[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 160 (Friday, August 17, 2001)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 43132-43133]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-20818]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 00-ANM-30]


Proposed Revision to Class D and Class E Airspace, Medford, OR

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This action proposes to revise the Class D and Class E 
Airspace Area Descriptions at Medford, OR. A legal name change from 
Medford-Jackson Airport to Rogue Valley International-Medford Airport 
and a revision to Class E airspace areas made this action necessary. 
Additional Class E5 700-foot airspace is required to contain IFR 
approaches to the airport when the Air Traffic Control Tower is closed. 
The intended effect of this proposal is to correct the official Airport 
name and provide adequate controlled airspace for Instrument Flight 
Rules (IFR) operations at Rogue Valley International-Medford Airport, 
Medford, OR.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before October 1, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Manager, 
Airspace Branch, ANM-520, Federal Aviation Administration, Docket No. 
00-ANM-30, 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, AND-520.7, Federal 
Aviation Administration, Docket No. 00-ANM-30, 1601 Lind Avenue SW, 
Renton, Washington 980554056: 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, as self-addressed stamped postcard on 
which the following statement is made: ``Comments to Airspace Docket 
No. 00-ANM-30.'' 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 revising the Class D and Class 
E legal

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descriptions and revising Class E airspace at Medford, OR. In 1992 the 
official name of the Medford Airport was changed from Medford-Jackson 
County Airport to Rogue Valley International-Medford Airport. This 
change was reflected in a number of aeronautical publications, but not 
officially changed in 14 CFR 71.1. This proposed action would correct 
the legal description of the Medford Airport to reflect its current 
designation and revise the Class E Airspace Class E5 700-foot airspace 
is required to contain IFR approaches to the airport when the Air 
Traffic Control Tower is closed. The intended effect of this rule is 
designed to revise the airspace legal descriptions to reflect the 
current name designation of the Rogue Valley International-Medford 
Airport, Medford Airport, Medford, OR, and to provide safe and 
efficient use of the navigable airspace to promote safe flight 
operations under Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) and Visual Flight Rules 
(VFR) at Rogue Valley International-Medford 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 
paragraph 5000, Class E airspace ares designated as surface areas are 
published in Paragraph 6002, Class E airspace consisting of airspace 
extending upward from the surface designated as an extension of Class D 
airspace area are published in Paragraph 6004, and Class E airspace 
areas extending upward from 700-feet or more above the surface of the 
earth are published in Paragraph 6006, of FAA Order 7400.9H dated 
September 1, 2000, and effective September 16, 2000, which is 
incorporated by references in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class D & E airspace 
designations listed in this document would be published subsequently in 
the order.
    The FAA has determined that this proposed regulation only involves 
and 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 5000  General

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ANM OR D Medford, OR [REVISED]

Rogue Valley International-Medford Airport, OR
    (lat. 42 deg.22'27"N., long. 122 deg.52'25"W.)

    That airspace extending upwards from the surface to and 
including 3,800 feet MSL within a 4.1-mile radius of the Rogue 
Valley International-Medford 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.
* * * * *

Paragraph 6002  Class E airspace designated as surface area for an 
airport

* * * * *

ANM OR E2 Medford, OR [REVISED]

Rogue Valley International-Medford Airport, OR
    (lat. 42 deg.22'27"N., long. 122 deg.52'25"W.)

    Within a 4.1-mile radius of Rogue Valley International-Medford 
airport. This Class E airspace is effective during 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.
* * * * *

Paragraph 6004  Class E airspace consisting of airspace extending 
upward from the surface designated as an extension of Class D 
airspace

* * * * *

ANM OR E4 Medford, OR [REVISED]

Rogue Valley International-Medford Airport, OR
    (lat. 42 deg.22'27"N., long. 122 deg.52'25"W.)

Rogue Valley VORTAC
    (lat. 42 deg.27'47"N., long. 122 deg.54'47"W.)

Pumie LOM
    (lat. 42 deg.27'03"N., long. 122 deg.54'48"W.)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface within 1.8 miles 
west and 2.7 miles east of the Medford ILS localizer north course 
extending from the 4.1-mile radius to 2.7 miles north of the Pumie 
LOM and within 2.7 miles each side of the Rogue Valley VORTAC 
352 deg. radial extending from the Rogue Valley VORTAC to 11 miles 
north of the VORTAC, and within 4 miles each side of the Rogue 
Valley VORTAC 164 deg. radial extending from the 4.1-mile radius to 
19.3 miles south of the Rogue Valley International-Medford Airport. 
This Class E airspace is effective during 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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Paragraph 6005  Class E airspace areas extending upward from 700 
feet or more above the surface of the earth

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ANM OR E5 Medford, OR [REVISED]

Rogue Valley International-Medford Airport, OR
    (lat. 42 deg.22'27"N., long. 122 deg.52'25"W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
bounded by a line from lat. 42 deg.45'00"N., long. 123 deg.10'54"W.; 
to lat. 42 deg.48'54"N., long. 122 deg.57'06"W.; to lat. 
42 deg.44'00"N., long. 122 deg.44'36"W.; to lat. 42 deg.04'00"N., 
long. 122 deg.30'00"W.; to lat. 41 deg.56'30"N., long. 
123 deg.00'00"W.; to the point of origin; that airspace extending 
upward from 1,200 feet above the surface bounded by a line from lat. 
43 deg.00'00"N., long. 123 deg.30'00"W.; to lat. 42 deg.00'00"N., 
long. 122 deg.10'30"W.; to lat. 41 deg.43'40"N., long. 
123 deg.14'36"W.; to lat. 43 deg.00'00"N., long. 123 deg.10'00"W.; 
to the point of origin; excluding that airspace within Federal 
Airway areas, and the Klamath Falls, OR and Grants Pass, OR Class E 
airspace areas.
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    Issued in Seattle, Washington, on August 3, 2001.
Dan A. Boyle,
Assistant Manager, Air Traffic Division, Northwest Mountain Region.
[FR Doc. 01-20818 Filed 8-16-01; 8:45 am]
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