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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 93-ANM-35]

 

Establishment of Class D Airspace; Hailey, ID

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action proposes to establish Class D airspace at Friedman 
Memorial Airport, Hailey, Idaho. Midwest ATC Service, Inc., operates a 
control tower at Friedman Memorial Airport with an associated airport 
traffic area. Airspace Reclassification, which became effective 
September 16, 1993, discontinued the use of the term ``airport traffic 
area'' and eliminated those ATA's not already designated to become 
Class D Airspace. As a result, the requirement for two-way radio 
communication with the control tower at Friedman Memorial Airport 
lapsed. The intended effect of this proposal is to provide adequate 
Class D airspace to contain instrument flight rules (IFR) operations 
and continue the two-way radio communication requirement at Friedman 
Memorial Airport.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 u.t.c., June 23, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Bob Brown, ANM-535, Federal Aviation Administration, Docket No. 93-ANM-
35, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, Washington 98055-4056, Telephone: 
(206) 227-2535.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

    On January 12, 1994, the FAA proposed to amend part 71 of the 
Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) by establishing the 
Hailey, Idaho, Class D airspace (59 FR 1680). Interested parties were 
invited to participate in this rulemaking proceeding by submitting 
written comments on the proposal to the FAA. No comments objecting to 
the proposal were received.
    Airspace reclassification, in effect as of September 16, 1993, has 
discontinued the use of the term ``airspace traffic area,'' replacing 
it with the designation ``Class D airspace.'' Class D airspace areas 
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 will be published 
subsequently in the Order.

The Rule

    This amendment to part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations 
establishes the Class D airspace at Friedman Memorial Airport, Hailey, 
Idaho. Midwest ATC Service, Inc., operates a control tower at Friedman 
Memorial Airport with an associated airport traffic area (ATA). 
Airspace Reclassification, which became effective September 16, 1993, 
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.'' Only ATA's already designated to 
become Class D airspace continued to exist; Friedman Memorial Airport 
was not so designated. As a result, the requirement for two-way radio 
communication with the control tower at Friedman Memorial Airport 
lapsed. The intended effect of this proposal is to provide adequate 
Class D airspace to contain IFR operations and continue the two-way 
communication requirement at Friedman Memorial Airport.
    The FAA has determined that this 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 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).

Adoption of the Amendment

    In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation 
Administration amends 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. 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 ID D Hailey, Idaho [New]

Friedman Memorial Airport, Hailey, ID
    (lat. 43 deg.30'17'' N, long. 114 deg.17'48'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to, and 
including, 7,800 feet MSL within a 4.1-mile radius of the Friedman 
Memorial Airport. This Class D airspace area is effective during the 
specified 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 17, 1994.
Temple H. Johnson, Jr.,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Northwest Mountain Region.
[FR Doc. 94-6966 Filed 3-23-94; 8:45 am]
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