[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 150 (Friday, August 2, 1996)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 40315-40316]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-19675]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 96-ANM-012]


Establishment of Class E Airspace; Grants Pass, OR

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action establishes the Grants Pass, Oregon, Class E 
airspace to accommodate a Global Positioning System (GPS) Standard 
Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) to the Grants Pass Airport.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, December 5, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
James C. Frala, Operations Branch, ANM-532.4, Federal Aviation 
Administration, Docket No. 96-ANM-012, 1601 Lind Avenue, SW., Renton, 
Washington 98055-4056; telephone number: (206) 227-2535.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

History

    On June 12, 1996, the FAA proposed to amend part 71 of the Federal 
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to establish Class E airspace at 
Grants Pass, Oregon, to accommodate a new GPS SIAP to the Grants Pass 
Airport (61 FR 29699). Interested parties were invited to participate 
in the rulemaking proceeding by submitting written comments on the 
proposal. No comments were received.

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    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 listed in this document will be published 
subsequently in the Order.

The Rule

    This amendment to part 71 of Federal Aviation Regulations 
establishes Class E airspace at Grants Pass, Oregon. 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. 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 Grants Pass, OR [New]

Grants Pass Airport, OR
    (lat. 42 deg.30'37''N, long. 123 deg.23'17''W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 7-mile radius of the Grants Pass Airport and within 7 miles 
each side of a 331 deg. bearing from the Grants Pass Airport 
extending from the 7-mile radius to 25 miles northwest of the 
airport.
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    Issued in Seattle, Washington, on July 23, 1996.
Richard E. Prang,
Acting Assistant Manager, Air Traffic Division, Northwest Mountain 
Region.
[FR Doc. 96-19675 Filed 8-1-96; 8:45 am]
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