[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 211 (Friday, October 31, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 58897]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-28957]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 97-ANM-07]


Establishment of Class E Airspace; Lewiston, ID

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action establishes the Lewiston, ID, Class E airspace. 
The recent commissioning of the Lewiston-Nez Perce Automated Surface 
Observation System (ASOS) qualifies the Lewiston-Nez Perce County 
Airport for a Class E surface area. The intended effect of this action 
is to provide the controlled airspace necessary, when the control tower 
is closed and Class D airspace is not active, to enable the FAA to 
provide Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) air traffic control services and 
separation to IFR aircraft.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, January 1, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dennis Ripley, ANM-520.6, Federal Aviation Administration, Docket No. 
97-ANM-7, 1601 Lind Avenue S.W., Renton, Washington 98055-4056; 
telephone number: (425) 227-2527.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

    On June 17, 1997, the FAA proposed to amend Title 14, Code of 
Federal Regulations, part 71 (14 CFR part 71) by establishing the Class 
E airspace area at Lewiston, ID (62 FR 32703). The recent commissioning 
of the Lewiston-Nez Perce ASOS qualifies the Lewiston-Nez Perce County 
Airport for a Class E surface area. Interested parties were invited to 
participate in the rulemaking proceeding by submitting written comments 
on the proposal. No comments were received.
    The coordinates for this airspace docket are based on North 
American Datum 83. Class E airspace areas designated as a surface area 
for an airport are published in Paragraph 6002 of FAA Order 7400.9E, 
dated September 10, 1997, and effective September 16, 1997, which is 
incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class E airspace 
designation listed in this document will be published subsequently in 
the Order.

The Rule

    This amendment to 14 CFR part 71 establishes Class E airspace 
within a 4.1 nautical mile radius of the Lewiston-Nez Perce County 
Airport, Lewiston, ID. Where communication and weather reporting 
criteria are met, the FAA establishes Class E airspace extending upward 
from the surface to the base of the overlying controlled airspace to 
contain terminal instrument operations, if such action is justified 
and/or in the public interest. The recent installation and 
commissioning of the Lewiston-Nez Perce ASOS qualifies the Lewiston-Nez 
Perce County Airport for a Class E surface area. The intended effect of 
this action is to provide the controlled airspace necessary, when the 
control tower is closed and Class D airspace is not active, to enable 
the FAA to provide IFR air traffic control services and separation to 
IFR aircraft at the Lewiston-Nez Perce County Airport. The area would 
be depicted on aeronautical charts for pilot reference.
    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 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 Federal Aviation 
Administration amends 14 CFR part 71 as follows:

PART 71--DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, CLASS B, CLASS C, CLASS D, AND 
CLASS E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIRWAYS; ROUTES; AND REPORTING POINTS

    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.


Sec. 71.1  [Amended]

    2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of the Federal 
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9E, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated September 10, 1997, and effective September 16, 
1997, is amended as follows:

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

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ANM ID E2 Lewiston, ID [New]

Lewiston-Nez Perce County Airport, ID
    (Lat. 46 deg.22'47'' N, long. 117 deg.00'92'' W)

    Within a 4.1-mile radius of the Lewiston-Nez Perce County 
Airport. This Class E airspace area 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 October 20, 1997.
Glenn A. Adams III,
Assistant Manager, Air Traffic Division, Northwest Mountain Region.
[FR Doc. 97-28957 Filed 10-30-97; 8:45 am]
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