[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 157 (Friday, August 14, 1998)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 43618]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-21864]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 98-ANM-10]


Amendment of Class E Airspace; Akron, CO

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action amends the Akron, CO, Class E airspace by 
providing additional controlled airspace to accommodate the development 
of new Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAP) utilizing the 
Global Positioning System (GPS) at Akron-Washington County Airport.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, December 3, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dennis Ripley, ANM-520.6, Federal Aviation Administration, Docket No. 
98-ANM-10, 1601 Lind Avenue, SW., Renton, Washington 98055-4056; 
telephone number: (425) 227-2527.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

    On June 2, 1998, the FAA proposed to amend Title 14, Code of 
Federal Regulations, part 71 (14 CFR part 71) by revising the Akron, 
CO, Class E airspace area (63 FR 29959). This revision provides the 
additional airspace necessary to encompass the GPS Runway 11 and the 
GPS Runway 29 SIAP for the Akron-Washington County 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 the 
surface of the earth, and from 700 feet or more above the surface of 
the earth, are published in Paragraph 6002 and Paragraph 6005, 
respectively, of FAA Order 7400.9E, 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 
Akron, CO, by providing the additional airspace necessary to fully 
contain two new flight procedures at Akron-Washington County Airport. 
This modification of airspace enlarges the surface area to meet current 
criteria standards while also adding a ten-mile extension to the 
southeast in order to contain an associated SIAP holding pattern. 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 Akron-Washington County 
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 6002  Class E airspace designated as a surface areas for 
an airport.

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ANM CO E2  Akron, CO [Revised]

Akron-Washington County Airport; CO
    (Lat. 40 deg.10'32''N, long. 103 deg.13'19''W)
Akron VORTAC
    (Lat. 40 deg.09'20''N, long. 103 deg.10'47''W)

    Within a 4.1-mile radius of the Akron-Washington County Airport, 
and within 3.5 miles of each side of the Akron VORTAC 123 deg. 
radial extending from the 4.1-mile radius to 9.6 miles southeast of 
the VORTAC.
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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  Akron, CO [Revised]

Akron-Washington County Airport, CO
    [Lat. 40 deg.10'32''N, long. 103 deg.13'19''W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.6-mile radius of the Akron-Washington County Airport, and 
that airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface 
bounded by a line beginning at lat. 40 deg.06'35''N, long 
102 deg.37'19''W; to lat. 39 deg.48'00''N, long 102 deg.37'00''W;to 
lat. 39 deg.42'28''N, long. 102 deg.58'15''W; to lat. 
40 deg.00'15''N, long. 103 deg.33'32''W; to lat. 40 deg.24'30''N, 
long. 103 deg.13'52''W; thence to point of beginning; excluding 
Federal airways and the Denver and Sterling, CO, Class E airspace 
areas.
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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. 98-21864 Filed 8-13-98; 8:45 am]
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