[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 141 (Monday, July 23, 2001)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 38149]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-18236]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 00-ANM-18]


Revision of Class E Airspace, Vernal, UT

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action revises the Class E airspace at Vernal, UT. Newly 
developed Area Navigation (RNAV) Standard Instrument Approach Procedure 
(SIAP) at the Vernal Airport made this action necessary. Additional 
Class E 700-feet and 1200-feet controlled airspace, above the surface 
of the earth is required to contain aircraft executing the RNAV SIAP at 
Vernal Airport.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, September 6, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brian Durham, ANM-520.7, Federal 
Aviation Administration, Docket No. 00-ANM-18, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., 
Renton, Washington 98055-4056: telephone number: (425) 227-2527.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

    On April 10, 2001, the FAA proposed to amend Title 14 Code of 
Federal Regulations, part 71 (14 CFR part 71) by revising Class E 
airspace at Vernal, UT, in order to accommodate new RNAV SIAP's at 
Vernal Airport, Vernal, UT (66 FR 18575). This amendment provides Class 
E5 airspace at Vernal, 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. A comment was received from the FAA, AVN-500, National 
Aeronautical Charting Office. A revision to the legal description as 
written in the Notice for Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) was required to 
amend a small discrepancy in the proposed action in order to make the 
airspace description easier to read and chart. The description is not 
referenced by Latitude and Longitude coordinates rather than as 
described by radials and DME.

The Rule

    This amendment to Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations, part 71 (14 
CFR part 71) revises Class E airspace at Vernal, UT, in order to 
accommodate a new SIAP to the Vernal Airport, Vernal, UT. This 
amendment revises Class E5 airspace at Vernal, UT, to meet current 
criteria standards associated with the RNAV and SIAP. The FAA 
establishes Class E airspace where necessary to contain aircraft 
transitioning between the terminal and en route 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 Vernal Airport and between the terminal and en route 
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 Vernal, UT [REVISED]

Vernal Airport, UT
    (Lat. 40 deg.26'28" N., long. 109 deg.30'35" W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700-feet above the surface 
within a 8-mile radius of the Vernal Airport, and within 8 miles 
west and 4 miles east of the 167 deg. bearing from the airport 
extending to 18.8 miles, and within 8 miles northeast and 5 miles 
southwest of the 120 deg. bearing from the airport extending 20.3 
miles; and that airspace extending upward to 1,200 feet above the 
surface bounded by a line beginning at lat. 40 deg.30'00" N., long. 
109 deg.46'00" W.; thence to lat. 40 deg.41'00" N., long. 
109 deg.22'30" W.; to lat. 40 deg.11'00" N., long 109 deg.00'00" W.; 
to 39 deg.43'00" N., long 109 deg.00'00" W.; to lat. 39 deg.43'00" 
N., long. 109 deg.46'00" W., to point of origin; excluding those 
portions within Federal Airways and Roosevelt, UT Class E airspace 
area.
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    Issued in Seattle, Washington, on July 19, 2001.
David B. Johnson,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Northwest Mountain Region.
[FR Doc. 01-18236 Filed 7-20-01; 8:45 am]
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