[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 232 (Monday, December 2, 1996)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 63764-63765]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-30640]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 96-ANM-23]


Proposed Removal of Class D Airspace and Establishment of Class E 
Airspace; Coeur d'Alene, Idaho

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking (SNPRM), reopening 
of comment period.

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SUMMARY: On September 9, 1996, the FAA proposed to remove Class D 
Airspace and establish Class E Airspace at Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. This 
action is the result of decommissioning the air traffic control tower 
at Coeur d'Alene Air Terminal, Idaho. The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 
(NPRM), as published, inadvertently omitted the removal of Class E4 
airspace associated with the Class D airspace action. The part-time 
airspace verbiage was also omitted. Also, an error was identified with 
the 4,800-foot MSL ceiling for the proposed airspace designation. This 
Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (SNPRM) corrects those 
errors and omissions and provides an additional comment period.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before December 15, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Manager, 
Operations Branch, ANM-530, Federal Aviation Administration, Docket No. 
96-ANM-23, 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 address listed above.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James Riley, ANM-5322, Federal 
Aviation Administration, Docket No. 96-ANM-23, 1601 Lind Avenue S.W., 
Renton, Washington 98055-4056; telephone number: (206) 227-2537.

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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. 96-
ANM-23.'' 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 SNPRM's

    Any person may obtain a copy of this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 
(NPRM) by submitting a request to the Federal Aviataion Administration, 
Operations 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 remove Class D airspace, along 
with the associated Class E4 airspace designation, and establish Class 
E airspace at Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. Changes to the airspace 
designations are as follows: (1) The Class E4 airspace designation 
would be removed and the airspace would be incorporated within the 
Class E2 airspace. (2) The part-time airspace verbiage will be added to 
the Class E airspace designation to reflect a non-twenty four hour 
operation. (3) The 4,800-foot MSL ceiling, not associated with Class E2 
airspace areas, would be removed. The FAA published an NPRM on this 
proposal on September 9, 1996 (61 FR 47465). Since issuance of the 
NPRM, the FAA has discovered errors in the proposal. Changes to the 
proposal to correct these errors are significant enough to warrant 
issuance of a SNPRM and reopening of the comment period.
    Comments received in response to the original NPRM and this SNPRM 
would be addressed in the final disposition of the rule. The area would 
be depicted on aeronautical charts for pilot reference. Class D and 
Class E airspace areas are published in Paragraphs 5000, 6002, and 6004 
respectively, of FAA Order 7400.9D dated September 4, 1996, and 
effective September 16, 1996, 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 Class D and E4 
airspace descriptions listed in this document would be removed 
subsequently from 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 7400.9D, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated September 4, 1996, and effective September 16, 
1996, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 5000  Class D airspace.

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ANM ID D Coeur d'Alene, ID [Remove]

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Paragraph 6004  Class E Airspace areas designated as an extension 
to a Class D surface area.

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ANM ID E4 Coeur d'Alene, ID [Remove]

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Paragraph 6002  Class E airspace areas designated as a surface area 
for an airport.

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ANM ID E2 Couer d'Alene, ID [New]

Coeur d'Alene Air Terminal, ID
    (lat. 47 deg.46'28''N, long. 116 deg.49'11''W)
Coeur d'Alene VOR/DME
    (lat. 47 deg.46'25''N, long. 116 deg.49'14''W)

    Within a 4.4-mile radius of the Coeur d'Alene Air Terminal and 
within 3.5 miles each side of the Coeur d'Alene VOR/DME 251 degree 
radial extending from the 4.4-mile radius to 6 miles southwest of 
the airport and within 1.8 miles each side of the Coeur d'Alene VOR/
DME 183 degree radial extending from the 4.4-mile radius to 8 miles 
south of the airport. This Class E airspace is effective during the 
specific dates and times established in advance by a 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 November 13, 1996.
Glenn A. Adams III,
Assistant Manager, Air Traffic Division, Northwest Mountain Region.
[FR Doc. 96-30640 Filed 11-29-96; 8:45 am]
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