[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 8 (Wednesday, January 12, 2011)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 1999-2000]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-353]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2010-0529; Airspace Docket No. 10-ANM-3]


Establishment of Class E Airspace; Panguitch, UT

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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

DATES: Effective date, 0901 UTC, March 10, 2011. 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 June 28, 2010, the FAA published in the Federal Register a NPRM 
to establish Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the 
surface at Panguitch, UT (75 FR 36585). The FAA agreed with a comment 
received to also expand controlled airspace from 1,200 feet, and on 
October 18, 2010, published in the Federal Register a supplemental 
notice of proposed rulemaking to expand the proposed Class E 700 foot 
airspace to include Class E airspace from 1,200 feet above the surface 
at Panguitch, UT (75 FR 63730). Interested parties were invited to 
participate in this rulemaking effort by submitting written comments on 
the supplemental proposal to the FAA. The FAA received one comment to 
an increase to the southern boundary of the 1,200'AGL airspace 
description. The FAA found merit in this comment, and will incorporate 
this change in the final rule. With the exception of editorial changes 
and the changes described above, this rule is the same as that proposed 
in the NPRM and SNPRM.
    Class E airspace designations are published in paragraph 6005, of 
FAA Order 7400.9U dated August 18, 2010, and effective September 15, 
2010, 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 action amends Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) 
Part 71 by establishing Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet 
above the surface, at Panguitch Municipal Airport, to accommodate IFR 
aircraft executing new RNAV GPS Standard Instrument Approach Procedures 
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 Panguitch Municipal Airport, Panguitch, 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:

    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 7400.9U,

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Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 18, 2010, and 
effective September 15, 2010 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 Panguitch, UT [New]

Panguitch Municipal Airport, UT
    (Lat. 37[deg]50'43'' N., long. 112[deg]23'31'' W.)

    That airspace extending from 700 feet above the surface within 
an 11.7-mile radius of the Panguitch Municipal Airport, and that 
airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface within 
an area bounded by lat. 38[deg]25'00'' N., long. 112[deg]32'00'' W.; 
to lat. 38[deg]24'00'' N., long. 112[deg]02'00'' W.; to lat. 
37[deg]52'00'' N., long. 111[deg]47'00'' W.; to lat. 37[deg]12'00'' 
N., long. 112[deg]20'00'' W.; to lat. 37[deg]12'00'' N., long. 
112[deg]56'00'' W.; to lat. 37[deg]42'30'' N., long. 112[deg]55'00'' 
W.; to lat. 37[deg]43'00'' N., long. 112[deg]43'00'' W.; thence to 
the point of beginning.

    Issued in Seattle, Washington, on January 3, 2011.
John Warner,
Manager, Operations Support Group, Western Service Center.
[FR Doc. 2011-353 Filed 1-11-11; 8:45 am]
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