Amendment of Class D Airspace; Idaho Falls, ID

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 94-ANM-33]

Amendment of Class D Airspace; Idaho Falls, ID

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action amends the Fanning Field, Idaho Falls, ID, Class D

airspace from full-time to part-time operations. Recent staffing

reductions, and reduced aeronautical activity, have reduced the need

for full-time operations at the airport traffic control tower (ATCT).

The information will be published in the Airport/Facility Directory for

pilot reference.

EFFECTIVE DATE: February 2, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ted Melland, System Management Branch,

ANM-530, Federal Aviation Administration, Docket No. 94-ANM-33, 1601

Lind Avenue S.W., Renton, Washington, 98055-4056; telephone number:

(206) 227-2536.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

On August 23, 1994, the FAA proposed to amend part 71 of the

Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) by modifying the Class D

airspace area at Fanning Field, Idaho Falls, ID (59 FR 43311).

Decreased aeronautical operations and reduced FAA staffing have

required elimination of the midnight shift schedule at the ATCT.

Interested parties were invited to participate in this rulemaking

proceeding by submitting written comments on the proposal to the FAA.

No comments were received. Class D airspace areas extending upward from

the surface of the earth are published in paragraph 5000 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 airspace listed in

this document will be published subsequently in the Order.

The Rule

This amendment to part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14

CFR part 71) amends the Class D airspace at Fanning Field, Idaho Falls,

ID, by providing information regarding part-time operations at the

ATCT.

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.

Therefore, this regulation--(1) if 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 7400.9B, Airspace Designations and

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

1994, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 5000 General

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ANM ID D Idaho Falls, ID [Revised]

Idaho Falls, Fanning Field, ID

(Lat 43 deg.30'59'' N, long. 112 deg.04'05'' W)

That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including

7,200 feet MSL within a 5.4-mile radius of Fanning Field. This Class

D airspace area is effective during the specific dates and times

established in advance by a 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 November 15, 1994.

Temple H. Johnson, Jr.,

Manager, Air Traffic Division, Northwest Mountain Region.

[FR Doc. 94-29812 Filed 12-2-94; 8:45 am]

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