Proposed Modification of Class E Airspace; Rifle, CO

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 93-ANM-25]

Proposed Modification of Class E Airspace; Rifle, CO

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This proposed rule would amend Class E airspace to accommodate

a new instrument approach procedure (VOR/DME-C) at the Rifle Garfield

County Airport, Rifle, Colorado. Airspace reclassification, in effect

as of September 16, 1993, has discontinued the use of the term

``transition area,'' replacing it with the designation ``Class E

airspace.'' The area would be depicted on aeronautical charts to

provide reference for pilots.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before March 26, 1994.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Manager,

System Management Branch, ANM-530, Federal Aviation Administration,

Docket No. 93-ANM-25, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, Washington 98055-

4056.

The official docket may be examined at the same address.

An informal docket may also be examined during normal business

hours at the address listed above.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Robert L. Brown, ANM-535, Federal Aviation Administration, Docket No.

93-ANM-25, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, Washington 98055-4056,

Telephone (206) 227-2535.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Comments Invited

Interested parties are invited to participate in this proposed

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

may desire. Comments that provide the factual basis supporting the

views and suggestions presented are particularly helpful in developing

reasoned regulatory decisions on the proposal. Comments are

specifically invited on the overall regulatory, aeronautical, economic,

environmental, and energy-related aspects of the proposal.

Communications should identify the airspace docket number and be

submitted in triplicate to the address listed above. Commenters wishing

the FAA to acknowledge receipt of their comments on this notice must

submit with those comments a self-addressed, stamped postcard on which

the following statement is made: ``Comments to Airspace Docket No. 93-

ANM-25.'' The postcard will be date/time stamped and returned to the

commenter. All communications received on or before the specified

closing date for comments will be considered before taking action on

the proposed rule. The proposal contained in this notice may be changed

in light of comments received. All comments submitted will be available

for examination at the address listed above both before and after the

closing date for comments. A report summarizing each substantive public

contact with FAA personnel concerned with this rulemaking will be filed

in the docket.

Availability of NPRM's

Any person may obtain a copy of this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

(NPRM) by submitting a request to the Federal Aviation Administration,

System Management Branch, ANM-530, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton,

Washington 98055-4056. Communications must identify the notice number

of this NPRM. Persons interested in being placed on a mailing list for

future NPRM's should also request a copy of Advisory Circular No. 11-

2A, which describes the application procedure.

The Proposal

The FAA is considering an amendment to part 71 of the Federal

Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to modify the Class E airspace at

Rifle, Colorado, to accommodate a new instrument approach procedure at

the Rifle Garfield County Airport. The area would be depicted on

aeronautical charts for pilot reference. Airspace reclassification, in

effect as of September 16, 1993, has discontinued the use of the term

``transition area,'' and airspace extending upward from 700 feet or

more above the surface of the earth is now Class E airspace. The

coordinates for this airspace docket are based on North American Datum

83. Class E airspace designations for airspace areas 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

as of September 16, 1993 (58 FR 36298; July 6, 1993). The Class E

designation listed in this document would be published subsequently in

the Order.

The FAA has determined that this proposed 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, when promulgated, 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).

The Proposed Amendment

In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation

Administration proposes to amend 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 6005 Class E airspace areas extending upward 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 7mile radius to 14.5

miles northwest of the airport.

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Issued in Seattle, Washington, on January 31, 1994.

Temple H. Johnson, Jr.,

Manager, Air Traffic Division, Northwest Mountain Region.

[FR Doc. 94-3743 Filed 2-17-94; 8:45 am]

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