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received. The commenter agreed with 

the airspace change but was concerned 

about the increased air traffic. This 

airspace amendment will not increase 

the air traffic at Cochise County Airport. 

The Cochise, AZ airspace designation is 

merely being incorporated into the 

existing Willcox, AZ airspace 

designation. 

Class E airspace designations are 

published in paragraph 6005, of FAA 

Order 7400.9V dated August 9, 2011, 

and effective September 15, 2011, 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 extending 

upward from 700 feet above the surface, 

at Cochise County Airport, Willcox, AZ. 

Controlled airspace is necessary to 

accommodate IFR aircraft executing 

RNAV (GPS) standard instrument 

approach procedures at the airport. This 

action removes the Cochise, AZ airspace 

designation extending upward from 

1,200 feet above the surface and 

combines it with the existing Cochise 

County Airport, Willcox, AZ, 

designation. Decommissioning of the 

Cochise VORTAC has made this action 

necessary, and enhances the safety and 

management of aircraft operations 

within the National Airspace System. 

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 modifies 

controlled airspace at Cochise County 

Airport, Willcox, AZ, and removes the 

airspace designation for the Cochise, AZ 

VORTAC. 

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 part 71.1 of the Federal Aviation 

Administration Order 7400.9V, Airspace 

Designations and Reporting Points, 

dated August 9, 2011, and effective 

September 15, 2011 is amended as 

follows: 

Paragraph 6005 Class E airspace areas 

extending upward from 700 feet or more 

above the surface of the earth. 

* * * * * 

AWP AZ E5 Willcox, AZ [Modified] 

Cochise County Airport, AZ 

(Lat. 32°14′44′′ N., long. 109°53′41′′ W.) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface within 6.5-mile radius 

of the Cochise County Airport and within 5 

miles each side of the 225° bearing of the 

Cochise County Airport extending from the 

6.5-mile radius to 14.5 miles southwest of the 

airport, and within 5.5 miles southeast and 

4.5 miles northwest of the 055° bearing of the 

Cochise County Airport extending from the 

6.5-mile radius to 14.5 miles northeast of the 

airport. That airspace extending upward from 

1,200 feet above the surface bounded by a 

line beginning at lat. 32°22′30′′ N., long. 

110°00′02′′ W.; to lat. 32°22′00′′ N., long. 

109°57′30′′ W.; to lat. 32°30′00′′ N., long. 

109°54′00′′ W.; to lat. 32°22′40′′ N., long. 

109°25′00′′ W.; to lat. 32°15′30′′ N., long. 

109°27′30′′ W.; to lat. 32°14′25′′ N., long. 

109°25′22′′ W.; to lat. 32°10′20′′ N., long. 

109°25′22′′ W.; to lat. 32°10′20′′ N., and the 

Arizona/New Mexico border, thence south 

along the Arizona/New Mexico border to lat. 

31°52′40′′ N.; to lat. 31°54′00′′ N., long. 

109°25′27′′ W.; to lat. 31°57′05′′ N., long. 

109°55′02′′ W.; to lat. 32°07′00′′ N., long. 

109°54′02′′ W.; to lat. 32°07′30′′ N., long. 

110°00′02′′ W., thence to the point of 

beginning. 

Paragraph 6005 Class E airspace areas 

extending upward from 700 feet or more 

above the surface of the earth. 

* * * * * 

AWP AZ E5 Cochise, AZ [Removed] 

Issued in Seattle, Washington, on March 

26, 2012. 

Robert Henry, 

Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, 

Western Service Center. 

[FR Doc. 2012–7933 Filed 4–2–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2011–1275; Airspace 

Docket No. 11–ANM–26] 

Amendment of Class E Airspace; 

Hugo, CO 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This action amends Class E 

airspace at Hugo, CO. Decommissioning 

of the Hugo Tactical Air Navigation 

System (TACAN) has made this action 

necessary for the safety and 

management of Instrument Flight Rules 

(IFR) operations in the vicinity of the 

Hugo VHF Omni-Directional Radio 

Range/Distance Measuring Equipment 

(VOR/DME). This action also makes a 

minor adjustment to the geographic 

coordinates of the VOR/DME and makes 

a correction to the regulatory text. Also, 

the legal description is better clarified at 

the request of the National Aeronautical 

Navigation Services (NANS). 

DATES: Effective date, 0901 UTC, May 

31, 2012. 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 December 19, 2011, the FAA 

published in the Federal Register a 

notice of proposed rulemaking to amend 


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controlled airspace at Hugo, CO (76 FR 

78576). Interested parties were invited 

to participate in this rulemaking effort 

by submitting written comments on the 

proposal to the FAA. No comments 

were received. Subsequent to 

publication, it was discovered by NANS 

that the legal description needed editing 

by removing the unneeded text ‘‘* * * 

excluding the airspace within Federal 

Airways’’. This action makes those 

edits. 

Class E airspace designations are 

published in paragraph 6005, of FAA 

Order 7400.9V dated August 9, 2011, 

and effective September 15, 2011, which 

is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 

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 Class E airspace extending 

upward from 700 feet above the surface 

in the vicinity of the Hugo VOR/DME, 

CO. The Hugo TACAN has been 

decommissioned and replaced with a 

VOR/DME. The Federal airway listed in 

the regulatory text as V–19 is edited to 

read V–83. Also, the geographic 

coordinates of the VOR/DME are 

updated to coincide with the FAA’s 

aeronautical database. This action is 

necessary for the safety and 

management of IFR operations. 

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 amends 

controlled airspace in the vicinity of the 

Hugo VOR/DME, 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 7400.9V, Airspace 

Designations and Reporting Points, 

dated August 9, 2011, and effective 

September 15, 2011 is amended as 

follows: 

Paragraph 6005 Class E airspace areas 

extending upward from 700 feet or more 

above the surface of the earth. 

* * * * * 

ANM CO E5 Hugo, CO [Amended] 

Hugo VOR/DME 

(Lat. 38°49′03′′ N., long. 103°37′17′′ W.) 

That airspace south and east of the Hugo 

VOR/DME extending upward from 8,500 feet 

MSL, bounded on the west by V–83, on the 

northwest by V–108 and V–169, on the north 

by V–4, on the northeast by V–17, on the 

southeast by V–216, and on the south by 

V–210. 

Issued in Seattle, Washington, on March 

23, 2012. 

John Warner, 

Manager, Operations Support Group, Western 

Service Center. 

[FR Doc. 2012–7935 Filed 4–2–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2011–1247; Airspace 

Docket No. 11–ANM–24] 

Amendment of Class E Airspace; 

Springfield, CO 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This action amends Class E 

airspace at Springfield Municipal 

Airport, Springfield, CO. 

Decommissioning of the Tobe Tactical 

Air Navigation System (TACAN) has 

made this action necessary for the safety 

and management of Instrument Flight 

Rules (IFR) operations at the airport. 

DATES: Effective date, 0901 UTC, May 

31, 2012. 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 January 10, 2012, the FAA 

published in the Federal Register a 

notice of proposed rulemaking to amend 

controlled airspace at Springfield, CO 

(77 FR 1429). 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 7400.9V dated August 9, 2011, 

and effective September 15, 2011, which 

is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 

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 Class E surface airspace 

extending upward from 700 feet above 

the surface, at Springfield Municipal 

Airport, Springfield, CO. Airspace 

reconfiguration is necessary due to the 

decommissioning of the Tobe TACAN. 

This action is necessary for the safety 

and management of IFR operations. 


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