Proposed Amendment to Class E Airspace; Idaho Falls, ID

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 93-ANM-46]

Proposed Amendment to Class E Airspace; Idaho Falls, ID

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This proposed rule would amend the Idaho Falls, Idaho, Class E

airspace. This action is necessary to accommodate an amendment to an

instrument approach procedure for the Fanning Field Airport, Idaho

Falls, Idaho. 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 area would

be depicted on aeronautical charts to provide reference for pilots.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before May 13, 1994.

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

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

Docket No. 93-ANM-46, 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:

Robert L. Brown, ANM-535, Federal Aviation Administration, Docket No.

93-ANM-46, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, Washington 98055-4056;

Telephone: (206) 227-2530.

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-46.'' 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,

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 Regulation (14 CFR part 71) to amend Class E airspace at Idaho

Falls, Idaho, to accommodate an amendment to an instrument approach

procedure for the Fanning Field Airport, Idaho Falls, Idaho. The area

would be depicted on aeronautical charts for pilot reference. 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 coordinates for this airspace docket are based on North

American Datum 83. 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 7400.9A 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 air-space 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 or 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 ID E5 Idaho Falls, ID [Revised]

Idaho Falls, Fanning Field, ID

(lat. 43 deg.30'52''N, long. 112 deg.04'13''W)

Pocatello VORTAC

(lat. 42 deg.52'13''N, long. 112 deg.39'08''W)

Burley VORTAC

(lat. 42 deg.34'49''N, long. 113 deg.51'57''W)

Idaho Falls VOR/DME

(lat. 43 deg.31'08''N, long. 112 deg.03'50''W)

That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface

within 10.2 miles northwest and 4.3 miles southeast of the Idaho

Falls VOR/DME 036 deg. and 216 deg. radials extending from 27.2

miles northeast to 16.1 miles southwest of the VOR/DME, and within

7.9 miles southeast and 5.3 miles northwest of the 029 deg. radial

of the Pocatello VORTAC extending from 20.1 to 40.9 miles northeast

of the VORTAC; that airspace extending upward from 1200 feet above

the surface bounded by a line beginning at the intersection of long.

112 deg.30'03''W, and the south edge of V-298, extending east along

V-298 to the west edge of V-465, southwest on V-465 to the

intersection of V-465 and long. 112 deg.00'00''W, south along

112 deg.00'00''W to the north edge of V-4, west on V-4 to the 24.4

mile radius of the Burley VORTAC, thence counter-clockwise via the

24.4 mile radius to the south edge of V-269, then east along the

south edge of V-269 to the 25.3 mile radius of the Pocatello VORTAC,

thence clockwise via the 25.3 mile radius to lat. 43 deg.05'46''N,

long. 113 deg.08'15''W; to lat. 43 deg.20'30''N, long.

112 deg.45'33''W; to lat. 43 deg.32'00''N, long. 112 deg.35'03''W;

to lat. 43 deg.50'20''N, long. 112 deg.30'03''W, then direct to the

point of beginning; excluding that airspace within Federal Airways,

the Jackson Hole Airport, Wyoming, and the Rexburg/Madison County

Airport, Idaho, Class E airspace areas.

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Issued in Seattle, Washington, on March 28, 1994.

Temple H. Johnson, Jr.,

Manager, Air Traffic Division, Northwest Mountain Region.

[FR Doc. 94-8570 Filed 4-8-94; 8:45 am]

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