[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 195 (Friday, October 9, 2009)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 52131-52132]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-24168]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2009-0349; Airspace Docket No. 09-ANM-6]


Modification of Class E Airspace; Pueblo, CO

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action will modify Class E airspace at Pueblo, CO. 
Additional controlled airspace is necessary to facilitate vectoring of 
Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) traffic from en route airspace to Pueblo 
Memorial Airport, CO. The FAA is taking this action to enhance the 
safety and management of aircraft operations at Pueblo Memorial 
Airport, CO.

DATES: Effective Date: 0901 UTC, December 17, 2009. 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 August 5, 2009, the FAA published in the Federal Register a 
notice of proposed rulemaking to establish additional controlled 
airspace at Pueblo, CO, (74 FR 39002). Interested parties were invited 
to participate in this rulemaking effort by submitting written comments 
on the proposal to the FAA. No comments were received.
    Class E airspace designations are published in paragraph 6005 of 
FAA Order 7400.9T signed August 27, 2009, and effective September 15, 
2009, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR part 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 modifying Class E airspace at Pueblo, CO. Additional 
controlled airspace is necessary to accommodate IFR aircraft from en 
route airspace to Pueblo Memorial Airport, CO.

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    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. 
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 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. 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 establishes 
additional controlled airspace at Pueblo Memorial Airport, CO.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71

    Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (air).

Adoption of the Amendment

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In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation Administration 
amends14 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 7400.9T, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, signed August 27, 2009, and effective September 15, 
2009 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 Pueblo, CO [Modified]

Pueblo Memorial Airport, CO
    (Lat. 38[deg]17[min]21[sec] N., long. 104[deg]29[min]48[sec] W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within 21.8-mile radius of the Pueblo Memorial Airport, and within 
the 28.8-mile radius of Pueblo Memorial Airport clockwise between 
the 070[deg] and 133[deg] bearing from the airport; that airspace 
extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface bounded on the 
north by lat. 38[deg]30[min]00[sec] N., on the east by V-169, on the 
south by V-210, on the west by a line from lat. 
37[deg]38[min]00[sec] N., long. 105[deg]00[min]02[sec] W.; to lat. 
38[deg]09[min]25[sec] N., long. 105[deg]08[min]06[sec] W.; to lat. 
38[deg]05[min]51[sec] N., long. 105[deg]30[min]49[sec] W.; to lat. 
38[deg]10[min]00[sec] N., long. 105[deg]33[min]02[sec] W.; to lat. 
38[deg]30[min]00[sec] N., long. 105[deg]33[min]02[sec] W.; that 
airspace extending upward from 13,700 feet MSL bounded by a line 
beginning at lat. 38[deg]09[min]25[sec] N., long. 
105[deg]08[min]06[sec] W.; to lat. 37[deg]38[min]00[sec] N., long. 
105[deg]00[min]02[sec] W.; to lat. 37[deg]34[min]00[sec] N., long. 
105[deg]12[min]02[sec] W.; to lat. 38[deg]05[min]51[sec] N., long. 
105[deg]30[min]49[sec] W.; thence to point of beginning, excluding 
that airspace within Federal airways and the Colorado Springs, CO, 
Class E airspace area.
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    Issued in Seattle, Washington, on September 25, 2009.
Robert E. Henry,
Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, Western Service Center.
[FR Doc. E9-24168 Filed 10-8-09; 8:45 am]
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