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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 94-ANM-28]

 

Proposed Amendment to Class E 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 
E Airspace. This action is necessary to accommodate arrival/departure 
aircraft transitioning between the en route and terminal areas in 
Eastern Washington. 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.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before July 10, 1994.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Manager, 
System Management Branch, ANM-530, Federal Aviation Administration, 
Docket No. 94-ANM-28, 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:
Ted Melland, ANM-536, Federal Aviation Administration, Docket No. 94-
ANM-28, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, Washington 98055-4056; telephone 
number: (206) 227-2536.

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. 94-
ANM-28.'' 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 Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to amend Class E airspace at 
Spokane, Washington to accommodate arrival/departure aircraft 
transitioning between the en route and terminal areas in Eastern 
Washington. 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 area would be depicted on 
aeronautical charts for pilot reference. The coordinates for this 
airspace docket are based on North American Datum 83. Class E 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 (58 FR 36298; July 6, 1993). The Class E 
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 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 WA E5 Spokane, WA [Revised]

Spokane International Airport, WA
    (lat. 47 deg.37'12'' N, long. 117 deg.32'02'' W)
Fairchild AFB

    (lat. 47 deg.36'54'' N, long. 117 deg.39'29'' W)
Spokane VORTAC
    (lat. 47 deg.33'54'' N, long. 115 deg.37'37'' W)
Mullan Pass VOR/DME
    (lat. 47 deg.27'25'' N, long. 115 deg.38'46'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
bounded on the north by a line beginning at lat. 47 deg.50'00'' N, 
long. 118 deg.00'04'' W; extending to lat. 47 deg.50'00'' N, long. 
117 deg.30'04'' W; to lat. 47 deg.58'00'' N, long. 117 deg.16'04'' 
W; to lat. 47 deg.51'00'' N, long. 117 deg.08'04'' W; to lat. 
47 deg.56'00'' N, long. 116 deg.47'04'' W; to lat. 47 deg.44'00'' N, 
long. 116 deg.41'04'' W; to lat. 47 deg.37'00'' N, long. 
117 deg.13'04'' W; to lat. 47 deg.28'00'' N, long. 117 deg.16'04'' 
W; to lat. 47 deg.17'00'' N, long. 117 deg.47'04'' W; to lat. 
47 deg.26'00'' N, long. 118 deg.00'04'' W; thence to the point of 
beginning; that airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet above the 
surface within a 45.3-mile radius of Fairchild AFB, excluding that 
portion southeast of Spokane bounded on the north by the 33.1-mile 
radius of the Fairchild AFB, on the northeast by a line 4 miles 
south of and parallel to the Spokane VORTAC 107 deg. radial, on the 
southeast by the 45.3-mile radius of the Fairchild AFB, on the 
southwest by a line parallel to and 8.7 miles northeast of V-253; 
that airspace south of Spokane extending from the 45.3-mile radius 
bounded on the east by a line parallel to and 8.7 miles east of V-
253, on the south by V-536, on the west by the east edge of V-444; 
that airspace southeast of Spokane extending upward from 6,000 feet 
MSL, bounded on the north by the 33.1-mile radius of Fairchild AFB, 
on the northeast by a line 4 miles south of and parallel to the 
Spokane VORTAC 107 deg. radial, on the southeast by the 45.3-mile 
radius of the Fairchild AFB, on the southwest by a line parallel to 
and 8.7 miles northeast of V-253; that airspace southeast of Spokane 
extending upward from 7,000 feet MSL, bounded on the northwest by 
the 45.3-mile radius, on the north by the south edge of V-120, on 
the southeast by the north edge of V-536 and on the southwest by a 
line parallel to and 8.7 miles northeast of V-253, excluding Federal 
airways and the Pullman, WA, Class E airspace area.
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    Issued in Seattle, Washington, on May 12, 1994.
Temple H. Johnson, Jr.,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Northwest Mountain Region.
[FR Doc. 94-13068 Filed 5-26-94; 8:45 am]
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