[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 86 (Thursday, May 2, 1996)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 19593-19594]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-10968]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71
[Airspace Docket No. 96-ANM-008]
Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace; La Grande, OR
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM).
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SUMMARY: This proposed rule would amend the La Grande, Oregon, Class E
airspace to accommodate a new Global Positioning System (GPS) Standard
Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) to the La Grande/Union County
Airport. The area would be depicted on aeronautical charts for pilot
reference.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before June 14, 1996.
ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Manager,
Operations Branch, ANM-530, Federal Aviation Administration, Docket No.
96-ANM-008, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., 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 C. Frala, ANM-532.4, Federal Aviation Administration, Docket No.
96-ANM-008, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, Washington 98055-4056;
telephone number: (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
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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-008.'' 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 NPRM's
Any person may obtain a copy of this NPRM by submitting a request
to the Federal Aviation Administration, Operations Branch, ANM-530,
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 amend Class E airspace at La
Grande, Oregon, to accommodate a new GPS SIAP to the La Grande/Union
County Airport. The area would be depicted on aeronautical charts for
pilot reference. The coordinates for this airspace docket are based on
North American Datum 83. Class E airspace areas extending upward from
700 feet or more above the surface of the earth are published in
Paragraph 6005 of FAA Order 7400.9C dated August 17, 1995, and
effective September 16, 1995, 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 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 7400.9C, Airspace Designations and
Reporting Points, dated August 17, 1995, and effective September 16,
1995, 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 OR E5 La Grande, OR
La Grande/Union County Airport, OR
(Lat 45 deg.17'25'' N, long. 118 deg.00'26'' W)
Walla Walla VOR/DME
(Lat 46 deg.05'13'' N, long. 118 deg.17'33'' W)
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
bounded on the north by a line beginning at lat. 45 deg.38'59'' N,
long. 118 deg.02'04'' W, extending eastwardly to lat. 45 deg.37'00''
N, long. 117 deg.44'34'' W, on the east by a line extending to lat.
45 deg.15'29'' N, long. 117 deg.49'04'' W, on the south by a line
extending to lat. 45 deg.17'29'' N, long. 118 deg.07'04'' W, on the
west by a line extending to the point of beginning, and within a
4.3-mile radius of the La Grande/Union County Airport, that airspace
extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface bounded by a line
beginning at lat. 45 deg.38'59'' N, long. 118 deg.02'04'' W,
extending northwest along V-357 to the Walla Walla VOR/DME 16.6-mile
radius, thence north along the Walla Walla VOR/DME 16.6-mile radius
until intercepting lat. 46 deg.00'00'' N, thence eastward along lat.
46 deg.00'00'' N, to long. 117 deg.02'00'' W, thence south along
long. 117 deg.02'00'' W until intercepting V-298, thence westward
along V-298 to lat. 45 deg.23'30'' N, long. 117 deg.47'10'' W, to
lat. 45 deg.37'00'' N, long. 117 deg.44'34'' W, thence to the point
of beginning, and that airspace bounded on the north by the
southwest edge of V-298, on the east by the Boise, ID Enroute
Domestic Airspace Area, on the south by the north edge of V-121, on
the west by the east edge of V-182-397, excluding that airspace
within Federal airways and the Baker, OR, Class E airspace area.
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Issued in Seattle, Washington, on April 19, 1996.
Richard E. Prang,
Acting Assistant Manager, Air Traffic Division, Northwest Mountain
Region.
[FR Doc. 96-10968 Filed 5-1-96; 8:45 am]
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