[Federal Register: February 23, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 36)]
[Rules and Regulations]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Docket No. FAA-2006-24826; Airspace Docket No. 06-ANM-3]
Establishment of Class E Airspace; Nucla, CO
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This action will establish the Class E airspace at Nucla, CO.
Additional Class E airspace is necessary to accommodate aircraft using
a new Area Navigation (RNAV) Global Positioning System (GPS) Standard
Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) at Hopkins Field. This will
improve the safety of Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) aircraft executing
the new RNAV GPS SIAP at Hopkins Field, Nucla, CO.
DATES: Effective Date: 0901 UTC, May 10, 2007. 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: Ed Haeseker, Federal Aviation
Administration, Western Service Area, System Support, 1601 Lind Avenue,
SW., Renton, WA, 98057; telephone (425) 917-6714.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
History
On October 20, 2006, the FAA published in the Federal Register a
notice of proposed rulemaking to establish Class E airspace at Nucla,
CO (71 FR 61922). This action would improve the safety of Instrument
Flight Rules (IFR) aircraft executing this new RNAV GPS approach
procedure at Hopkins Field, Nucla, CO. Interested parties were invited
to participate in this rulemaking effort by submitting written comments
on the proposal to the FAA. No comments were received.
Class E airspace designations are published in paragraph 6005 of
FAA Order 7400.9P dated September 1, 2006, and effective September 15,
2006, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class E
airspace designations listed in this document will be published
subsequently in that Order.
The Rule
This action amends Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR)
part 71 by establishing Class E airspace at Nucla, CO. Additional
controlled airspace is necessary to accommodate IFR aircraft executing
a new RNAV (GPS) approach procedure at Hopkins Field, Nucla, CO.
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 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).
Adoption of the Amendment
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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 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]
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2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR part 71.1 of the Federal
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9P, Airspace Designations and
Reporting Points, dated September 1, 2006, and effective September 15,
2006, 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 Nucla, CO [New]
Hopkins Field, CO
(Lat. 38[deg]14'20'' N., long. 108[deg]33'48'' W.)
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 6.0-mile radius of Hopkins Field and within 4 miles each
side of the 137[deg] bearing to Hopkins Field extending from 6.0
miles northwest of Hopkins Field to the 6.0-mile radius; that
airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface
beginning at lat. 38[deg]45'00'' N., long. 109[deg]00'00'' W.; to
lat. 38[deg]30'00'' N., long. 108[deg]30'00'' W.; to CONES VOR/DME;
to DOVE CREEK VORTAC; to lat. 38[deg]30'00'' N., long.
109[deg]10'00'' W.; to point of beginning.
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Issued in Seattle, Washington, on February 8, 2007.
Clark Desing,
Manager, System Support, Western Service Area.
[FR Doc. E7-3052 Filed 2-22-07; 8:45 am]
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