Establishment of Class E Airspace; Longmont, CO

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 93-ANM-41]

Establishment of Class E Airspace; Longmont, CO

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action establishes the Class E airspace at the Vance

Brand Airport, Longmont, 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

designating ``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-41, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, Washington 98055-4056; Telephone:

(206) 227-2536.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

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

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

airspace for the Vance Brand Airport, Longmont, Colorado (59 FR 8149).

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

Class E airspace. Class E airspace designations for airspace extending

upward from 700 feet above ground level 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 designation listed in this document

will be published subsequently in the Order. The coordinates in this

final rule are in North American Datum 93.

The Rule

This amendment to part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations

establishes Class E airspace at Longmont, Colorado. It will provide

controlled airspace for a new instrument approach procedure at the

Vance Brand Airport. Establishment 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 Longmont, CO [New]

Vance Brand Airport, CO

(lat. 40 deg.09'51N'', long. 105 deg.09'41''W)

That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface

within a 6.6-mile radius of the Vance Brand Airport, excluding the

Fort Collins and Denver International Airport, Colorado, Class E

airspace.

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

Temple H. Johnson, Jr.,

Manager, Air Traffic Division.

[FR Doc. 94-10953 Filed 5-5-94; 8:45 am]

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