[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 223 (Wednesday, November 19, 1997)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 61708-61709]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-30354]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 97-ANM-13]


Proposed Establishment of Class C Airspace; Hayden, CO

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).

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SUMMARY: This proposal would establish Class E Airspace at Hayden, CO. 
The development of two new Standard Instrument Approach Procedures 
(SIAP's) at the Yampa Valley Airport, Hayden, CO, utilizing the Global 
Positioning System (GPS) has made this proposition necessary. 
Controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet above ground level 
(AGL) is needed to accommodate these SIAP's and for Instrument Flight 
Rules (IFR) operations to the airport. The area would be depicted on 
aeronautical charts for pilot reference.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before January 5, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Manager, 
Airspace Branch, ANM-520, Federal Aviation Administration, Docket No. 
97-ANM-13, 1601 Lind Avenue SW, Renton, Washington 98055-4056.
    The official docket may be examined in the office of the Assistant 
Chief Counsel for the Northwest Mountain Region at the same address.
    An informal docket may also be examined during normal hours in the 
office of the Manager, Air Traffic Division, Airspace Branch, at the 
address listed above.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dennis Ripley, ANM-520.6, Federal 
Aviation Administration, Docket No. 97-ANM-13, 1601 Lind Avenue SW, 
Renton, Washington 98055-4056; telephone number: (425) 227-2527.

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. 97-
ANM-13.'' 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 the light of comments received. All comments submitted will be 
available for examination at the address listed

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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 NPRM by submitting a request 
to the Federal Aviation Administration, Airspace Branch, ANM-520, 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 14 CFR part 71 to establish 
Class E airspace at Hayden, CO. This amendment would provide airspace 
necessary to fully encompass the GPS-A and the GPS-B SIAP's to the 
Yampa Valley Airport, Hayden, CO. This proposal would make a 700-foot 
Class E area with a 6.9 mile radius around the Yampa Valley Airport 
with an extension to the northwest and an extension to the southeast to 
meet necessary airspace criteria for aircraft transitioning between the 
terminal and en route environments. The FAA establishes Class E 
airspace extending upward from 700 feet AGL where necessary to contain 
aircraft transitioning between the terminal and en route environments. 
The intended effect of this proposal is to provide safe and efficient 
use of the navigable airspace and to promote safe flight operations 
under IFR at the Yampa Valley Airport and between the terminal and en 
route transition stages.
    The area would be depicted on aeronautical charts for pilot 
reference. 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 7400.9E dated September 10, 1997, and effective 
September 16, 1997, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. 
The Class E airspace 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 6, 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, if promulgated, would 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--DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, CLASS B, CLASS C, CLASS D, AND 
CLASS E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIRWAYS; ROUTES; AND REPORTING POINTS

    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]

    2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of the Federal 
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9E, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated September 10, 1997, and effective September 16, 
1997, 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  Hayden, CO [New]

Yampa Valley Airport, CO
    (Lat. 40 deg.28'52'' N, long. 107 deg.13'04'' W)
Hayden VOR/DME
    Lat. 40 deg.31'12'' N, long. 107 deg.18'18'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.9-mile radius of the Yampa Valley Airport, and within 4 
miles each side of the Hayden VOR/DME 301 deg. radial extending from 
the 6.9-mile radius to 10.1 miles northwest of the VOR/DME, and 
within 4 miles each side of the Hayden VOR/DME 118 deg. radial 
extending from the 6.9-mile radius to 16.1 miles southeast of the 
VOR/DME; excluding the Craig, CO Class E airspace area.
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    Issued in Seattle, Washington, on October 31, 1997.
Glenn A. Adams III,
Assistant Manager, Air Traffic Division, Northwest Mountain Region.
[FR Doc. 97-30354 Filed 11-18-97; 8:45 am]
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