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[FR Doc No: 94-6526]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71
[Airspace Docket No. 94-ANM-16]
Proposed Amendment to Class D Airspace; Spokane, WA
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.
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SUMMARY: This proposed rule would amend the Spokane, Washington, Class
D airspace From Full-Time Back to Part-Time. This action is necessary
to correct an error in the airspace description that occurred during
the airspace reclassification process. Airspace reclassification, in
effect as of September 16, 1993, has discontinued the use of the term
``airport traffic area'' and, for control zones with operating control
towers, replaced it with the designation ``Class D airspace.'' This
amendment would bring publications up-to-date giving continuous
information to the aviation public.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before April 30, 1994.
ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Manager,
System Management branch, ANM-530, Federal Aviation Administration,
Docket No. 94-ANM-16, 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:
James Riley, ANM-537, Federal Aviation Administration, Docket No. 94-
ANM-16, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, Washington 98055-4056; telephone
number: (206) 227-2537.
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. Commments 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. 94-
ANM-16.'' 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 the 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 Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to amend Class D airspace at
Spokane, Washington. During the airspace reclassification process the
language designating the Class D airspace as part-time was
inadvertently omitted. This action would correct that error. Airspace
reclassification, in effect as of September 16, 1993, has discontinued
the use of the term ``airport traffic area'' and, for control zones
with operating control towers, replaced it with the designation ``Class
D airspace.'' The coordinates for this airspace docket are based on
North American Datum 83. Class D airspace is 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.
If, 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 than
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 Spokane, WA [Amended]
Spokane, Felts Field, WA
(Lat. 47 deg.40'59'' N, long. 117 deg.19'21'' W)
That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including
4,500 feet MSL within a 4-mile radius of Felts Field, excluding that
airspace within the Spokane International Airport, WA, Class C
airspace area. 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 March 9, 1994.
Temple H. Johnson, Jr.,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Northwest Mountain Region.
[FR Doc. 94-6526 Filed 3-18-94; 8:45 am]
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