[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 230 (Friday, November 29, 2002)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 71117-71118]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-29660]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 02-ANM-07]


Proposed Establishment of Class E Airspace, Afton, WY

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION:  Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).

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SUMMARY: This action proposes to establish Class E airspace at Afton, 
WY. Newly developed Area Navigation (RNAV) Standard Instrument Approach 
Procedures (SIAP) at Afton Municipal Airport has made this proposal 
necessary. The establishment of Class E airspace is required to contain 
aircraft executing instrument flight rule (IFR) operations at Afton 
Municipal Airport within controlled airspace. The intended effect of 
this action is to provide an increased level of safety for aircraft 
executing IFR operations between the terminal and the en route phase of 
flight at Afton Municipal Airport, Afton, WY.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before January 13, 2003.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Manager, 
Airspace Branch, ANM-520, Federal Aviation Administration, Docket No. 
02-ANM-07, 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: Ed Haeseker, ANM-520.8, Federal 
Aviation Administration, Docket No. 02-ANM-07, 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. 02-
ANM-07.'' 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 establishing Class E airspace 
at Afton, WY. Two newly developed RNAV SIAP's, RNAV (GPS) RWY34 and 
RNAV (GPS) RWY 16, at Afton Municipal Airport, has made this proposal 
necessary. Establishing Class E airspace, 700-feet controlled airspace 
above the surface of the earth, is required to contain IFR operations 
at Afton Municipal Airport, Afton, WY. The FAA establishes Class E 
airspace where necessary to contain aircraft transitioning between the 
terminal and en route phase of flight environments. The intended effect 
of this proposal is designed to provide for the safe and efficient use 
of the navigable airspace.
    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 7400.9J, 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 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.

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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 6005 Class E Airspace Extending Upward From 700 Feet or 
More Above the Surface of the Earth.

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ANM UT E5 Afton, WY [New]

Afton Municipal Airport, WY
    (Lat. 42[deg]42'41'' N, long. 110[deg]56'32'' W)
    That airspace extending upward from 700-feet above the surface 
within a 6.5 mile radius of the Afton Municipal Airport, and within 
2 miles either side of the 355[deg] bearing from the airport 
extending from the 6.5 mile radius to 7.5 miles north of the 
airport, and within 2 miles either side of the 185[deg] bearing from 
the airport extending from the 6.5 mile radius to 19.3 miles south 
of the airport.
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    Issued in Seattle, Washington, on October 24, 2002.
Raul C. Trevino,
Assistant Manager, Air Traffic Division, Northwest Mountain Region.
[FR Doc. 02-29660 Filed 11-27-02; 8:45 am]
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