5150 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 23 / Tuesday, February 4, 1997 / Rules and Regulations

The Rule

This amendment to Part 71 of the

Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR

part 71) modifies Class E airspace at

Tampa, FL. A GPS RWY 16 SIAP has

been developed for Clearwater Air Park,

Clearwater, FL. Additional controlled

airspace extending upward from 700

feet above the surface (AGL) is needed

to accommodate this SIAP and for IFR

operations at the airport. The operating

status of the airport will change from

VFR to include IFR operations

concurrent with publication of the

SIAP.

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. 106(g); 40103, 40113,

40120; EO 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959–

1963 Comp., p. 389; 14 CFR 11.69.

§ 71.1 [Amended]

2. The incorporation by reference in

14 CFR 71.1 of Federal Aviation

Administration Order 7400.9D, Airspace

Designations and Reporting Points,

dated September 4, 1996, and effective

September 16, 1996, is amended as

follows:

Paragraph 6005 Class E airspace areas

extending upward from 700 feet above the

surface of the earth.

* * * * *

ASO GA E5 Tampa, FL [Revised]

Tampa International Airport, FL

(Lat 27°58′32′′N, long. 82°32′00′′W)

St. Petersburg-Clearwater International

Airport

(Lat 27°54′39′′N, long. 82°41′15′′W)

MacDill AFB

(Lat 27°50′57′′N, long. 82°31′17′′W)

Peter O Knight Airport

(Lat 27°54′56′′N, long. 82°26′57′′W)

Albert-Whitted Airport

(Lat 27°45′54′′N, long. 82°37′37′′W)

Vandenberg Airport

(Lat 28°00′31′′N, long. 82°20′59′′W)

Clearwater Air Park

(Lat 27°58′35′′N, long. 82°45′31′′W)

That airspace extending upward from 700

feet above the surface within a 7-mile radius

of Tampa International Airport, St.

Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport,

MacDill AFB and Peter O Knight Airport, and

within a 6.3-mile radius of Albert-Whitted

Airport, Vandenberg Airport and Clearwater

Air Park, excluding that airspace within the

Lakeland, FL, Class E airspace area.

* * * * *

Issued in College Park, Georgia, on January

27, 1997.

Benny L. McGlamery,

Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division,

Southern Region.

[FR Doc. 97–2642 Filed 2–3–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 96–ANM–022]

Amendment of Class E Airspace;

Cortez, Colorado

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: This action amends the

Cortez, Colorado, Class E airspace to

accommodate a new Global Positioning

System (GPS) Standard Instrument

Approach Procedure (SIAP) to the

Cortez-Montezuma County Airport.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, May 22,

1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

James C. Frala, Operations Branch,

ANM–532.4, Federal Aviation

Administration, Docket No. 96–ANM–

022, 1601 Lind Avenue S.W., Renton,

Washington 98055–4056; telephone

number: (206) 227–2535.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

On November 29, 1996, the FAA

proposed to amend part 71 of the

Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR

part 71) to amend Class E airspace at

Cortez, Colorado, to accommodate a

new GPS SIAP to the Cortez-Montezuma

County Airport (61 FR 60659).

Interested parties were invited to

participate in the rulemaking

proceeding by submitting written

comments on the proposal. No

comments were received.

The coordinates for this airspace

docket are based on North American

Datum 83. Class E airspace areas

extending upward from 700 feet or more

above the surface of the earth are

published in paragraph 6005 of FAA

Order 7400.9D dated September 4, 1996,

and effective September 16, 1996, which

is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR

71.1. The Class E airspace listed in this

document will be published

subsequently in the Order.

The Rule

This amendment to part 71 of Federal

Aviation Regulations amends Class E

airspace at Cortez, Colorado. 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

FAA 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. 106(g), 40103, 40113,

40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959–

1963 Comp., p. 389; 14 CFR 11.69.

§ 71.1 [Amended]

2. The incorporation by reference in

14 CFR 71.1 of the Federal Aviation

Administration Order 7400.9D, Airspace

Designations and Reporting Points,

dated September 4, 1996, and effective

September 16, 1996, 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 Cortez, CO [Revised]

Cortez-Montezuma County Airport, CO

(lat. 37°18′11′′N, long. 108°37′41′′W)

Cortez VOR/DME

(lat. 37°23′23′′N, long. 108°33′42′′W)

That airspace extending upward from 700

feet above the surface within a 7-mile radius

of the Cortez-Montezuma County Airport,

and within 3.1 miles each side of the Cortez

VOR/DME 184° and 004° radials extending

from the 7-mile radius to 10.1 miles north of

the VOR/DME; that airspace extending

upward from 1,200 feet above the surface

beginning at lat. 37°52′00′′N, long.

108°52′00′′W; to lat. 37°48′00′′N, long.

108°29′00′′W; to lat. 37°40′00′′N, long.

108°22′00′′W; to lat. 37°16′00′′N, long.

108°22′00′′W; to lat. 37°12′00′′N, long.

108°31′30′′W; to lat. 37°04′00′′N, long.

108°37′00′′W; to lat. 37°04′00′′N, long.

108°57′00′′W; to lat. 37°16′00′′N, long.

108°50′00′′W; to lat. 37°30′00′′N, long.

109°03′00′′W; to lat. 37°47′00′′N, long.

109°03′00′′W; thence to the point of

beginning.

* * * * *

Issued in Seattle, Washington, on January

16, 1997.

Glenn A. Adams III,

Assistant Manager, Air Traffic Division,

Northwest Mountain Region.

[FR Doc. 97–2638 Filed 2–3–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M

14 CFR Part 97

[Docket No. 28786; Amdt. No. 1780]

RIN 2120–AA65

Standard Instrument Approach

Procedures; Miscellaneous

Amendments

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: This amendment establishes,

amends, suspends, or revokes Standard

Instrument Approach Procedures

(SIAPs) for operations at certain

airports. These regulatory actions are

needed because of changes occurring in

the National Airspace System, such as

the commissioning of new navigational

facilities, addition of new obstacles, or

changes in air traffic requirments. These

changes are designed to provide safe

and efficient use of the navigable

airspace and to promote safe flight

operations under instrument flight rules

at the affected airports.

DATES: An effective date for each SIAP

is specified in the amendatory

provisions.

Incorporation by reference-approved

by the Director of the Federal Register

on December 31, 1980, and reapproved

as of January 1, 1982.

ADDRESSES: Availability of matter

incorporated by reference in the

amendment is as follows:

For Examination:

1. FAA Rules Docket, FAA

Headquarters Building, 800

Independence Avenue, SW.,

Washington, DC 20591;

2. The FAA Regional Office of the

region in which affected airport is

located; or

3. The Flight Inspection Area Office

which originated the SIAP.

For Purchase: Individual SIAP copies

may be obtained from:

1. FAA Public Inquiry Center (APA–

200), FAA Headquarters Building, 800

Independence Avenue, SW.,

Washington, DC 20591; or

2. The FAA Regional Office of the

region in which the affected airport is

located.

By Subscription: Copies of all SIAPs,

mailed once every 2 weeks, are for sale

by the Superintendent of Documents,

US Government Printing Office,

Washington, DC 20402.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul

J. Best, Flight Procedures Standards

Branch (AFS–420), Technical Programs

Division, Flight Standards Service,

Federal Aviation Administration, 800

Independence Avenue, SW.,

Washington, DC 20591; telephone (202)

267–8277.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This

amendment to part 97 of the Federal

Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 97)

establishes, amends, suspends, or

revokes Standard Instrument Approach

Procedures (SIAPs). The complete

regulatory description on each SIAP is

contained in the appropriate FAA Form

8260 and the National Flight Data

Center (FDC)/Permanent (P) Notices to

Airmen (NOTAM) which are

incorporated by reference in the

amendment under 5 U.S.C. 552(a), 1

CFR part 51, and § 97.20 of the Federal

Aviations Regulations (FAR). Materials

incorporated by reference are available

for examination or purchase as stated

above.

The large number of SIAPs, their

complex nature, and the need for a

special format make their verbatim

publication in the Federal Register

expensive and impractical. Further,

airmen do not use the regulatory text of

the SIAPs, but refer to their graphic

depiction of charts printed by

publishers of aeronautical materials.

Thus, the advantages of incorporation

by reference are realized and

publication of the complete description

of each SIAP contained in FAA form

documents is unnecessary. The

provisions of this amendment state the

affected CFR (and FAR) sections, with

the types and effective dates of the

SIAPs. This amendment also identifies

the airport, its location, the procedure

identification and the amendment

number.

The Rule

This amendment to part 97 of the

Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR

part 97) establishes, amends, suspends,

or revokes SIAPs. For safety and

timeliness of change considerations, this

amendment incorporates only specific

changes contained in the content of the

following FDC/P NOTAM for each

SIAP. The SIAP information in some

previously designated FDC/Temporary

(FDC/T) NOTAMs is of such duration as

to be permanent. With conversion to

FDC/P NOTAMs, the respective FDC/T

NOTAMs have been cancelled.

The FDC/P NOTAMs for the SIAPs

contained in this amendment are based

on the criteria contained in the U.S.

Standard for Terminal Instrument

Approach Procedures (TERPS). In

developing these chart changes to SIAPs

by FDC/P NOTAMs, the TERPS criteria

were applied to only these specific

conditions existing at the affected

airports. All SIAP amendments in this

rule have been previously issued by the

FAA in a National Flight Data Center

(FDC) Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) as an

emergency action of immediate flight

safety relating directly to published

aeronautical charts. The circumstances

which created the need for all these

SIAP amendments requires making

them effective in less than 30 days.

Further, the SIAPs contained in this

amendment are based on the criteria

contained in the TERPS. Because of the

close and immediate relationship

between these SIAPs and safety in air

commerce, I find that notice and public

procedure before adopting these SIAPs

are impracticable and contrary to the

public interest and, where applicable,

that good cause exists for making these

SIAPs effective in less than 30 days.

Conclusion

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. For the same

reason, the FAA certifies that this