[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 88 (Wednesday, May 7, 2003)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 24341-24342]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-11233]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. FAA-01-ANM-16]


Establishment of Class E Airspace at Richfield Municipal Airport, 
Richfield, UT

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action will establish Class E5 airspace at Richfield 
Municipal Airport, Richfield, UT. Recently developed Area Navigation 
(RNAV)/ Global Positioning (GPS) Standard Terminal Arrival Routes 
(STARs) and Departure Procedures (DPs) have made this action necessary 
for the containment of aircraft executing Instrument Flight Rule (IFR) 
operations at Richfield Municipal Airport within controlled airspace. 
The intended effect of this action is to provide an increased level of 
safety for aircraft executing IFR operations between the terminal and 
en route phase of flight at Richfield Municipal Airport, Richfield, UT.

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 7, 2003.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ed Haeseker, ANM-520.7; telephone 
(425) 227-2527; Federal Aviation Administration, Docket No. 01-ANM-16, 
1601 Lind Avenue SW, Renton, Washington 98055-4056.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

    On December 2, 2002, the FAA issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 
to amend Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 71 (14 CFR part 71) 
by establishing Class E5 airspace at Richfield Municipal Airport, 
Richfield, UT. [67 FR 71058]. The proposal would provide an increased 
level of safety for aircraft executing IFR operations between terminal 
and en route phases of flight at Richfield Municipal Airport, 
Richfield, UT. Interested parties were invited to participate in the 
rulemaking proceeding by submitting written comments on the proposal. 
No comments were received. Class E5 airspace extending upward from 700 
feet above the surface, is published in Paragraph 6005, of FAA Order 
7400.9K, dated August 30, 2002, and effective September 16, 2002, which 
is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR Part 71. The Class E5 airspace 
designation listed in this document will subsequently be published in 
the Order.

The Rule

    This amendment to 14 CFR part 71 establishes Class E5 airspace at 
Richfield Municipal Airport, Richfield, UT. Class E5 controlled 
airspace is necessary to cotain aircraft executing IFR operations at 
Richfield Municipal Airport. The FAA establishes Class E5 airspace, 
where necessary, to contain aircraft transitioning between terminal and 
en route environments. This rule is designed to provide for the safe 
and efficient use of navigable airspace and to promote safe flight 
operations under IFR at Richfield Municipal Airport and between 
terminal and en route transition phases. The new Class E5 airspace will 
be depicted on aeronautical charts for pilot reference. The Coordinates 
for this airspace docket are based on North American Datum 83. 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 
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``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

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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; AIRWAYS; ROUTES; AND REPORTING POINTS

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1. The authority citation for 14 CFR Part 71 continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 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]

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2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of the Federal 
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9K, Airspace Designation and 
Reporting Points, dated August 30, 2002, and effective September 16, 
2002, 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 Richfield Municipal Airport, Richfield, UT

[Lat. 38[deg]44'11'' N, long. 112[deg]05'56'' W.]

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 7.5 mile radius of the Richfield Municipal Airport; and 
that airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface 
bounded by a line beginning at lat. 39[deg]24'30'' N., long. 
112[deg]27'41'' W.; to lat. 39[deg]16'00'' N., long. 112[deg]00'00'' 
W.; to lat. 39[deg]42'00'' N., long. 110[deg]54'00'' W.; to lat. 
39[deg]27'00'' N., long. 110[deg]46'00'' W.; to lat. 39[deg]03'00'' 
N., long. 110[deg]30'00'' W., to lat. 38[deg]32'00'' N., long. 
110[deg]42'00'' W., to lat.38[deg]20'00'' N., long. 110[deg]48'00'' 
W.; to lat. 38[deg]40'00'' N., long. 111[deg]47'00'' W.; to lat. 
38[deg]16'40'' N., long. 112[deg]36'40'' W.; to lat. 38[deg]29'00'' 
N., long. 112[deg]53'00'' W.; to lat. 39[deg]11'30'' N., long. 
112[deg]34'00'' W.; thence to the point of origin, excluding that 
airspace within Federal Airways and the Price, UT, Huntington, UT, 
Milford, UT, and Delta, UT Class E airspace.
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    Issued in Seattle, Washington, on April 11, 2003.
ViAnne Fowler,
Acting Assistant Manager, Air Traffic Division, Northwest Mountain 
Region.
[FR Doc. 03-11233 Filed 4-6-03; 8:45 am]
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