Proposed Amendment to Class E Airspace; Wenatchee, WA

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 94-ANM-23]

Proposed Amendment to Class E Airspace; Wenatchee, WA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This notice proposes to amend the Wenatchee, Washington, Class

E airspace. This action would provided controlled airspace for a new

instrument approach procedure at the Wenatchee, Pangborn Memorial

Airport, Washington. Controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet

above ground level (AGL) is needed for aircraft executing the approach.

The area would be depicted on aeronautical charts to provide a

reference for pilots operating under Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

DATES: Comments must be received on or before December 30, 1994.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Manager,

System Management Branch, ANM-530, Federal Aviation Administration,

Docket No. 94-ANM-23, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, Washington 98055-

4056.

The official docket may be examined at the same address.

An informal docket may also be examined during normal business

hours at the address listed above.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ted Melland, ANM-536, Federal Aviation

Administration, Docket No. 94-ANM-23, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton,

Washington 98055-4056, Telephone: (206) 227-2536.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Comments Invited

Interested parties are invited to participate in this proposed

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

may desire. Comments that provide the factual basis supporting the

views and suggestions presented are particularly helpful in developing

reasoned regulatory decisions on the proposal. Comments are

specifically invited on the overall regulatory, aeronautical, economic,

environmental, and energy-related aspects of the proposal.

Communications should identify the airspace docket number and be

submitted in triplicate to the address listed above. Commenters wishing

the FAA to acknowledge receipt of their comments on this notice must

submit with those comments a self-addressed, stamped postcard on which

the following statement is made: ``Comments to Airspace Docket No. 94-

ANM-23.'' The postcard will be date/time stamped and returned to the

commenter. All communications received on or before the specified

closing date for comments will be considered before taking action on

the proposed rule. The proposal contained in this notice may be changed

in light of comments received. All comments submitted will be available

for examination at the address listed above both before and after the

closing date for comments. A report summarizing each substantive public

contact with FAA personnel concerned with this rulemaking will be filed

in the docket.

Availability of NPRM's

Any person may obtain a copy of this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

(NPRM) by submitting a request to the Federal Aviation Administration,

Office of Public Affairs, Attention: Public Inquiry Center, APA-230,

800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591, or by calling (202)

267-3484. Communications must identify the notice number of this NPRM.

Persons interested is being placed on a mailing list for future NPRM's

should also request a copy of Advisory Circular No. 11-2A, which

describes the application procedure.

The Proposal

The FAA is considering an amendment to part 71 of the Federal

Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to amend Class E airspace at

Wenatchee, Washington, to provide controlled airspace for a new

instrument approach procedure at the Pangborn Memorial Airport. The

area would be depicted on appropriate aeronautical charts. Class E

airspace designations for airspace areas extending upward from 700 feet

or more above the surface of the earth are published in paragraph 6005

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 designation listed in this document would be published

subsequently in the Order.

The FAA has determined that this proposed 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, when promulgated, 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).

The Proposed Amendment

Accodingly, pursuant to the authority delegated to me, the Federal

Aviation Administration proposes to amend part 71 of the Federal

Aviation Regulations (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 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 Wenatchee, WA [Revised]

Wenatchee, Pangborn Memorial Airport, WA

(Lat. 47 deg.23'55'' N, long. 120 deg.12'24'' W)

Wenatchee, VOR/DME

(Lat. 47 deg.23'58'' N, long. 120 deg.12'39'' W)

That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface

within 4.3 miles each side of the 299 deg. radial from the Wenatchee

VOR/DME to 13.4 miles northwest of the VOR/DME to 21 miles southeast

of the VOR/DME, excluding that portion within the Moses Lake, Grant

County, and Quincy Airport, WA, Class E airspace areas; that

airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface bounded

by a line beginning at:

Lat. 47 deg.36'00'' N, long. 120 deg.43'00'' W;

To lat. 47 deg.36'00'' N, long. 119 deg.39'30''W;

To lat. 47 deg.07'00'' N, long. 119 deg.39'30''W;

To lat. 47 deg.07'00'' N, long. 120 deg.43'00''W;

To the point of beginning. Excluding that portion within the Moses

Lake, Grant County Airport, WA, Class E airspace area.

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Issued in Seattle, Washington, November 16, 1994.

Temple H. Johnson, Jr.,

Manager, Air Traffic Division, Northwest Mountain Region.

[FR Doc. 94-29818 Filed 12-2-94; 8:45 am]

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