Establishment of Class E Airspace Areas

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 94-ANM-21]

Establishment of Class E Airspace Areas

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: This action establishes Class E airspace areas at Fort Lewis,

Washington; Olympia, Washington; Spokane, Washington; Walla Walla,

Washington; Yakima, Washington; Casper, Wyoming; and Cheyenne, Wyoming.

Presently, these areas are designated as Class D airspace when the

associated control tower is in operation. However, controlled airspace

to the surface is needed when the control towers located at these areas

are closed. The intended effect of this action is to provide adequate

Class E airspace for instrument flight rule (IFR) operations when these

control towers are closed.

DATES: Effective date--0901 UTC, October 13, 1994.

Comment date: Comments must be received before September 30, 1994.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the rule in triplicate to: Manager, System

Management Branch, Air Traffic Division, ANM-530, Federal Aviation

Administration, Docket No. 94-ANM-21, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton,

Washington, 98055-4056.

The official docket may be examined in the Office of the Assistant

Chief Counsel for the Northwest Mountain Region, Suite 570, 1601 Lind

Avenue SW., Renton, Washington, 98055-4056; telephone: (206) 227-2007.

An informal docket may also be examined during normal business

hours at the address listed above.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ted Melland, Airspace and Procedures Section, System Management Branch,

Air Traffic Division, ANM-530 Federal Aviation Administration, 1601

Lind Avenue SW., Renton, Washington, 98055-4056; telephone: (206) 227-

2536.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Request for Comments on the Rule

Although this action is a final rule, and was not preceded by

notice and public procedure, comments are invited on the rule. This

rule will become effective on the date specified in the DATES section.

However, after the review of any comments, and if the FAA finds that

further changes are appropriate, it will initiate rulemaking

proceedings to extend the effective date of the rule or to amend the

regulation.

Comments that provide the factual basis supporting the views and

suggestions presented are particularly helpful in evaluating the

effects of the rule, and in determining whether additional rulemaking,

is required. Comments are specifically invited on the overall

regulatory, aeronautical, economic, environmental, and energy-related

aspects of the rule which might suggest the need to modify the rule.

The Rule

This amendment to part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations

establishes Class E airspace areas at Fort Lewis, Washington; Olympia,

Washington; Spokane, Washington; Walla Walla, Washington; Yakima,

Washington; Casper, Wyoming; and Cheyenne, Wyoming. Currently, these

areas are designated as Class D airspace when the associated control

towers are in operation. The intended effect of this action is to

provide adequate Class E airspace for IFR operations at these airports

when these control towers are closed.

As noted in the Airspace Reclassification Final Rule, published in

the Federal Register on December 17, 1991, airspace at an airport with

a part-time control tower should be designated as a Class D airspace

area when the control tower is in operation, and as a Class E airspace

area when the control tower is closed (56 FR 65645).

The coordinates for this airspace docket are based on North

American Datum 83. Class E airspace areas designated as surface areas

for airports are published in Paragraph 6002 of FAA Order 7400.9B dated

July 18, 1994, and effective September 16, 1994, which is incorporated

by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class E airspace designations listed

in this document will be published subsequently in the Order. Under the

circumstances presented, the FAA concludes that there is an immediate

need to establish these Class E airspace areas in order to promote the

safe and efficient handling of air traffic in these areas. Therefore, I

find that notice and public procedures under 5 U.S.C. 553(b) are

impracticable and contrary to the public interest.

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 11304; 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 7400.9B, Airspace Designations and

Reporting Points, dated July 18, 1994, and effective September 16,

1994, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 6002 Class E airspace areas designated as surface areas

for airports.

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ANM WA E2 Fort Lewis, WA [New]

Fort Lewis, Gray AAF, WA

(lat. 47 deg.04'45''N, long. 122 deg.34'53''W)

McChord VORTAC

(lat. 47 deg.08'52''N, long. 122 deg.28'30''W)

That airspace extending upward from the surface within a 4.3-

mile radius of Gray AAF, excluding the portions within the Tacoma,

McChord AFB, WA, Class D airspace area and the portion east of a

line 1.8 miles west of and parallel to the McChord VORTAC 182 deg.

radial. This class E airspace is effective during the specific dates

and times established in advance by Notice to Airmen. The effective

date and time will thereafter be continuously published in the

Airport/Facility Directory.

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ANM WA E2 Olympia, WA [New]

Olympia Airport, WA

(lat 46 deg.58'14''N, long. 122 deg.54'11''W)

That airspace extending upward from the surface within a 4-mile

radius of the Olympia Airport. This class E airspace is effective

during the specific dates and times established in advance by Notice

to Airmen. The effective date and time will thereafter be

continuously published in the Airport Facility Directory.

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ANM WA E2 Spokane Felts Field, WA [New]

Spokane Felts Field, WA

(lat. 47 deg.40'59''N, long. 117 deg.19'21''W)

That airspace extending upward from the surface within a 4-mile

radius of the Felts Field, excluding that airspace within the

Spokane International Airport, WA, Class C airspace area. This class

E airspace is effective during the specific dates and times

established in advance by Notice to Airmen. The effective date and

time will thereafter be continuously published in the Airport/

Facility Directory.

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ANM WA E2 Walla Walla, WA [New]

Walla Walla Regional Airport, WA

(lat. 46 deg.05'40''N, long. 118 deg.17'17''W)

That airspace extending upward from the surface within a 4.3-

mile radius of the Walla Walla Regional Airport. This class E

airspace is effective during the specific dates and times

established in advance by Notice to Airmen. The effective date and

time will thereafter be continuously published in the Airport/

Facility Directory.

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ANM WA E2 Yakima, WA [New]

Yakima Air Terminal, WA

(lat. 46 deg.34'05''N, long. 120 deg.32'38''W)

That airspace extending upward from the surface within a 4.2-

mile radius of the Yakima Air Terminal. This class E airspace is

effective during the specific dates and times established in advance

by Notice to Airmen. The effective date and time will thereafter be

continuously published in the Airport/Facility Directory.

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ANM WY E2 Casper, WY [New]

Casper, Natrona County International Airport, WY

(lat. 42 deg.54'30''N, long. 106 deg.27'49''W)

That airspace extending upward from the surface within a 4.3-

mile radius of the Natrona county International Airport. This class

E airspace is effective during the specific dates and times

established in advance by Notice to Airmen. The effective date and

time will thereafter be continuously published in the Airport/

Facility Directory.

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ANM WY E2 Cheyenne, WY [New]

Cheyenne, Airport, WY

(lat. 41 deg.09'21''N, long. 104 deg.48'46''W)

Cheyenne, ILS OM

(lat. 41 deg.08'48''N, long. 104 deg.40'44''W)

That airspace extending upward from the surface within a 5.6-

mile radius of the Cheyenne Airport, and within 1.8 miles each side

of the Cheyenne ILS localizer east course extending from the 5.6-

mile radius to the OM. This class E airspace is effective during the

specific dates and times established in advance by Notice to Airmen.

The effective date and time will thereafter be continuously

published in the Airport/Facility Directory.

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Issued in Seattle, Washington on July 26, 1994.

Charles E. Davis,

Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Northwest Mountain Region.

[FR Doc. 94-20671 Filed 8-23-94; 8:45 am]

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