[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 55 (Monday, March 23, 1998)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 13779-13780]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-7408]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 98-ANM-06]


Amendment of Class E Airspace; Colorado Springs, CO

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Direct final rule; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: This action changes the name of the VORTAC navigational aid in 
the Colorado Springs, CO, Class E3 airspace legal description from 
Colorado Springs VORTAC to Black Forest VORTAC. The name change for the 
VORTAC is for safety reasons and does not affect the existing 
boundaries of the airspace.

DATES: Effective 0901 UTC, June 18, 1998.
    Comments for inclusion in the Rules Docket must be received on or 
before May 4, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding the rule in triplicate to: Manager, 
Airspace Branch, Air Traffic Division, ANM-520, Federal Aviation 
Administration, Docket Number 98-ANM-06, 1601 Lind Avenue S.W., Renton, 
Washington 98055-4056.
    The official docket may be examined in the Office of the Regional 
Counsel for the Northwest Mountain Region at the same address.
    An informal docket may also be examined during normal business 
hours at the address listed above.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dennis Ripley, ANM-520.6, Federal 
Aviation Administration, Docket No.

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98-ANM-06, 1601 Lind Avenue S.W., Renton, Washington, 98055-4056; 
telephone number: (425) 227-2527.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This amendment to part 71 of the Federal 
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) changes the name of the VORTAC 
navigational aid in the Colorado Springs, CO, Class E3 airspace legal 
description from Colorado Springs VORTAC to Black Forest VORTAC. The 
Colorado Springs VORTAC is located 9 miles north of the City of 
Colorado Springs Municipal Airport. The VORTAC name is inconsistent 
with current standards which require the off airport navigation aids 
not have the airport name for aeronautical safety reasons. The actual 
VORTAC name change to Black Forest will be effective April 23, 1998. 
This action updates the name in the legal description. The dimensions 
and operating requirements of the airspace remain the same.
    The area will be depicted on aeronautical charts for pilot 
reference. The coordinates for this airspace docket area based on North 
American Datum 83. Class E airspace designated as an extension to a 
Class C surface area are published in Paragraph 6003 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 Direct Final Rule Procedure

    The FAA anticipates that this regulation will not result in adverse 
or negative comment and, therefore, issues it as a direct final rule. 
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. 
Unless a written adverse or negative comment, or a written notice of 
intent to submit an adverse or negative comment, is received within the 
comment period, the regulation will become effective on the date 
specified above. After the close of the comment period, the FAA will 
publish a document in the Federal Register indicating that no adverse 
or negative comments were received and confirming the date on which the 
final rule will become effective. If the FAA does receive within the 
comment period an adverse or negative comment, or written notice of 
intent to submit such a comment, a document withdrawing the direct 
final rule will be published in the Federal Register and a notice of 
proposed rulemaking may be published with a new comment period.

Comments Invited

    Although this action is in the form of a direct final rule and was 
not preceded by a notice of proposed rulemaking, interested persons are 
invited to comment on this rule by submitting such written data, views, 
or arguments as they may desire. Communications should identify the 
Rules Docket Number and be submitted in triplicate to the address 
specified under the caption ADDRESS. All communications received on or 
before the closing date for comments will be considered. This rule may 
be amended or withdrawn in light of the comments received. Factual 
information that supports the commenter's ideas and suggestions are 
extremely helpful in evaluating the effectiveness of this action and 
determining whether additional rulemaking action would be needed.
    Comments are specifically invited on the overall regulatory, 
economic, environmental, and energy aspects of the rule that might 
suggest a need to modify the rule. All comments submitted will be 
available, both before and after the closing date, for comments in the 
Rules Docket for examination by interested persons. A report that 
summarizes each FAA-public contact concerned with the substance of this 
action will be filed in the Rules Docket.
    Commenters wishing the FAA to acknowledge receipt of their comments 
submitted in response to this rule must submit a self-addressed stamped 
postcard on which the following statement is made: ``Comments to Docket 
No. 98-ANM-06.'' The postcard will be date stamped and returned to the 
commenter.

Agency Findings

    The regulations adopted herein will not have substantial direct 
effects on the States, on the relationship between the national 
government and the states, or on the distribution of power and 
responsibilities among the various levels of government. Therefore, in 
accordance with Executive Order 12612, it is determined that this final 
rule does not have sufficient federalism implications to warrant the 
preparation of a Federalism Assessment.
    The FAA has determined that this regulation is noncontroversial and 
unlikely to result in adverse or negative comments. For the reasons 
discussed in the preamble, I certify that this regulation (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 these routine matters will only affect 
air traffic procedures and air navigation. It is certified that these 
proposed rules will not have 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

    Accordingly, the Federal Aviation Administration amends part 71 of 
the Federal Aviation Regulations (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 6003  Class E Airspace designated as an extension to a 
Class C surface area.

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ANM CO E3  Colorado Springs, CO [Revised]

City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport, CO
    (Lat. 38 deg.48'21'' N, long. 104 deg.42'01'' W)
Black Forest VORTAC
    (Lat. 38 deg.56'24'' N, long. 104 deg.38'00'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface within 1.8 miles 
of each side of the Black Forest VORTAC 205 deg. radial extending 
from the 5-mile radius of the City of Colorado Springs Municipal 
Airport to the VORTAC and within 1.4 miles each side of the Colorado 
Springs Runway 17 ILS localizer course extending from the 5-mile 
radius of the airport to 7.7 miles north of the airport.
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    Issued in Seattle, Washington, on March 12, 1998.
Glenn A. Adams III,
Assistant Manager, Air Traffic Division, Northwest Mountain Region.
[FR Doc. 98-7408 Filed 3-20-98; 8:45 am]
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