Amendment of Class E Airspace; Medford, OR

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 93-ANM-14]

Amendment of Class E Airspace; Medford, OR

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action amends the Medford, Oregon, Class E airspace. This

action is necessary to accommodate an amended instrument approach

procedure and missed approach holding pattern at Medford-Jackson County

Airport, Medford, Oregon. Airspace reclassification, in effect as of

September 16, 1993, has discontinued the use of the term ``transition

area,'' replacing it with the designation ``Class E airspace.'' The

airspace will be depicted on aeronautical charts for pilot reference.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 u.t.c., June 23, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bob Brown, ANM-535, Federal Aviation

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

Washington 98055-4056, Telephone: (206) 227-2535

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

On January 12, 1994, the FAA proposed to amend part 71 of the

Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) by amending the Medford,

Oregon, Class E airspace (59 FR 1682). Interested parties were invited

to participate in this rulemaking proceeding by submitting written

comments on the proposal to the FAA. No comments objecting to the

proposal were received.

This amendment is the same as that proposed in the notice except

during the comment period an error was discovered in the coordinates of

the Rogue Valley VORTAC and the Klamath Falls VORTAC. The errors are

corrected in this document. Class E airspace designations 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 (58 FR 36298; July 6, 1993). The Class E airspace

designations listed in this document will be published subsequently in

the Order.

The Rule

This amendment to part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations

amends the Class E airspace at Lakeview, Oregon, to accommodate an

amended instrument approach procedure at the Medford-Jackson County

Airport, Medford, Oregon.

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 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 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 designated as an extension to a

Class E surface area

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ANM OR E4 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.27'47'' 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 miles 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 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)

Klamath Falls VORTAC

(lat. 42 deg.09'11'' 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.28'00'' N, long.

123 deg.01'30'' W; to the 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

Klamth 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 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 March 24, 1994.

Temple H. Johnson, Jr.,

Manager, Air Traffic Division, Northwest Mountain Region.

[FR Doc. 94-7927 Filed 4-1-94; 8:45 am]

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