[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 23 (Tuesday, February 4, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 5150-5151]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-2638]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 96-ANM-022]


Amendment of Class E Airspace; Cortez, Colorado

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action amends 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.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, May 22, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
James C. Frala, Operations Branch, ANM-532.4, Federal Aviation 
Administration, Docket No. 96-ANM-022, 1601 Lind Avenue S.W., Renton, 
Washington 98055-4056; telephone number: (206) 227-2535.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

    On November 29, 1996, the FAA proposed to amend part 71 of the 
Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to amend Class E airspace 
at Cortez, Colorado, to accommodate a new GPS SIAP to the Cortez-
Montezuma County Airport (61 FR 60659).
    Interested parties were invited to participate in the rulemaking 
proceeding by submitting written comments on the proposal. No comments 
were received.
    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 listed in this document will be published 
subsequently in the Order.

The Rule

    This amendment to part 71 of Federal Aviation Regulations amends 
Class E airspace at Cortez, Colorado. 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 FAA 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. 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 January 16, 1997.
Glenn A. Adams III,
Assistant Manager, Air Traffic Division, Northwest Mountain Region.
[FR Doc. 97-2638 Filed 2-3-97; 8:45 am]
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