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[FR Doc No: 94-3741]


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[Federal Register: February 18, 1994]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 93-ANM-45]

 

Proposed Amendment to Class E Airspace; Twin Falls, ID

agency: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

action: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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summary: This proposed rule would amend the Twin Falls, Idaho, Class E 
airspace to accommodate arrival/departure aircraft transitioning 
between the en route and terminal area southwest of Twin Falls Airport. 
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 March 25, 1994.

addresses: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Manager, 
System Management Branch, ANM-530, Federal Aviation Administration, 
Docket No. 93-ANM-45, 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-45, 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-45.'' 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. Comunications 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 Twin 
Falls, Idaho, to accommodate arrival/departure aircraft transitioning 
between the en route and terminal environment southwest of the Twin 
Falls Airport. The area would be depicted on aeronautical charts for 
pilot reference. Airspace reclassification, in effect 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 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 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 Twin Falls, ID [Revised]

Twin Falls-Sun Valley Regional, Joslin Field, ID
    (lat. 42 deg.28'55''N, long. 114 deg.29'16''W)
Twin Falls VORTAC
    (lat. 42 deg.28'47''N, long. 114 deg.29'22''W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within 8.3 miles north and 4.3 miles south of the Twin Falls VORTAC 
086 deg. and 281 deg. radials extending from the VORTAC to 26.1 
miles east and 16.1 miles west, and within 4.3 miles each side of 
the Twin Falls 156 deg. radial extending from the VORTAC to 8.3 
miles southeast of the VORTAC; that airspace extending upward from 
1,200 feet above the surface bounded on the northeast by a line 
beginning at the intersection of long. 114 deg.01'03''W and V-500, 
extending south along long. 114 deg.01'03''W to V-269, southwest 
along V-269 to the 18.3-mile radius of the Twin Falls VORTAC, thence 
clockwise via the 18.3-mile radius to V-484, northwest along V-484 
to the 14.4-mile radius of the Twin Falls VORTAC, thence clockwise 
along the 14.4-mile radius to V-293, southwest along V-293 to the 
intersection of V-293 and long. 115 deg.00'00''W, thence north along 
long. 115 deg.00'00''W to a point 7.9 miles southwest of V-253, 
thence northwest and parallel to V-253 for 25.9 miles, thence to the 
intersection of V-4, V-253, and V-330, east along V-330 to V-293, 
north along V-293 to V-500, then to the point of beginning; 
excluding that airspace within Federal airways.
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    Issued in Seattle, Washington, on January 31, 1994.
Temple H. Johnson, Jr.,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Northwest Mountain Region.
[FR Doc. 94-3741 Filed 2-17-94; 8:45 am]
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