[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 219 (Monday, November 15, 1999)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 61804-61805]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-29680]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Airspace Docket No. 99-ANM-11]
Proposed Establishment of Class D Airspace; Jackson, WY
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM).
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SUMMARY: This proposal would establish the Jackson, WY, Class D surface
area airspace to accommodate the procedures associated with the
operation of a new Airport Traffic Control Tower (ATCT) under
construction at Jackson Hole Airport, Jackson, WY.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before December 30, 1999.
ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Manager,
Airspace Branch, ANM-520, Federal Aviation Administration, Docket No.
99-ANM-11, 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.
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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. 99-ANM-11, 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 comments on this action must
submit, with those comments, a self-addressed stamped postcard on which
the following statement is made: ``Comments to Airspace Docket No 99-
ANM-11.'' 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 action 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 docket 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 establishing Class D airspace
at Jackson, WY. This amendment would provide Class D airspace to be
used with the establishment of a new ATCT at Jackson Hole Airport. The
FAA establishes Class D airspace 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) and Visual Flight Rules
(VFR) at Jackson Hole Airport and between the terminal and en route
transition states.
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 D surface airspace areas are published in
Paragraph 5000, of FAA Order 7400.9G dated September 1, 1999, and
effective September 16, 1999, which is incorporated by reference in 14
CFR 71.1. The Class D 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 7400.9G, Airspace Designations and
Reporting Points, dated September 1, 1999, and effective September 16,
1999, is amended as follows:
Paragraph 5000 General
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ANM MT D Jackson, WY [New]
Jackson Hole Airport, WY
(Lat. 43 deg.36'24'' N, long. 110 deg.44'17'' W)
That airspace extending upwards from the surface to and
including 8,900 feet MSL within a 4.3-mile radius of the Jackson
Hole Airport. This Class D 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 26, 1999.
Daniel A. Boyle,
Assistant Manager, Air Traffic Division, Northwest Mountain Region.
[FR Doc. 99-29680 Filed 11-12-99; 8:45 am]
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