# Proposed Amendment to Class E Airspace; Spokane, WA > Briefs, arguments, decisions, and more. URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/documents/fr%3A94-13068 ## Record - **Collection:** Federal Register - **Document type:** Uncategorized Document - **Published:** May 27, 1994 ## Text 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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. * * * * * 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. * * * * * 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] BILLING CODE 4910-13-M --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/documents/fr%3A94-13068. Public record. Not legal advice.