extend the effective date of the rule or to amend the 
regulation.
    Comments that provide the factual basis supporting the views and 
suggestions presented are particularly helpful in evaluating the 
effects of the rule, and in determining whether additional rulemaking 
is required. Comments are specifically invited on the overall 
regulatory, aeronautical, economic, environmental, and energy-related 
aspects of the rule which might suggest the need to modify the rule.

The Rule

    This amendment to part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 
CFR part 71) establishes Class D airspace at Eagle, Colorado. An ATCT 
was recently commissioned at Eagle County Regional Airport. This action 
provides adequate Class D airspace for IFR operations and requires two-
way radio communications at Eagle County Regional Airport while the 
ATCT is open. This action also modifies the existing Class E airspace 
at Eagle, Colorado, by amending the effective hours of operation to 
provide adequate airspace for aircraft conducting IFR operations when 
the associated ATCT is closed.
    The coordinates for this airspace docket are based on North 
American Datum 83. Class D airspace designations are published in 
Paragraph 5000 and Class E airspace designated as surface areas for 
airports are published in Paragraph 6002 of FAA Order 7400.9B, dated 
July 18, 1994, and effective September 16, 1994, which is incorporated 
by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class D and E airspace designations 
listed in this document will be published subsequently in the Order. 
Under the circumstances presented, the FAA concludes that there is an 
immediate need to establish this Class D airspace and modify the Class 
E airspace areas in order to promote the safe and efficient handling of 
air traffic in these areas. Therefore, I find that notice and public 
procedures under 5 U.S.C. 553(b) are impracticable and contrary to the 
public interest.
    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--[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 7400.9B, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated July 18, 1994, and effective September 16, 
1994, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 5000  General.

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ANM CO D Eagle, CO [New]

Eagle County Regional Airport, CO
    (Lat. 39 deg.38'33'' N, long. 106 deg.55'04'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 
9,100 feet MSL within a 4.4-mile radius of the Eagle County Regional 
Airport. This Class D airspace area is effective during the specific 
dates and times established in advance by a Notice to Airmen. The 
effective date and time will thereafter be continuously published in 
the Airport/Facility Directory.
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Paragraph 6002  Class E airspace areas designated as a surface area 
for an airport.

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ANM CO E2 Eagle, CO [REVISED]

Eagle County Regional Airport, CO
    (lat. 39 deg.38'33'' N, long. 106 deg.55'04'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface within a 4.4-
mile radius of the Eagle County Regional Airport. This Class E 
airspace area is effective during the specific dates and times 
established in advance by Notice to Airmen. The effective date and 
time will thereafter be continuously published in the Airport/
Facility Directory.
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    Issued in Seattle, Washington, on August 19, 1994.
Temple H. Johnson, Jr.,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Northwest Mountain Region.
[FR Doc. 94-21623 Filed 8-31-94; 8:45 am]
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