[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 64 (Tuesday, April 3, 2012)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 19928-19929]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-7935]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2011-1275; Airspace Docket No. 11-ANM-26]


Amendment of Class E Airspace; Hugo, CO

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action amends Class E airspace at Hugo, CO. 
Decommissioning of the Hugo Tactical Air Navigation System (TACAN) has 
made this action necessary for the safety and management of Instrument 
Flight Rules (IFR) operations in the vicinity of the Hugo VHF Omni-
Directional Radio Range/Distance Measuring Equipment (VOR/DME). This 
action also makes a minor adjustment to the geographic coordinates of 
the VOR/DME and makes a correction to the regulatory text. Also, the 
legal description is better clarified at the request of the National 
Aeronautical Navigation Services (NANS).

DATES: Effective date, 0901 UTC, May 31, 2012. 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 December 19, 2011, the FAA published in the Federal Register a 
notice of proposed rulemaking to amend

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controlled airspace at Hugo, CO (76 FR 78576). Interested parties were 
invited to participate in this rulemaking effort by submitting written 
comments on the proposal to the FAA. No comments were received. 
Subsequent to publication, it was discovered by NANS that the legal 
description needed editing by removing the unneeded text ``* * * 
excluding the airspace within Federal Airways''. This action makes 
those edits.
    Class E airspace designations are published in paragraph 6005, of 
FAA Order 7400.9V dated August 9, 2011, and effective September 15, 
2011, 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 amending Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet 
above the surface in the vicinity of the Hugo VOR/DME, CO. The Hugo 
TACAN has been decommissioned and replaced with a VOR/DME. The Federal 
airway listed in the regulatory text as V-19 is edited to read V-83. 
Also, the geographic coordinates of the VOR/DME are updated to coincide 
with the FAA's aeronautical database. This action is necessary for the 
safety and management of IFR operations.
    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 amends 
controlled airspace in the vicinity of the Hugo VOR/DME, CO.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71

    Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (air).

Adoption of the Amendment

    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 7400.9V, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated August 9, 2011, and effective September 15, 
2011 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 Hugo, CO [Amended]

Hugo VOR/DME
    (Lat. 38[deg]49'03'' N., long. 103[deg]37'17'' W.)

    That airspace south and east of the Hugo VOR/DME extending 
upward from 8,500 feet MSL, bounded on the west by V-83, on the 
northwest by V-108 and V-169, on the north by V-4, on the northeast 
by V-17, on the southeast by V-216, and on the south by V-210.

    Issued in Seattle, Washington, on March 23, 2012.
John Warner,
Manager, Operations Support Group, Western Service Center.
[FR Doc. 2012-7935 Filed 4-2-12; 8:45 am]
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