Amendment to Class E Airspace; Portland, OR

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 93-ANM-42]

Amendment to Class E Airspace; Portland, OR

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action amends the Class E airspace at the Portland

International Airport, Portland, OR. Establishment of a new instrument

approach procedure requires additional controlled airspace for the

procedure. The Class E airspace will be depicted on aeronautical charts

for pilot reference when the new approach procedures become effective.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, June 23, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ted Melland, ANM-536, Federal Aviation Administration, Docket No. 93-

ANM-42, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, Washington 98055-4056, Telephone:

(206) 227-2536.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

On February 23, 1994, the FAA proposed to amend part 71 of the

Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to amend the Class E

airspace for the Portland International Airport, Portland, OR (59 FR

8568). Except for a typographical omission of one line in the

description, and reconsideration and deletion of another line in the

description, this rule is the same. No additional airspace, except that

required for the new procedure, is required to compensate for those

omissions and deletions. Interested parties were invited to participate

in the rulemaking process by submitting such written data, views, or

arguments as they desired. No comments were received.

Airspace reclassification, in effect as of September 16, 1993, has

discontinued use of the terms ``control zone extension'' and

``transition area,'' replacing them with the designation ``Class E

airspace.'' Class E airspace designations for airspace areas extending

upward from the surface of the earth, and Class E airspace designations

for airspace areas extending upward from 700 feet above ground level,

are published in Paragraphs 6003 and 6005 respectively, of FAA Order

7400.9A dated June 17, 1993, and effective September 16, 1993, which is

incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 as of September 16, 1993 (58

FR 36298; July 6, 1993). The Class E airspace designations listed in

this document will be published subsequently in the Order. The

coordinates in this final rule are in North American Datum 83.

The Rule

This amendment to part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations

amends Class E airspace at Portland, Oregon. It will provide controlled

airspace for a new instrument approach procedure at the Portland

International Airport. Amendment of the Class E airspace will result in

greater safety and efficiency at, and in the vicinity of, the airport.

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 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 6003 Class E airspace areas designated as an extension to

a Class C surface area

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ANM OR E3 Portland, OR [Revised]

Portland International Airport, OR

(lat. 45 deg.35'19''N., long. 122 deg.35'51''W.)

Battleground VORTAC, WA

(lat. 45 deg.44'52''N., long. 122 deg.35'30''W.)

Portland VOR/DME, OR

(lat. 45 deg.35'37''N., long. 122 deg.36'23''W.)

Laker NDB, OR

(lat. 45 deg.32'29''N., long. 122 deg.27'44''W.)

OM

(lat. 45 deg.37'24''N., long. 122 deg.41'48''W.)

Pearson Airpark, WA

(lat. 45 deg.37'14''N., long. 122 deg.39'23''W.)

That airspace extending upward from the surface within 1.8 miles

each side of the Battleground VORTAC 180 deg. radial extending from

the 5-mile radius of Portland International Airport to 3.1 miles

south of the VORTAC and within 2.2 miles each side of the Portland

Runway 10R ILS localizer west course extending from the 5-mile

radius of the airport to 0.9 miles west of the OM; and that airspace

within 3.8 miles each side of the Portland VOR/DME 055 deg. radial

extending from the 5-mile radius of the airport to 19 miles

northeast of the VOR/DME; and that airspace within 1.8 miles north

and 2.7 miles south of the 299 deg. bearing from the Laker NDB,

extending from the 5-mile radius to the NDB, excluding the airspace

within the Portland-Troutdale, OR, Class D airspace area during the

dates and times it is effective.

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Paragraph 6005 Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet or

more above the surface of the earth.

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ANM OR E5 Portland, OR [Revised]

Portland International Airport, OR

(lat. 45 deg.35'19''N., long. 122 deg.35'51''W.)

Newburg VORTAC, OR

(lat. 45 deg.21'12''N., long. 122 deg.58'41''W.)

Corvallis VOR/DME, OR

(lat. 45 deg.29'58''N., long. 123 deg.17'37''W.)

McMinnville Municipal Airport, OR

(lat. 45 deg.11'40''N., long. 123 deg.08'09''W.)

That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface

within a line beginning at lat. 45 deg.59'59''N, long.

123 deg.30'04''W; to lat. 45 deg.59'59''N, long. 122 deg.07'50''W;

thence via a 6.25-mile radius centered at lat. 45 deg.54'50''N,

long. 122 deg.02'50''W; clock-wise to lat. 45 deg.49'40''N, long.

121 deg.58'00''W; thence via a line to lat. 45 deg.46'30''N, long.

122 deg.04'00''W; south along long. 122 deg.04'00''W; bounded on the

south by lat. 45 deg.09'59''N, and on the west by long.

123 deg.30'04''W, and within a 4.3-mile radius of the McMinnville

Municipal Airport and within 2 miles each side of the Newburg VORTAC

extending from lat. 45 deg.09'59''N, to 19.8 miles southwest of the

Newburg VORTAC; that airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet above

the surface bounded on the north by lat. 46 deg.30'29''N, extending

from 2.7 miles offshore to V-25, and on the east by V-25, on the

south by V-536 to Corvallis VOR/DME, thence via lat.

44 deg.29'59''N, to a point 2.7 miles offshore, and on the west by a

line 2.7 miles offshore to the point of beginning.

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Issued in Seattle, Washington, on April 18, 1994.

Temple H. Johnson, Jr.,

Manager, Air Traffic Division.

[FR Doc. 94-10955 Filed 5-5-94; 8:45 am]

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