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[FR Doc No: 94-14133]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 94-ANM-2]

 

Modification of Class D Airspace; Pasco, WA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action modifies the Pasco, Washington, Tri-cities 
Airport, Class D airspace by excluding additional airspace overlying 
the Vista Field Airport, Kennewick, Washington. This action will allow 
operations to and from the Vista Field Airport without radio 
communication with the Pasco Airport Traffic Control Tower.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 u.t.c., August 18, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
James Riley, ANM-537, Federal Aviation Administration, Docket No. 94-
ANM-2, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, Washington, 98055-4056; telephone 
number: (206) 227-2537.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

History

    On April 4, 1994, the FAA proposed to amend part 71 of the Federal 
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) by modifying the Class D airspace 
for Tri-Cities Airport, Pasco, Washington (59 FR 15668). Airspace 
within a .9-mile radius of Vista Field Airport is presently excluded 
from the Pasco Class D airspace. Recent construction at the Vista Field 
airport has resulted in closure of the east-west runway, requiring 
aircraft operating to runway 02/20 to fly over the Columbia River 
outside the present airspace exclusion. Interested parties were invited 
to participate in the rulemaking proceeding by submitting written 
comments on the proposal. No comments were received. 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 will be published 
subsequently in the Order.

The Rule

    This amendment to part 71 of Federal Aviation Regulations amends 
Class D airspace at Pasco, Washington by excluding additional airspace 
overlying the Vista Field Airport Kennewick, Washington. 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 FAA amends 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 Pasco, WA  [Revised]

Pasco, Tri-Cities Airport, WA
    (Lat. 46 deg.15'52'' N, Long, 119 deg.07'08'' W)
Vista Airport, Kennewick, WA
    (Lat. 46 deg.13'14'' N, Long, 119 deg.12'19'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 
2,900 feet MSL within a 4.3-mile radius of the Tri-Cities Airport, 
excluding that airspace within a 2-mile radius of the Vista Airport. 
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 May 25, 1994.
Temple H. Johnson, Jr.,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Northwest Mountain Region.
[FR Doc. 94-14133 Filed 6-9-94; 8:45 am]
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