[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 86 (Thursday, May 2, 1996)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 19593-19594]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-10968]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 96-ANM-008]


Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace; La Grande, OR

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM).

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SUMMARY: This proposed rule would amend the La Grande, Oregon, Class E 
airspace to accommodate a new Global Positioning System (GPS) Standard 
Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) to the La Grande/Union County 
Airport. The area would be depicted on aeronautical charts for pilot 
reference.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before June 14, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Manager, 
Operations Branch, ANM-530, Federal Aviation Administration, Docket No. 
96-ANM-008, 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-532.4, Federal Aviation Administration, Docket No. 
96-ANM-008, 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

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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. 96-
ANM-008.'' 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, Operations 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 La 
Grande, Oregon, to accommodate a new GPS SIAP to the La Grande/Union 
County Airport. 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 E airspace areas extending upward from 
700 feet or more above the surface of the earth are published in 
Paragraph 6005 of FAA Order 7400.9C dated August 17, 1995, and 
effective September 16, 1995, which is incorporated by reference in 14 
CFR 71.1. The Class E 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 6005  Class E airspace areas extending upward from 700 
feet or more above the surface of the earth.

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ANM OR E5 La Grande, OR

La Grande/Union County Airport, OR
    (Lat 45 deg.17'25'' N, long. 118 deg.00'26'' W)
Walla Walla VOR/DME
    (Lat 46 deg.05'13'' N, long. 118 deg.17'33'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
bounded on the north by a line beginning at lat. 45 deg.38'59'' N, 
long. 118 deg.02'04'' W, extending eastwardly to lat. 45 deg.37'00'' 
N, long. 117 deg.44'34'' W, on the east by a line extending to lat. 
45 deg.15'29'' N, long. 117 deg.49'04'' W, on the south by a line 
extending to lat. 45 deg.17'29'' N, long. 118 deg.07'04'' W, on the 
west by a line extending to the point of beginning, and within a 
4.3-mile radius of the La Grande/Union County Airport, that airspace 
extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface bounded by a line 
beginning at lat. 45 deg.38'59'' N, long. 118 deg.02'04'' W, 
extending northwest along V-357 to the Walla Walla VOR/DME 16.6-mile 
radius, thence north along the Walla Walla VOR/DME 16.6-mile radius 
until intercepting lat. 46 deg.00'00'' N, thence eastward along lat. 
46 deg.00'00'' N, to long. 117 deg.02'00'' W, thence south along 
long. 117 deg.02'00'' W until intercepting V-298, thence westward 
along V-298 to lat. 45 deg.23'30'' N, long. 117 deg.47'10'' W, to 
lat. 45 deg.37'00'' N, long. 117 deg.44'34'' W, thence to the point 
of beginning, and that airspace bounded on the north by the 
southwest edge of V-298, on the east by the Boise, ID Enroute 
Domestic Airspace Area, on the south by the north edge of V-121, on 
the west by the east edge of V-182-397, excluding that airspace 
within Federal airways and the Baker, OR, Class E airspace area.
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    Issued in Seattle, Washington, on April 19, 1996.
Richard E. Prang,
Acting Assistant Manager, Air Traffic Division, Northwest Mountain 
Region.
[FR Doc. 96-10968 Filed 5-1-96; 8:45 am]
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