[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 164 (Thursday, August 23, 2001)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 44327-44328]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-21296]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 01-ANM-11]


Proposed Modification of Class E Airspace, Yakima, 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 Yakima, 
WA. Additional Class E 700-feet and 1,200-feet controlled airspace, 
above the surface of the earth is required to contain aircraft 
conducting IFR operations at Yakima Air Terminal, Yakima, WA, therefore 
making this proposal necessary. The intended effect of this proposal is 
to provide adequate controlled airspace for Instrument Flight Rules 
(IFR) operations at Yakima Air Terminal, Yakima, WA.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before October 9, 2001

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Manager, 
Airspace Branch, ANM-520, Federal Aviation Administration, Docket No. 
01-ANM-11, 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.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brian Durham, ANM-520.7, Federal 
Aviation Administration, Docket No. 01-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 that 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-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 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 
Yakima, WA. Additional Class E 700-feet and 1,200-feet controlled 
airspace, above the surface of the earth is required to contain 
aircraft conducting IFR operations at Yakima Air Terminal, Yakima, WA. 
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 the navigable airspace. This proposal would 
promote safe flight operations under IFR at the Yakima Air Terminal 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 7400.9H, 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  Yakima, WA [REVISED]

Yakima Air Terminal,
(Lat. 46 deg.34'05" N., long. 120 deg.32'38" W.)
Yakima VORTAC,
    (Lat. 46 deg.34'13" N., long. 120 deg.26'41" W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within the 7.5-mile radius of the Yakima Air Terminal, and within 4.3 
miles northeast and 8.7 miles southwest of the Yakima VORTAC 115 deg. 
and 295 deg. radials extending from .9 miles northwest to 20.1 miles 
southeast of the VORTAC, and within 4.1 miles north and 5 miles south 
of the 287 deg. bearing from the Yakima Air Terminal extending from the 
7.5-mile radius to 19.5 miles northwest of the airport; that airspace 
extending upward from 1,200-feet above the surface within a 21.8-mile 
radius of the Yakima VORTAC, and bounded by a line beginning at lat. 
46 deg. 10'00" N., long. 119 deg.45'00" W.; thence to lat. 
46 deg.10'00" N., long. 121 deg.00'00" W.; to lat. 46 deg.50'00" N., 
long. 121 deg.00'00" W.; to lat. 46 deg.50'00" N., long. 119 deg.45'00" 
W.; thence to the point of origin, excluding that and that airspace 
within Federal Airways, Restricted Area 6714 and its sub-areas during 
effective times, and the Ellensburg, WA Class E airspace area.
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    Issued in Seattle, Washington, on August 8, 2001.
Dan A. Boyle,
Assistant Manager, Air Traffic Division, Northwest Mountain Region.
[FR Doc. 01-21296 Filed 8-22-01; 8:45 am]
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