[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 225 (Monday, November 23, 1998)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 64615-64616]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-31214]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 98-ANM-17]


Amendment of Class E Airspace; Grand Junction, CO

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action amends the Grand Junction, CO, Class E airspace by 
providing additional controlled airspace to accommodate the development 
of a new Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) utilizing the 
Global Positioning System (GPS) at Walker Field Airport.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, January 28, 1999.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

History

    On September 14, 1998, the FAA proposed to amend Title 14, Code of 
Federal Regulations, part 71 (14 CFR part 71) by revising the Grand 
Junction, CO, Class E airspace area (63 FR 49052). This revision 
provides the additional airspace necessary to encompass the new GPS 
Runway 11 and the GPS Runway 29 SIAPs to the Walker Field Airport, 
Grand Junction, CO. This amendment adds a small Class E area extension 
to the present airspace in order to accommodate a slightly larger 
flying area for the SIAPs. In the notice of proposed rulemaking action, 
the coordinates for the Grand Junction Localizer were inadvertently 
left out of the legal description for Grand Junction. This error is 
corrected herein. 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 7400.9F, dated September 10, 1998, and effective 
September 16, 1998, 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 Grand 
Junction, CO, by providing the additional airspace necessary to fully 
contain new flight procedures at Walker Field Airport. This 
modification of airspace adds a small Class E area extension to the 
present airspace in order to accommodate a slightly larger flying area 
for the SIAPs. 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 Walker 
Field 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 7400.9F, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated September 10, 1998, and effective September 16, 
1998, 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  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)
Grand Junction Localizer
    (Lat. 39 deg.07'04''N, long. 108 deg.30'48''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

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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 and the Grand Junction VORTAC 318 deg. radial.
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    Issued in Seattle, Washington, on November 12, 1998.
Glenn A. Adams III,
Assistant Manager, Air Traffic Division, Northwest Mountain Region.
[FR Doc. 98-31214 Filed 11-20-98; 8:45 am]
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