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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 93-ANM-47]

 

Proposed Modification of Class D Airspace; Moses Lake, WA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This proposed rule would modify the Class D airspace for Grant 
County Airport by excluding the airspace overlying the Moses Lake 
Municipal Airport, Washington. This action would allow operations to 
and from the Moses Lake Municipal Airport without radio communication 
with the Grant County Airport Control Tower.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before March 26, 1994.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Manager, 
System Management Branch, ANM-530, Federal Aviation Administration, 
Docket No. 93-ANM-47, 1601 Lind Avenue S.W., 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-47, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, Washington, 98055-4056; 
Telephone (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. 93-
ANM-47.'' 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 Federal Aviation Administration, 1601 Lind 
Avenue S.W., Renton, Washington 98055-4056 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, 
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 modify the Class D airspace 
for Grant County Airport, WA. The reclassification of airspace which 
became effective September 16, 1993, encompassed the Moses Lake 
Municipal Airport. The FAA endeavors to exclude satellite airports 
located within Class D Airspace where safety would not be substantially 
compromised. This action would avoid any adverse impact on the Moses 
Lake Municipal Airport and simplify ATC coordination responsibilities 
between the primary and the satellite airport. The coordinates for this 
airspace docket are based on North American Datum 83. Class D 
designations are published in Paragraph 5000 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 D 
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 5000  General

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ANM WA D Moses Lake, WA [Revised]
Moses Lake, Grant County Airport, WA
    (lat. 47 deg.12'28'' N, long. 119 deg.19'13'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 
3,700 feet MSL within a 5.7-mile radius of the Grant County Airport, 
excluding that airspace within an area bounded by a line beginning 
at lat. 47 deg.11'31'' N, long. 119 deg.10'59'' W., to lat. 
47 deg.09'59'' N., long. 119 deg.14'55'' W., to lat. 47 deg.07'34'' 
N., long. 119 deg.14'55'' W., thence counterclockwise via a 5.7 mile 
radius of the Grant County airport to beginning. This Class D 
airspace area is effective during the specific dates and times 
established in advance by a Notice to Airmen. The effective date and 
time will thereafter be continuously published in the Airport/
Facility Directory.
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    Issued in Seattle, Washington, on February 2, 1994.
Temple H. Johnson,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Northwest Mountain Region.
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