Proposed Amendment to Class E Airspace; Spokane, WA

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 94-ANM-28]

Proposed Amendment to Class E Airspace; Spokane, WA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This proposed rule would amend the Spokane, Washington, Class

E Airspace. This action is necessary to accommodate arrival/departure

aircraft transitioning between the en route and terminal areas in

Eastern Washington. Airspace reclassification, in effect as of

September 16, 1993, has discontinued the use of the term ``transition

area,'' replacing it with the designation ``Class E airspace.'' The

area would be depicted on aeronautical charts.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before July 10, 1994.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Manager,

System Management Branch, ANM-530, Federal Aviation Administration,

Docket No. 94-ANM-28, 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:

Ted Melland, ANM-536, Federal Aviation Administration, Docket No. 94-

ANM-28, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, Washington 98055-4056; telephone

number: (206) 227-2536.

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 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. 94-

ANM-28.'' 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 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 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

(NPRM) by submitting a request to the Federal Aviation Administration,

System Management 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

Spokane, Washington to accommodate arrival/departure aircraft

transitioning between the en route and terminal areas in Eastern

Washington. Airspace reclassification, in effect as of September 16,

1993, has discontinued the use of the term ``transition area,'' and

airspace extending upward from 700 feet or more above the surface of

the earth is now Class E airspace. 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 7400.9A dated June

17, 1993, and effective September 16, 1993, which is incorporated by

reference in 14 CFR 71.1 (58 FR 36298; July 6, 1993). 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 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. 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 6005 Class E airspace areas extending upward from 700

feet or more above the surface of the earth.

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ANM WA E5 Spokane, WA [Revised]

Spokane International Airport, WA

(lat. 47 deg.37'12'' N, long. 117 deg.32'02'' W)

Fairchild AFB

(lat. 47 deg.36'54'' N, long. 117 deg.39'29'' W)

Spokane VORTAC

(lat. 47 deg.33'54'' N, long. 115 deg.37'37'' W)

Mullan Pass VOR/DME

(lat. 47 deg.27'25'' N, long. 115 deg.38'46'' W)

That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface

bounded on the north by a line beginning at lat. 47 deg.50'00'' N,

long. 118 deg.00'04'' W; extending to lat. 47 deg.50'00'' N, long.

117 deg.30'04'' W; to lat. 47 deg.58'00'' N, long. 117 deg.16'04''

W; to lat. 47 deg.51'00'' N, long. 117 deg.08'04'' W; to lat.

47 deg.56'00'' N, long. 116 deg.47'04'' W; to lat. 47 deg.44'00'' N,

long. 116 deg.41'04'' W; to lat. 47 deg.37'00'' N, long.

117 deg.13'04'' W; to lat. 47 deg.28'00'' N, long. 117 deg.16'04''

W; to lat. 47 deg.17'00'' N, long. 117 deg.47'04'' W; to lat.

47 deg.26'00'' N, long. 118 deg.00'04'' W; thence to the point of

beginning; that airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet above the

surface within a 45.3-mile radius of Fairchild AFB, excluding that

portion southeast of Spokane bounded on the north by the 33.1-mile

radius of the Fairchild AFB, on the northeast by a line 4 miles

south of and parallel to the Spokane VORTAC 107 deg. radial, on the

southeast by the 45.3-mile radius of the Fairchild AFB, on the

southwest by a line parallel to and 8.7 miles northeast of V-253;

that airspace south of Spokane extending from the 45.3-mile radius

bounded on the east by a line parallel to and 8.7 miles east of V-

253, on the south by V-536, on the west by the east edge of V-444;

that airspace southeast of Spokane extending upward from 6,000 feet

MSL, bounded on the north by the 33.1-mile radius of Fairchild AFB,

on the northeast by a line 4 miles south of and parallel to the

Spokane VORTAC 107 deg. radial, on the southeast by the 45.3-mile

radius of the Fairchild AFB, on the southwest by a line parallel to

and 8.7 miles northeast of V-253; that airspace southeast of Spokane

extending upward from 7,000 feet MSL, bounded on the northwest by

the 45.3-mile radius, on the north by the south edge of V-120, on

the southeast by the north edge of V-536 and on the southwest by a

line parallel to and 8.7 miles northeast of V-253, excluding Federal

airways and the Pullman, WA, Class E airspace area.

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Issued in Seattle, Washington, on May 12, 1994.

Temple H. Johnson, Jr.,

Manager, Air Traffic Division, Northwest Mountain Region.

[FR Doc. 94-13068 Filed 5-26-94; 8:45 am]

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