[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 40 (Wednesday, March 1, 1995)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 11057-11059]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-4979]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 94-ANM-52]


Proposed Amendment to Class E Airspace; Various Locations in the 
FAA Northwest Mountain Region

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration [FAA], DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This notice proposes to amend Class E airspace at various 
locations within the states of Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming. This 
proposal would provide controlled airspace for civil turbojet aircraft 
while holding at higher airspeeds, and would provide air traffic 
control with additional controlled airspace to provide radar vectors to 
arriving and departing aircraft. The revised airspace would be depicted 
on aeronautical charts to provide a reference for pilots operating 
under Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

DATES: Comments must be received on or before April 3, 1995.

[[Page 11058]] ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate 
to: Manager, System Management Branch, ANM-530, Federal Aviation 
Administration, Docket No. 94-ANM-52, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, 
Washington 98055-4056. Telephone: (206) 227-2530.
    The official docket may be examined at 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 at the address listed above.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ted Melland, ANM-536, Federal Aviation Administration, Docket No. 94-
ANM-52, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, Washington 98055-4056; telephone: 
(206) 227-2536.

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. 94-
ANM-52.'' 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 light of comments received. All comments submitted will be available 
for examination in the Rules Docket 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 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 
(NPRM) by submitting a request to the Federal Aviation Administration, 
Office of Public Affairs, Attention: Public Inquiry Center, APA-230, 
800 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591, or by calling (202) 
267-3484. 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 part 71 of the Federal 
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to amend Class E airspace areas 
at Alamosa, Colorado; Blue Mesa, Colorado; Cortez, Colorado; Denver, 
Colorado; Grand Junction, Colorado; Trinidad, Colorado; Blanding, Utah; 
Gillette, Wyoming; and Laramie, Wyoming. This proposal would provide 
controlled airspace for civil turbojet aircraft while holding at higher 
airspeeds, and would provide air traffic control with additional 
controlled airspace to provide radar vectors to arriving and departing 
aircraft. The areas would be depicted on appropriate aeronautical 
charts. The coordinates for this airspace docket are based on North 
American Datum 83. Class E airspace designations for airspace areas 
extending upward from 700 feet or more above the surface of the earth 
are published in paragraph 6005 of FAA Order 7400.9B dated July 18, 
1994, and effective September 16, 1994, 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. 
Therefore, this proposed 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 that this proposed 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).

The Proposed Amendment

    Accordingly, pursuant to the authority delegated to me, the FAA 
proposes to amend part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR 
part 71) as follows:

PART 71--[AMENDED]

    1. The authority citation for part 71 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. app. 1348(a), 1354(a), 1510; E.O. 10854, 24 
FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389; 49 U.S.C. 106(g); 14 CFR 
11.69.


Sec. 71.1  [Amended]

    2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 
7400.9B, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated July 18, 
1994, and effective September 16, 1994, 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 Alamosa, CO [Revised]

Alamosa VORTAC
    (Lat. 37 deg.20'57'' N, long. 105 deg.48'56'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within 8.7 miles northeast and 10.5 miles southwest of Alamosa 
VORTAC 335 deg. and 155 deg. radials extending from 20.1 miles 
northwest to 10.5 miles southeast of the VORTAC, and within 1.8 
miles northwest and 5.3 miles southeast of the Alamosa VORTAC 
200 deg. radial extending from the VORTAC to 14 miles southwest of 
the VORTAC; that airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet above the 
surface within 22 miles northeast and 10.5 miles southwest of the 
Alamosa VORTAC 335 deg. and 155 deg. radials extending from 40 miles 
northwest to 22 miles southeast of the VORTAC and within 4.3 miles 
each side of the Alamosa VORTAC 015 deg. radial extending from the 
VORTAC to 39.2 miles northeast of the VORTAC, and within 4.3 miles 
each side of the Alamosa VORTAC 065 deg. radial extending from the 
VORTAC to 32.2 miles northeast of the VORTAC, and within 4.3 miles 
each side of the Alamosa VORTAC 080 deg. radial extending from the 
VORTAC to 48.8 miles east of the VORTAC, and within 4.3 miles each 
side of the Alamosa VORTAC 200 deg. radial extending from the VORTAC 
to 32.2 miles southwest of the VORTAC; that airspace extending 
upward from 12,000 feet MSL within 4.3 miles each side of the 
Alamosa VORTAC 200 deg. radial extending from 32.2 to 47 miles 
southwest of the VORTAC.
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ANM CO E5 Blue Mesa, CO [Revised]

Blue Mesa VORTAC
    (Lat. 38 deg.27'08'' N, long. 107 deg.02'23'' W)

    [[Page 11059]] That airspace extending upward from 700 feet 
above the surface within 8.3 miles northwest and 5.3 miles southeast 
of the Blue Mesa VORTAC 045 deg. and 225 deg. radials extending from 
10.5 miles northeast 16.6 miles southwest of the VORTAC, and within 
the 14.4 mile radius of the VORTAC clockwise between the 264 deg. 
and 294 deg. radials; that airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet 
above the surface within 10.5 miles northwest and 8 miles southeast 
of the Blue Mesa VORTAC 045 deg. and 225 deg. radials extending from 
10.5 miles northeast to 23 miles southwest of the VORTAC.
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ANM CO E5 Cortez, CO [Revised]

Cortez-Montezuma County Airport, CO
    (Lat. 37 deg.18'11'' N, long. 108 deg.37'41'' W)
Cortez VOR/DME
    (Lat. 37 deg.23'23'' N, long. 108 deg.33'42'' W)
Dove Creek VORTAC
    (Lat. 37 deg.48'31'' N, long. 108 deg.55'53'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.1-mile radius of the Cortez-Montezuma County Airport, and 
within 3.1 miles each side of the Cortez VOR/DME 184 deg. and 
004 deg. radials extending from the 6.1-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. 37 deg.53'00'' N, long. 108 deg.05'00'' W; to lat. 
37 deg.04'00'' N, long. 108 deg.05'00'' W; to lat. 37 deg.04'00'' N, 
long. 108 deg.58'00'' W; to lat. 37 deg.53'00'' N, long. 
108 deg.58'00'' W; to the point of beginning; excluding that 
airspace within the Durango, CO Class E airspace that airspace 
within the Farmington, NM Class E airspace, and that airspace within 
the Telluride, CO Class E airspace.
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ANM CO E5 Denver, CO [Revised]

Denver International Airport, CO
    (Lat. 39 deg.51'38'' N, long. 104 deg.40'24'' W)
Denver VOR
    (Lat. 39 deg.48'44'' N, long. 104 deg.39'36'' W)
Centennial Airport, CO
    (Lat. 39 deg.34'13'' N, long. 104 deg.50'58'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 28-mile radius of the Denver VOR and within 3.5 miles west 
and 8.8 miles east of the 178 deg. bearing from the Centennial 
Airport extending from the 28-mile radius to 17.8 miles south of the 
Centennial Airport; and that airspace extending upward from 1,200 
feet above the surface on the north beginning at lat. 40 deg.30'00'' 
N, long. 106 deg.00'00'' W, thence east along lat. 40 deg.30'00'' N, 
thence north along V-85, thence east along lat 41 deg.00'00'' N, 
thence south along the Colorado-Nebraska State boundary, thence 
southwest along V-8, thence south along V-169, thence west along 
lat. 39 deg.00'00'' N, thence north along long. 106 deg.00'00'' W; 
to the point of beginning.
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ANM CO E5 Grand Junction, CO [Revised]

Grand Junction, Walker Field, CO
    (Lat. 39 deg.07'21'' N, long. 108 deg.31'36'' W)
Grand Junction VORTAC
    (Lat. 39 deg.03'34'' N, long. 108 deg.47'33'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within 7 miles northwest and 4.3 miles southeast of the Grand 
Junction VORTAC 247 deg. and 067 deg. radials extending from 11.4 
miles southwest to 12.2 miles northeast of the VORTAC, and within 
1.8 miles south and 8.7 miles north of the Grand Junction VORTAC 
110 deg. radial extending from the VORTAC to 19.2 miles southeast; 
that airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface 
within a 30.5-mile radius of the Grand Junction VORTAC, within 4.3 
miles each side of the Grand Junction VORTAC 166 deg. radial 
extending from the 30.5-mile radius to 33.1 miles south of the 
VORTAC, and within an area extending from the 30.5-mile radius to 
49.5 miles northwest of the VORTAC clockwise between the 312 deg. 
and 357 deg. radials.
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ANM CO E5 Trinidad, CO [Revised]

Trinidad, Perry Stokes Airport, Co
    (Lat. 37 deg.15'36'' N, long. 104 deg.20'24'' W)
Trinidad NDB
    (Lat. 37 deg.18'22'' N, long. 104 deg.20'00'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.7-mile radius of the Perry Stokes Airport and within 3.1 
miles each side of the 355 deg. bearing from the Trinidad NDB 
extending from the 6.7-mile radius to 10 miles north of the NDB; 
that airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface 
within 22 miles west and 16.8 miles east of the 355 deg. and 
175 deg. bearing from the Trinidad NDB extending from 28 miles north 
to 19.7 miles south of the NDB.
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ANM UT E5 Blanding, UT [Revised]

Blanding Municipal Airport, UT
    (Lat. 37 deg.34'59'' N, long. 109 deg.28'59'' W)
Blanding NDB
    (Lat. 37 deg.31'03'' N, long. 109 deg.29'34'' W)
Dove Creek VORTAC
    (Lat. 37 deg.48'31'' N, long. 108 deg.55'53'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 5.3-mile radius of the Blanding Municipal Airport, and 
within 3.1 miles each side of the 188 deg. bearing from the Blanding 
NDB extending from the 5.3-mile radius to 10.1 miles south of the 
NDB; that airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet above the 
surface within 12.5 miles east and 8 miles west of the 188 deg. and 
008 deg. bearings from the Blanding NDB extending from 11 miles 
north to 23 miles south of the NDB, and within 4.3 miles each side 
of a direct line between the Blanding NDB and the Dove Creek VORTAC.
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ANM WY E5 Gillette, WY [Revised]

Gillette-Campbell County Airport, WY
    (Lat. 44 deg.20'56'' N, long. 105 deg.32'20'' W)
Gillette VOR/DME
    (Lat. 44 deg.20'52'' N, long. 105 deg.32'37'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within 6.1 miles east and 8.3 miles west of the Gillette VOR/DME 
176 deg. and 356 deg. radials extending from 15.3 miles south to 
16.1 miles north of the VOR/DME; that airspace extending upward from 
1,200 feet above the surface bounded by a line beginning at:

    Lat. 44 deg.47'00'' N, long. 106 deg.22'32'' W; to lat. 
44 deg.30'00'' N, long. 104 deg.41'02'' W; to lat. 43 deg.30'00'' N, 
long. 105 deg.00'00'' W; to lat. 43 deg.30'00'' N, long. 
106 deg.38'00'' W; to lat. 44 deg.09'44'' N, long. 106 deg.38'00'' 
W; to lat. 44 deg.16'15'' N, long. 106 deg.22'32'' W; to the point 
of beginning; excluding that airspace within Casper, WY Class E 
airspace and that airspace within the Buffalo, WY Class E airspace.
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ANM WY E5 Laramie, WY [Revised]

Laramie, General Brees Field, WY
    (Lat. 41 deg.18'45'' N, long. 105 deg.40'28'' W)
Laramie VORTAC
    (Lat. 41 deg.20'16'' N, long. 105 deg.43'15'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 7.9-mile radius of the General Brees Field, and within 4.8 
miles south and 8.3 miles north of Laramie VORTAC 301 deg. radial 
extending from the 7.9-mile radius to 16.1 miles northwest of the 
VORTAC; and within 4.3 miles each side of the Laramie VORTAC 
126 deg. radial extending from the 7.9-mile radius to 18.3 miles 
southeast of the VORTAC; that airspace extending upward from 1,200 
feet above the surface bounded by a line beginning at

    Lat. 41 deg.53'00'' N, long. 106 deg.05'00'' W; to lat. 
41 deg.53'00'' N, long. 105 deg.08'02'' W; to lat. 41 deg.00'00'' N, 
long. 105 deg.08'02'' W; to lat. 41 deg.00'00'' N, long. 
106 deg.05'00'' W; to the point of beginning; excluding that 
airspace within Cheyenne, WY Class E airspace.
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    Issued in Seattle, Washington, on February 14, 1995.
Richard E. Prang,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Northwest Mountain Region.
[FR Doc. 95-4979 Filed 2-28-95; 8:45 am]
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