[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 130 (Thursday, July 8, 2010)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 39147-39148]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-16479]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2009-1011; Airspace Docket No. 09-ANM-19]


Establishment of Class E Airspace; Bryce Canyon, UT

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action will establish Class E airspace at Bryce Canyon, 
UT, to accommodate aircraft using a new Area Navigation (RNAV) Global 
Positioning System (GPS) Standard Instrument Approach Procedures 
(SIAPs) at Bryce Canyon Airport. This will improve the safety and 
management of Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations at the airport.

DATES: Effective date, 0901 UTC, September 23, 2010. The Director of 
the Federal Register approves this incorporation by reference action 
under 1 CFR part 51, subject to the annual revision of FAA Order 7400.9 
and publication of conforming amendments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eldon Taylor, Federal Aviation 
Administration, Operations Support Group, Western Service Center, 1601 
Lind Avenue, SW., Renton, WA, 98057; telephone (425) 203-4537.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

History

    On November 18, 2009, the FAA published in the Federal Register a 
NPRM to establish Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above 
the surface at Bryce Canyon, UT (74 FR 59492). The comments received 
prompted the FAA on April 26, 2010, to publish in the Federal Register 
a supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking to establish Class E 
surface airspace at Bryce Canyon, UT (75 FR 21532). Interested parties 
were invited to participate in this rulemaking effort by submitting 
written comments on the proposal to the FAA. One comment was received 
in favor of the airspace change.
    Class E airspace designations are published in paragraph 6002 and 
6005, respectively, of FAA Order 7400.9T signed August 27, 2009, and 
effective September 15, 2009, 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 action amends Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) 
part 71 by establishing Class E surface airspace, and Class E airspace 
extending upward from 700 feet above the surface, at Bryce Canyon 
Airport, to accommodate IFR aircraft executing new RNAV GPS SIAPs at 
the airport. This action is necessary for the safety and management of 
IFR operations at the airport.
    The FAA has determined 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 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. The FAA's authority to 
issue rules regarding aviation safety is found in Title 49 of the U.S. 
Code. Subtitle 1, Section 106 discusses the authority of the FAA 
Administrator. Subtitle VII, Aviation Programs, describes in more 
detail the scope of the agency's authority. This rulemaking is 
promulgated under the authority described in Subtitle VII, Part A, 
Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that section, the FAA is charged with 
prescribing regulations to assign the use of airspace necessary to 
ensure the safety of aircraft and the efficient use of airspace. This 
regulation is within the scope of that authority as it establishes 
controlled airspace at Bryce Canyon Airport, Bryce Canyon, UT.

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, B, C, D AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR 
TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND REPORTING POINTS

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1. The authority citation for 14 CFR part 71 continues to read as 
follows:


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    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 7400.9T, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, signed August 27, 2009, and effective September 15, 
2009 is amended as follows:

Paragraph 6002 Class E airspace designated as surface areas.
* * * * *

ANM UT E2 Bryce Canyon, UT [New]

Bryce Canyon Airport, UT
    (Lat. 37[deg]42'23'' N., long. 112[deg]08'45'' W.)

    Within a 4.2-mile radius of Bryce Canyon Airport. This Class E 
airspace area is effective during specific dates and times 
established in advance by a Notice to Airmen. The effective date and 
time will thereafter be continuously published in the Airport/
Facility Directory.

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

ANM UT E5 Bryce Canyon, UT [New]

Bryce Canyon Airport, UT
    (Lat. 37[deg]42'23'' N., long. 112[deg]08'45'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within 8 miles each side of the 047[deg] and 227[deg] bearing from 
the airport, extending 18 miles northeast and 15.9 miles southwest 
of the airport.

    Issued in Seattle, Washington, on June 24, 2010.
John Warner,
Manager, Operations Support Group, Western Service Center.
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