Establishment and Modification of Class E Airspace; Gunnison, CO, 12973-12974 [2010-5605]

Agencies

• Federal Aviation Administration
• DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 52 (Thursday, March 18, 2010)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 12973-12974]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-5605]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2009-0949; Airspace Docket No. 09-ANM-12]


Establishment and Modification of Class E Airspace; Gunnison, CO

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action will establish and amend existing Class E airspace 
at Gunnison, CO, to accommodate aircraft using a new Area Navigation 
(RNAV) Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) at Gunnison-
Crested Butte Regional Airport. This will improve the safety and 
management of Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations at the airport.

DATES: Effective date: 0901 UTC, June 3, 2010. 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 Center, 1601 
Lind Avenue, SW., Renton, WA 98057; telephone (425) 203-4537.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

    On November 13, 2009, the FAA published in the Federal Register a 
notice of proposed rulemaking to amend controlled airspace at Gunnison, 
CO (74 FR 58569). 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 6002 and 
6005 of FAA Order 7400.9T signed August 27, 2009, and effective 
September 15, 2009, 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 establishing Class E surface airspace, and adding additional 
Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface, at 
Gunnison-Crested Butte Regional Airport, to accommodate IFR aircraft 
executing new RNAV SIAPs at the airport. This action is necessary for 
the safety and management of IFR operations.
    The FAA has determined 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 FAA's 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 Gunnison-Crested Butte Regional 
Airport, Gunnison, 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:

[[Page 12974]]

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 7400.9T, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, signed August 27, 2009, and effective September 15, 
2009, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 6002 Class E airspace designated as surface areas.

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ANM CO E2 Gunnison, CO [New]

Gunnison-Crested Butte Regional Airport, CO
    (Lat. 38[deg]32[min]02[sec] N., long. 106[deg]55[min]59[sec] W.)

    Within a 4.5-mile radius of the Gunnison-Crested Butte Regional 
Airport. This Class E airspace area is effective during the specific 
dates and times established by a Notice to Airmen. The effective 
date and time will thereafter be continuously published in the 
Airport/Facility Directory.
* * * * *

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 Gunnison, CO [Modified]

Gunnison-Crested Butte Regional Airport, CO
    (Lat. 38[deg]32[min]02[sec] N., long. 106[deg]55[min]59[sec] W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within an area bounded by a line beginning at lat. 
38[deg]10[min]00[sec] N., long. 107[deg]10[min]00[sec] W.; to lat. 
38[deg]21[min]25''N., long. 107[deg]25[min]00[sec] W.; to lat. 
38[deg]24[min]30[sec] N., long. 107[deg]21[min]00[sec] W.; lat. 
38[deg]33[min]30[sec] N., long. 107[deg]20[min]00[sec] W.; to lat. 
38[deg]31[min]25[sec] N., long. 107[deg]12[min]30[sec] W.; to lat. 
38[deg]44[min]00[sec] N., long. 106[deg]58[min]00[sec] W.; to lat. 
38[deg]34[min]00[sec] N., long. 106[deg]40[min]00[sec] W.; thence to 
the point of beginning; that airspace extending upward from 1,200 
feet above the surface within an area bounded by a line beginning at 
lat. 37[deg]59[min]30[sec] N., long. 107[deg]16[min]00[sec] W.; to 
lat. 38[deg]17[min]45[sec] N., long. 107[deg]39[min]00[sec] W.; to 
lat. 38[deg]51[min]00[sec] N., long. 107[deg]00[min]10[sec] W.; to 
lat. 38[deg]16[min]40[sec] N., long. 106[deg]08[min]00[sec] W.; to 
lat. 38[deg]09[min]00[sec] N., long. 106[deg]16[min]00[sec] W.; to 
lat. 38[deg]18[min]30[sec] N., long. 106[deg]47[min]00[sec] W.; 
thence to the point of beginning.

    Issued in Seattle, Washington, on March 3, 2010.
Clark Desing,
Manager, Operations Support Group, Western Service Center.
[FR Doc. 2010-5605 Filed 3-17-10; 8:45 am]
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