Proposed Amendment to Class E Airspace; La Grande, OR

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 94-ANM-8]

Proposed Amendment to Class E Airspace; La Grande, OR

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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

Airspace. This action is necessary to accommodate arrival/departure

aircraft transitioning between the en route and terminal areas in

southeastern Oregon. The area would be depicted on aeronautical charts.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before May 1, 1994.

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

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

Docket No. 94-ANM-8, 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. 94-ANM-8, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton,

Washington 98055-4056; telephone number: (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 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-8.'' 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 La

Grande, Oregon to accommodate arrival/departure aircraft transitioning

between the en route and terminal areas in southeastern Oregon.

Airspace reclassification, in effect as of September 16, 1993, has

discontinued the use of the term ``transition area,'' and airspace

extending upward from 700 feet or more above the surface of the earth

is now Class E airspace. 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 areas extending

upward from 700 feet or more above the surface of the earth are

published in Paragraph 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

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

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 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 La Grande, OR [Revised]

La Grande/Union County Airport, OR

(lat. 45 deg.17'21'' N, long. 118 deg.00'22'' W)

That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface

bounded on the north by a line beginning at lat. 45 deg.38'59'' N,

long. 118 deg.02'04'' W, extending eastwardly to lat. 45 deg.37'00''

N, long. 117 deg.44'34'' W, on the east by a line extending to lat.

45 deg.15'29'' N, long. 117 deg.49'04'' W, on the south by a line

extending to lat. 45 deg.17'29'' N, long. 118 deg.04'04'' W, on the

west by a line extending to the point of beginning, and within a

4.3-mile radius of the La Grande/Union County Airport; that airspace

extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface bounded by a line

beginning at lat. 45 deg.38'59'' N., long. 118 deg.02'04'' W,

extending northwest along V-357 to the Walla Walla VOR/DME 16.6-mile

radius; thence north along the Walla Walla VOR/DME 16.6-mile radius

until intercepting lat. 46 deg.00'00'' N, thence eastward along lat.

46 deg.00'00'' N, to long. 117 deg.02'00'' W; thence south along

long. 117 deg.02'00'' W until intercepting V-298; thence westward

along V-298 to lat. 45 deg.23'30'' N, long. 117 deg.47'10'' W; to

lat. 45 deg.37'00'' N., long. 117 deg.44'34'' W; thence to the point

of beginning, excluding that airspace within Federal Airways.

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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. 94-7928 Filed 4-1-94; 8:45 am]

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