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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 94-ANM-43]

 

Proposed Amendment of Class D Airspace; Klamath Falls, OR

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This proposed rule would amend the Klamath Falls, Oregon, 
Class D airspace from full-time to part-time operations due to a recent 
reduction in military activity at the Klamath Falls International 
Airport. The rule would provide a statement regarding part-time 
operations in the Class D airspace description. Airspace 
reclassification, in effect as of September 16, 1993, has discontinued 
the use of the term ``airport traffic area'' and ``control zone'' with 
operating control towers, replacing them with the designation ``Class D 
airspace.''

DATES: Comments must be received on or before September 30, 1994.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal to: Manager, System Management 
Branch, ANM-530, Federal Aviation Administration, Docket No. 94-ANM-43, 
1601 Lind Avenue S.W., 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 same address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ted Melland, System Management Branch, 
ANM-530, Federal Aviation Administration, Docket No. 94-ANM-43, 1601 
Lind Avenue S.W., Renton, Washington, 98055-4056; telephone number: 
(206) 227-2536.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments Invited

    Aeronautical activity at Klamath Falls International Airport, 
Oregon, was significantly comprised of military operations. On June 30, 
1994, the military alert squadron terminated operations at the airport, 
thereby nullifying the need for staffing the control tower during the 
midnight shift.
    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 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-
43.'' 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.
    Airspace reclassification, in effect as of September 16, 1993, has 
discontinued use of the terms ``airport traffic area'' and ``control 
zone'' with operating control towers, and replaced them with the 
designation ``Class D airspace.'' The coordinates in this NPRM are in 
North American Datum 83.

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 S.W., 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 D airspace at 
Klamath Falls, Oregon, to provide information regarding modified 
(reduced) hours of operation at the Air Traffic Control Tower (ATCT). 
Airspace reclassification, in effect as of September 16, 1993, has 
discontinued the use of the terms ``control zone and airport traffic 
area,'' and certain airspace areas extending upward from surface of the 
earth are now Class D airspace areas. 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 D airspace 
areas extending upward from the surface of the earth 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 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 5000  General

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ANM OR D Klamath Falls, OR [Revised]

Klamath Falls International Airport, OR
    (lat. 42 deg.09'23'' N, long. 121 deg.44'00'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 
6,600 feet MSL within a 5.4-mile radius of the Klamath Falls 
International Airport. This Class D airspace area is effective 
during the specific dates and times established in advance by a 
Notice of 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 July 25, 1994.
Charles Davis,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Northwest Mountain Region.
[FR Doc. 94-20663 Filed 8-22-94; 8:45 am]
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