[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 54 (Friday, March 19, 2004)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 12992-12993]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-6153]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket FAA-2003-16137; Airspace Docket 03-ANM-07]


Proposed Revision of Class E Airspace; Lexington, OR

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This proposal would revise the Class E. airspace at Lexington, 
OR. New Area Navigation (RNAV) Global Positioning System (GPS) Standard 
Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs) makes this proposal necessary. 
Additional Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet or more 
above the surface of the earth is necessary for the safety of IFR 
aircraft executing the new RNAV GPS SIAPs at Lexington Airport, 
Lexington, OR.

DATES: Comments must be received by May 3, 2004.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this proposal to the Docket Management 
System, U.S. Department of Transportation, Room Plaza 401, 400 Seventh 
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590-0001. You must identify the docket, 
FAA-2003-16137; Airspace Docket 03-ANM-07, at the beginning of your 
comments. You may also submit comments on the Internet at http://dms.dot.gov. You may review the public docket containing the proposal, 
any comments received, and any final dispositions in person in the 
Docket Office between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except 
Federal holidays. The Docket Office (telephone number 1-800-647-5527) 
is on the plaza level of the Department of Transportation NASSIF 
Building at the above address.
    An informal docket may also be examined during normal business 
hours at the Office of the Regional Air Traffic Division, Northwest 
Mountain Region, Federal Aviation Administration, Airspace Branch ANM-
520, 1601 Lind Avenue, SW., Renton, WA 98055.

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

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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 Docket 
No. FAA 2003-16137; Airspace Docket 03-ANM-07, 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 Docket FAA 2003-16137; 
Airspace Docket 03-ANM-07.'' The postcard will be date/time stamped and 
returned to the commenter.

Availability of NPRM

    An electronic copy of this document may be downloaded through the 
Internet at http://dms.dot.gov. Recently published rulemaking documents 
can also be accessed through the FAA's Web page at http://www.faa.gov 
or the Superintendent of Document's Web page at http://www.access/gpo.gov/nara.
    Additionally, any person may obtain a copy of this notice by 
submitting a request to the Federal Aviation Administration, Airspace 
Branch ANM-520, 1601 Lind Avenue, SW., Renton, WA 98055. Communications 
must identify both document numbers for this notice. Persons interested 
in being placed on a mailing list for future NPRMs should contact the 
FAA's Office of Rulemaking, (202) 267-9677, to request a copy of 
Advisory Circular No. 11-2A, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Distribution 
System, which describes the application procedures.

The Proposal

    This action amends title 14 Code of Federal Regulations, part 71 
(14 CFR part 71) by revising Class E airspace at Lexington, OR, New 
RNAV GPS SIAPs makes this proposal necessary. Additional Class E 
airspace extending upward from 700 feet or more above the surface of 
the earth is necessary for the safety of IFR aircraft executing the new 
RNAV GPS SIAPs at Lexington Airport, Lexington, OR.
    Class E airspace designations are published in paragraph 6005 of 
FAA Order 7400.9L dated September 2, 2003, and effective September 16, 
2003, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class E 
airspace designation listed in this document will be published 
subsequently in this 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. 
Therefore, this proposed regulation; (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 proposed rule would 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

    Accordingly, pursuant to the authority delegated to me, 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 7400.9L, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated September 2, 2003, and effective September 16, 
2003, 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 OR E5 Lexington, OR [Revised]

Lexington Airport, Lexington, OR
    (Lat 45[deg]27'15''N., long. 119[deg]41'25''W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
of the earth within a 7.0 mile radius of the Lexington Airport; that 
airspace extending upward from 1200 feet above the surface of the 
earth beginning at lat. 45[deg]14'00'' N., long. 119[deg]33'00'' W.; 
to lat. 45[deg]39'26'' N., long. 121[deg]08'59'' W.; to lat. 
45[deg]48'00'' N., long. 121[deg]06'30'' W.; to lat. 45[deg]38'52'' 
N., long. 120[deg]09'00'' W.; to lat. 45[deg]36'12'' N., long. 
119[deg]45'28'' W.; to lat. 45[deg]43'09'' N., long. 119[deg]11'57'' 
W.; to lat. 45[deg]31'26'' N., long. 119[deg]06'04'' W.; thence to 
the beginning; excluding that airspace within Federal airways.
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    Issued in Seattle, Washington, on February 27, 2004.
Raul C. Trevi[ntilde]o,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Northwest Mountain Region.
[FR Doc. 04-6153 Filed 3-18-04; 8:45 am]
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