[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 157 (Friday, August 14, 1998)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 43619]
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[FR Doc No: 98-21863]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 98-ANM-01]


Amendment of Class E Airspace; Pueblo, CO

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action amends the Pueblo, CO, Class E airspace by 
providing additional controlled airspace to accommodate the development 
of new Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAP) at Pueblo 
Memorial Airport.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, December 3, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dennis Ripley, ANM-520.6, Federal Aviation Administration, Docket No. 
98-ANM-01, 1601 Lind Avenue S.W., Renton, Washington, 98055-4056; 
telephone number: (425) 227-2527.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

History

    On May 28, 1998, the FAA proposed to amend Title 14, Code of 
Federal Regulations, part 71 (14 CFR part 71) by revising the Pueblo, 
CO, Class E airspace area (63 FR 29163). This revision provides the 
additional airspace necessary to encompass two new SIAP's for the 
Pueblo Memorial Airport, Pueblo, CO. 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 modifies Class E airspace at 
Pueblo, CO, by providing the additional airspace necessary to fully 
contain two new flight procedures at Pueblo Memorial Airport. This 
modification of airspace allows the holding patterns, and the 
transition procedure for the new SIAP's, to be fully encompassed within 
controlled airspace. The intended effect of this rule is designed to 
provide safe and efficient use of the navigable airspace and to promote 
safe flight operations under Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) at the 
Pueblo Memorial Airport and between the terminal and en route 
transition stages.
    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 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  Pueblo, CO [Revised]

Pueblo Memorial Airport, CO
    (Lat. 38 deg.17'21'' N, long. 104 deg.29'48'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 21.8-mile radius of the Pueblo Memorial Airport, and within 
the 28.8-mile radius of Pueblo Memorial Airport clockwise between 
the 070 deg. and 133 deg. bearing from the airport; that airspace 
extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface bounded on the 
north by lat. 38 deg.30'00'' N, on the east by V-169, on the south 
by V-210, on the west by a line from lat. 37 deg.38'00'' N, long. 
105 deg.00'02'' W; to lat. 38 deg.16'00'' N, long. 105 deg.10'02'' 
W; to lat. 38 deg.30'00'' N, long. 105 deg.09'02'' W; that airspace 
extending upward from 13,700 feet MSL bounded by a line beginning at 
lat. 38 deg.16'00'' N, long. 105 deg.10'02'' W; to lat. 
37 deg.38'00'' N, long. 105 deg.00'02'' W; to lat. 37 deg.34'00'' N, 
long. 105 deg.12'02'' W; to lat. 38 deg.10'00'' N, long. 
105 deg.33'02'' W; thence to point of beginning; that airspace 
extending upward from 11,700 feet MSL bounded by a line beginning at 
lat. 38 deg.16'00'' N, long. 105 deg.10'02'' W; to lat. 
38 deg.10'00'' N, long. 105 deg.33'02'' W; to lat 38 deg.30'00'' N, 
long. 105 deg.33'02'' W; to lat. 38 deg.30'00'' N, long. 
105 deg.09'02'' W; thence to point of beginning, excluding that 
airspace within Federal airways and the Colorado Springs, CO Class E 
area.
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    Issued in Seattle, Washington, on August 4, 1998.
Glenn A. Adams III,
Assistant Manager, Air Traffic Division, Northwest Mountain Region.
[FR Doc. 98-21863 Filed 8-13-98; 8:45 am]
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