[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 117 (Friday, June 18, 2004)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 34055]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-13828]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket FAA 2003-15996; Airspace Docket 03-ANM-04]


Modification of Class E Airspace; Trinidad, CO

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This final rule will modify Class E airspace at Trinidad, CO. 
New Area Navigation (RNAV) Global Position System (GPS) Standard 
Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs) have been developed at Perry 
Stokes Airport, Trinidad, CO, making it necessary to increase the area 
of controlled airspace. This additional controlled airspace extending 
upward from 700 feet or more above the surface of the earth is 
necessary to contain Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) aircraft executing 
these new SIAPs.

DATES: Effective Date: 0901 UTC, September 2, 2004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ed Haeseker, Air Traffic Division, 
Federal Aviation Administration, 1601 Lind Avenue, SW., Renton, 
Washington 98055-4056; telephone (425) 227-2527.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

    On November 6, 2003, the FAA proposed to amend Federal Aviation 
Regulations 14 CFR part 71 to modify Class E airspace at Trinidad, CO 
(68 FR 62761-62762). The proposal was to modify controlled airspace 
extending upward from 700 feet or more above the surface of the earth 
to contain IFR operations within controlled airspace during the 
terminal phase and when transitioning to/from the en route 
environments.
    Interested parties were invited to participate in this rule making 
proceeding by submitting written comments on the proposal to the FAA. 
No comments were received. 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 7400.9L dated September 2, 2003, and 
effective September 16, 2003, which is incorporated by reference in 14 
CFR 71.1. The Class E airspace designations listed in this document 
will be published subsequently in that Order.

The Rule

    This amendment to 14 CFR part 71 will modify Class E airspace at 
Trinidad, CO, to accommodate aircraft executing newly developed IFR 
RNAV SIAPs at Perry Stokes Airport. The new RNAV SIAPs make it 
necessary to increase the area of controlled airspace. Additional 
controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet or more above the 
surface of the earth will be established to contain IFR aircraft 
executing these new SIAPs.
    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. 
Therefore, this regulation--(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

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Accordingly, pursuant to the authority delegated to me, the Federal 
Aviation Administration proposes to amend 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

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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]

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2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of the Federal 
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9L, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated September 02, 2003, and effective September 16, 
2003, 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 Trinidad, CO [Revised]

Perry Stokes Airport, Trinidad, CO
    (Lat. 37[deg]15'34'' N., long. 104[deg]20'26'' W.)
Trinidad Non Directional Beacon (NDB)
    (Lat. 37[deg]18'22'' N., long. 104[deg]20'00'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
of the earth within a 8.0 mile radius of the Perry Stokes Airport 
and within 4.0 miles each side of the 355[deg] bearing from the 
Trinidad NDB extending from the 8.0 mile radius to 11 miles north of 
the NDB and 4.0 miles each side of the 225[deg] bearing from the 
Trinidad Airport extending from the 8.0 mile radius to 13 miles 
southwest of the airport; that airspace extending upward from 1,200 
feet above the surface of the earth bounded by a line beginning at 
lat. 37[deg]47'00'' N., long 104[deg]00'00'' W. thence south along 
long. 104[deg]00'00'' W. thence southwest along V263-378, thence 
north along V83-611 until lat. 37[deg]47'00'' N., thence east along 
lat. 37[deg]47'00'' N. until the point of origin; excluding that 
airspace within Federal airways.
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    Issued in Seattle, Washington, on June 8, 2004.
John Warner,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Northwest Mountain Region.
[FR Doc. 04-13828 Filed 6-17-04; 8:45 am]
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