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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 94-ANM-20]

 

Proposed Amendment to Class E Airspace; Hoquiam, WA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This proposed rule would amend the Hoquiam, Washington, Class 
E airspace. The action would provide controlled airspace for a new 
instrument approach procedure at the Hoquiam, Bowerman Airport, 
Hoquiam, 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 to provide reference for 
pilots.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before July 15, 1994.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Manager, 
System Management Branch, ANM-530, Federal Aviation Administration, 
Docket No. 94-ANM-20, 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-20, 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. 94-
ANM-20.'' 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 
Hoquium, Washington, to provide controlled airspace for a new 
instrument approach procedure at the Bowerman Airport. 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 certain airspace extending 
upward from 700 feet or more above the surface of the earth is now 
designated 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 (58 FR 36298; July 6, 1993). The Class E 
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 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 Hoquiam, WA [Revised]

Hoquiam, Bowerman Airport, WA
    (Lat. 46 deg.58'16'' N, long. 123 deg.56'12'' W)
Hoquiam VORTAC
    (Lat. 46 deg.56'49'' N, long. 124 deg.08'58'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 4-mile radius of the Bowerman Airport and within a 13-mile 
radius arc of the airport, bounded on the north by a line 1.8 miles 
north of and parallel to the Hoquiam VORTAC 068 deg. radial and on 
the south by a line 3 miles south of and parallel to the Hoquiam 
VORTAC 088 deg. radial; that airspace extending from 1200 feet above 
the surface within 5.3 miles north and 7.9 miles south of the 
Hoquiam VORTAC 081 deg. and 261 deg. radials extending from 7 miles 
east to 16.6 miles west of the VORTAC.
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    Issued in Seattle, Washington, on May 13, 1994.
Temple H. Johnson, Jr.,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Northwest Mountain Region.
[FR Doc. 94-13448 Filed 6-1-94; 8:45 am]
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