[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 73 (Monday, April 18, 2005)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 20046-20047]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-7623]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket FAA 2004-16896; Airspace Docket 02-ANM-08]


Revision of Class E Airspace; Blanding, UT

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This final rule will revise Class E airspace at Blanding, UT. 
This additional Class E airspace is necessary to accommodate the new 
Area Navigation (RNAV) Global Positioning System (GPS) Standard 
Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) at Blanding Airport. This change 
will improve the safety of Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) aircraft 
executing the new RNAV GPS SIAP at Blanding Airport, Blanding, UT.

DATES: Effective Date: 0901 UTC, July 07, 2005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ed Haeseker, Federal Aviation 
Administration, Air Traffic Organization, Western En Route and Oceanic 
Area Office, Airspace Branch, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, Washington 
98055-4056; telephone (425) 227-2527.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

    On February 03, 2004, the FAA proposed to amend Title 14 Code of 
Federal Regulations part 71 (CFR part 71) by modifying Class E airspace 
at Blanding, UT, (69 FR 5097). The proposed action would provide 
additional controlled airspace to

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accommodate the new RNAV GPS SIAP at Blanding Airport, Blanding, UT.
    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 designations are published 
in paragraph 6005 of FAA Order 7400.9M dated August 30, 2004, and 
effective September 16, 2004, 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 revises Class E airspace at 
Blanding, UT by providing additional controlled airspace for aircraft 
executing the new RNAV GPS SIAP at Blanding Airport. This additional 
controlled airspace extending upward from 1200 feet above the surface 
of the earth is necessary for the containment and safety of IFR 
aircraft executing these SIAP procedures and transitioning 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).

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 7400.9M, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated August 30, 2004 and effective September 16, 
2004, 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 UT E5 Blanding, UT [Revised]

Blanding Municipal Airport, Blanding, UT
    (Lat. 37[deg]34'59'' N., long. 109[deg]29'00'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface 
of the earth bounded by a line beginning at lat. 37[deg]42'00'' N., 
long. 109[deg]42'00'' W.; to lat. 37[deg]42'00'' N., long. 
109[deg]20'30'' W.; to lat. 37[deg]52'18'' N., long. 108[deg]58'58'' 
W.; to Dove Creek VOR (DVC); to Cortez VOR (CEZ); to lat. 
36[deg]48'30'' N., long. 108[deg]03'30'' W.; to lat. 36[deg]41'30'' 
N., long. 108[deg]09'15'' W.; to lat. 36[deg]55'30'' N., long. 
109[deg]16'15'' W.; to lat. 36[deg]26'45'' N., long. 109[deg]36'30'' 
W.; to lat. 36[deg]27'30'' N., long. 109[deg]46'45'' W.; thence to 
point of origin; excluding that airspace within Federal airways 
airspace area and previously established Class E airspace 700 feet 
above the surface of the earth.
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    Issued in Seattle, Washington, on April 1, 2005.
Raul C. Trevino,
Area Director, Western En Route and Oceanic Operations.
[FR Doc. 05-7623 Filed 4-15-05; 8:45 am]
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