[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 168 (Tuesday, August 31, 1999)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 47449-47450]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-22612]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 99-ANM-01]


Proposed Revision of Class E Airspace, Lewiston, ID; Proposed 
Establishment of Class E Airspace, Grangeville, ID

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).

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SUMMARY: This proposal would amend the Lewiston, ID, Class E area and 
establish additional controlled airspace at Grangeville, ID, to 
accommodate the development of new Standard Instrument Approach 
Procedures (SIAP) utilizing the Global Positioning System (GPS) at the 
Idaho County Airport, Grangeville, ID.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before October 15, 1999.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Manager, 
Airspace Branch, ANM-520, Federal Aviation Administration, Docket No. 
99-ANM-01, 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 officer 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. 99-ANM-01, 1601 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

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comments on this notice must submit, with those comments, a self-
addressed stamped postcard on which the following state is made: 
``Comments to Airspace Docket No. 99-ANM-01.'' 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 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) by revising Class E airspace at 
Lewiston, ID, and establishing Class E airspace at Grangeville, ID, in 
order to accommodate two new GPS SIAP's to the Idaho County Airport, 
Grangeville, ID. This amendment would provide additional airspace at 
Lewiston, ID, to encompass newly established waypoints in order to meet 
current criteria standards associated with SIAP holding patterns. This 
action also allows for the establishment of airspace at Grangeville, 
ID, providing controlled airspace for the final approach phase of 
flight for the newly established SIAP's. The FAA establishes Class E 
airspace where necessary to contain aircraft transitioning between the 
terminal and en route environments. The intended effects of this 
proposal is designed to provide for the safe and efficient use of the 
navigable airspace. This proposal would promote safe flight operations 
under Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) at the Idaho County Airport and 
between the terminal and en route transition stages.
    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 Paragraph 
6005, of FAA Order 7400.9F dated September 10, 1998, and effective 
September 16, 1998, 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 7400.9F, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated September 10, 1998, and effective September 16, 
1998, 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 ID E5  Grangeville, ID [New]

Idaho County Airport, Grangeville, ID
(Lat. 45 deg.56'33''N., long. 116 deg.07'27''W)
    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 9-mile radius of Idaho County Airport
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ANM ID E5  Lewiston, ID [Revised]

Lewiston-Nez Perce County Airport, Lewiston, ID
    (Lat. 46 deg.22'28''N., long. 117 deg.00'55''W)
Nez Perce VOR/DME
    (Lat. 46 deg.22'54''N., long. 116 deg.52'10''W)
Walla Walla VOR/DME
    (Lat. 46 deg.05'13''N., long. 118 deg.17'33''W)
    That airspace extending upward 700 feet above the surface 
bounded by a line beginning at lat. 46 deg.29'25'' No., long. 
117 deg.34'09''W; to lat. 46 deg.30'45'' No., long. 
117 deg.00'49''W; to lat. 46 deg.34'25''N, long. 117 deg.04'44''W; 
thence via the 14.4-mile arc centered on the Nez Perce VOR/DME to 
lat. 46 deg.27'00''N, long. 116 deg.32'09''W; to lat. 
46 deg.25'30''N, long. 116 deg.26'03''W; to lat. 46 deg.13'20''N, 
long. 116 deg.30'04''W; to lat. 46 deg.14'33''N, long. 
116 deg.35'15''W; thence via the Nez Perce VOR/DME 14.4-mile arc to 
lat. 46 deg.09'00''N, long. 116 deg.46'54''W; to lat. 
46 deg.17'00''N, long. 116 deg.49'14''W; to lat. 46 deg.18'05''N. 
long. 117 deg.00'15''W; to lat. 46 deg.17'42''N, long. 
117 deg.22'04''W; to lat. 46 deg.10'30''N, long. 117 deg.26'24''W; 
to lat. 46 deg.12'00''N, long. 117 deg.35'44''W; north to point of 
beginning; that airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet above the 
surface bounded by a line beginning at lat. 46 deg.00'00''N, long. 
116 deg.00'04''W; to lat. 46 deg.00'00''N, long. 116 deg.19'00''W; 
to lat. 45 deg.39'00''N, long. 116 deg.10'03''W; to lat. 
45 deg.30'00''N, long. 116 deg.14'03''W; to lat. 45 deg.23'00''N, 
long. 116 deg.21'03''W; to lat. 45 deg.25'00''N, long. 
116 deg.34'04''W; to lat. 45 deg.30'00''N, long. 116 deg.46'04''W; 
to lat. 46 deg.00'00''N, long. 116 deg.56'04''W; thence along the 
Walla Walla VOR/DME 16.6-mile radius, thence north along the Walla 
Walla VOR/DME 16.6-mile radius until intercepting V-536, thence 
northeast along V-536 and southeast along V-2 until intercepting 
long. 115 deg.15'04''W, thence south along long. 115 deg.15'04''W, 
until intercepting V-187, thence southeast along V-187 until 
intercepting long. 116 deg.00'00''W, thence south along long. 
116 deg.00'00''W, to lat. 46 deg.15'00''N; to lat. 46 deg.00'00''N, 
long. 115 deg.50'00''W, thence to the point of beginning; excluding 
all Federal airways.
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    Issued in Seattle, Washington, on August 16, 1999.
George L. Orr,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Northwest Mountain Region.
[FR Doc. 99-22612 Filed 8-30-99; 8:45 am]
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