[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 168 (Tuesday, August 31, 1999)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 47449-47450]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-22612]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Airspace Docket No. 99-ANM-01]
Proposed Revision of Class E Airspace, Lewiston, ID; Proposed
Establishment of Class E Airspace, Grangeville, ID
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).
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SUMMARY: This proposal would amend the Lewiston, ID, Class E area and
establish additional controlled airspace at Grangeville, ID, to
accommodate the development of new Standard Instrument Approach
Procedures (SIAP) utilizing the Global Positioning System (GPS) at the
Idaho County Airport, Grangeville, ID.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before October 15, 1999.
ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Manager,
Airspace Branch, ANM-520, Federal Aviation Administration, Docket No.
99-ANM-01, 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 at the same address.
An informal docket may also be examined during normal business
hours in the officer of the Manager, Air Traffic Division, Airspace
Branch, at the address listed above.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dennis Ripley, ANM-520.6, Federal
Aviation Administration, Docket No. 99-ANM-01, 1601 Lind Avenue SW,
Renton, Washington 98055-4056: telephone number: (425) 227-2527.
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
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comments on this notice must submit, with those comments, a self-
addressed stamped postcard on which the following state is made:
``Comments to Airspace Docket No. 99-ANM-01.'' 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, Airspace Branch, ANM-520, 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 Title 14 Code of Federal
Regulations, part 71 (14 CFR part 71) by revising Class E airspace at
Lewiston, ID, and establishing Class E airspace at Grangeville, ID, in
order to accommodate two new GPS SIAP's to the Idaho County Airport,
Grangeville, ID. This amendment would provide additional airspace at
Lewiston, ID, to encompass newly established waypoints in order to meet
current criteria standards associated with SIAP holding patterns. This
action also allows for the establishment of airspace at Grangeville,
ID, providing controlled airspace for the final approach phase of
flight for the newly established SIAP's. The FAA establishes Class E
airspace where necessary to contain aircraft transitioning between the
terminal and en route environments. The intended effects of this
proposal is designed to provide for the safe and efficient use of the
navigable airspace. This proposal would promote safe flight operations
under Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) at the Idaho County Airport and
between the terminal and en route transition stages.
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 Paragraph
6005, of FAA Order 7400.9F dated September 10, 1998, and effective
September 16, 1998, 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--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.
Sec. 71.1 [Amended]
2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of the Federal
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9F, Airspace Designations and
Reporting Points, dated September 10, 1998, and effective September 16,
1998, 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 ID E5 Grangeville, ID [New]
Idaho County Airport, Grangeville, ID
(Lat. 45 deg.56'33''N., long. 116 deg.07'27''W)
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 9-mile radius of Idaho County Airport
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ANM ID E5 Lewiston, ID [Revised]
Lewiston-Nez Perce County Airport, Lewiston, ID
(Lat. 46 deg.22'28''N., long. 117 deg.00'55''W)
Nez Perce VOR/DME
(Lat. 46 deg.22'54''N., long. 116 deg.52'10''W)
Walla Walla VOR/DME
(Lat. 46 deg.05'13''N., long. 118 deg.17'33''W)
That airspace extending upward 700 feet above the surface
bounded by a line beginning at lat. 46 deg.29'25'' No., long.
117 deg.34'09''W; to lat. 46 deg.30'45'' No., long.
117 deg.00'49''W; to lat. 46 deg.34'25''N, long. 117 deg.04'44''W;
thence via the 14.4-mile arc centered on the Nez Perce VOR/DME to
lat. 46 deg.27'00''N, long. 116 deg.32'09''W; to lat.
46 deg.25'30''N, long. 116 deg.26'03''W; to lat. 46 deg.13'20''N,
long. 116 deg.30'04''W; to lat. 46 deg.14'33''N, long.
116 deg.35'15''W; thence via the Nez Perce VOR/DME 14.4-mile arc to
lat. 46 deg.09'00''N, long. 116 deg.46'54''W; to lat.
46 deg.17'00''N, long. 116 deg.49'14''W; to lat. 46 deg.18'05''N.
long. 117 deg.00'15''W; to lat. 46 deg.17'42''N, long.
117 deg.22'04''W; to lat. 46 deg.10'30''N, long. 117 deg.26'24''W;
to lat. 46 deg.12'00''N, long. 117 deg.35'44''W; north to point of
beginning; that airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet above the
surface bounded by a line beginning at lat. 46 deg.00'00''N, long.
116 deg.00'04''W; to lat. 46 deg.00'00''N, long. 116 deg.19'00''W;
to lat. 45 deg.39'00''N, long. 116 deg.10'03''W; to lat.
45 deg.30'00''N, long. 116 deg.14'03''W; to lat. 45 deg.23'00''N,
long. 116 deg.21'03''W; to lat. 45 deg.25'00''N, long.
116 deg.34'04''W; to lat. 45 deg.30'00''N, long. 116 deg.46'04''W;
to lat. 46 deg.00'00''N, long. 116 deg.56'04''W; thence along the
Walla Walla VOR/DME 16.6-mile radius, thence north along the Walla
Walla VOR/DME 16.6-mile radius until intercepting V-536, thence
northeast along V-536 and southeast along V-2 until intercepting
long. 115 deg.15'04''W, thence south along long. 115 deg.15'04''W,
until intercepting V-187, thence southeast along V-187 until
intercepting long. 116 deg.00'00''W, thence south along long.
116 deg.00'00''W, to lat. 46 deg.15'00''N; to lat. 46 deg.00'00''N,
long. 115 deg.50'00''W, thence to the point of beginning; excluding
all Federal airways.
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Issued in Seattle, Washington, on August 16, 1999.
George L. Orr,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Northwest Mountain Region.
[FR Doc. 99-22612 Filed 8-30-99; 8:45 am]
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