Amendment to Class E Airspace; Rifle, CO

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 93-ANM-25]

Amendment to Class E Airspace; Rifle, CO

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action amends the Class E airspace at Rifle, CO.

Establishment of a new instrument approach procedure requires

additional controlled airspace for the procedure. Airspace

reclassification, in effect as of September 16, 1993, has discontinued

use of the term ``transition area,'' replacing it with the designation

``Class E airspace'' The Class E airspace will be depicted on

aeronautical charts for pilot reference when the new approach

procedures become effective.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, June 23, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ted Melland, ANM-536, Federal Aviation Administration, Docket No. 93-

ANM-25, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, Washington 98055-4056; Telephone:

(206) 227-2536.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

On February 18, 1994, the FAA proposed to amended part 71 of the

Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to amend the Class E

airspace for the Rifle Garfield County Airport, Rifle, CO (59 FR 8147).

Interested parties were invited to participate in the rulemaking

process by submitting such written data, views, or arguments as they

desired. No comments were received.

Airspace reclassification, in effect as of September 16, 1993, has

discontinued use of the term ``transition area,'' and airspace

extending upward from 700 feet above ground level is now designated as

Class E airspace. Class E airspace designations for airspace extending

upward from 700 feet or more above the surface of the earth are

published in paragraph 6005 of FAA Order 7400.9A dated June 17, 1993,

and effective September 16, 1993, which is incorporated by reference in

14 CFR 71.1 (58 FR 36298; July 6, 1993). The Class E airspace

designations listed in this document will be published subsequently in

the Order. The coordinates in this final rule are in North American

Datum 83.

The Rule

This amendment of part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations

amends Class E airspace to Rifle, Colorado. It will provide controlled

airspace for a new instrument approach procedure at the airport.

Amendment of the Class E airspace will result in greater safety and

efficiency at, and in the vicinity of, the airport. 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. It, therefore, (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

In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation

Administration amends part 71 as follows:

PART 71--[AMENDED]

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

follows:

Authority: 49 U.S.C. app. 1348(a), 1354(a), 1510; E.O. 10854, 24

FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389; 49 U.S.C. 106(g); 14 CFR

11.69.

Sec. 71.1 [AMENDED]

2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of the Federal

Aviation Administration Order 7400.9A, Airspace Designations and

Reporting Points, dated June 17, 1993, and effective September 16,

1993, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 6005 Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet or more

above the surface of the earth.

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ANM CO E5 Rifle, CO [Revised]

Rifle Garfield County Airport, CO

(lat. 39 deg.31'35'' N, long. 107 deg.43'37'' W)

That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface

within a 7-mile radius of the Garfield County Airport, and within

4.3 miles each side of the 090 deg. bearing from the Garfield County

Airport, extending from the 7-mile radius to 18.3 miles east of the

airport, and within 4.5 miles each side of the 321 deg. bearing from

the Garfield County Airport, extending from the 7-mile radius to

14.5 miles northwest of the airport.

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Issued in Seattle, Washington, on April 18, 1994.

Temple H. Johnson,

Manager, Air Traffic Division.

[FR Doc. 94-10706 Filed 5-3-94; 8:45 am]

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