[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 234 (Friday, December 5, 1997)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 64323-64324]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-31928]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 97-ANM-14]


Proposed Amendment to Class E Airspace; Big Piney, WY

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This proposed rule would amend the Big Piney, WY, Class E 
airspace. If amended, the proposal would provide additional airspace 
necessary to fully encompass a new Global Positioning System (GPS) 
Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) at Big Piney-Marbleton 
Airport, Big Piney, WY.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before January 20, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Manager, 
Airspace Branch, ANM-520, Federal Aviation Administration, Docket No. 
97-ANM-14, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, Washington 98055-4056.
    The official docket may be examined in the Office of the Assistant 
Chief Counsel for the Northwest Mountain Region at the same address.
    An informal docket may also be examined during normal business 
hours in the office of the Manager, Air Traffic Division, Airspace 
Branch at the address listed above.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dennis Ripley, ANM-520.6, Federal Aviation Administration, Docket No. 
97-ANM-14, Lind Avenue SW., Renton, Washington 98055-4056; telephone 
number: (425) 227-2527.

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. 97-
ANM-14.'' 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, 
Airspace Branch, ANM-520, 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 Title 14, Code of Federal 
Regulations, part 71 (14 CFR part 71) to amend Class E airspace at Big 
Piney, WY. This proposal is essential in order to fully contain a new 
GPS SIAP within controlled airspace located at the Big Piney-Marbleton 
Airport. The existing 1200-foot Class E airspace requires modification 
to fully encompass the missed approach holding procedures for the new 
SIAP. The revision to the existing 1200-foot Class E airspace will be 
an extension to the southeast from

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approximately 21.4 to 33 nautical miles, thus fully encompassing the 
new SIAP.
    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 7400.9E, 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 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--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 6005  Class E airspace areas extending upward from 700 
feet or more above the surface of the earth.

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ANM WY E5 Big Piney, WY [Revised]

Big Piney-Marbleton Airport, WY
    (Lat. 42 deg.35'06''N, long. 110 deg.06'40''W)
Big Piney VOR/DME
    (Lat. 42 deg.34'46''N, long. 110 deg.06'33''W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within 4.8 miles southwest and 8.3 miles northeast of the Big Piney 
VOR/DME 134 deg. and 314 deg. radials extending from 4 miles 
northwest to 16.6 miles southeast of the VOR/DME; that airspace 
extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface within 7.9 miles 
southwest and 11.8 miles northeast of the Big Piney 134 deg. and 
314 deg. radials extending from 10.1 miles northwest to 33 miles 
southeast of the VOR/DME.
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    Issued in Seattle, Washington, on November 13, 1997.
Glenn A. Adams III,
Assistant Manager, Air Traffic Division, Northwest Mountain Region.
[FR Doc. 97-31928 Filed 12-4-97; 8:45 am]
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