Proposed Amendment to Class E Airspace; Washington, IA

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 94-ACE-17]

Proposed Amendment to Class E Airspace; Washington, IA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This notice proposes to amend the Class E airspace area at

Washington, IA. The development of a new standard instrument approach

procedure (SIAP) at Washington Municipal Airport, Washington, IA, has

made the proposal necessary. The intended effect of this proposal is to

provide controlled airspace for aircraft executing the SIAP at

Washington, IA.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before May 30, 1995.

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

Traffic Operations Branch, ACE-530, Federal Aviation Administration,

Docket No. 94-ACE-17, 601 East 12th Street, Kansas City, MO 64106.

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

Chief Counsel for the Central Region at the same address between 9 a.m.

and 3 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.

An informal docket may also be examined during normal business

hours in the office of the Manager, Air Traffic Operations Branch, Air

Traffic Division, at the address listed above.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Kathy Randolph, ACE-530c, Federal Aviation Administration, 601 East

12th Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64106; telephone: (816) 426-3408.

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, 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 Docket No. 94-ACE-17.''

The postcard will be date/time stamped and returned to the commenter.

All communications received on or before the 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 in

the Rules Docket 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 NPRMs

Any person may obtain a copy of this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

(NPRM) by submitting a request to the Federal Aviation Administration,

Office of Public Affairs, Attention: Public Inquiry Center, APA-230,

800 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591, or by calling (202)

267-3484. Communications must identify the notice number of this NPRM.

Persons interested in being placed on a mailing list for future NPRMs

should also request a copy of Advisory Circular No. 11-2A, which

describes the application procedures.

The Proposal

The FAA is considering an amendment to part 71 of the Federal

Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to provide additional controlled

airspace for a new Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) procedure at the

Washington Municipal Airport. The additional airspace would segregate

aircraft operating under VFR conditions from aircraft operating under

IFR procedures. The area would be depicted on appropriate aeronautical

charts thereby enabling pilots to circumnavigate the area or otherwise

comply with IFR procedures. 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 7400.9B, dated July

18, 1994, and effective September 16, 1994, which is incorporated by

reference in 14 CFR 71.1. 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.

Therefore, this proposed 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 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 proposed 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).

The Proposed Amendment

Accordingly, pursuant to the authority delegated to me, the Federal

Aviation Administration proposes to amend part 71 of the

Federal Aviation Regulations (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. 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 Federal

Aviation Administration Order 7400.9B, Airspace Designations and

Reporting Points, dated July 18, 1994, and effective September 16,

1994, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 6005 Class E airspace areas extending from 700 feet or

more above the surface of the earth.

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ACE IA E5 Washington, IA [Revised]

Washington Municipal Airport, IA.

(Lat. 41 deg.16'34''N, long. 91 deg.40'25''W)

That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface

within 7-mile radius of the Washington Municipal airport and within

3.5 miles each side of the 191 deg. bearing from the airport

extending from the 7-mile radius to 13 miles south of the airport.

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Herman J. Lyons, Jr.,

Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Central Region.

[FR Doc. 95-9643 Filed 4-18-95; 8:45 am]

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