[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 32 (Thursday, February 18, 1999)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 7994-7995]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-4021]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 98-ANM-08]


Amendment of Class E Airspace; Leadville, CO

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, May 20, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dennis Ripley, ANM-520.6, Federal Aviation Administration, Docket No. 
98-ANM-08, 1601 Lind Avenue S.W., 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 
Leadville, CO, Class E airspace area (63 FR 53319). This revision 
provides the additional airspace necessary to encompass the GPS Runway 
16 SIAP for the Lake 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 700 
feet or more above the surface of the earth, is published 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.

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The Rule

    This amendment to 14 CFR part 71 modifies Class E airspace at 
Leadville, CO, by providing the additional airspace at Lake County 
Airport. This modification of airspace enlarges the 700-foot Class E 
area to meet current criteria standards to accommodate the landing and 
the holding procedures for the SIAP. 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 Lake 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 7400.9F, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated September 10, 1998, and effective September 16, 
1998, is amended as follows:
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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  Leadville, CO [Revised]

Lake County Airport, CO
    (Lat. 39 deg.13'13''N., long. 106 deg.18'58''W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
bounded by a line beginning at 39 deg.33'00''N., long. 
106 deg.30'00''W.; to lat. 39 deg.33'00''N., long. 
106 deg.00'00''W.; to lat. 38 deg.51'00''N., long. 
106 deg.00'00''W.; to lat. 38 deg.51'00''N., long. 
106 deg.15'00''W.; to lat. 39 deg.09'00''N., long. 
106 deg.30'00''W.; to point of beginning.
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    Issued in Seattle, Washington, on February 1, 1999.
Daniel A. Boyle,
Assistant Manager, Air Traffic Division, Northwest Mountain Region.
[FR Doc. 99-4021 Filed 2-17-99; 8:45 am]
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