Proposed Amendment to Class E Airspace; Ephrata, WA

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 94-ANM-30]

Proposed Amendment to Class E Airspace; Ephrata, WA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This notice proposes to amend the Ephrata, Washington, Class E

airspace description. Subsequent review indicates that overlapping

controlled airspace should be excluded from the airspace description.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before July 15, 1994.

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

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

Docket No. 94-ANM-30, 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:

James E. Riley, ANM-537, Federal Aviation Administration, Docket No.

94-ANM-30, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, Washington 98055-4056.

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-30.'' 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 the Class E airspace

description for Ephrata Municipal Airport, Ephrata, Washington. A

review of the airspace description revealed an overlap of airspace

between Ephrata Municipal Airport, Washington, and Moses Lake, Grant

County Airport, Washington. The coordinates for this airspace docket

are based on North American Datum 83. Class E airspace designations for

airspace areas designated as a surface area for an airport are

published in Paragraph 6002 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 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--[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 6002 Class E airspace areas designated as a surface area

for an airport

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ANM WA E2 Ephrata, WA [Revised]

Ephrata Municipal Airport, WA

(lat. 47 deg.18'17'' N, long. 119 deg.30'49'' W)

Ephrata VORTAC

(lat. 47 deg.22'41'' N, long. 119 deg.25'26'' W)

Within the 4.4-mile radius of the Ephrata Municipal Airport, and

within 2.7 miles each side of the Ephrata VORTAC 043 deg. and

233 deg. radials extending from the 4.4-mile radius to 7 miles

northeast of the VORTAC, excluding the Moses Lake, WA Class D

airspace area. This Class E airspace area is effective during

specific dates and times established in advance by a 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 May 10, 1994.

Katherine G. Paul,

Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Northwest Mountain Region.

[FR Doc. 94-13069 Filed 5-26-94; 8:45 am]

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