[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 147 (Friday, July 31, 1998)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 40821-40822]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-20490]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 98-ANM-05]


Establishment of Class E Airspace; Moses Lake, WA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action establishes a Class E surface area at Grant County 
Airport, Moses Lake, WA. The effect of this action is to provide 
controlled airspace between the surface and the en route

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phase of flight when the airport traffic control tower is closed.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, October 8, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dennis Ripley, ANM-520.6, Federal Aviation Administration, Docket No. 
98-ANM-05, 1601 Lind Avenue S.W., Renton, Washington, 98055-4056; 
telephone number: (425) 227-2527.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

History

    On May 15, 1998, the FAA proposed to amend Title 14, Code of 
Federal Regulations, part 71 (14 CFR part 71) by establishing the Moses 
Lake Class E surface area (63 FR 27012). This establishment of the 
Class E surface area provides the additional airspace necessary to 
allow terminal operations to and from the en route environment when the 
control tower is not in operation. The commissioning of the Automated 
Surface Observing System (ASOS) qualifies the Grant 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 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 document will be published 
subsequently in the Order.

The Rule

    This amendment to 14 CFR part 71 establishes Class E airspace at 
Moses Lake, WA, by providing a Class E surface area around the Grant 
County airport when the control tower is closed. The intended effect of 
this rule is designed to provide safe and efficient use of the 
navigable airspace and to promote safe flight operations under IFR at 
Grant County Airport and between the terminal and en route transition 
stages.
    The FAA has determined that this 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 forgoing, 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 WA E2  Moses Lake, WA [New]

Grant County Airport, Moses Lake, WA
    (Lat. 47 deg.12'28''N, long. 119 deg.19'13''W)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface within a 5.7-
mile radius of the Grant County Airport, excluding that airspace 
within an area bounded by a line beginning at lat. 47 deg.11'31''N, 
long. 119 deg.10'59''W; to lat. 49 deg.09'59''N, long. 
119 deg.14'55''W; to lat. 47 deg.07'34''N, long. 119 deg.14'55''W; 
thence counterclockwise via a 5.7-mile radius of the Grant County 
Airport to the point of beginning. 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 July 16, 1998.
Glenn A. Adams, III,
Assistant Manager, Air Traffic Division, Northwest Mountain Region.
[FR Doc. 98-20490 Filed 7-30-98; 8:45 am]
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