[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 150 (Thursday, August 5, 2004)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 47357]
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[FR Doc No: 04-17829]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2003-16029; Airspace Docket No. 03-ANM-08]


Amendment to Class E Airspace; La Junta, CO

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This final rule modifies Class E airspace at La Junta, CO. 
Additional controlled airspace is required for the new Area Navigation 
(RNAV) Global Position System (GPS) Standard Instrument Approach 
Procedures (SIAPs) recently developed. This additional Class E airspace 
will promote the safety of instrument flight rules (IFR) aircraft 
executing these new procedures when transitioning to/from the en route 
environment.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, October 28, 2004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ed Hawseker; 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 issued a notice of proposed rule 
making (NPRM) in which it proposed to amend Federal Aviation Regulation 
14 CFR Part 71 by modifying Class E airspace extending upward from 700 
feet or more above the surface of the earth at La Junta, CO (68 FR page 
62760). The NPRM proposed to increase the Class E airspace to 
accommodate IFR aircraft executing the new RNAV GPS SIAPs and IFR 
aircraft transitioning to/from the en route environment.
    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 02, 2003, and 
effective September 16, 2003, which is incorporated by reference in 14 
CFR Part 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 La 
Junta, CO to accommodate IFR aircraft executing newly developed RNAV 
GPS SIAPs at La Junta Municipal Airport. Additional Class E airspace is 
necessary to provide adequate controlled airspace for the safety of IFR 
aircraft executing these new RNAV GPS SIAPs during the transition to/
from the en route environment.
    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).

The Proposed Amendment

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Accordingly, pursuant to the authority delegated to me, 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

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1. The authority citation for 14 CFR Part 71 continues to areas 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 Part 71.1 of the Federal 
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9L, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated September 2, 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 La Junta, CO (Revised)

La Junta Municipal Airport, La Junta, CO
    [Lat. 37[deg]15'36'' N., Long 104[deg]20'24'' W.]

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
of the earth bound by a line beginning at lat. 38[deg]12'36'' n., 
long. 103[deg]58'00'' W.; to lat. 38[deg]10'24'' N., long. 
103[deg]22'24'' W.; to lat. 37[deg]54'12'' N., long. 103[deg]22'42'' 
W.; to lat. 37[deg]54'05'' N., long. 103[deg]58'25'' W.; thence to 
the point of origin; excluding that airspace within federal airways.
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    Issued in Seattle, Washington, on July 21, 2004.
Danial T. Mawhorter,
Acting Area Director, Western En Route and Oceanic Operations.
[FR Doc. 04-17829 Filed 8-4-04; 8:45 am]
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