[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 147 (Thursday, July 31, 2003)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 44874-44875]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-19406]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. FAA-02-ANM-07]


Establishment of Class E5 Airspace at Afton Municipal Airport, 
Afton, WY

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action will establish Class E5 airspace at Afton, WY. 
Recently developed Area Navigation (RNAV)/Global Positioning System 
(GPS) Standard Terminal Arrival Routes (STARs) and Departure Procedures 
(SIDs) have made this proposal necessary. The establishment of Class E5 
airspace is for containment of aircraft executing Instrument Flight 
Rule (IFR) operations at Afton 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 Afton Municipal Airport, 
Afton, WY.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), October 30, 
2003.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ed Haeseker, ANM-520.7, Federal 
Aviation Administration, Docket No. 02-ANM-07.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

    Effective November 29, 2002, the FAA proposed to amend Title 14 
Code of Federal Regulations, part 71 (14 CFR part 71) by establishing 
Class E5 airspace at Afton Municipal Airport,

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Afton, WY. This was necessary to provide an increased level of safety 
for aircraft executing IFR operations between the terminal and en route 
phase of flight at Afton Municipal Airport, Afton, WY. Interested 
parties were invited to participate in this rule making proceeding by 
submitting written comments on the proposal. No comments were received.

The Rule

    This amendment to 14 CFR part 71, establishes Class E5 airspace at 
Afton, WY. Class E airspace is necessary to provide adequate controlled 
airspace for IFR operations at Afton Municipal Airport. The FAA 
establishes Class E airspace where necessary to contain IFR aircraft 
transitioning between the terminal and en route environments. By this 
action, the FAA intends to provide for the safe and efficient use of 
the navigable airspace, and to promote safe flight operations under IFR 
conditions at the Afton Municipal Airport, Afton, WY.
    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. Class E5 airspace areas extending upward 
from 700 feet above the surface of the earth, are 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 71.1. The Class E5 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

    Aviation, Incorporated 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 AREAS; AIRWAYS; ROUTES; AND REPORTING POINTS 
[AMENDED]

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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; 14 CFR 11.69.


Sec.  71.1  [Amended]

    The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of the Federal 
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9K, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated August 30, 2002, and effective September 16, 
2002, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 6005 Class E5 airspace areas extending upward from 700 
feet or more above the surface of the earth.

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ANM UT E5 Afton, WY [New]

Afton Municipal Airport, WY
    (Lat. 42[deg]42'41'' N., long. 110[deg]56'32'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
of the earth within a 6.5 mile radius of the Afton Municipal 
Airport, and within 2 miles either side of the 341[deg] (355[deg] 
True) bearing from the airport extending from the 6.5 mile radius to 
7.5 miles north of the airport, and within 2 miles either side of 
the 171[deg] (185[deg] True) bearing from the airport extending from 
the 6.5 mile radius to 19.3 miles south of the airport.

    Issued in Seattle, Washington on July 17, 2003.
ViAnne Fowler,
Acting Assistant Manager, Air Traffic Division, Northwest Mountain 
Region.
[FR Doc. 03-19406 Filed 7-30-03; 8:45 am]
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