[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 37 (Wednesday, February 25, 1998)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 9411]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-4772]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 97-ANM-13]


Establishment of Class E Airspace; Hayden, CO

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action establishes the Hayden, CO, Class E airspace. The 
airspace is necessary in order to fully encompass the procedures for 
two new Global Positioning System (GPS) Standard Instrument Approach 
Procedures (SIAP) at the Yampa Valley Airport, Hayden, CO.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, April 23, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dennis Ripley, ANM-520.6, Federal 
Aviation Administration, Docket No. 97-ANM-13, 1601 Lind Avenue S.W., 
Renton, Washington, 98055-4056; telephone number: (425) 227-2527.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

History

    On November 19, 1997, the FAA proposed to amend Title 14, Code of 
Federal Regulations, part 71 (14 CFR part 71) by establishing the Class 
E airspace area at Hayden, CO (62 FR 61708). This action would provide 
airspace to fully encompass two SIAP's at Yampa Valley Airport. 
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 7400.9E, dated September 10, 1997, and effective 
September 16, 1997, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. 
The Class E airspace designation listed in this document will be 
published subsequently in the Order.

The Rule

    This amendment to 14 CFR part 71 establishes 700 foot Class E 
airspace at Hayden, CO. The airspace, which overlies the Yampa Valley 
Airport, would provide the airspace necessary to fully encompass the 
GPS-A SIAP and GPS-B SIAP to the Yampa Valley Airport, Hayden, CO. This 
rule establishes a 700-foot Class E area within a 6.9 mile radius 
around the Yampa Valley Airport, with an extension to the northwest and 
an extension to the southeast, to meet necessary airspace criteria for 
aircraft transitioning between the terminal and en route environments. 
The FAA establishes Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet 
AGL, where necessary, to contain aircraft transitioning between the 
terminal and en route environments. The intended effect of this 
proposal is designed to provide safe and efficient use of the navigable 
airspace and to promote safe flight operations under IFR at the Yampa 
Valley Airport and between the terminal and en route transition stages.
    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 Evlauaiton 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 Federal Aviation 
Administration amends 14 CFR part 71 as follows:

PART 71--DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, CLASS B, CLASS C, CLASS D, AND 
CLASS E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIRWAYS; ROUTES; AND REPORTING POINTS

    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.


Sec. 71.1  [Amended]

    2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of the Federal 
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9E, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated September 10, 1997, and effective September 16, 
1997, 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 [New]

Yampa Valley Airport, CO
    (Lat. 40 deg.28'52'' N, long. 107 deg.13'04'' 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 a 6.9-mile radius of the Yampa Valley Airport, and within 4 
miles of each side of the Hayden VOR/DME 301 deg. radial extending 
from the 6.9-mile radius to 10.1 miles northwest of the VOR/DME, and 
within 4 miles each side of the Hayden VOR/DME 118 deg. radial 
extending from the 6.9-mile radius to 16.1 miles southeast of the 
VOR/DME; excluding the Craig, CO Class E airspace area.
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    Issued in Seattle, Washington, on February 2, 1998.
Glenn A. Adams III,
Assistant Manager, Air Traffic Division, Northwest Mountain Region.
[FR Doc. 98-4772 Filed 2-24-98; 8:45 am]
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