Establish Class E Airspace; Trinidad, CO

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 94-ANM-26]

Establish Class E Airspace; Trinidad, CO

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action establishes Class E airspace at the Perry Stokes

Airport, Trinidad, Colorado. Establishment of a new instrument approach

procedure requires 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, October 13, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ted Melland, ANM-536, Federal Aviation Administration, Docket No. 94-

ANM-26, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, Washington 98055-4056; Telephone:

(206) 227-2536.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

On May 10, 1994, the FAA proposed to amend part 71 of the Federal

Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to establish Class E airspace for

the Perry Stokes Airport, Trinidad, Colorado (59 FR 24093). 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,'' replacing it with the

designation ``Class E airspace.'' Class E airspace designations for

airport surface areas and for airspace areas extending upward from 700

feet above the surface of the earth are published in Paragraphs 6002

and 6005, respectively, 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 to part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations

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

controlled airspace for a new instrument approach procedure at the Lake

County 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 14 CFR 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 6002 Class E airspace areas designated as a surface area

for an airport

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ANM CO E2 Trinidad, CO [Revised]

Trinidad, Perry Stokes Airport, CO

(lat. 37 deg.15'36'' N, long. 104 deg.20'24'' W)

Trinidad NDB

(lat. 37 deg.18'22'' N, long. 104 deg.20'00'' W)

That airspace extending upward from the surface within a 4.2-

mile radius of the Perry Stokes Airport, and within 2.6 miles each

side of the 355 deg. bearing from the Trinidad NDB extending from

the 4.2-mile radius to 7 miles north of the NDB.

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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 Trinidad, CO [Revised]

Trinidad, Perry Stokes Airport, CO

(lat. 37 deg.15'36'' N, long. 104 deg.20'24'' W)

Trinidad NDB

(lat. 37 deg.18'22'' N, long. 104 deg.20'00'' W)

That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface

within a 6.7-mile radius of the Perry Stokes Airport and within 3.1

miles each side of the 355 deg. bearing from the Trinidad NDB

extending from the 6.7-mile radius to 10 miles north of the NDB;

that airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface

within 10.4 miles west and 16.8 miles east of the 355 deg. and

175 deg. bearing from the Trinidad NDB extending from 19.7 miles

south to 28 miles north of the NDB.

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Issued in Seattle, Washington, on July 15, 1994.

Temple H. Johnson, Jr.,

Manager, Air Traffic Division.

[FR Doc. 94-18525 Filed 7-28-94; 8:45 am]

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