Modification of Class D Airspace; Pasco, WA

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 94-ANM-2]

Modification of Class D Airspace; Pasco, WA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action modifies the Pasco, Washington, Tri-cities

Airport, Class D airspace by excluding additional airspace overlying

the Vista Field Airport, Kennewick, Washington. This action will allow

operations to and from the Vista Field Airport without radio

communication with the Pasco Airport Traffic Control Tower.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 u.t.c., August 18, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

James Riley, ANM-537, Federal Aviation Administration, Docket No. 94-

ANM-2, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, Washington, 98055-4056; telephone

number: (206) 227-2537.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

On April 4, 1994, the FAA proposed to amend part 71 of the Federal

Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) by modifying the Class D airspace

for Tri-Cities Airport, Pasco, Washington (59 FR 15668). Airspace

within a .9-mile radius of Vista Field Airport is presently excluded

from the Pasco Class D airspace. Recent construction at the Vista Field

airport has resulted in closure of the east-west runway, requiring

aircraft operating to runway 02/20 to fly over the Columbia River

outside the present airspace exclusion. Interested parties were invited

to participate in the rulemaking proceeding by submitting written

comments on the proposal. No comments were received. The coordinates

for this airspace docket are based on North American Datum 83. Class D

airspace is published in Paragraph 5000 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 D

airspace designation listed in this document will be published

subsequently in the Order.

The Rule

This amendment to part 71 of Federal Aviation Regulations amends

Class D airspace at Pasco, Washington by excluding additional airspace

overlying the Vista Field Airport Kennewick, Washington. 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 FAA amends 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 5000 General

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ANM WA D Pasco, WA [Revised]

Pasco, Tri-Cities Airport, WA

(Lat. 46 deg.15'52'' N, Long, 119 deg.07'08'' W)

Vista Airport, Kennewick, WA

(Lat. 46 deg.13'14'' N, Long, 119 deg.12'19'' W)

That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including

2,900 feet MSL within a 4.3-mile radius of the Tri-Cities Airport,

excluding that airspace within a 2-mile radius of the Vista Airport.

This Class D airspace area is effective during the 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 25, 1994.

Temple H. Johnson, Jr.,

Manager, Air Traffic Division, Northwest Mountain Region.

[FR Doc. 94-14133 Filed 6-9-94; 8:45 am]

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