[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 47 (Monday, March 11, 2002)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 10864-10866]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-5813]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 01-ANM-17]


Proposed Modification of Class E Airspace, Newport, OR

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).

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SUMMARY: This action proposes to modify existing Class E airspace at 
Newport, OR. Newly developed Area Navigation (RNAV) Special Standard 
Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) and the certification of new 
weather reporting equipment at the Newport Municipal Airport has made 
this proposal necessary. Additional Class E 700-feet and 1,200-feet 
controlled airspace, above the surface of the earth is required to 
contain aircraft executing the RNAV RWY 16 Global Positioning System 
(GPS) SIAP at Newport Municipal Airport. Newport Municipal Airport 
currently has part-time Class 
E-2 airspace due to the lack of weather reporting. New weather 
reporting equipment has been installed and certified, therefore, this 
proposal also changes the Class E-2 Airspace at Newport, OR, to 24-hour 
operation. The intended effect of this action is to provide adequate 
Class E controlled airspace between the terminal and the en route phase 
of flight for aircraft executing Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) 
operations at Newport Municipal Airport, Newport, OR.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before April 25, 2002.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Manager, 
Airspace Branch, ANM-520, Federal Aviation Administration, Docket No. 
01-ANM-17, 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-17, 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

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stamped postcard on which the following statement is made: ``Comments 
to Airspace Docket No. 01-ANM-17.'' 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 existing Class E 
airspace at Newport, OR. Newly developed RNAV RWY 16 SIAP at the 
Newport Municipal Airport and newly installed 24-hour weather reporting 
equipment has made this proposal necessary. Additional Class E 700-feet 
and E 1,200-feet controlled airspace, above the surface of the earth is 
required to contain aircraft executing the Instrument Flight Rules 
(IFR) operations, at Newport Municipal Airport. Newport Municipal 
Airport currently has part-time Class E-2 airspace due to the lack of 
weather reporting. New weather reporting equipment has been installed 
and certified; therefore, this proposal also changes the Class E-2 
Airspace at Newport, OR, to a 24-hour operation. 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 Newport Municipal 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 designated as surface area for an 
airport, are published in Paragraph 6002; Class E airspace areas 
extending upward from 700-feet or move above the surface of the earth, 
are published in Paragraph 6005, of FAA Order 7400.9J, dated August 31, 
2001, and effective September 16, 2001, which is incorporated by 
reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class E airspace designations listed in 
this document will 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 7400.9J, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated August 31, 2001, and effective September 16, 
2001, is amended as follows:

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

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ANM OR E2  Newport, OR [Revised]

Newport Municipal Airport, OR
    (Lat. 44 deg.34'49" N, long. 124 deg.03'28" W.)
Newport VORTAC
    (Lat. 44 deg.34'31" N, long. 124 deg.03'38" W.)

    Within a 4-mile radius of the Newport Municipial Airport, and 
within 3.5 miles each side of the Newport VORTAC 357 deg. radial 
extending from the 4-mile radius to 7.9 miles north of the VORTAC.
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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  Newport, or [Revised]

Newport Municipal Airport, OR
    (Lat. 44 deg.34'49" N, long. 124 deg.03'28" W.)
Newport VORTAC
    (Lat. 44 deg.34'31" N, long. 124 deg.03'38" W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700-feet above the surface 
within a 5.5 mile radius of Newport Municipal Airport, and within 
3.5 miles each side of the 005 deg. bearing from the Newport VORTAC 
extending from the 5.5 mile radius to 8.7 miles north of the VORTAC, 
and within 2 miles each side of the Newport VORTAC 044 deg. radial 
extending from the 5.5 mile radius to 11.4 miles northeast of the 
VORTAC, and within 3 miles each side of the Newport VORTAC 341 deg. 
radial extending from the 5.5 mile radius to 7 miles northwest of 
the VORTAC; and that airspace extending upward from 1,200-feet above 
the surface, bounded by a line beginning at lat. 44 deg.35'27" N., 
long. 124 deg.17'15" W.; to lat. 44 deg.47'56" N., long. 
124 deg.21'20" W.; to lat. 44 deg.51'32" N., long. 124 deg.21'30" 
W.; to lat. 44 deg.54'10" N., long. 124 deg.19'50" W.; to lat. 
45 deg.05'37" N., long. 124 deg.18'01" W.; to lat. 45 deg.05'37" N., 
long. 123 deg.52'30" W.; to lat. 44 deg.31'59" N., long. 
123 deg.58'04" W., to lat. 44 deg.18'20" N.; long. 124 deg.11'55" 
W., to lat. 44 deg.21'58" N.; long. 124 deg.20'30" W., to lat. 
44 deg.25'22" N.; long. 124 deg.14'40" W.; thence to point of 
origin; excluding that airspace within Federal Airways, the 
Tillamook and Corvallis, OR, Class E airspace area.
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    Issued in Seattle, Washington, on February 27, 2002.
Charles E. Davis,
Acting Assistant Manager, Air Traffic Division, Northwest Mountain 
Region.
[FR Doc. 02-5813 Filed 3-8-02; 8:45 am]
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