Amendment of Class E Airspace; La Grande, OR

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 94-ANM-8]

Amendment of Class E Airspace; La Grande, OR

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action amends the La Grande, Oregon, Class E airspace.

This action is necessary to accommodate arrival/departure aircraft

transitioning between the en route and terminal areas in southeastern

Oregon. 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-8, 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 provide additional airspace to

accommodate arrival/departure aircraft transitioning between the en

route and terminal areas in southeastern Oregon (59 FR 15670). 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. 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 for La Grande/Union

County Airport. The coordinates for this airspace docket are based on

North American Datum 83. Class E airspace is 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 Federal Aviation Regulations amends

Class E airspace at La Grande, Oregon. 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 6005 Class E airspace areas extending upward from 700

feet or more above the surface of the earth

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ANM OR E5 La Grande, OR [Revised]

La Grande/Union County Airport, OR

(Lat. 45 deg.17'25'' N., Long. 118 deg.00'26'' W.)

That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface

bounded on the north by a line beginning at Lat. 45 deg.38'59'' N.,

Long. 118 deg.02'04'' W., extending eastwardly to Lat.

45 deg.37'00'' N., Long. 117 deg.44'34'' W., on the east by a line

extending to Lat. 45 deg.15'29'' N., Long. 117 deg.49'04'' W., on

the south by a line extending to Lat. 45 deg.17'29'' N., Long.

118 deg.07'04'' W., on the west by a line extending to the point of

beginning, and within a 4.3-mile radius of the La Grande/Union

County Airport; that airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet above

the surface bounded by a line beginning at Lat. 45 deg.38'59'' N.,

Long. 118 deg.02'04'' W., extending northwest along V-357 to the

Walla Walla VOR/DME 16.6-mile radius; thence north along the Walla

Walla VOR/DME 16.6-mile radius until intercepting Lat.

46 deg.00'00'' N., thence eastward along Lat. 46 deg.00'00'' N., to

Long. 117 deg.02'00'' W.; thence south along Long. 117 deg.02'00''

W., until intercepting V-298; thence westward along V-298 to Lat.

45 deg.23'30'' N., Long. 117 deg.47'10'' W.; to Lat. 45 deg.37'00''

N., Long. 117 deg.44'34'' W.; thence to the point of beginning,

excluding that airspace within Federal Airways.

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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. 94-14139 Filed 6-9-94; 8:45 am]

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