[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 30 (Tuesday, February 13, 2001)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 9911-9912]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-3647]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 99-ANM-10]


Modification of Class E Airspace, St. George, UT

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action modifies the St. George, UT, Class E airspace to 
accommodate airspace required for the establishment of a new Standard 
Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) to the St. George Municipal 
Airport, St. George, UT.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, March 22, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brian Durham, ANM-520.7, Federal 
Aviation Administration, Docket No. 99-ANM-10, 1601 Lind Avenue SW, 
Renton, Washington 98055-4056: telephone number: (425) 227-2527.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

    On September 21, 2000, the FAA proposed to amend Title 14 Code of 
Federal Regulations, part 71 (14 CFR part 71) by modifying Class E 
airspace at St. George, UT, in order to accommodate a new Area 
Navigation (RNAV) SIAP to Runway 34 at St. George Municipal Airport, 
St. George, UT (65 FR 184). This amendment provides additional Class E5 
airspace at St. George, UT, to meet current criteria standards 
associated with the SIAP. Interested parties were invited to 
participate in the rulemaking proceeding by submitting written comments 
on the proposal. No comments were received.

The Rule

    This amendment to Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations, part 71 (14 
CFR part 71) modifies Class E airspace at St. George, UT, in order to 
accommodate a new SIAP to the St. George Municipal Airport, St. George, 
UT. This amendment modifies Class E5 airspace at St. George, UT, to 
meet current criteria standards associated with the SIAP. The FAA 
establishes Class E airspace where necessary to contain aircraft 
transitioning between the terminal and enroute environments. This rule 
is designed to provide for the safe and efficient use of the navigable 
airspace and to promote safe flight operations under Instrument Flight 
Rules (IFR) at the St. George Municipal Airport and between the 
terminal and enroute transition stages.
    The area will 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 7400.9H dated September 1, 2000, and effective 
September 16, 2000, 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 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 7400.9H, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated September 1, 2000, and effective September 16, 
2000, 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 UT E5  St. George, UT [Revised]

St. George Municipal Airport, UT
    (Lat. 37 deg.05'26"N., long. 113 deg.35'35"W.)
St. George VOR/DME
    (Lat. 37 deg.05'17"N., long. 113 deg.35'31"W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within 8.3 miles northeast and 5.3 miles southwest of the St. George 
VOR/DME 131 deg. and 311 deg. radials extending from 6.1 miles 
northwest to 16.1 miles southeast, and within 5.9 miles each side of 
the St. George VOR/DME 183 deg. radial extending from the VOR/DME to 
18.2 miles south; and that airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet 
above the surface within the 30-mile radius of lat. 36 deg.48'52"N., 
long. 113 deg.35'37"W., extending clockwise from 256 deg. bearing to 
the 076 deg. bearing, and within 30 miles radius of lat. 
36 deg.48'53"N., long. 113 deg.43'06"W., extending clockwise from 
the 076 deg. bearing to the 166 deg. bearing of lat. 
36 deg.48'52"N., long. 113 deg.35'37"W., and within

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30 miles radius of lat. 36 deg.48'52"N., long. 113 deg.29'24"W., 
extending counterclockwise from the 256 deg. bearing to the 166 deg. 
bearing of lat. 36 deg.48'52"N., long. 113 deg.35'37"W.; excluding 
that portion of airspace within the Colorado City, AZ, 700 and 1,200 
feet Class E airspace area; that portion of airspace within the 
Mesquite, NV, 700 feet Class E airspace; that portion of airspace 
for V-235 southeast of the Mormon Mesa VORTAC that portion of 
airspace for V-235 northeast of the Mormon Mesa VORTAC; that portion 
of airspace for V-21 northeast of the Mormon Mesa VORTAC.
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    Issued in Seattle, Washington, on January 31, 2001.
Dan A. Boyle,
Assistant Manager, Air Traffic Division, Northwest Mountain Region.
[FR Doc. 01-3647 Filed 2-12-01; 8:45 am]
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