Proposed Modification of Class D Airspace; Pasco, WA

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 94-ANM-2]

Proposed Modification of Class D Airspace; Pasco, WA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This proposed rule would modify the Class D airspace for Tri-

Cities Airport, Pasco, Washington, by excluding additional airspace

overlying the Vista Field Airport, Kennewick, Washington. This action

would allow operations to and from the Vista Field Airport without

radio communication with the Pasco Airport Traffic Control Tower.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before May 7, 1994.

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

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

Docket No. 94-ANM-2, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, Washington 98055-

4056. Telephone: (206) 227-2530.

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: Robert L. Brown, ANM-535, Federal

Aviation Administration, Docket No. 94-ANM-2, 1601 Lind Avenue SW.,

Renton, Washington 98055-4056, Telephone (206) 227-2535.

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 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-

2.'' 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 Federal Aviation Administration, 1601

Lind Avenue SW., Renton, Washington 98055-4056 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,

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 modify the Class D airspace

for Tri-Cities Airport, Pasco, WA by excluding additional airspace

overlying the Vista Field Airport. Recent construction at the airport

has resulted in closure of the east-west runway, requiring aircraft

operating to runway 02/20 to fly over the Columbia River outside the

present airspace exclusion. Additional excluded airspace will not

adversely impact the Tri-Cities airport. The coordinates for this

airspace docket are based on North American Datum 83. Class D airspace

designations are published in Paragraph 5000 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 D

airspace 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 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 5000 General

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ANM WA D Pasco, WA [Revised]

Pasco, Tri-Cities Airport, WA

(lat. 46 deg.15'52'' N, long. 119 deg.07'08'' W)

Vista Airport, Kennewick, WA

(lat. 46 deg.13'14'' N, long. 119 deg.12'19'' W)

That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including

2,900 feet MSL within a 4.3-mile radius of the Tri-Cities Airport,

excluding that airspace within a 2-mile radius of the Vista Airport.

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 March 24, 1994.

Temple H. Johnson, Jr.,

Manager, Air Traffic Division, Northwest Mountain Region.

[FR Doc. 94-7925 Filed 4-1-94; 8:45 am]

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