[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 29 (Wednesday, February 12, 1997)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 6506-6507]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-3407]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 96-ANM-030]


Proposed Establishment of Class E Airspace; Craig, Colorado

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).

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SUMMARY: This proposed rule would establish the Craig, Colorado, Class 
E airspace to accommodate a new Global Positioning System (GPS) 
Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) to the Craig-Moffat 
Airport. Additionally, this proposed action would correct the airport 
name, and eliminate confusion, by removing the existing Class E5 
airspace currently listed under the text header of Hayden, Colorado 
(Hayden, Craig-Moffat Airport). The area would be depicted on 
aeronautical charts for pilot reference.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before March 28, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Manager, 
Operations Branch, ANM-530, Federal Aviation Administration, Docket No. 
96-ANM-030, 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-030, 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-030.'' 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 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 establish Class E airspace at 
Craig, Colorado, to accommodate a new GPS SIAP to the Craig-Moffat 
Airport. Additionally, this proposed action would correct the airport 
name, and eliminate confusion, by removing the existing Class E5 
airspace currently listed under the text header of Hayden, Colorado 
(Hayden, Craig-Moffat Airport). This proposed action would ensure that 
correct references to airports are made, as described in the Airport/
Facility Directory, and to accurately distinguish between the classes 
of airspace associated with Craig, Colorado, and Hayden, Colorado. 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 6, 
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 Hayden, CO [Removed]

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ANM CO E5 Craig, CO [New]

Craig-Moffat Airport, CO
    (Lat. 40 deg.29'43'' N, long. 107 deg.31'17'' W)
Hayden VOR/DME
    (Lat. 40 deg.31'12'' N, long. 107 deg.18'18'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within 4.3 miles each side of the Hayden VOR/DME 262 deg. radial 
extending from the VOR/DME to 18.5 miles southwest of the VOR/DME; 
that airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface 
beginning at lat. 40 deg.35'00'' N, long. 108 deg.24'00'' W; to lat. 
40 deg.47'00'' N, long. 107 deg.34'00'' W; to lat. 40 deg.36'00'' N, 
long. 106 deg.38'00'' W; to lat. 40 deg.21'30'' N, long. 
106 deg.38'00'' W; to lat. 40 deg.13'00'' N, long.

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108 deg.20'00'' W; thence to the point of beginning.
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    Issued in Seattle, Washington, on January 24, 1997.
Glenn A. Adams III,
Assistant Manager, Air Traffic Division, Northwest Mountain Region.
[FR Doc. 97-3407 Filed 2-11-97; 8:45 am]
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