[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 41 (Monday, March 3, 1997)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 9399-9400]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-5181]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71
[Airspace Docket No. 97-ANM-3]
Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace; Salt Lake City, UT
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.
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SUMMARY: This proposed rule would amend the Salt Lake City, Utah, Class
E airspace. This action is necessary to fully contain aircraft, holding
at WAATS Intersection, within controlled airspace. The area would be
depicted on aeronautical charts for pilot reference.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before March 25, 1997.
ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Manager,
Operations Branch, ANM-530, Federal Aviation Administration, Docket No.
97-ANM-3, 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-532.2, Federal
Aviation Administration, Docket No. 97-ANM-3, 1601 Lind Avenue S.W.,
Renton, Washington 98055-4056; telephone number (206) 227-2537.
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
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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. 97-
ANM-3.'' 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 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
(NPRM) by submitting a request to the Federal Aviation 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 amend Class E airspace at Salt
Lake City, Utah, to fully contain aircraft, holding a WAATS
Intersection, within controlled airspace. Currently, there is a
possibility that aircraft holding at WATTS intersection, at certain
altitudes, would be operating outside controlled airspace. This
amendment would correct that situation. 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 7400.9D 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 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 6005 Class E airspace areas extending upward from 700
feet or more above the surface of the earth.
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ANM UT E5 Salt Lake City, UT [Revised]
Salt Lake City International Airport, UT
(Lat. 40 deg.47'13'' N, long. 111 deg.58'08'' W)
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
bounded by a line beginning at lat. 41 deg.00'00'' N, long.
111 deg.45'03'' W, thence south along long. 111 deg.45'03'' W, to
lat. 40 deg.22'30'' N, thence southeast to lat. 40 deg.10'20'' N,
long. 111 deg.35'03'' W, thence southwest to lat. 40 deg.03'30'' N,
long. 111 deg.48'33'' W, thence northwest to lat. 40 deg.43'00'' N,
long. 112 deg.22'03'' W, thence north along long. 112 deg.22'03'' W,
to lat. 41 deg.00'00'' N, thence east long lat. 41 deg.00'00'' N, to
the point of beginning; that airspace extending upward from 1,200
feet above the surface bounded on the north by lat. 41 deg.00'00''
N, on the east by long. 111 deg.25'33'' W, thence south to lat.
40 deg.11'00'' N, thence east to lat. 40 deg.11'00'' N, long,
110 deg.15'00'' W, thence southwest to lat. 39 deg.33'00'' N, long.
110 deg.55'00'' W, thence southwest to lat. 39 deg.04'00'' N, long,
112 deg.27'30'' W, thence northwest to lat. 39 deg.48'00'' N, long,
112 deg.50'00'' W, thence west via lat. 39 deg.48'00'' N, to the
east edge of Restricted Area R-6402A, and on the west by the east
edge of Restricted Area R-6402A, Restricted Area R-6402B and
Restricted Area R-6406A and long. 113 deg.00'03'' W; excluding the
portion within the Price, UT and the Delta, UT, airspace areas; that
airspace east of Salt Lake City extending upward from 11,000 feet
MSL bounded on the northwest by the southeast edge of V-32, on the
southeast by the northwest edge of V-235, on the southwest by the
northeast edge of V-101 and on the west by long. 111 deg.25'33'' W;
excluding that airspace within the Evanston, WY, 1,200-foot Class E
airspace area; that airspace southeast of Salt Lake City extending
upward from 13,500 feet MSL bounded on the northeast by the
southwest edge of V-484, on the south by the north edge of V-200 and
on the west by long. 111 deg.25'33'' W; excluding the portion within
Restricted Area R-6403 and the Bonneville, UT Class E airspace area.
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Issued in Seattle, Washington, on February 11, 1997.
Glenn A. Adams III,
Assistant Manager, Air Traffic Division, Northwest Mountain Region.
[FR Doc. 97-5181 Filed 2-28-97; 8:45 am]
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