Document ID: FAA-2012-0564-0001
Agency: faa
Document Type: Rule
Title: Amendments of Class C Airspace: Colorado Springs, CO
Posted Date: 2012-06-14T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 115 (Thursday, June 14, 2012)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 35617-35618]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-14387]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2012-0564; Airspace Docket No. 12-AWA-4]

Amendment of Class C Airspace; Colorado Springs, CO

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action modifies the Colorado Springs, CO, Class C 
airspace area by amending the legal description to reflect the current 
airport reference point (ARP) information for the City of Colorado 
Springs Municipal Airport. The operating requirements remain the same.

DATES: Effective Date: 0901 UTC, September 20, 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: Colby Abbott, Airspace, Regulations 
and ATC Procedures Group, Office of Airspace Services, Federal Aviation 
Administration, 800 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591; 
telephone: (202) 267-8783.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

    Class C airspace areas are designed to improve air safety by 
reducing the risk of midair collisions in high volume airport terminal 
areas and to enhance the management of air traffic operations in that 
area. The FAA recently attempted to modify the Class E airspace at City 
of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport (COS), CO, to ensure containment 
of new instrument procedures within controlled airspace. As a result of 
that effort, it was determined the COS ARP geographic position 
information contained in the Colorado Springs, CO, Class C legal 
description was no longer accurate due to an airfield survey 
accomplished previously and required updating. This amendment action 
ensures the COS ARP described in the Colorado Springs, CO, Class C and 
Class E legal descriptions match the FAA aeronautical database 
information so the airspace areas will chart correctly with a shared 
boundary depicted.
    Accordingly, since this action merely reflects the geographic 
coordinates to be in concert with the FAA's current aeronautical 
database, and does not change the dimensions or operating requirements 
of that airspace, notice and public procedures under 5 U.S.C. 553(b) 
are unnecessary.

The Rule

    This action amends Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) 
part 71 by amending the Class C airspace area at Colorado Springs, CO. 
Specifically, the ARP for the City of Colorado Springs Municipal 
Airport is changed to reflect ``lat. 38[deg]48'21'' N., long. 
104[deg]42'03'' W.'' This minor correction amends the ARP geographic 
position coordinates to reflect the information currently contained in 
the FAA's aeronautical database.
    Class C airspace areas are published in paragraph 4000 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 C airspace area 
amendment in this document will be published subsequently in the Order.
    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. 
Therefore, this regulation: (1) Is not a ``significant regulatory 
action'' under Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a ``significant rule'' 
under Department of Transportation (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.
    The FAA's authority to issue rules regarding aviation safety is 
found in Title 49 of the United States Code. Subtitle I, Section 106 
describes 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 the 
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 Class C airspace at Colorado Springs, CO.

Environmental Review

    The FAA has determined that this action qualifies for categorical 
exclusion under the National Environmental Policy Act in accordance 
with FAA Order 1050.1E, ``Environmental Impacts: Policies and 
Procedures,'' paragraph 311a. This airspace action is not expected to 
cause any potentially significant environmental impacts, and no 
extraordinary circumstances exist that warrant preparation of an 
environmental assessment.

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

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1. The authority citation for 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]

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2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.9V, 
Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 9, 2011 and

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effective September 15, 2011, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 4000 Class C airspace.

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ANM CO C Colorado Springs, CO

City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport
    (Lat. 38[deg]48'21'' N., long. 104[deg]42'03'' W.)

    That airspace within a 5-mile radius of the City of Colorado 
Springs Municipal Airport extending upward from the surface to and 
including 10,200 feet MSL; and that airspace extending upward from 
8,500 feet MSL to 10,200 feet MSL between the 5- and 10-mile radius 
beginning at a line drawn from the 270[deg] bearing from the airport 
at 5 miles direct to the 333[deg] bearing from the airport at 10 
miles clockwise to Colorado State Highway 94, excluding that 
airspace east of Meridian Road and north of Garret Road; and that 
airspace extending upward from 7,500 feet MSL to 10,200 feet MSL 
from Colorado State Highway 94 clockwise to a line drawn from the 
188[deg] bearing from the airport at 10 miles direct to the 197[deg] 
bearing from the airport at 5 miles.
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    Issued in Washington, DC, on June 7, 2012.
Ellen Crum,
Acting Manager, Airspace, Regulations and ATC Procedures Group.
[FR Doc. 2012-14387 Filed 6-13-12; 8:45 am]
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