Establishment of Class E Airspace; Sandpoint, ID

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 94-ANM-9]

Establishment of Class E Airspace; Sandpoint, ID

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action establishes the Sandpoint, Idaho, Class E

airspace. This action is necessary to accommodate arrival/departure

aircraft transitioning between the enroute and terminal areas in

western Idaho. The area will be depicted on aeronautical charts.

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James Riley, ANM-537, Federal Aviation

Administration, Docket No. 94-ANM-9, 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) to establish the Sandpoint,

Idaho, Class E airspace area (59 FR 15669). This action is necessary to

accommodate arrival/departure aircraft transitioning between the

enroute and terminal areas in western Idaho. The area will be depicted

on aeronautical charts for pilot reference. Interested parties were

invited to participate in the rulemaking proceeding by submitting

written comments on the proposal. No comments were received. This

action is the same as the proposal except for a typographical error

discovered (and corrected herein) in the coordinates of the airspace

description for Fairchild AFB, Washington. The coordinates for this

airspace docket are based on North American Datum 83. Class E airspace

is published in Paragraph 6006 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 Federal Aviation Regulations

establishes Class E airspace at Sandpoint, 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 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 6006 Enroute domestic airspace areas

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ANM ID E6 Sandpoint, ID [New]

Fairchild AFB, WA

(Lat. 47 deg.36'54'' N., Long. 117 deg.39'29'' W.)

That airspace extending upward from 6,500 feet MSL bounded on

the north by Lat. 48 deg.30'00'' N., on the east by the Idaho/

Montana state boundary, on the south by the north edge of V-120, on

the west by the 45.3-mile radius of Fairchild AFB and the east edge

of V-112; excluding Federal airways and that airspace below 1,200

feet AGL.

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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. 94-14137 Filed 6-9-94; 8:45 am]

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