[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 70 (Friday, April 11, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 17698-17699]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-9417]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 96-ANM-030]


Establishment of Class E Airspace; Craig, CO

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action establishes 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 action corrects the airport name from Hayden, Craig-
Moffat Airport, Colorado, to Craig-Moffat Airport, Colorado, as 
described in the Airport/Facility Directory, and it removes the Class 
E5 airspace previously listed under the text header of Hayden, Colorado 
(Hayden, Craig-Moffat Airport).

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, May 22, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ted Mellan, Operations Branch, ANM-532.1, Federal Aviation 
Administration, Docket No. 96-ANM-030, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, 
Washington 98055-4056; telephone number: (206) 227-2536.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

History

    On February 12, 1997, the FAA proposed to amend 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 (62 FR 6506). This action also corrects the 
airport name, and eliminates confusion, with the removal of the Class 
E5 airspace previously listed under the text header of Hayden, Colorado 
(Hayden, Craig-Moffat Airport). This action will ensure correct 
references to airports are made, as described in the Airport/Facility 
Directory, and will accurately distinguish between the classes of 
airspace associated with Craig, Colorado, and Hayden, Colorado.
    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 
establishes Class E airspace at Craig, 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  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)


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    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 108 deg.20'00'' W; 
thence to the point of beginning.
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    Issued in Seattle, Washington, on April 1, 1997.
Glenn A. Adams III,
Assistant Manager, Air Traffic Division, Northwest Mountain Region.
[FR Doc. 97-9417 Filed 4-10-97; 8:45 am]
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