[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 105 (Tuesday, June 2, 1998)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 29959-29960]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-14537]


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Proposed Rules
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains notices to the public of 
the proposed issuance of rules and regulations. The purpose of these 
notices is to give interested persons an opportunity to participate in 
the rule making prior to the adoption of the final rules.

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Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 105 / Tuesday, June 2, 1998 / 
Proposed Rules

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 98-ANM-10]


Proposed Revision of Class E Airspace; Akron, CO

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).

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SUMMARY: This proposal would amend the Akron, CO, Class E areas and 
provide additional controlled airspace to accommodate the development 
of a new Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) utilizing the 
Global Positioning System (GPS) at the Akron-Washington County Airport.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before July 17, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Manager, 
Airspace Branch, ANM-520, Federal Aviation Administration, Docket No. 
98-ANM-10, 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 business 
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. 
98-ANM-10, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, Washington 98055-4056; 
telephone number: (425) 227-2527.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Comment Invited

    Interested parties are invited to participate in this proposal 
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. 98-
ANM-10.'' 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 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 Title 14 Code of Federal 
Regulations, part 71 (14 CFR part 71) to establish Class E airspace at 
Akron, CO, in order to accommodate a new GPS SIAP to the Akron-
Washington County Airport. This amendment would provide additional 
airspace by enlarging the surface area to meet current criteria 
standards while also adding a ten mile extension to the southeast in 
order to contain an associated SIAP holding pattern. The FAA 
establishes Class E airspace where necessary to contain aircraft 
transitioning between the terminal and en route environments. The 
intended effect of this proposal 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 Akron-Washington 
County 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 the 
surface of the earth, and from 700 feet or more above the surface of 
the earth, are published in Paragraph 6002 and Paragraph 6005, 
respectively, 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 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, when promulgated, 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).

The Proposed Amendment

    In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation 
Administration proposes to amend 14 CFR part 71 as follows:

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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 6002  Class E airspace designated as a surface areas for 
an airport.

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ANM CO E2 Akron, CO [Revised]

Akron-Washington County Airport; CO
    (Lat. 40 deg.10'32''N, long. 103 deg.13'19''W)
Akron VORTAC
    (Lat. 40 deg.09'20''N, long. 103 deg.10'47''W)

    Within a 4.1-mile radius of the Akron-Washington County Airport, 
and within 3.5 miles of each side of the Akron VORTAC 123 deg. 
radial extending from the 4.1-mile radius to 9.6 miles southeast of 
the VORTAC.
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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 Akron, CO [Revised]

Akron-Washington County Airport, CO
    (Lat. 40 deg.10'32'', long. 103 deg.13'19'')

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.6-mile radius of the Akron-Washington County Airport, and 
that airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface 
bounded by a line beginning at lat. 40 deg.06'35''N, long 
102 deg.37'19''W; to lat. 39 deg.48'00''N, long 102 deg.37'00''W; to 
lat. 39 deg.42'28''N, long. 102 deg.58'15''W; to lat. 
40 deg.00'15''N, long. 103 deg.33'32''W; to lat. 40 deg.24'30''N, 
long. 103 deg.13'52''W; thence to point of beginning; excluding 
Federal airways and the Denver and Sterling, CO, Class E airspace 
areas.
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    Issued in Seattle, Washington, on May 19, 1998.
Joe E. Gingles,
Acting Assistant Manager, Air Traffic Division, Northwest Mountain 
Region.
[FR Doc. 98-14537 Filed 6-1-98; 8:45 am]
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