Amendment of Class E Airspace; Idaho Falls, ID

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 93-ANM-46]

Amendment of Class E Airspace; Idaho Falls, ID

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action amends the Idaho Falls, Idaho, Class E airspace.

Controlled airspace extending from 700 feet above ground level (AGL) is

necessary to accommodate an amendment to an instrument approach

procedure for the Fanning Field Airport, Idaho Falls, Idaho. 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 airspace will be depicted on

aeronautical charts for pilot reference.

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

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

93-ANM-46, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, Washington 98055-4056;

Telephone: (206) 227-2537.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

On April 11, 1994, the FAA proposed to amend part 71 of the Federal

Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) by amending the Idaho Falls,

Idaho, Class E airspace (59 FR 17055). Interested parties were invited

to participate in this rulemaking proceeding by submitting written

comments on the proposal to the FAA. No comments were received.

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

discontinued the use of the term ``transition area,'' and certain

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

of the earth are now Class E airspace areas. Class E airspace

designations for airspace areas extending 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 will be

published subsequently in the Order.

The Rule

This amendment to part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations

amends the Class E airspace at Idaho Falls, Idaho. This action is

necessary to accommodate an amendment to an instrument approach

procedure for the Fanning Field Airport, Idaho Falls, Idaho.

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 14 CFR part 71 as follows:

PART 71--[AMENDED]

1. The authority citation for 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 ID E5 Idaho Falls, ID [Revised]

Idaho Falls, Fanning Field, ID

(Lat. 43 deg.30'52'' N, Long. 112 deg.04'13'' W

Pocaatello VORTAC

(Lat. 42 deg.52'13'' N, Long. 112 deg.39'08'' W

Burley VORTAC

(Lat. 42 deg.34'49'' N, Long. 113 deg.51'57'' W

Idaho Falls VOR/DME

(Lat. 43 deg.31'08'' N, Long. 112 deg.03'50'' W

That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface

within 10.2 miles northwest and 4.3 miles southeast of the Idaho

Falls VOR/DME 036 deg. and 216 deg. radials extending from 27.2

miles northeast to 16.1 miles southwest of the VOR/DME, and within

7.9 miles southeast and 5.3 miles northwest of the 029 deg. radial

of the Pocatello VORTAC extending from 20.1 to 40.9 miles northeast

of the VORTAC; that airspace extending upward from 1200 feet above

the surface bounded by a line beginning at the intersection of Long.

112 deg.30'03'' W, and the south edge of V-298, extending east along

V-298 to the west edge of V-465, southwest on V-465 to the

intersection of V-465 and Long. 112 deg.00'00'' W, south along

112 deg.00'00'' W to the north edge of V-4 west on V-4 to the 24.4

mile radius of the Burley VORTAC, thence counter-clockwise via the

24.4 mile radius to the south edge of V-269, then east along the

south edge of V-269 to the 25.3 mile radius of the Pocatello VORTAC,

thence clockwise via the 25.3 mile radius to Lat. 43 deg.05'46'' N,

Long. 113 deg.08'15'' W; to Lat. 43 deg.20'30'' N, Long.

112 deg.45'33'' W; to Lat. 43 deg.32'00'' N, Long. 112 deg.35'03''

W; to Lat. 43 deg.50'20'' N, Long 112 deg.30'03'' W, then direct to

the point of beginning; excluding that airspace within Federal

Airways, the Jackson Hole Airport, Wyoming, and the Rexburg/Madison

County Airport, Idaho, Class E airspace areas.

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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. 94-14136 Filed 6-9-94; 8:45 am]

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