[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 232 (Monday, December 2, 1996)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 63764-63765]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-30640]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71
[Airspace Docket No. 96-ANM-23]
Proposed Removal of Class D Airspace and Establishment of Class E
Airspace; Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking (SNPRM), reopening
of comment period.
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SUMMARY: On September 9, 1996, the FAA proposed to remove Class D
Airspace and establish Class E Airspace at Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. This
action is the result of decommissioning the air traffic control tower
at Coeur d'Alene Air Terminal, Idaho. The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
(NPRM), as published, inadvertently omitted the removal of Class E4
airspace associated with the Class D airspace action. The part-time
airspace verbiage was also omitted. Also, an error was identified with
the 4,800-foot MSL ceiling for the proposed airspace designation. This
Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (SNPRM) corrects those
errors and omissions and provides an additional comment period.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before December 15, 1996.
ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Manager,
Operations Branch, ANM-530, Federal Aviation Administration, Docket No.
96-ANM-23, 1601 Lind Avenue S.W., Renton, Washington 98055-4056.
The official docket may be examined at the same address.
An informal docket may also be examined during normal business
hours at the address listed above.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James Riley, ANM-5322, Federal
Aviation Administration, Docket No. 96-ANM-23, 1601 Lind Avenue S.W.,
Renton, Washington 98055-4056; telephone number: (206) 227-2537.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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 the airspace docket number and be
submitted in triplicate to the address listed above. Commenters wishing
the FAA to acknowledge receipt of their comments on this notice must
submit with those comments a self-addressed, stamped postcard on which
the following statement is made: ``Comments to Airspace Docket No. 96-
ANM-23.'' The postcard will be date/time stamped and returned to the
commenter. All communications received on or before the specified
closing date for comments will be considered before taking action on
the proposed rule. The proposal contained in this notice may be changed
in the light of comments received. All comments submitted will be
available for examination at the address listed above both before and
after the closing date for comments. A report summarizing each
substantive public contact with FAA personnel concerned with this
rulemaking will be filed in the docket.
Availability of SNPRM's
Any person may obtain a copy of this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
(NPRM) by submitting a request to the Federal Aviataion Administration,
Operations Branch, ANM-530, 1601 Lind Avenue S.W., Renton, Washington
98055-4056. Communications must identify the notice number of this
NPRM. Persons interested in being placed on a mailing list for future
NPRM's should also request a copy of Advisory Circular No. 11-2A, which
describes the application procedure.
The Proposal
The FAA is considering an amendment to part 71 of the Federal
Aviation regulations (14 CFR part 71) to remove Class D airspace, along
with the associated Class E4 airspace designation, and establish Class
E airspace at Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. Changes to the airspace
designations are as follows: (1) The Class E4 airspace designation
would be removed and the airspace would be incorporated within the
Class E2 airspace. (2) The part-time airspace verbiage will be added to
the Class E airspace designation to reflect a non-twenty four hour
operation. (3) The 4,800-foot MSL ceiling, not associated with Class E2
airspace areas, would be removed. The FAA published an NPRM on this
proposal on September 9, 1996 (61 FR 47465). Since issuance of the
NPRM, the FAA has discovered errors in the proposal. Changes to the
proposal to correct these errors are significant enough to warrant
issuance of a SNPRM and reopening of the comment period.
Comments received in response to the original NPRM and this SNPRM
would be addressed in the final disposition of the rule. The area would
be depicted on aeronautical charts for pilot reference. Class D and
Class E airspace areas are published in Paragraphs 5000, 6002, and 6004
respectively, of FAA Order 7400.9D dated September 4, 1996, and
effective September 16, 1996, which is incorporated by reference in 14
CFR 71.1. The Class E airspace designation listed in this document
would be published subsequently in the Order. The Class D and E4
airspace descriptions listed in this document would be removed
subsequently from 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 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).
The Proposed Amendment
In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation
Administration proposes to amend 14 CFR part 71 as follows:
PART 71--[AMENDED]
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; 14 CFR 11.69.
Sec. 71.1 [Amended]
2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of the Federal
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9D, Airspace Designations and
Reporting Points, dated September 4, 1996, and effective September 16,
1996, is amended as follows:
Paragraph 5000 Class D airspace.
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ANM ID D Coeur d'Alene, ID [Remove]
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Paragraph 6004 Class E Airspace areas designated as an extension
to a Class D surface area.
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ANM ID E4 Coeur d'Alene, ID [Remove]
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Paragraph 6002 Class E airspace areas designated as a surface area
for an airport.
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ANM ID E2 Couer d'Alene, ID [New]
Coeur d'Alene Air Terminal, ID
(lat. 47 deg.46'28''N, long. 116 deg.49'11''W)
Coeur d'Alene VOR/DME
(lat. 47 deg.46'25''N, long. 116 deg.49'14''W)
Within a 4.4-mile radius of the Coeur d'Alene Air Terminal and
within 3.5 miles each side of the Coeur d'Alene VOR/DME 251 degree
radial extending from the 4.4-mile radius to 6 miles southwest of
the airport and within 1.8 miles each side of the Coeur d'Alene VOR/
DME 183 degree radial extending from the 4.4-mile radius to 8 miles
south of the airport. This Class E airspace is effective during the
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 November 13, 1996.
Glenn A. Adams III,
Assistant Manager, Air Traffic Division, Northwest Mountain Region.
[FR Doc. 96-30640 Filed 11-29-96; 8:45 am]
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