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[FR Doc No: 94-8570]


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[Federal Register: April 11, 1994]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 93-ANM-46]

 

Proposed Amendment to Class E Airspace; Idaho Falls, ID

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This proposed rule would amend the Idaho Falls, Idaho, Class E 
airspace. This action is necessary to accommodate an amendment to an 
instrument approach procedure for the Fanning Field Airport, Idaho 
Falls, Idaho. 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 May 13, 1994.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Manager, 
System Management Branch, ANM-530, Federal Aviation Administration, 
Docket No. 93-ANM-46, 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-46, 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-46.'' 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. 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 Regulation (14 CFR part 71) to amend Class E airspace at Idaho 
Falls, Idaho, to accommodate an amendment to an instrument approach 
procedure for the Fanning Field Airport, Idaho Falls, Idaho. The area 
would be depicted on aeronautical charts for pilot reference. Airspace 
reclassification, in effect as 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 air-space 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 or 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 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 Idaho Falls, ID [Revised]

Idaho Falls, Fanning Field, ID
    (lat. 43 deg.30'52''N, long. 112 deg.04'13''W)
Pocatello VORTAC
    (lat. 42 deg.52'13''N, long. 112 deg.39'08''W)
Burley VORTAC
    (lat. 42 deg.34'49''N, long. 113 deg.51'57''W)
Idaho Falls VOR/DME
    (lat. 43 deg.31'08''N, long. 112 deg.03'50''W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within 10.2 miles northwest and 4.3 miles southeast of the Idaho 
Falls VOR/DME 036 deg. and 216 deg. radials extending from 27.2 
miles northeast to 16.1 miles southwest of the VOR/DME, and within 
7.9 miles southeast and 5.3 miles northwest of the 029 deg. radial 
of the Pocatello VORTAC extending from 20.1 to 40.9 miles northeast 
of the VORTAC; that airspace extending upward from 1200 feet above 
the surface bounded by a line beginning at the intersection of long. 
112 deg.30'03''W, and the south edge of V-298, extending east along 
V-298 to the west edge of V-465, southwest on V-465 to the 
intersection of V-465 and long. 112 deg.00'00''W, south along 
112 deg.00'00''W to the north edge of V-4, west on V-4 to the 24.4 
mile radius of the Burley VORTAC, thence counter-clockwise via the 
24.4 mile radius to the south edge of V-269, then east along the 
south edge of V-269 to the 25.3 mile radius of the Pocatello VORTAC, 
thence clockwise via the 25.3 mile radius to lat. 43 deg.05'46''N, 
long. 113 deg.08'15''W; to lat. 43 deg.20'30''N, long. 
112 deg.45'33''W; to lat. 43 deg.32'00''N, long. 112 deg.35'03''W; 
to lat. 43 deg.50'20''N, long. 112 deg.30'03''W, then direct to the 
point of beginning; excluding that airspace within Federal Airways, 
the Jackson Hole Airport, Wyoming, and the Rexburg/Madison County 
Airport, Idaho, Class E airspace areas.
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    Issued in Seattle, Washington, on March 28, 1994.
Temple H. Johnson, Jr.,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Northwest Mountain Region.
[FR Doc. 94-8570 Filed 4-8-94; 8:45 am]
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