[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 37 (Wednesday, February 25, 1998)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 9411-9412]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-4771]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 97-ANM-14]


Amendment of Class E Airspace; Big Piney, WY

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action amends the Big Piney, WY, Class E airspace. This 
revision of airspace is necessary in order to fully encompass the 
procedures for a new Global Positioning System (GPS) Standard 
Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) at the Big Piney-Marbleton 
Airport, Big Piney, WY.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, April 23, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dennis Ripley, ANM-520.6, Federal Aviation Administration, Docket No.

[[Page 9412]]

97-ANM-14, 1601 Lind Avenue S.W., Renton, Washington 98055-4056; 
telephone number: (425) 227-2527.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

    On December 5, 1997, the FAA proposed to amend Title 14, Code of 
Federal Regulations, part 71 (14 CFR part 71) by revising the Big Piney 
Class E airspace area at Big Piney, WY (62 FR 64323). This action would 
provide the airspace to fully encompass an SIAP for Big Piney-Marbleton 
Airport. 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 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 will be 
published subsequently in the Order.

The Rule

    This amendment to 14 CFR part 71 modifies Class E airspace at Big 
Piney, WY. This modification of airspace is necessary to fully 
encompass the GPS Runway 31 SIAP and associated missed approach holding 
pattern for the Big Piney-Marbleton Airport. This revision will add 
approximately 12 miles of additional airspace to the southeast, thus 
ensuring that all flight procedures associated with the new SIAP are 
contained within controlled Class E airspace. The FAA establishes Class 
E airspace extending upward from 700 feet AGL, where necessary, to 
contain aircraft transitioning between the terminal and en route 
environments. The intended effect of this proposal is designed to 
provide safe and efficient use of the navigable airspace and to promote 
safe flight operations under Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) at the Big 
Piney-Marbleton Airport and between the terminal and en route 
transition stages.
    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 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. radius 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 February 2, 1998.
Glenn A. Adams III,
Assistant Manager, Air Traffic Division, Northwest Mountain Region.
[FR Doc. 98-4771 Filed 2-24-98; 8:45 am]
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