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[FR Doc No: 94-20671]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71
[Airspace Docket No. 94-ANM-21]
Establishment of Class E Airspace Areas
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Final rule; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: This action establishes Class E airspace areas at Fort Lewis,
Washington; Olympia, Washington; Spokane, Washington; Walla Walla,
Washington; Yakima, Washington; Casper, Wyoming; and Cheyenne, Wyoming.
Presently, these areas are designated as Class D airspace when the
associated control tower is in operation. However, controlled airspace
to the surface is needed when the control towers located at these areas
are closed. The intended effect of this action is to provide adequate
Class E airspace for instrument flight rule (IFR) operations when these
control towers are closed.
DATES: Effective date--0901 UTC, October 13, 1994.
Comment date: Comments must be received before September 30, 1994.
ADDRESSES: Send comments on the rule in triplicate to: Manager, System
Management Branch, Air Traffic Division, ANM-530, Federal Aviation
Administration, Docket No. 94-ANM-21, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton,
Washington, 98055-4056.
The official docket may be examined in the Office of the Assistant
Chief Counsel for the Northwest Mountain Region, Suite 570, 1601 Lind
Avenue SW., Renton, Washington, 98055-4056; telephone: (206) 227-2007.
An informal docket may also be examined during normal business
hours at the address listed above.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ted Melland, Airspace and Procedures Section, System Management Branch,
Air Traffic Division, ANM-530 Federal Aviation Administration, 1601
Lind Avenue SW., Renton, Washington, 98055-4056; telephone: (206) 227-
2536.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Request for Comments on the Rule
Although this action is a final rule, and was not preceded by
notice and public procedure, comments are invited on the rule. This
rule will become effective on the date specified in the DATES section.
However, after the review of any comments, and if the FAA finds that
further changes are appropriate, it will initiate rulemaking
proceedings to extend the effective date of the rule or to amend the
regulation.
Comments that provide the factual basis supporting the views and
suggestions presented are particularly helpful in evaluating the
effects of the rule, and in determining whether additional rulemaking,
is required. Comments are specifically invited on the overall
regulatory, aeronautical, economic, environmental, and energy-related
aspects of the rule which might suggest the need to modify the rule.
The Rule
This amendment to part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations
establishes Class E airspace areas at Fort Lewis, Washington; Olympia,
Washington; Spokane, Washington; Walla Walla, Washington; Yakima,
Washington; Casper, Wyoming; and Cheyenne, Wyoming. Currently, these
areas are designated as Class D airspace when the associated control
towers are in operation. The intended effect of this action is to
provide adequate Class E airspace for IFR operations at these airports
when these control towers are closed.
As noted in the Airspace Reclassification Final Rule, published in
the Federal Register on December 17, 1991, airspace at an airport with
a part-time control tower should be designated as a Class D airspace
area when the control tower is in operation, and as a Class E airspace
area when the control tower is closed (56 FR 65645).
The coordinates for this airspace docket are based on North
American Datum 83. Class E airspace areas designated as surface areas
for airports are published in Paragraph 6002 of FAA Order 7400.9B dated
July 18, 1994, and effective September 16, 1994, which is incorporated
by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class E airspace designations listed
in this document will be published subsequently in the Order. Under the
circumstances presented, the FAA concludes that there is an immediate
need to establish these Class E airspace areas in order to promote the
safe and efficient handling of air traffic in these areas. Therefore, I
find that notice and public procedures under 5 U.S.C. 553(b) are
impracticable and contrary to the public interest.
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 11304; 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--[AMENDED]
1. The authority citation for 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 7400.9B, Airspace Designations and
Reporting Points, dated July 18, 1994, and effective September 16,
1994, is amended as follows:
Paragraph 6002 Class E airspace areas designated as surface areas
for airports.
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ANM WA E2 Fort Lewis, WA [New]
Fort Lewis, Gray AAF, WA
(lat. 47 deg.04'45''N, long. 122 deg.34'53''W)
McChord VORTAC
(lat. 47 deg.08'52''N, long. 122 deg.28'30''W)
That airspace extending upward from the surface within a 4.3-
mile radius of Gray AAF, excluding the portions within the Tacoma,
McChord AFB, WA, Class D airspace area and the portion east of a
line 1.8 miles west of and parallel to the McChord VORTAC 182 deg.
radial. This class E airspace is effective during the specific dates
and times established in advance by Notice to Airmen. The effective
date and time will thereafter be continuously published in the
Airport/Facility Directory.
* * * * *
ANM WA E2 Olympia, WA [New]
Olympia Airport, WA
(lat 46 deg.58'14''N, long. 122 deg.54'11''W)
That airspace extending upward from the surface within a 4-mile
radius of the Olympia Airport. This class E airspace is effective
during the specific dates and times established in advance by Notice
to Airmen. The effective date and time will thereafter be
continuously published in the Airport Facility Directory.
* * * * *
ANM WA E2 Spokane Felts Field, WA [New]
Spokane Felts Field, WA
(lat. 47 deg.40'59''N, long. 117 deg.19'21''W)
That airspace extending upward from the surface within a 4-mile
radius of the Felts Field, excluding that airspace within the
Spokane International Airport, WA, Class C airspace area. This class
E airspace is effective during the specific dates and times
established in advance by Notice to Airmen. The effective date and
time will thereafter be continuously published in the Airport/
Facility Directory.
* * * * *
ANM WA E2 Walla Walla, WA [New]
Walla Walla Regional Airport, WA
(lat. 46 deg.05'40''N, long. 118 deg.17'17''W)
That airspace extending upward from the surface within a 4.3-
mile radius of the Walla Walla Regional Airport. This class E
airspace is effective during the specific dates and times
established in advance by Notice to Airmen. The effective date and
time will thereafter be continuously published in the Airport/
Facility Directory.
* * * * *
ANM WA E2 Yakima, WA [New]
Yakima Air Terminal, WA
(lat. 46 deg.34'05''N, long. 120 deg.32'38''W)
That airspace extending upward from the surface within a 4.2-
mile radius of the Yakima Air Terminal. This class E airspace is
effective during the specific dates and times established in advance
by Notice to Airmen. The effective date and time will thereafter be
continuously published in the Airport/Facility Directory.
* * * * *
ANM WY E2 Casper, WY [New]
Casper, Natrona County International Airport, WY
(lat. 42 deg.54'30''N, long. 106 deg.27'49''W)
That airspace extending upward from the surface within a 4.3-
mile radius of the Natrona county International Airport. This class
E airspace is effective during the specific dates and times
established in advance by Notice to Airmen. The effective date and
time will thereafter be continuously published in the Airport/
Facility Directory.
* * * * *
ANM WY E2 Cheyenne, WY [New]
Cheyenne, Airport, WY
(lat. 41 deg.09'21''N, long. 104 deg.48'46''W)
Cheyenne, ILS OM
(lat. 41 deg.08'48''N, long. 104 deg.40'44''W)
That airspace extending upward from the surface within a 5.6-
mile radius of the Cheyenne Airport, and within 1.8 miles each side
of the Cheyenne ILS localizer east course extending from the 5.6-
mile radius to the OM. This class E airspace is effective during the
specific dates and times established in advance by 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 July 26, 1994.
Charles E. Davis,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Northwest Mountain Region.
[FR Doc. 94-20671 Filed 8-23-94; 8:45 am]
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