[Federal Register: January 15, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 10)]
[Rules and Regulations]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Docket No. FAA-2008-0982; Airspace Docket No. 08-ANM-6]
Modification of Class E Airspace; Alamosa, CO
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This action will amend Class E airspace at Alamosa, CO.
Additional controlled airspace is necessary to accommodate aircraft
using a new Area Navigation (RNAV) Global Positioning System (GPS)
Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) at San Luis Valley
Regional Airport/Bergman Field. This will improve the safety of
Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) aircraft executing the new RNAV GPS SIAP
at San Luis Valley Regional Airport/Bergman Field, CO.
DATES: Effective Date: 0901 UTC, March 12, 2009. 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: Eldon Taylor, Federal Aviation
Administration, Operations Support Group, Western Service Area, 1601
Lind Avenue, SW., Renton, WA 98057; telephone (425) 203-4537.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
History
On October 28, 2008, the FAA published in the Federal Register a
notice of proposed rulemaking to establish additional controlled
airspace at Alamosa, CO, (73 FR 63912). Interested parties were invited
to participate in this rulemaking effort by submitting written comments
on the proposal to the FAA. No comments were received. With the
exception of editorial changes, this rule is the same as that proposed
in the NPRM.
Class E airspace designations are published in paragraph 6005 of
FAA Order 7400.9S signed October 3, 2008, and effective October 31,
2008, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR part 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
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amending the Class E airspace at Alamosa, CO. Additional controlled
airspace is necessary to accommodate IFR aircraft executing a new RNAV
(GPS) approach procedure at San Luis Valley Regional Airport/Bergman
Field, Alamosa, 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. The FAAs authority to issue
rules regarding aviation safety is found in Title 49 of the U.S. Code.
Subtitle 1, Section 106 discusses 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 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 establishes
additional controlled airspace at San Luis Valley Regional Airport/
Bergman Field, Alamosa, CO.
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 71.1 of the Federal
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9S, Airspace Designations and
Reporting Points, signed October 3, 2008, and effective October 31,
2008 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 [Modified]
San Luis Valley Regional Airport/Bergman Field, CO
(Lat. 37[deg]26'06'' N., long. 105[deg]52'00'' W.)
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 the 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 an area bounded by a point beginning at lat.
37[deg]37'00'' N., long. 106[deg]14'00'' W.; to lat. 37[deg]44'00''
N., long. 105[deg]55'00'' W.; to lat. 37[deg]52'00'' N., long.
105[deg]43'00'' W.; to lat. 37[deg]49'00'' N., long. 105[deg]31'00''
W.; to lat. 37[deg]20'30'' N., long. 105[deg]18'00'' W.; to lat.
37[deg]03'30'' N., long. 105[deg]18'00'' W.; to lat. 37[deg]01'30''
N., long. 105[deg]46'00'' W.; to lat. 36[deg]48'00'' N., long.
105[deg]48'00'' W.; to lat. 36[deg]58'00'' N., long. 106[deg]17'00''
W.; to lat. 37[deg]09'00'' N., long. 106[deg]19'00'' W.; to lat.
37[deg]17'00'' N., long. 106[deg]21'00'' W.; thence to the point of
beginning.
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Issued in Seattle, Washington, on December 29, 2008.
Harry S. Karnes,
Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, Western Service Center.
[FR Doc. E9-325 Filed 1-14-09; 8:45 am]
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