[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 231 (Friday, November 29, 1996)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 60659-60660]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-30523]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 96-ANM-022]


Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace; Cortez, Colorado

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM).

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SUMMARY: This proposed rule would amend the Cortez, Colorado, Class E 
airspace to accommodate a new Global Positioning System (GPS) Standard 
Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) to the Cortez-Montezuma County 
Airport. The area would be depicted on aeronautical charts for pilot 
reference.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before January 15, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Manager, 
Operations Branch, ANM-530, Federal Aviation Administration, Docket No. 
96-ANM-022, 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:
James C. Frala, ANM-532.4, Federal Aviation Administration, Docket No. 
96-ANM-022, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, Washington 98055-4056; 
telephone number (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. 96-
ANM-022.'' 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 the 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 NPRM by submitting a request 
to the

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Federal Aviation Administration, Operations 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 amend Class E airspace at 
Cortez, Colorado, to accommodate a new GPS SIPA to the Cortez-Montezuma 
County Airport. The area would be depicted on aeronautical charts for 
pilot reference. The coordinates for this 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 7400.9D dated September 4, 1996, and 
effective September 16, 1996, which is incorporated by reference in 14 
CFR 71.1. The Class E airspace 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. 106(g), 40103, 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 
FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389; 14 CFR 11.69.


Sec. 71.1  [Amended]

    2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of the Federal 
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9D, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated September 4, 1996, and effective September 16, 
1996, 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-Montezuma County Airport, CO
    (Lat. 37 deg.18'11'' N, long. 108 deg.37'41'' W)
Cortez VOR/DME
    (Lat. 37 deg.23'23'' 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-Montezuma County 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. 37 deg.52'00'' N, long. 
108 deg.52'00'' W; to lat. 37 deg.48'00'' N, long. 108 deg.29'00'' 
W; to lat. 37 deg.40'00'' N, long. 108 deg.22'00'' W; to lat. 
37 deg.16'00'' N, long. 108 deg.22'00'' W, to lat. 37 deg.12'00'' N, 
long. 108 deg.31'30'' W; to lat. 37 deg.04'00'' N, long. 
108 deg.37'00'' 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; thence to the point of beginning
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    Issued in Seattle, Washington, on November 14, 1996.
Glenn A. Adams III,
Assistant Manager, Air Traffic Division, Northwest Mountain Region.
[FR Doc. 96-30523 Filed 11-27-96; 8:45 am]
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