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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 94-ANM-55]

 

Amendment of Class D Airspace and Establishment of Class E 
Airspace; Aurora, Colorado

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: This action amends the Aurora, Buckley Air National Guard 
(ANG) Base Airport, Colorado, Class D airspace, establishes Class E 
airspace, and incorporates part-time information to conform with the 
actual hours of operation at the Buckley ANG Base, Colorado.

DATES: Effective date: 0701 u.t.c., February 28, 1995.
    Comment date: Comments must be received before February 1, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ted Melland, ANM-536, Federal Aviation Administration, Docket No. 94-
ANM-55, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, Washington 98055-4056, Telephone: 
(206) 227-2536.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

History

    The FAA proposed to amend part 71 of the Federal Aviation 
Regulations (14 CFR part 71) on June 3, 1993, to amend the Class D 
airspace for the Buckley ANG Base at Aurora, Colorado (58 FR 31486). 
Interested parties were invited to participate in this rulemaking 
proceeding by submitting written comments on the proposal to the FAA. 
No comments were received. On September 9, 1993, the FAA published a 
final rule amending Class D airspace (58 FR 47371). On June 20, 1994, 
the Federal Aviation Administration published another final rule which 
withdrew previous establishment of controlled airspace for the Buckley 
ANG Base, Aurora, Colorado, because commissioning of the airport had 
again been delayed (59 FR 31518). With the impending opening of a new 
International Airport at Denver, Colorado, there is a simultaneous 
requirement to amend the airspace adjacent to Class B airspace, 
including the Buckley ANG Base airspace.
    The coordinates are in North American Datum 83. Class D and Class E 
airspace designations are published in Paragraphs 5000, 6002, and 6004, 
respectively, 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 Class E airspace designations listed in this document 
will be published subsequently in the Order.
    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 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 14 CFR part 71 of the Federal Aviation 
Regulations amends Class D airspace and establishes Class E airspace at 
Aurora, Colorado, to correlate with the amendment and relocation of the 
Denver Class B airspace.
    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

* * * * *

ANM CO D Aurora, CO [Revised]

Buckley ANG Base, CO
    (Lat. 39 deg.42'06'' N, long. 104 deg.45'07'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to but not 
including 8,000 feet MSL within a 4.4-mile radius of the Buckley ANG 
Base, excluding that airspace within the Denver International 
Airport Class B airspace Areas A and C. This Class D airspace 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.
* * * * *

Paragraph 6002  Class E airspace areas designated as a surface area 
for an airport

* * * * *

ANM CO E2 Aurora, CO [New]

Buckley ANG Base, CO
    (Lat. 39 deg.42'06'' N, long. 104 deg.45'07'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to but not 
including 8,000 feet MSL within a 4.4-mile radius of the Buckley ANG 
Base, excluding that airspace within the Denver International 
Airport Class B airspace Areas A and C. This Class E airspace 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.
* * * * *

Paragraph 6004  Class E airspace areas designated as an extension 
to a Class D surface area

* * * * *

ANM CO E4 Aurora, CO [New]

Buckley ANG Base, CO
    (Lat. 39 deg.42'06'' N, long. 104 deg.45'07'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface within 2 miles 
each side of the Buckley Runway 32 ILS localizer southeast course 
extending from the 4.4-mile radius to 7.5 miles southeast of the 
airport.
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    Issued in Seattle, Washington, on November 15, 1994.
Temple H. Johnson, Jr.,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Northwest Mountain Region.
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