[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 217 (Thursday, November 9, 1995)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 56539-56540]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-27830]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 95-ANM-19]


Proposed Establishment of Class D Airspace; Vancouver, WA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM).

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SUMMARY: This proposed rule would establish Class D airspace at Pearson 
Airpark, Vancouver, Washington, encompassing that area which is 
excluded from the Portland International Airport Class C airspace and 
commonly referred to as the Pearson Cutout. Pearson Airpark underlies a 
proposed instrument approach procedure to Portland International 
Airport, Portland, Oregon. If established, the airspace would promote 
safety because aircraft operating at Pearson Airpark could be provided 
traffic information and wake turbulence advisories, as appropriate. The 
area would be depicted on aeronautical charts for pilot reference.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before January 5, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Manager, 
System Management Branch, ANM-530, Federal Aviation Administration, 
Docket No. 95-ANM-19, 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: James C. Frala, ANM-535/A, Federal 
Aviation Administration, Docket No. 95-ANM-19, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., 
Renton, Washington 98055-4056; telephone number: (206) 227-2535.

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. 95-
ANM-19.'' 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 the 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 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 establish Class D airspace at 
Pearson Airpark, Vancouver, Washington. Pearson Airpark underlies a 
proposed instrument approach procedure to Portland International 
Airport, Portland, Oregon. If established, the Class D airspace would 
require two-way radio communication with the control tower at Portland 
International Airport, thus providing the necessary pilot/controller 
connectivity for issuing traffic information and wake turbulence 
advisories, as appropriate. 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 7400.9C dated August 17, 1995, 

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and effective September 16, 1995, which is incorporated by reference in 
14 CFR 71.1. 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. 106(g), 40103, 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 
FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389; 14 CFR 11.69.


Sec. 71.1  [Amended]

    2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of the Federal 
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9C, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated August 17, 1995, and effective September 16, 
1995, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 5000  Class D Airspace

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ANM WA D Vancouver, WA

Vancouver, Pearson Airpark, WA
    (Lat. 45 deg.37'14''N, long. 122 deg.39'30''W)
Portland International Airport, OR
    (Lat 45 deg.35'19''N, long. 122 deg.35'51''W)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to but not 
including 1,100 feet MSL in an area bounded by a line beginning at 
the point where the 019 deg. bearing from Pearson Airpark intersects 
the 5-mile arc from Portland International Airport extending 
southeast to a point 1\1/2\, miles east of Pearson Airpark on the 
extended centerline of Runway 8/26, and thence south to the north 
shore of the Columbia River, thence west via the north shore of the 
Columbia River to the 5-mile arc from Portland International Airport 
and thence clockwise via the 5-mile arc to point of beginning.
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    Issued in Seattle, Washington, on October 26, 1995.
Richard E. Prang,
Acting Assistant Manager, Air Traffic Division, Northwest Mountain 
Region.
[FR Doc. 95-27830 Filed 11-8-95; 8:45 am]
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