[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 168 (Wednesday, August 29, 2001)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 45599-45600]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-21820]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 00-ANM-26]


Revision of Class E Airspace, Fort Bridger, WY

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action revises the Class E airspace at Fort Bridger, WY. 
Newly developed Area Navigation (RNAV) Standard Instrument Approach 
Procedure (SIAP) at the Fort Bridger 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 Fort Bridger Airport.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, September 6, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brian Durham, ANM-520.7, Federal 
Aviation Administration, Docket No. 00-ANM-26, 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 Fort Bridger, WY, in order to accommodate new RNAV SIAPs at 
Fort Bridger, Airport, Fort Bridger, WY (66 FR 18577). This amendment 
provides Class E5 airspace at Fort Bridger, WY, 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 revision to the legal description 
as written in the Notice for Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) was required 
for charting purpose to amend an error in the magnetic variation for 
this location. Therefore, the airspace was rotated 10 deg. north in 
order to provide adequate airspace to contain the SIAPs identified in 
the proposed action. This is considered an insignificant modification 
to the airspace description as the dimension of the proposed airspace 
described in the NPRM did not change.

The Rule

    This amendment to Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations, part 71 (14 
CFR part 71) revises Class E airspace at Fort Bridger, WY, in order to 
accommodate a new SIAP to the Fort Bridger Airport, Fort Bridger, WY. 
This amendment revises Class E5 airspace at Fort Bridger, WY, 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 Fort Bridger Airport and between the terminal and en 
route transition stages.
    The area will 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:

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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 WY E5  Fort Bridger, WY [Revised]

Fort Bridger Airport, WY
    (Lat. 41 deg.23'31" N., long. 110 deg.24'25" W.)
Fort Bridger VORTAC
    (Lat. 41 deg.22'42" N., long. 110 deg.25'27" W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within the 10-mile radius of the Fort Bridger Airport, and within 8 
miles each side of the Fort Bridger VORTAC 047 deg. radial extending 
from the 10-mile radius to 24 miles northeast of the VORTAC; that 
airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface within 
an area bounded by a line beginning at lat. 41 deg.25'00" N., long. 
111 deg.00'00" W.; to lat. 42 deg.00 deg.00" N., long. 
109 deg.57'00" W.; to lat. 41 deg.43'00" N., long. 109 deg.30'00"W.; 
to lat. 41 deg.25'00" N., long. 109 deg.30'00" W.; to lat. 
41 deg.08'00" N., long. 110 deg.30'00" W.; to point of origin, 
excluding that airspace within Federal Airways and the Evanston, WY, 
and Kemmerer, WY, Class E airspace.
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    Issued in Seattle, Washington, on August 15, 2001.
Daniel A. Boyle,
Assistant Manager, Air Traffic Division, Northwest Mountain Region.
[FR Doc. 01-21820 Filed 8-28-01; 8:45 am]
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