[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 123 (Tuesday, June 28, 2005)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 37028-37029]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-12725]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket FAA 2005-20248; Airspace Docket 05-AWP-1]


Establish Class D Airspace; Front Range Airport, Denver, CO

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This rule will establish Class D airspace at Front Range 
Airport, Denver, CO. An Airport Traffic Control Tower (ATCT) is being 
constructed at Front Range Airport, Denver, CO, which will meet 
criteria for Class D airspace. Class D airspace is required when the 
ATCT is open, and to contain and protect Standard Instrument Approach 
Procedures (SIAPs) and other Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations 
at the airport. This action would establish Class D airspace extending 
upward from the surface to 8,000 feet Mean Sea Level (MSL) within a 5.1 
nautical mile radius of the airport.

DATES: Effective Date: 0901 UTC, August 4, 2005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Larry Tonish, Federal Aviation 
Administration, Western Terminal Operations, 15000 Aviation Boulevard, 
Lawndale, CA 90261; telephone (310) 725-6539.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

    On March 11, 2005, the FAA proposed to amend Title 14 Code of 
Federal Regulations part 71 (CFR part 71) to establish Class D airspace 
at Front Range Airport, Denver, CO, (70 FR 12161). An Airport Traffic 
Control Tower (ATCT) is under construction at Front Range Airport, 
Denver CO, which will meet criteria for Class D airspace. The Class D 
airspace area will be effective during periods that the ATCT is open.
    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 D airspace designations are published 
in paragraph 5000 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 D airspace designation listed in this document 
will be published subsequently in that Order.

The Rule

    This amendment to 14 CFR part 71 establishes Class D airspace at 
Front Range Airport, Denver CO. An Airport Traffic Control Tower (ATCT) 
is under construction at Front Range Airport, Denver, CO, which will 
meet criteria for Class D airspace.
    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

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traffic procedures and air navigation, it is certified that this rule, 
when promulgated, 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 AREAS; 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 part 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 5000 Class D Airspace area extending upward from the 
surface of the earth.

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ANM CO D Front Range Airport, Denver, CO [NEW]

Front Range Airport, Denver, CO
    (Lat 39[deg]47'07'' N., long. 104[deg]32'35'' W.)
    That airspace extending upward from the surface of 8,000 feet 
MSL within a 5.1 nautical mile radius of the Front Range Airport, 
Denver, CO, excluding the Denver International Airport Class B. This 
Class D airspace area is effective during the specific days and 
times established in advance by the Notice to Airmen. The effective 
days and times will thereafter be continuously published in the 
Airport/Facility Directory.
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    Issued in Los Angeles, California on June 15, 2005.
Leonard A. Mobley,
Acting Area Director, Terminal Operations, Western Service Area.
[FR Doc. 05-12725 Filed 6-27-05; 8:45 am]
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