Proposed Amendment to Class E Airspace; Medford, OR

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 93-ANM-14]

Proposed Amendment to Class E Airspace; Medford, OR

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This proposed rule would amend the Medford, Oregon, Class E

Airspace. This action is necessary to accomodate an amended instrument

approach procedure and missed approach holding pattern at Medford-

Jackson County Airport, Medford, Oregon. The area would be depicted on

aeronautical charts to provide reference for pilots.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before February 15, 1994.

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

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

Docket No. 93-ANM-14, 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: Bob Brown, ANM-535, Federal Aviation

Administration, Docket No. 93-ANM-14, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton,

Washington 98055-4056.

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. 93-

ANM-14.'' 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 the 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,

System Management Branch, ANM-530, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton,

Washington 98055-4056. Communications must identify the notice number

of this NPRM. Persons interested in 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

Medford, Oregon to accommodate an amended instrument approach procedure

and missed approach holding pattern at Medford-Jackson County Airport.

The area would be depicted on aeronautical charts for pilot reference.

The coordinates for this airspace docket are based on North American

Datum 83. Class E airspace designations for airspace areas are

published in paragraphs 6004 and 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 as of September 16, 1993 (58 FR 36298; July 6,

1993). The Class E designations 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

In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation

Administration proposes to amend 14 CFR part 71, in effect as of

September 16, 1993, 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 6004--Class E Airspace Areas Designated as an Extension

to a Class D Surface Area

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ANM OR E5 Medford, OR [Revised]

Medford-Jackson County Airport, OR

(lat. 42 deg.22'20'' N, long. 122 deg.52'21'' W)

Rogue Valley VORTAC

(lat. 42 deg.28'46'' N, long. 122 deg.54'47'' W)

Pumie LOM

(lat. 42 deg.27'03'' N, long. 122 deg.54'48'' W)

That airspace extending upward from the surface within 1.8 miles

west and 2.7 miles east of the Medford ILS localizer north course

extending from the 4.1-mile radius to 2.7 north of Pumie LOM and

within 2.7 miles each side of the Rogue Valley VORTAC 352 deg.

radial extending from the Rogue Valley VORTAC to 11 miles north of

the VORTAC, and within 4 miles each side of the Rogue Valley VORTAC

164 deg. radial extending from the 4.1-mile radius to 19.3 miles

south of the Medford-Jackson County Airport.

Paragraph 6005--Class E Airspace Areas Extending Upward From 700

Feet or More Above the Surface of The Earth

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ANM OR E4 Medford, OR

Medford-Jackson County Airport, OR

(lat. 42 deg.22'20'' N, long. 122 deg.52'21'' W)

Rogue Valley VORTAC

(lat. 42 deg.28'46'' N, long. 122 deg.54'47'' W)

Pumie LOM

(lat. 42 deg.27'03'' N, long. 122 deg.54'48'' W)

Klamath Falls VORTAC

(lat. 42 deg.09'12'' N, long. 121 deg.43'39'' W)

Fort Jones VORTAC

(lat. 41 deg.26'59'' N, long. 122 deg.48'23'' W)

That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface

within a line from lat. 42 deg.45'00'' N, long. 123 deg.10'54'' W,

to lat. 42 deg.48'54'' N, long. 122 deg.57'06'' W; to lat.

42 deg.44'00'' N, long. 122 deg.44'36'' W; lat. 42 deg.18'00'' N,

long. 122 deg.58'30'' W; to lat. 42 deg.28' N, long. 123 deg.01'30''

W; to point of beginning; that airspace extending upward from 1,200

feet above the surface bounded on the east by V-452, on the

southeast by the 34.8-mile radius of the Klamath Falls VORTAC, on

the south by V-122, on the west by V-23, and that airspace southeast

of Medford bounded on the north by the south edge of V-122, on the

east by the 34.8-mile radius of the Klamath Falls VORTAC, on the

southeast by a line 4.3 miles southeast and parallel to the Fort

Jones VORTAC 041 deg. radial, on the west by the east edge of V-23,

and that airspace west of the Rogue Valley VORTAC bounded on the

north by the south edge of V-287, on the west by the east edge of V-

27, and on the south by the north edge of V-122.

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Issued in Seattle, Washington, on December 27, 1993.

Temple H. Johnson, Jr.,

Manager, Air Traffic Division, Northwest Mountain Region.

[FR Doc. 94-787 Filed 1-11-94; 8:45 am]

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