[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 231 (Monday, December 2, 2002)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 71508-71509]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-30327]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 01-ANM-16]


Proposed Establishment of Class E Airspace, Richfield, UT

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 the 
Richfield Municipal Airport, Richfield, UT. A newly developed Area 
Navigation (RNAV) Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) at the 
Richfield Municipal Airport has made this action necessary. The 
intended effect of this proposal is to provide adequate controlled 
airspace for Instrument Flight Rule (IFR) operations at Richfield 
Municipal Airport, Richfield, UT.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before January 16, 2003.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Manager, 
Airspace Branch, ANM-520, Federal Aviation Administration, Docket No. 
01-ANM-16, 1601 Lind Avenue SW, Renton, Washington 98055-4056.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ed Haeseker, ANM-520.7, Federal 
Aviation Administration, Docket No. 01-ANM-16, 1601 Lind Avenue SW, 
Renton, Washington 98055-4056: telephone number: (425) 227-2527.

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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. 01-
ANM-16.'' 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 NPRM proposes to amend Title 14 Code of Federal 
Regulations, part 71 (14 CFR part 71) by establishing Class E airspace 
around Richfield Municipal Airport at Richfield, UT. A Newly developed 
RNAV approach procedure at the Richfield Municipal Airport has made 
this proposal necessary because aircraft using RNAV require additional 
airspace to complete the maneuver. This proposal would promote safe 
flight operations under IFR at the Richfield Municipal Airport and 
between the terminal and en route transition stages.
    This new RNAV SIAP and 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 7400.9K dated August 30, 
2002, and effective September 16, 2002, 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 7400.9k, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated August 30, 2002, and effective September 16, 
2002, 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 UT E5 Richfield, UT [New]

Richfield Municipal Airport, UT
    (Lat. 38[deg]44[min]11[sec]N., long. 112[deg]05[min]56[sec]W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700-feet above the surface 
within the 7.5-mile radius of the Richfield Municipal Airport; and that 
airspace extending upward from 1,200-feet above the surface bounded by 
a line beginning at lat. 39[deg]24[min]30[sec]N., long, 
112[deg]27[min]41[sec]W.; to lat. 39[deg]16[min]00[sec]N., long. 
112[deg]00[min]00[sec]W.; to lat. 39[deg]42[min]00[sec]N., long. 
110[deg]54[min]00[sec]W.; to lat. 39[deg]42[min]00[sec]N., long. 
110[deg]54[min]00[sec]W.; to lat. 39[deg]27[min]00[sec]N., long. 
110[deg]46[min]00[sec]W.; to lat. 39[deg]03[min]00[sec]N., long. 
111[deg]30[min]00[sec]W., to lat. 38[deg]32[min]00[sec]N., long. 
110[deg]42[min]00[sec]W.; to lat. 38[deg]20[min]00[sec]N., long. 
110[deg]48[min]00[sec]W., to lat. 38[deg]52[min]00[sec]N., long. 
111[deg]47[min]00[sec]W., to lat. 38[deg]16[min]40[sec]N., long. 
112[deg]36[min]40[sec]W., to lat. 38[deg]29[min]00[sec]N., long. 
112[deg]53[min]00[sec]W., to lat. 39[deg]11[min]30[sec]N., long. 
112[deg]34[min]00[sec]W.; thence to the point of origin; and excluding 
that airspace within Federal airways and the Price, UT, Huntington, UT, 
Milford, UT, and Delta, UT Class E airspace areas.
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    Issued in Seattle, Washington, on November 20, 2002.
Raul C. Trevino,
Assistant Manager, Air Traffic Division, Northwest Mountain Region.
[FR Doc. 02-30327 Filed 11-29-02; 8:45 am]
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