[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 177 (Monday, September 14, 1998)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 49052-49053]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-24613]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 98-ANM-17]


Proposed revision of Class E airspace; Grant Junction, CO

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).

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SUMMARY: This proposal would amend the class E airspace at Grant 
Junction, CO to provide additional controlled airspace to accommodate 
the development of a new Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) 
utilizing the Global Positioning System (GPS) at the Walker Field 
Airport. This new SIAP requires modification of airspace extending 
upward from 700 feet above the surface in order to contain Instrument 
Flight Rules (IFR) procedures.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before October 29, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Manager, 
Airspace Branch, ANM-520, Federal Aviation Administration, Docket No. 
98-ANM-17, 1601 Lind Avenue SW, Renton, Washington 98055-4056.
    The official docket may be examined in the office of the Assistant 
Chief Counsel for the Northwest Mountain Region at the same address.
    An informal docket may also be examined during normal business 
hours in the office of the Manager, Air Traffic Division, Airspace 
Branch, at the address listed above.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dennis Ripley, ANM-520.6, Federal Aviation Administration, Docket No. 
98-ANM-17, 1601 Lind Avenue SW, Renton, Washington 98055-4056; 
telephone number: (425) 227-2527.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments Invited

    Interested parties are invited to participate in this proposed 
rulemaking by submitting such written data, views, or arguments, as 
they may desire. Comments that provide the factual basis supporting the 
views and suggestions presented are particularly helpful in developing 
reasoned regulatory decisions on the proposal. Comments are 
specifically invited on the overall regulatory, aeronautical, economic, 
environmental, and energy related aspects of the proposal. 
Communications should identify the airspace docket number and be 
submitted in triplicate to the address listed above. Commenters wishing 
the FAA to acknowledge receipt of their comments on this notice must 
submit with those comments a self-addressed, stamped postcard on which 
the following statement is made: ``Comments to Airspace Docket No. 98-
ANM-17.'' The postcard will be date/time stamped and returned to the 
commenter. All communications received on or before the specified 
closing date for comments will be considered before taking action on 
the proposed rule. The proposal contained in this notice may be changed 
in the light of comments received. All comments submitted will be 
available for examination at the address listed above both before and 
after the closing date for comments. A report summarizing each 
substantive public contact with FAA personnel concerned with this 
rulemaking will be filed in the docket.

Availablity of NPRM's

    Any person may obtain a copy of this NPRM by submitting a request 
to the Federal Aviation Administration, Airspace Branch, ANM-520, 1601 
Lind Avenue SW, Renton, Washington 98055-4056. Communications must 
identify the notice number of this NPRM. Persons interested in being 
placed on a mailing list for future NPRM's should also request a copy 
of Advisory Circular No. 11-2A, which describes the application 
procedure.

The Proposal

    The FAA is considering an amendment to Title 14 Code of Federal 
Regulations, part 71 (14 CFR part 71) to revise Class E airspace at 
Grant Junction, CO. This amendment would provide additional airspace 
necessary to fully encompass the GPS Runway 11 and the GPS Runway 29 
SIAPs to the Walker Field Airport, Grand Junction, CO. This amendment 
proposes to add small Class E area extensions to the present airspace 
in order to accommodate a slightly larger flying area for the SIAPs. 
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

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designed to provide safe and efficient use of the navigable airspace 
and to promote safe flight operations under IFR at the Walker Field 
Airport and between the terminal and en route transition stages.
    The area would be depicted on aeronautical charts for pilot 
reference. 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 would be 
published subsequently in the Order.
    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 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, when promulgated, 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).

The Proposed Amendment

    In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation 
Administration proposes to amend 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 ES  Grand Junction, CO [Revised]

Grand Junction, Walker Field, CO
    (Lat. 39 deg.07'21'' N, long. 108 deg.31'36'' W)
Grand Junction VORTAC
    (Lat. 39 deg.03'34'' N, long. 108 deg.47'33'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within 7 miles northwest and 4.3 miles southeast of the Grand Junction 
VORTAC 247 deg. and 067 deg. radials extending from 11.4 miles 
southwest to 12.3 miles northeast of the VORTAC, and within 1.8 miles 
south and 9.2 miles north of the Grand Junction VORTAC 110 deg. radial 
extending from the VORTAC to 19.2 miles southeast; that airspace 
extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface within a 30.5 mile 
radius of the Grand Junction VORTAC, within 4.3 miles each side of the 
Grand Junction VORTAC 166 deg. radial extending from the 30.5-mile 
radius to 33.1 miles south of the VORTAC, and within 4.3 miles 
northeast and 4.9 miles southwest of the Grand Junction ILS localizer 
northwest course extending from the 30.5-mile radius to the 
intersection of the localizer northwest course extending from the 30.5-
mile radius to the intersection of the localizer northwest course and 
the Grand Junction VORTAC 318 deg. radial.
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    Issued in Seattle, Washington, on August 31, 1998.
Glenn A. Adams III,
Assistant Manager, Air Traffic Division, Northwest Mountain Region.
[FR Doc. 98-24613 Filed 9-11-98; 8:45 am]
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