Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 69 / Monday, April 12, 2010 / Rules and Regulations 18403 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2009–1014; Airspace 

Docket No. 09–ANM–10] 

Amendment of Class E Airspace; Rifle, 

CO 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This action will establish 

Class E airspace at Rifle, CO. Additional 

controlled airspace is necessary to 

accommodate aircraft executing new 

Area Navigation (RNAV) Global 

Positioning System (GPS) Standard 

Instrument Approach Procedures 

(SIAPs) at Garfield County Regional 

Airport. This will improve the safety of 

Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations 

at the airport. This action also changes 

the airport name in the existing Class E 

airspace description. 

DATES: Effective date 0901 UTC, June 3, 

2010. 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 November 27, 2009, the FAA 

published in the Federal Register a 

notice of proposed rulemaking to 

establish additional controlled airspace 

at Rifle, CO (74 FR 62259). Interested 

parties were invited to participate in 

this rulemaking effort by submitting 

written comments on the proposal to the 

FAA. One comment was received in 

support of the proposed Class E–2 

Airspace. 

Class E airspace designations are 

published in paragraph 6002 and 6005, 

respectively, 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 

amending the Class E airspace for the 

Rifle, CO, area, by establishing surface 

airspace to accommodate IFR aircraft 

executing a new RNAV (GPS) approach 

procedure at Garfield County Regional 

Airport, Rifle, CO. This action is 

necessary for the safety and 

management of IFR operations at the 

airport. This will also change the airport 

name from Garfield County Airport to 

Garfield County Regional Airport. 

The FAA has determined 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 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 

Garfield County Regional Airport, Rifle, 

CO. 

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—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, 

B, C, D AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR 

TRAFFIC SERVICE 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. 

§ 71.1 [Amended] 

■ 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 6002. Class E airspace 

designated as surface areas. 

* * * * * 

ANM CO E2 Rifle, CO [New] 

Garfield County Regional Airport, Rifle, CO 

(Lat. 39°31′35′′ N., long. 107°43′ 37′′ W.) 

Within a 4.1-mile radius of Garfield County 

Regional Airport, and within 1 mile each side 

of the 093° bearing extending from the 4.1- 

mile radius to 5.5 miles east of the Garfield 

County Regional Airport. This Class E 

airspace area is effective during the specific 

dates and times established in advance by a 

Notice to Airmen. The effective date and time 

will thereafter be continuously published in 

the Airport/Facility directory. 

Paragraph 6005. Class E airspace areas 

extending upward from 700 feet or more 

above the surface of the earth. 

* * * * * 

ANM CO E5 Rifle, CO [Amended] 

Garfield County Regional Airport, Rifle, CO 

(Lat. 39°31′35′′ N., long. 107°43′37′′ W.) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface within a 7-mile radius 

of the Garfield County Regional Airport, and 

within 4.3 miles each side of the 090° bearing 

from the 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° bearing 

from the airport, extending from the 7-mile 

radius to 14.5 miles northwest of the airport. 

Issued in Seattle, Washington, on March 

31, 2010. 

Robert E. Henry, 

Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, 

Western Service Center. 

[FR Doc. 2010–8192 Filed 4–9–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND 

HEALTH REVIEW COMMISSION 

29 CFR Parts 2200, 2203, and 2204 

Rules of Procedure; Regulations 

Implementing the Government in the 

Sunshine Act; Implementation of the 

Equal Access to Justice Act in 

Proceedings Before the Occupational 

Safety and Health Review 

Commission; Correction 

AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health 

Review Commission. 

ACTION: Final rule; correction. 


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