Establishment of Class E Airspace; Driggs, Idaho

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 97-ANM-6]

Establishment of Class E Airspace; Driggs, Idaho

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Direct final rule; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: This action establishes a Class E airspace area at Driggs,

Idaho (U59) to provide adequate controlled airspace for a new (GP-A

approach procedure to Teton Peaks/Driggs Municipal Airport, Driggs,

Idaho. This action also amends the Idaho Falls, Idaho, 1200-foot Class

E airspace area to provide controlled airspace for the new GPS-A

approach procedure to Teton Peaks/Driggs Municipal Airport. The airport

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underlies the Idaho Falls 1200-foot Class E airspace area.

DATES: Effective 0901 UTC, November 1, 1997.

Comment Date: Comments must be receive on or before August 15,

1997.

ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding the rule in triplicate to: Manager,

Airspace Branch, Air Traffic Division, ANM-520, Federal Aviation

Administration, Docket Number 97-ANM-6, 1601 Lind Avenue S.W., Renton,

Washington 98055-4056.

The official docket may be examined in the office of the Assistant

Chief Counsel for the Northwest Mountain Region at the same address.

An informal docket may also be examined during normal business

hours at the address listed above.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

James Riley, ANM-520.4, Federal Aviation Administration, Docket No. 97-

ANM-6, 1601 Lind Avenue S.W., Renton, Washington, 98055-4056; telephone

number: (425) 227-2537.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A new Standard Instrument Approach Procedure

to Tenton Peaks/Driggs Municipal Airport, the GPS-A approach, requires

the establishment of Class E airspace in the vicinity of Driggs, Idaho,

and amendment of 1200-foot Class E airspace at Idaho Falls, Idaho. This

action provides adequate controlled airspace for those aircraft using

the new GPS-A instrument approach. Class E airspace areas extending

upward from 700 feet above the surface of the earth are published in

Paragraph 6005 of FAA Order 7400.9D dated September 4, 1996, and

effective September 16, 1996, which is incorporated by reference in 14

CFR 71.1. The Class E airspace designation listed in this document will

be published subsequently in the Order.

The Direct Final Rule Procedure

The FAA anticipates that this regulation will not result in adverse

or negative comment, and, therefore, issues it as a direct final rule.

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.

Unless a written adverse or negative comment, or a written notice of

intent to submit an adverse or negative comment is received within the

comment period, the regulations will become effective on the date

specified above. After the close of the comment period, the FAA will

publish a docket to the Federal Register indicating that no adverse or

negative comments were received and confirming the date on which the

final rule will become effective. If the FAA does receive, within the

comment period, an adverse or negative comment, or written notice of

intent to submit such a comment, a document withdrawing the direct

final rule will be published in the Federal Register, and a notice of

proposed rulemaking may be published with a new comment period.

Comments Invited

Although this action is in the form of a direct final rule, and was

not preceded by a notice of proposed rulemaking, interested persons are

invited to comment on this rule by submitting such written data, views,

or arguments as they may desire. Communications should identify the

Rules Docket Number and be submitted in triplicate to the address

specified under the captain ADDRESS. All communications received on or

before the closing date for comments will be considered, and this rule

may be amended or withdrawn in light of the comments received. Factual

information that supports the commenter's ideas and suggestions are

extremely helpful in evaluating the effectiveness of this action and

determining whether additional rulemaking action would be needed.

Comments are specifically invited on the overall regulatory,

economic, environmental, and energy aspects of the rule that might

suggest a need to modify the rule. All comments submitted will be

available, both before and after the closing date for comments, in the

Rules Docket for examination by interested persons. A report that

summarizes each FAA-public contact concerned with the substance of this

action will be filed in the Rules Docket.

Commenters wishing the FAA to acknowledge receipt of their comments

submitted in response to this rule must submit a self-addressed,

stamped postcard on which the following statement is made: ``Comments

to Docket No. 97-ANM-6.'' The postcard will be date stamped and

returned to the commenter.

Agency Findings

The regulation adopted herein will not have substantial direct

effects on the States, on the relationship between the national

government and the states, or on the distribution of power and

responsibilities among the various levels of government. Therefore, in

accordance with Executive Order 12612, it is determined that this final

rule does not have sufficient federalism implications to warrant the

preparation of a Federalism Assessment.

The FAA has determined that this regulation is noncontroversial and

unlikely to result in adverse or negative comments. For the reasons

discussed in the preamble, I certify that this regulation (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 these routine matters will only affect

air traffic procedures and air navigation. It is certified that these

proposed rules will not have 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

Accordingly, the Federal Aviation Administration amends part 71 of

the Federal Aviation Regulations (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. 106(g), 40103, 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24

FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389; 14 CFR 11.69.

Sec. 71.1 [Amended]

2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of the Federal

Aviation Administration Order 7400.9D, Airspace Designations and

Reporting Points, dated September 4, 1996, and effective September 16,

1996, is amended as follows:

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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 Driggs, ID [New]

Teton Peaks/Driggs Municipal Airport, ID

(lat. 43 deg.44'30'' N, long. 111 deg.05'54'' W)

That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface

within a 7.5-mile radius of the Teton Peaks/Driggs Municipal

Airport.

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ANM ID E5 Idaho Falls, ID [Revised]

Idaho Falls. Fanning Filed, 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)

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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 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 intersection of the south edge of V-298 and long.

112 deg.02'00'' W, north along long. 112 deg.02'00'' W to lat.

44 deg.20'00'' N, east along lat. 44 deg.20'00'' N to long.

110 deg.37'00'' W, south along long. 110 deg.37'00'' W to the

intersection of long. 110 deg.37'00'' W and the northwest edge of V-

465, southwest on V-465 to the intersection of V-465 and long.

112 deg.00'00'' W, south along long. 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 counterclockwise via the 24.4-mile radius to the

south edge of V-269, thence 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, thence direct to the point of beginning;

excluding that airspace within federal airways, the Jackson Hole

Airport, WY, the Rexburg/Madison County Airport, ID, and the West

Yellowstone Airport, MT, Class E airspace areas.

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Issued in Seattle, Washington, on June 9, 1997.

Glenn A. Adams III,

Assistant Manager, Air Traffic Division, Northwest Mountain Region.

[FR Doc. 97-15858 Filed 6-16-97; 8:45 am]

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