[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 71 (Tuesday, April 13, 2004)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 19318-19319]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-8356]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2003-16266; Airspace Docket 01-ANM-11]


Amendment to Class E Airspace; Yakima, WA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This amendment modifies the Class E airspace at Yakima, WA. 
New radar directed missed approach procedures have been developed at 
Yakima Air Terminal/McAllister Field, Yakima, WA, making it necessary 
to increase the area of controlled airspace. This additional controlled 
airspace extending upward from the surface of the earth is necessary 
for the safety of Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) aircraft executing new 
radar detected missed approach procedures.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, August 5, 2004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ed Haeseker, Air Traffic Division, 
Federal Aviation Administration, 1601 Lind Avenue, SW., Renton, 
Washington 98055-4556; telephone (425) 227-2527.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August 23, 2001, the FAA proposed to 
amend Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations, part 71 (14 CFR part 71) by 
modifying the airspace at Yakima, WA (66 FR 44327). This proposal would 
modify controlled airspace extending upward from the surface of the 
earth to contain IFR operations within controlled airspace when 
executing radar missed approach procedures. The published missed 
approach procedure for Instrument Landing System (ILS) Runway 27 at the 
Yakima Air Terminal/McAllister Field Airport requires a course 
reversal. Application of radar missed approach procedures introduces 
alternative radar directed courses and will eliminate conflicts with 
subsequent Runway 27 arrivals. Radar vector missed approach procedures 
will increase airport efficiency during peak arrival periods.
    Interested parties were invited to participate in this rule making 
proceeding by submitting written comments on the proposal to the FAA. 
No comments were received. Class E airspace designations are published 
in FAA Order 7400.9L dated September 02, 2003, and effective September 
16, 2003, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class 
E airspace designations listed in this document will be published 
subsequently in that Order.

The Rule

    This amendment to 14 CFR part 71 will modify the Class E airspace 
at Yakima, WA, to accommodate aircraft executing the radar missed 
approach procedures. The radar missed approach procedures for ILS 
Runway 27 requires a course reversal that makes it necessary to 
increase the area of controlled airspace at the Yakima Air Terminal/
McAllister Field Airport, Yakima, WA. This additional Class E airspace 
extending upward from the surface of the earth is necessary for the 
containment and safety of aircraft executing these procedures.
    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

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In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation Administration 
amends 14 CFR part 71 as follows:

[[Page 19319]]

PART 71--DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, CLASS B, CLASS C, CLASS D, AND 
CLASS E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIRWAYS; ROUTES; AND REPORTING POINTS

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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]

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2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR part 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 6004 Class E airspace areas designated as an extension to 
a Class D surface area.

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ANM WA E4 Yakima, WA [Revised]

Yakima Air Terminal/McAllister Field Airport
    (Lat. 46[deg]34'05.4''N., long. 120[deg]32'38.6''W.)

That airspace extending upward from the surface within 2.5 miles 
each side of the 287[deg] bearing from the Yakima Air Terminal 
extending from the 4.2 mile radius of Yakima Air Terminal to 9 miles 
northwest of the airport, and within 3.5 miles northeast and 1.8 
miles southwest of the 107[deg] bearing from the airport extending 
from the 4.2 mile radius of the airport to 11.2 miles southeast of 
the airport.
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3. 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 WA E5 Yakima, WA [Revised]

Yakima Air Terminal/McAllister Field Airport
    (Lat. 46[deg]34'05.4''N., long. 120[deg]32'38.6''W.)
Yakima VORTAC
    (Lat. 46[deg]34'13.0''N., long. 120[deg]26'40.6''W.)

That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 7.5 mile radius of the Yakima Air Terminal, and within 4.5 
miles northeast and 9.5 miles southwest of the Yakima VORTAC 
094[deg] bearing extending from the 7.5 mile radius of the airport 
to 21 miles southeast of the VORTAC, and within 4.0 miles north and 
5 miles south of the 287[deg] bearing from the Yakima Air Terminal 
extending from the 7.5 mile radius of the airport to 16 miles 
northwest of the airport; that airspace extending upward from 1,200 
feet above the surface bounded by a line beginning at lat. 
46[deg]10'00''N., long. 119[deg]45'00''W.; thence to lat. 
46[deg]10'00''N., long. 121[deg]00'00''W.; to lat. 46[deg]50'00''N., 
long. 121[deg]00'00''W.; to lat. 46[deg]50'00''N., long. 
119[deg]45'00''W.; thence to the point of origin, excluding that 
airspace within Federal Airways and the Ellensburg, WA, Class E 
airspace area.
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    Issued in Seattle, Washington, on April 2, 2004.
Carla J. Mawhorter,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Northwest Mountain Region.
[FR Doc. 04-8356 Filed 4-12-04; 8:45 am]
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