[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 132 (Tuesday, July 10, 2001)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 35916-35917]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-17240]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 01-ANM-09]


Proposed Modification of Class E Airspace, Pasco, WA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM).

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SUMMARY: This action proposes to modify the Class E airspace at Pasco, 
WA. An area of uncontrolled airspace has been discovered in the Tri-
Cities terminal area. This area impedes safe and efficient air traffic 
control operations to, from, and in the vicinity of Tri-Cities Airport. 
Additional Class E 1,200-feet controlled airspace, above the surface of 
the earth is required to contain aircraft conducting IFR operations at 
Pasco, Tri-Cities Airport, therefore making this proposal necessary. 
The intended effect of this proposal is to provide adequate controlled 
airspace for Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations at Pasco, Tri-
Cities Airport, Pasco, WA.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before August 24, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Manager, 
Airspace Branch, ANM-520, Federal Aviation Administration, Docket No. 
01-ANM-09, 1601 Lind Avenue SW, Renton, Washington 98055-4056.
    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: Brian Durham, ANM-520.7, Federal 
Aviation Administration, Docket No. 01-ANM-09, 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. 01-
ANM-09.'' 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 modifying Class E airspace at 
Pasco, WA. Additional Class E 1,200-feet controlled airspace, above the 
surface of the earth is required to contain aircraft conducting IFR 
operations at Pasco, Tri-Cities Airport. The FAA establishes Class E 
airspace where necessary to contain aircraft transitioning between the 
terminal and en route environments. The intended effect of this 
proposal is designed to provide for the safe and efficient use of th 
navigable airspace. This proposal would promote safe flight operations 
under IFR at the Pasco, Tri-Cities 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 in Paragraph 
6005, of FAA Order 740.9H dated September 1, 2000, and effective 
September 16, 2000, 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 11013; 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 7400.9H, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated September 1, 2000, and effective September 16, 
2000, 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 WA E5 Pasco, WA [Revised]

Pasco, Tri-Cities Airport, WA
    (Lat. 46 deg.15'53" N., long. 119 deg.07'08" W.)
Pasco VOR/DME
    (Lat. 46 deg.15'47" N., long. 119 deg.06'57" W.)

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Richland Airport
    (Lat. 46 deg.18'20" N., long 119 deg.18'15" W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within 9.2 miles northwest and 5.3 miles southeast of the Pasco VOR/
DME 046 deg. and 226 deg. radials extending from 20.1 miles 
northeast to 10.5 miles southeast of the VOR/DME, and within 8.3 
miles northeast and 6.1 miles southwest of the Pasco VOR/DME 
131 deg. radial extending from the VOR/DME to 26.3 miles southeast 
of the VOR/DME, and within 4.3 miles north and 6.6 miles south of 
the Pasco VOR/DME 288 deg. radial extending from 7 miles west of the 
VOR/DME to 23.1 miles west of the VOR/DME, and within 8.3 miles west 
and 4 miles east of the 166 deg. bearing from the Richland Airport 
extending from the airport to 20.9 miles; that airspace extending 
upward from 1,200 feet above the surface bounded by a line beginning 
at lat. 45 deg.49'00" N., long. 118 deg.00'00" W.; thence to lat. 
45 deg.49'00" N., long. 119 deg.45'00" W.; to lat. 47 deg.00'00" N., 
long. 119 deg.45'00" W.; to lat. 47 deg.00'00" N., long. 
118 deg.00'00" W.; thence to the point of origin, excluding that 
airspace within Federal Airways; and the Hermiston, OR; Pendleton, 
OR; Walla Walla, WA, Moses Lake, WA, Class E airspace areas.
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    Issued in Seattle, Washington, on June 29, 2001.
Lee Daniel,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Northwest Mountain Region.
[FR Doc. 01-17240 Filed 7-9-01; 8:45 am]
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