[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 63 (Wednesday, April 2, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 15602-15603]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-8371]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 96-ANM-027]


Amendment of Class E Airspace; Montrose, Colorado

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action amends the Montrose, Colorado, Class E airspace to 
accommodate a new Global Positioning System (GPS) Standard Instrument 
Approach Procedure (SIAP) to the Montrose Regional Airport.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, July 17, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ted Melland, Operations Branch, ANM-532.1, Federal Aviation 
Administration, Docket No. 96-ANM-027, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, 
Washington 98055-4056; telephone number: (206) 227-2535.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

    On January 29, 1997, the FAA proposed to amend part 71 of the

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Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to amend Class E airspace 
at Montrose, Colorado, to accommodate a new GPS SIAP to the Montrose 
Regional Airport (62 FR 4220).
    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 the 
surface, and from 700 feet or more above the surface of the earth, are 
published in paragraph 6002 and paragraph 6005, respectively, 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 Montrose, 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 6002  Class E Airspace Areas Designated as a Surface Area 
for an Airport

* * * * *

ANM CO E2  Montrose, CO [Revised]

Montrose Regional Airport, CO
    (Lat. 38 deg.30'32'' N, long. 107 deg.53'38'' W)
Montrose VOR/DME
    (Lat. 38 deg.30'23'' N, long. 107 deg.53'58'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface within a 4.8-
mile radius of the Montrose Regional Airport, and within 3.5 miles 
each side of the Montrose VOR/DME 313 deg. radial extending from the 
4.8-mile radius to 12.2 miles northwest of the VOR/DME, and within 
2.5 miles each side of the Montrose VOR/DME 360 deg. radial 
extending from the 4.8-mile radius to 8.5 miles north of the VOR/
DME. This Class E 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.
* * * * *

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  Montrose, CO [Revised]

Montrose Regional Airport, CO
    (Lat. 38 deg.30'32'' N, long. 107 deg.53'38'' W)
Montrose VOR/DME
    (Lat. 38 deg.30'23'' N, long. 107 deg.53'58'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within 4.3 miles northeast and 8.3 miles southwest of the Montrose 
VOR/DME 313 deg. and 133 deg. radials extending from 6.1 miles 
southeast to 21.4 miles northwest of the VOR/DME, and within 4 miles 
each side of the Montrose VOR/DME 360 deg. radial extending to 9.5 
miles north of the VOR/DME; and that airspace extending upward from 
1,200 feet above the surface within an area bounded by a point 
beginning at lat. 38 deg.40'00'' N, long. 108 deg.46'00'' W; to lat. 
38 deg.25'00'' N, long. 108 deg.42'30'' W; to lat. 37 deg.58'00'' N, 
long. 108 deg.10'00'' W; to lat. 38 deg.09'00'' N, long. 
107 deg.35'00'' W; to lat. 38 deg.43'00'' N, long. 107 deg.39'30'' 
W; to lat. 38 deg.51'30'' N, long. 107 deg.41'00'' W; to lat. 
38 deg.50'00'' N, long. 107 deg.53'00'' W; to lat. 38 deg.53'00'' N, 
long. 108 deg.03'30'' W; thence to the point of beginning.
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    Issued in Seattle, Washington, on March 19, 1997.
Helen Fabian Parke,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Northwest Mountain Region.
[FR Doc. 97-8371 Filed 4-1-97; 8:45 am]
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