Establishment of Class E Airspace; Hoquiam, WA

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 94-ANM-20]

Establishment of Class E Airspace; Hoquiam, WA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action establishes Class E airspace at the Bowerman

Airport, Hoquiam, Washington. Establishment of a new instrument

approach procedure requires controlled airspace for the procedure.

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

discontinued use of the term ``transition area,'' replacing it with the

designation ``Class E'' airspace. The Class E airspace will be depicted

on aeronautical charts for pilot reference when the new approach

procedures become effective.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, October 13, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ted Melland, ANM-536, Federal Aviation Administration, Docket No. 94-

ANM-20, 1601 Lind Avenue S.W., Renton, Washington 98055-4056;

Telephone: (206) 227-2536.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

On June 2, 1994, the FAA proposed to amend part 71 of the Federal

Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to establish Class E airspace for

the Bowerman Airport, Hoquiam, Washington, (59 FR 28499; June 2, 1994).

Interested parties were invited to participate in the rulemaking

process by submitting such written data, views, or arguments as they

desired. No comments were received.

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

discontinued use of the term ``transition area,'' replacing it with the

designation ``Class E airspace.'' Class E airspace designations for

airspace areas extending upward from 700 feet 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 coordinates in this final rule are in

North American Datum 83.

The Rule

This amendment to part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations

establishes Class E airspace at Hoquiam, Washington. It will provide

controlled airspace for a new instrument approach procedure at the

Bowerman Airport.

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 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 WA E5 Hoquiam, WA [New]

Bowerman Airport, WA

(lat. 46 deg.58'16''N., long. 123 deg.56'12''W.)

Hoquiam VORTAC

(lat. 46 deg.56'49''N., long. 124 deg.08'57''W.)

That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface

within a 4-mile radius of the Bowerman Airport and within a 13-mile

radius arc of the airport, bounded on the north by a line 1.8 miles

north of and parallel to the Hoquiam VORTAC 068 deg. radial and on

the south by a line 3 miles south of and parallel to the Hoquiam

VORTAC 088 deg. radial; that airspace extending from 1200 feet above

the surface within 5.3 miles north and 7.9 miles south of the

Hoquiam VORTAC 081 deg. and 261 deg. radials extending from 7 miles

east to 16.6 miles west of the VORTAC.

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Issued in Seattle, Washington, on July 15, 1994.

Temple H. Johnson, Jr.,

Manager, Air Traffic Division, Northwest Mountain Region.

[FR Doc. 94-18526 Filed 7-28-94; 8:45 am]

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