[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 99 (Wednesday, May 22, 2002)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 35899-35900]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-12854]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 01-ANM-17]


Modification of Class E Airspace, Newport, OR

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action modifies Class E airspace at Newport Municipal 
Airport, Newport, OR. Newly developed Area Navigation (RNAV) Special 
Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) at the Newport Municipal 
Airport made this action necessary. Additional Class E 700-feet and 
1,200-feet controlled airspace above the surface of the earth is 
required to contain aircraft executing

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the RNAV RWY 16 RNAV SIAP at Newport Municipal Airport. The intended 
effect of this proposal is to provide adequate controlled airspace for 
Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations at Newport Municipal Airport, 
Newport, OR.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, August 8, 2002.

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:

History

    On March 11, 2002, the FAA proposed to amend Title 14 Code of 
Federal Regulations, part 71 (14 CFR part 71) by revising Class E 
Airspace at Newport, OR in order to provide a safer IFR environmental 
at Newport Municipal Airport, Newport, OR (67 FR 10864). This amendment 
provides additional Class E5 700 and 1,200 foot controlled Airspace at 
Newport, OR to contain aircraft conducting instrument flight operations 
at Newport Municipal Airport. Additionally, this action modifies the 
effective hours of the Class E-2 Surface Area from part-time to 
continuous. Interested parties were invited to participate in the 
rulemaking proceeding by submitting written comments on the proposal. 
No comments were received.

The Rule

    This amendment to Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations, part 71 (14 
CFR part 71) modifies Class E Airspace at Newport, OR, in order to 
provide adequate controlled Airspace for IFR operations at Newport 
Municipal Airport, Newport, OR. Newly developed RNAV RWY 16 SIAP at the 
Newport Municipal Airport and newly installed 24-hour weather reporting 
equipment made this modification 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. New weather reporting 
equipment has been installed and certified; therefore, this action 
modifies 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. 
This rule is designed to provide for the safe and efficient use of the 
navigable Airspace and to promote safe flight operations under IFR at 
the Newport Municipal Airport and between the terminal and en route 
transition stages.
    The area will 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 more 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 designation listed in 
this document will be published subsequently in the Order.
    The FAA has determined that this 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 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).

Adoption of the Amendment

    In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation 
Administration amends 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.


 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 
airport.

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ANM OR E-2-Newport, OR [Revised]

Newport Municipal Airport, OR
    (Lat. 44x34'49''N, long. 124x03'28''W.)
Newport VORTAC
    (Lat. 44x34'31''N, long. 124x03'38''W)

    Within a 4-mile radius of the Newport Municipal Airport, and 
within 3.5 miles each side of the Newport VORTAC 357x 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. 44x34'49''N, long 124x03'28''W.)
Newport VORTAC
    (Lat. 44x34'31''N, long. 124x03'38''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 005x 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 044x 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 341x 
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. 44x35'27''N., long. 
124x17'15''W.; to lat. 44x47'56''N., long. 124x21'20''W.; to lat. 
44x51'32''N., long. 124x21'30''W.; to lat. 44x54'10''N., long. 
124x19'50''W.; to lat. 45x05'37''N., long. 124x18'01''W.; to lat. 
45x05'37''N., long. 123x52'30''W.; to lat. 44x31'59''N., long. 
123x58'04''W., to lat. 44x18'20''N., long. 124x11'55''W., to lat. 
44x21'58''N., long. 124x20'30''W.; to lat. 44x25'22''N., long. 
124x14'40''W.; thence to point of origin; excluding that airsparce 
within Federal Airways, the Tillamook and Corvallis, OR, Class E 
airspace area.

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    Issued in Seattle, Washington on May 13, 2002.
David B. Johnson,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Northwest Mountain Region.
[FR Doc. 02-12854 Filed 5-21-02; 8:45 am]
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