[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 105 (Tuesday, June 2, 1998)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 29944-29945]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-14538]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 98-ANM-02]


Amendment of Class E Airspace; Cortez, CO

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action amends the Cortez, CO, Class E airspace by 
providing additional controlled airspace to accommodate the development 
of new Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAP) at Cortez 
Municipal Airport.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, August 13, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dennis Ripley, ANM-520.6, Federal Aviation Administration, Docket No. 
98-ANM-02, 1601 Lind Avenue S.W., Renton, Washington, 98055-4056; 
telephone number: (425) 227-2527.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

History

    On March 30, 1998, the FAA proposed to amend Title 14, Code of 
Federal Regulations, part 71 (14 CFR part 71) by revising the Cortez, 
CO, Class E airspace area (63 FR 15111). This revision provides the 
additional airspace necessary to encompass two new SIAP's for the 
Cortez Municipal Airport, Cortez, CO. This action also makes two 
corrections. The first is the Cortez Airport VOR coordinates, which 
were updated since the proposal and are corrected herein. The other 
correction is the deletion of a coordinate which was inadvertently 
added to the legal description in the proposal and is corrected herein. 
Interested parties were invited to participate in the rulemaking 
proceeding by submitting written comments on the proposal. No comments 
were received.
    The coordinates for the 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 71.7. The Class E 
airspace designation listed in this document will be published 
subsequently in the Order.

The Rule

    This amendment to 14 CFR part 71 modifies Class E airspace at 
Cortez, CO, by providing the additional airspace necessary to fully 
contain two new flight procedures at Cortez Municipal Airport. This 
modification of airspace allows the holding patterns, and the 
transition procedure for the new SIAP's, to be fully encompassed within 
controlled airspace. The intended effect of this rule is designed to 
provide safe and efficient use of the navigable airspace and to promote 
safe flight operations under Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) at the 
Cortez Municipal Airport and between the terminal and en route 
transition stages.
    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--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 Cortez, CO [Revised]

Cortez Municipal Airport, CO
    (Lat. 37 deg.18'11'' N, long. 108 deg.37'41'' W)
Cortez VOR/DME
    (Lat. 37 deg.23'24'' N, long. 108 deg.33'42'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 7-mile radius of the Cortez Municipal Airport, and within 
3.1 miles each side of the Cortez VOR/DME 184 deg. and 004 deg. 
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. 36 deg.34'50'' N, long. 109 deg.00'00'' W; 
to lat. 36 deg.51'00'' N, long. 108 deg.59'00'' W; to lat. 
37 deg.04'00'' N, long. 108 deg.57'00'' W; to lat. 37 deg.16'00'' N, 
long. 108 deg.50'00'' W; to lat. 37 deg.30'00'' N, long. 
109 deg.03'00'' W; to lat. 37 deg.47'00'' N, long. 109 deg.03'00'' 
W; to lat. 37 deg.52'00'' N, long. 108'52 deg.00'' W; to lat. 
38 deg.02'00'' N, long. 108 deg.33'00'' W; to lat. 38 deg.00'00'' 
N., long. 108 deg.19'00'' W; to lat. 37 deg.16'00'' N, long. 
108 deg.22'00'' W; to lat. 36 deg.49'00'' N, long. 107 deg.57'00'' 
W; to lat. 36 deg.36'00'' N, long. 108 deg.06'00'' W; to lat. 
36 deg.52'00'' N, long. 108 deg.38'00'' W; to lat.

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36 deg.31'00'' N, long. 108 deg.35'00'' W; thence to point of 
beginning.
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    Issued in Seattle, Washington, on May 21, 1998.
Joe E. Gingles,
Acting Assistant Manager, Air Traffic Division, Northwest Mountain 
Region.
[FR Doc. 98-14538 Filed 6-1-98; 8:45 am]
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