02-12854. Modification of Class E Airspace, Newport, OR

AGENCY:

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION:

Final rule.

SUMMARY:

This action modifies Class E airspace at Newport Municipal Airport, Newport, OR. Newly developed Area Navigation (RNAV) Special Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) at the Newport Municipal Airport made this action necessary. Additional Class E 700-feet and 1,200-feet controlled airspace above the surface of the earth is required to contain aircraft executing the RNAV RWY 16 RNAV SIAP at Newport Municipal Airport. The intended effect of this proposal is to provide adequate controlled airspace for Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations at Newport Municipal Airport, Newport, OR.

EFFECTIVE DATE:

0901 UTC, August 8, 2002.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Brian Durham, ANM-520.7, Federal Aviation Administration, Docket No. 01-ANM-17, 1601 Lind Avenue SW, Renton, Washington 98055-4056: telephone number: [phone].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

On March 11, 2002, the FAA proposed to amend Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations, part 71 (14 CFR part 71) by revising Class E Airspace at Newport, OR in order to provide a safer IFR environmental at Newport Municipal Airport, Newport, OR (67 FR 10864). This amendment provides additional Class E5 700 and 1,200 foot controlled Airspace at Newport, OR to contain aircraft conducting instrument flight operations at Newport Municipal Airport. Additionally, this action modifies the effective hours of the Class E-2 Surface Area from part-time to continuous. Interested parties were invited to participate in the rulemaking proceeding by submitting written comments on the proposal. No comments were received.

The Rule

This amendment to Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations, part 71 (14 CFR part 71) modifies Class E Airspace at Newport, OR, in order to provide adequate controlled Airspace for IFR operations at Newport Municipal Airport, Newport, OR. Newly developed RNAV RWY 16 SIAP at the Newport Municipal Airport and newly installed 24-hour weather reporting equipment made this modification necessary. Additional Class E 700-feet and E 1,200-feet controlled Airspace, above the surface of the earth is required to contain aircraft executing the Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations, at Newport Municipal Airport. New weather reporting equipment has been installed and certified; therefore, this action modifies the Class E-2 Airspace at Newport, OR to a 24-hour operation. The FAA establishes Class E Airspace where necessary to contain aircraft transitioning between the terminal and en route environments. This rule is designed to provide for the safe and efficient use of the navigable Airspace and to promote safe flight operations under IFR at the Newport Municipal Airport and between the terminal and en route transition stages.

The area will be depicted on aeronautical charts for pilot reference. The coordinates for this Airspace docket are based on North American Datum 83. Class E Airspace designated as surface area for an airport, are published in Paragraph 6002; 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 7400.9J, dated August 31, 2001, and effective September 16, 2001, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class E Airspace designation listed in this document will be published subsequently in the Order.

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. 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 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)

Adoption of the Amendment

In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation Administration amends 14 CFR part 71 as follows:

PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, CLASS B, CLASS C, CLASS D, AND CLASS E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIRWAYS; ROUTES; AND REPORTING POINTS

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.

§ 71.1

[Amended]

2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of the Federal Aviation Administration Order 7400.9J, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 31, 2001, and effective September 16, 2001, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 6002-Class E Airspace designated as surface area for airport.

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ANM OR E-2-Newport, OR [Revised]

Newport Municipal Airport, OR

(Lat. 44°34′49″N, long. 124°03′28″W.)

Newport VORTAC

(Lat. 44°34′31″N, long. 124°03′38″W)

Within a 4-mile radius of the Newport Municipal Airport, and within 3.5 miles each side of the Newport VORTAC 357° radial extending from the 4-mile radius to 7.9 miles north of the VORTAC.

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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-Newport, OR [Revised]

Newport Municipal Airport, OR

(Lat. 44°34′49″N, long 124°03′28″W.)

Newport VORTAC

(Lat. 44°34′31″N, long. 124°03′38″W)

That airspace extending upward from 700-feet above the surface within a 5.5 mile radius of Newport Municipal Airport, and within 3.5 miles each side of the 005° bearing from the Newport VORTAC extending from the 5.5 mile radius to 8.7 miles north of the VORTAC, and within 2 miles each side of the Newport VORTAC 044° radial extending from the 5.5 mile radius to 11.4 miles northeast of the VORTAC, and within 3 miles each side of the Newport VORTAC 341° radial extending from the 5.5 mile radius to 7 miles northwest of the VORTAC; and that airspace extending upward from 1,200-feet above the surface, bounded by a line beginning at lat. 44°35′27″N., long. 124°17′15″W.; to lat. 44°47′56″N., long. 124°21′20″W.; to lat. 44°51′32″N., long. 124°21′30″W.; to lat. 44°54′10″N., long. 124°19′50″W.; to lat. 45°05′37″N., long. 124°18′01″W.; to lat. 45°05′37″N., long. 123°52′30″W.; to lat. 44°31′59″N., long. 123°58′04″W., to lat. 44°18′20″N., long. 124°11′55″W., to lat. 44°21′58″N., long. 124°20′30″W.; to lat. 44°25′22″N., long. 124°14′40″W.; thence to point of origin; excluding that airsparce within Federal Airways, the Tillamook and Corvallis, OR, Class E airspace area.

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Issued in Seattle, Washington on May 13, 2002.

David B. Johnson,

Manager, Air Traffic Division, Northwest Mountain Region.