94-4004. Proposed Modification of Class D Airspace; Moses Lake, WA  

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    DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
    14 CFR Part 71
    
    [Airspace Docket No. 93-ANM-47]
    
     
    
    Proposed Modification of Class D Airspace; Moses Lake, WA
    
    AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
    
    ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.
    
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    SUMMARY: This proposed rule would modify the Class D airspace for Grant 
    County Airport by excluding the airspace overlying the Moses Lake 
    Municipal Airport, Washington. This action would allow operations to 
    and from the Moses Lake Municipal Airport without radio communication 
    with the Grant County Airport Control Tower.
    
    DATES: Comments must be received on or before March 26, 1994.
    
    ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Manager, 
    System Management Branch, ANM-530, Federal Aviation Administration, 
    Docket No. 93-ANM-47, 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:
    Robert L. Brown, ANM-535, Federal Aviation Administration, Docket No. 
    93-ANM-47, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, Washington, 98055-4056; 
    Telephone (206) 227-2535.
    
    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. 93-
    ANM-47.'' 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 light of comments received. All comments submitted will be available 
    for examination at the Federal Aviation Administration, 1601 Lind 
    Avenue S.W., Renton, Washington 98055-4056 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 NPRM's
    
        Any person may obtain a copy of this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 
    (NPRM) by submitting a request to the Federal Aviation Administration, 
    1601 Lind Avenue SW., 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 modify the Class D airspace 
    for Grant County Airport, WA. The reclassification of airspace which 
    became effective September 16, 1993, encompassed the Moses Lake 
    Municipal Airport. The FAA endeavors to exclude satellite airports 
    located within Class D Airspace where safety would not be substantially 
    compromised. This action would avoid any adverse impact on the Moses 
    Lake Municipal Airport and simplify ATC coordination responsibilities 
    between the primary and the satellite airport. The coordinates for this 
    airspace docket are based on North American Datum 83. Class D 
    designations are published in Paragraph 5000 of FAA Order 7400.9A dated 
    June 17, 1993, and effective September 16, 1993, which is incorporated 
    by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 (58 FR 36298; July 6, 1993). The Class D 
    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 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. app. 1348(a), 1354(a), 1510; E.O. 10854, 24 
    FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389; 49 U.S.C. 106(g); 14 CFR 
    11.69.
    
    
    Sec. 71.1  [Amended]
    
        2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of the Federal 
    Aviation Administration Order 7400.9A, Airspace Designations and 
    Reporting Points, dated June 17, 1993, and effective September 16, 
    1993, is amended as follows:
    
    Paragraph 5000  General
    
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    ANM WA D Moses Lake, WA [Revised]
    Moses Lake, Grant County Airport, WA
        (lat. 47 deg.12'28'' N, long. 119 deg.19'13'' W)
    
        That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 
    3,700 feet MSL within a 5.7-mile radius of the Grant County Airport, 
    excluding that airspace within an area bounded by a line beginning 
    at lat. 47 deg.11'31'' N, long. 119 deg.10'59'' W., to lat. 
    47 deg.09'59'' N., long. 119 deg.14'55'' W., to lat. 47 deg.07'34'' 
    N., long. 119 deg.14'55'' W., thence counterclockwise via a 5.7 mile 
    radius of the Grant County airport to beginning. This Class D 
    airspace area 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 February 2, 1994.
    Temple H. Johnson,
    Manager, Air Traffic Division, Northwest Mountain Region.
    [FR Doc. 94-4004 Filed 2-22-94; 8:45 am]
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Document Information

Published:
02/23/1994
Department:
Transportation Department
Entry Type:
Uncategorized Document
Action:
Notice of proposed rulemaking.
Document Number:
94-4004
Dates:
Comments must be received on or before March 26, 1994.
Pages:
0-0 (1 pages)
Docket Numbers:
Federal Register: February 23, 1994, Airspace Docket No. 93-ANM-47
CFR: (1)
14 CFR 71.1