[Federal Register: March 19, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 54)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 12993-12994]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Docket FAA 2004-17000; Airspace Docket 02-ANM-06]
Proposed Establishment of Class E Airspace; Aspen, CO
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.
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SUMMARY: This proposal would establish Class E airspace at Aspen, CO. A
reduction in operating hours of Class D service located at Aspen-Pitkin
County/Sardy Field, has made this action necessary. Additional Class E
airspace will provide a controlled environment for the safety of
aircraft executing Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations at Aspen-
Pitkin County/Sardy Field, Aspen, CO, outside the Class D service.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before May 3, 2004.
ADDRESSES: Send comments on this proposal to the Docket Management
System, U.S. Department of Transportation, Room Plaza 401, 400 Seventh
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590-0001. You must identify the docket
number, FAA 2004-17000; Airspace Docket 02-ANM-06, at the beginning of
your comments. You may also submit comments on the Internet at http://dms.dot.gov.
You may review the public docket containing the proposal,
any comments received, and any final dispositions in person in the
Docket Office between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except
Federal holidays. The Docket Office, 1-800-647-5527, is on the plaza
level of the Department of Transportation NASSIF Building at the above
address.
An informal docket may also be examined during normal business
hours at the Office of the Regional Air Traffic Division, Northwest
Mountain Region, Federal Aviation Administration, Airspace Branch, ANM-
520, 1601 Lind Avenue, SW., Renton, WA 98055.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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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 Docket FAA-2004-17000; Airspace Docket
02-ANM-06, and be submitted in triplicate to the address listed above.
Commenters wishing the FAA to acknowledge receipt of their comments on
this action must submit, with those comments, a self-addressed stamped
postcard on which the following statement is made: ``Comments to Docket
FAA-2004-17000; Airspace Docket 02-ANM-06.'' The postcard will be date/
time stamped and returned to the commenter.
Availability of NPRM
An electronic copy of this document may be downloaded through the
Internet at http://dms.dot.gov Recently published rulemaking documents can also be accessed through the FAA's Web page at http://www.faa.gov.
or the Superintendent of Document's Web page at http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara
.
Additionally, any person may obtain a copy of this notice by
submitting a request to the Federal Aviation Administration, Airspace
Branch ANM-520, 1601 Lind Avenue, SW., Renton, WA 98055. Communications
must identify both document numbers for this notice. Persons interested
in being placed on a mailing list for future NPRMs should contact the
FAA's Office of Rulemaking, at (202) 267-9677, to request a copy of
Advisory Circular No. 11-2A, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Distribution
System, which describes the application procedures.
The Proposal
The FAA is considering an amendment to Title 14, Code of Federal
Regulations, part 71 (14 CFR part 71) by establishing Class E airspace
extending upward from the surface of the earth at Aspen-Pitkin County/
Sardy Field, Aspen, CO. A reduction in hours of Class D service has
made this amendment necessary. This action will establish Class E
airspace extending upward from the surface of the earth for the safety
of aircraft executing IFR operations outside the hours of Class D
service. Class E airspace will be effective during specified dates and
times established in advance by Notice to Airmen. The effective date
and time will thereafter be published in the Airport/Facility
Directory.
Class E airspace areas designated as surface areas, are published
in Paragraph 6002, of FAA Order 7400.9L dated September 2, 2003, and
effective September 16, 2003, which is incorporated by reference in 14
CFR part 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 11013; 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:
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 7400.9L, Airspace Designations and
Reporting Points, dated September 2, 2003, and effective September 16,
2003, is amended as follows:
Paragraph 6002 Class E airspace designated as surface area for
an airport.
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ANM OR E2 Aspen, CO [Added]
Aspen-Pitken County/Sardy Field
(lat. 39[deg]13'23''N., long. 106[deg]52'08''W.)
Within a 4.3-mile radius of Aspen-Pitkin County/Sardy Field.
This Class E airspace is effective during specific dates and times
established in advance by a Notice to Airmen. The effective date and
time will thereafter be continuously published in the Airport/
Facility Directory.
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Issued in Seattle, Washington, on February 27, 2004.
Raul C. Trevino,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Northwest Mountain Region.
[FR Doc. 04-6154 Filed 3-18-04; 8:45 am]
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