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[FR Doc No: 94-20671]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 94-ANM-21]

 

Establishment of Class E Airspace Areas

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: This action establishes Class E airspace areas at Fort Lewis, 
Washington; Olympia, Washington; Spokane, Washington; Walla Walla, 
Washington; Yakima, Washington; Casper, Wyoming; and Cheyenne, Wyoming. 
Presently, these areas are designated as Class D airspace when the 
associated control tower is in operation. However, controlled airspace 
to the surface is needed when the control towers located at these areas 
are closed. The intended effect of this action is to provide adequate 
Class E airspace for instrument flight rule (IFR) operations when these 
control towers are closed.

DATES: Effective date--0901 UTC, October 13, 1994.
    Comment date: Comments must be received before September 30, 1994.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the rule in triplicate to: Manager, System 
Management Branch, Air Traffic Division, ANM-530, Federal Aviation 
Administration, Docket No. 94-ANM-21, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, 
Washington, 98055-4056.
    The official docket may be examined in the Office of the Assistant 
Chief Counsel for the Northwest Mountain Region, Suite 570, 1601 Lind 
Avenue SW., Renton, Washington, 98055-4056; telephone: (206) 227-2007.
    An informal docket may also be examined during normal business 
hours at the address listed above.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ted Melland, Airspace and Procedures Section, System Management Branch, 
Air Traffic Division, ANM-530 Federal Aviation Administration, 1601 
Lind Avenue SW., Renton, Washington, 98055-4056; telephone: (206) 227-
2536.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Request for Comments on the Rule

    Although this action is a final rule, and was not preceded by 
notice and public procedure, comments are invited on the rule. This 
rule will become effective on the date specified in the DATES section. 
However, after the review of any comments, and if the FAA finds that 
further changes are appropriate, it will initiate rulemaking 
proceedings to extend the effective date of the rule or to amend the 
regulation.
    Comments that provide the factual basis supporting the views and 
suggestions presented are particularly helpful in evaluating the 
effects of the rule, and in determining whether additional rulemaking, 
is required. Comments are specifically invited on the overall 
regulatory, aeronautical, economic, environmental, and energy-related 
aspects of the rule which might suggest the need to modify the rule.

The Rule

    This amendment to part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations 
establishes Class E airspace areas at Fort Lewis, Washington; Olympia, 
Washington; Spokane, Washington; Walla Walla, Washington; Yakima, 
Washington; Casper, Wyoming; and Cheyenne, Wyoming. Currently, these 
areas are designated as Class D airspace when the associated control 
towers are in operation. The intended effect of this action is to 
provide adequate Class E airspace for IFR operations at these airports 
when these control towers are closed.
    As noted in the Airspace Reclassification Final Rule, published in 
the Federal Register on December 17, 1991, airspace at an airport with 
a part-time control tower should be designated as a Class D airspace 
area when the control tower is in operation, and as a Class E airspace 
area when the control tower is closed (56 FR 65645).
    The coordinates for this airspace docket are based on North 
American Datum 83. Class E airspace areas designated as surface areas 
for airports are published in Paragraph 6002 of FAA Order 7400.9B dated 
July 18, 1994, and effective September 16, 1994, which is incorporated 
by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class E airspace designations listed 
in this document will be published subsequently in the Order. Under the 
circumstances presented, the FAA concludes that there is an immediate 
need to establish these Class E airspace areas in order to promote the 
safe and efficient handling of air traffic in these areas. Therefore, I 
find that notice and public procedures under 5 U.S.C. 553(b) are 
impracticable and contrary to the public interest.
    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 11304; 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 Federal Aviation 
Administration amends 14 CFR part 71 as follows:

PART 71--[AMENDED]

    1. The authority citation for 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 7400.9B, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated July 18, 1994, and effective September 16, 
1994, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 6002  Class E airspace areas designated as surface areas 
for airports.
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ANM WA E2 Fort Lewis, WA [New]

Fort Lewis, Gray AAF, WA
    (lat. 47 deg.04'45''N, long. 122 deg.34'53''W)
McChord VORTAC
    (lat. 47 deg.08'52''N, long. 122 deg.28'30''W)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface within a 4.3-
mile radius of Gray AAF, excluding the portions within the Tacoma, 
McChord AFB, WA, Class D airspace area and the portion east of a 
line 1.8 miles west of and parallel to the McChord VORTAC 182 deg. 
radial. This class E airspace is effective during the specific dates 
and times established in advance by Notice to Airmen. The effective 
date and time will thereafter be continuously published in the 
Airport/Facility Directory.
* * * * *

ANM WA E2 Olympia, WA [New]

Olympia Airport, WA
    (lat 46 deg.58'14''N, long. 122 deg.54'11''W)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface within a 4-mile 
radius of the Olympia Airport. This class E airspace is effective 
during the specific dates and times established in advance by Notice 
to Airmen. The effective date and time will thereafter be 
continuously published in the Airport Facility Directory.
* * * * *

ANM WA E2 Spokane Felts Field, WA [New]

Spokane Felts Field, WA
    (lat. 47 deg.40'59''N, long. 117 deg.19'21''W)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface within a 4-mile 
radius of the Felts Field, excluding that airspace within the 
Spokane International Airport, WA, Class C airspace area. This class 
E airspace is effective during the specific dates and times 
established in advance by Notice to Airmen. The effective date and 
time will thereafter be continuously published in the Airport/
Facility Directory.
* * * * *

ANM WA E2 Walla Walla, WA [New]

Walla Walla Regional Airport, WA
    (lat. 46 deg.05'40''N, long. 118 deg.17'17''W)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface within a 4.3-
mile radius of the Walla Walla Regional Airport. This class E 
airspace is effective during the specific dates and times 
established in advance by Notice to Airmen. The effective date and 
time will thereafter be continuously published in the Airport/
Facility Directory.
* * * * *

ANM WA E2 Yakima, WA [New]

Yakima Air Terminal, WA
    (lat. 46 deg.34'05''N, long. 120 deg.32'38''W)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface within a 4.2-
mile radius of the Yakima Air Terminal. This class E airspace is 
effective during the specific dates and times established in advance 
by Notice to Airmen. The effective date and time will thereafter be 
continuously published in the Airport/Facility Directory.
* * * * *

ANM WY E2 Casper, WY [New]

Casper, Natrona County International Airport, WY
    (lat. 42 deg.54'30''N, long. 106 deg.27'49''W)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface within a 4.3-
mile radius of the Natrona county International Airport. This class 
E airspace is effective during the specific dates and times 
established in advance by Notice to Airmen. The effective date and 
time will thereafter be continuously published in the Airport/
Facility Directory.
* * * * *

ANM WY E2 Cheyenne, WY [New]

Cheyenne, Airport, WY
    (lat. 41 deg.09'21''N, long. 104 deg.48'46''W)
Cheyenne, ILS OM
    (lat. 41 deg.08'48''N, long. 104 deg.40'44''W)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface within a 5.6-
mile radius of the Cheyenne Airport, and within 1.8 miles each side 
of the Cheyenne ILS localizer east course extending from the 5.6-
mile radius to the OM. This class E airspace is effective during the 
specific dates and times established in advance by 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 July 26, 1994.
Charles E. Davis,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Northwest Mountain Region.
[FR Doc. 94-20671 Filed 8-23-94; 8:45 am]
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