Establishment of Class E Airspace; Cascade Range, WA

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 94-ANM-5]

Establishment of Class E Airspace; Cascade Range, WA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action establishes the Cascade Range, Washington, Class E

airspace. This action is necessary to accommodate arrival/departure

aircraft transitioning between the en route and terminal areas east of

Seattle, Washington. The area will be depicted on aeronautical charts.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, August 18, 1994.

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

Administration, Docket No. 94-ANM-5, 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 Cascade Range,

Washington, Class E airspace area (59 FR 15671). This action is

necessary to accommodate arrival/departure aircraft transitioning

between the en route and terminal area east of Seattle, Washington. 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 offered herein in the coordinates of

the airspace description. 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

established Class E airspace at Cascade Range, 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 6006 Enroute domestic airspace areas

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ANM WA E6 Cascade Range, WA [New]

That airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet AGL bounded on

the north by the south edge of V-120, on the east by Long.

120 deg.00'00'' W., on the south by the north edge of V-204, and on

the west by Long. 121 deg.35'04'' W., excluding Federal airways,

Wenatchee, Ellensburg, and Yakima 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. 94-14141 Filed 6-9-94; 8:45 am]

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