[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 242 (Friday, December 17, 2004)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 75454-75455]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-27686]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

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


Establishment of Class E Airspace; Lexington, OR

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This final rule will establish Class E airspace at Lexington, 
OR. New Area Navigation (RNAV) Global Positioning System (GPS) Standard 
Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs) at Lexington Airport, Lexington, 
OR, makes this action necessary to add Class E airspace. This Class E 
airspace extending upward from 700 feet or more above the surface of 
the earth is necessary for the containment and safety of Instrument 
Flight Rules (IFR) aircraft transitioning to/from the en route 
environment and executing these SIAP procedures.

DATES: Effective Dates: 0901 UTC, January 20, 2005

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ed Haeseker, Federal Aviation 
Administration, Western En Route and Oceanic Operations, Airspace 
Branch, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98055-4056; telephone (425) 
227-2527.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

    On October 21, 2003, the FAA proposed to amend Title 14 Code of 
Federal Regulations part 71 (CFR part 71) to add Class E airspace at 
Lexington OR (69 FR 19317). A new RNAV GPS SIAP at the Lexington 
Airport makes it necessary to add controlled airspace for the 
containment and safety of IFR aircraft transitioning to/from the en 
route environment and executing these SIAP procedures.
    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 paragraph 6005 of FAA Order 7400.9M dated August 30, 2004, and 
effective September 16, 2004, which is incorporated by reference in 14 
CFR part 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 establishes Class E airspace at 
Lexington Airport, Lexington, OR. A new RNAV GPS SIAP at Lexington 
Airport makes it necessary for additional controlled airspace extending 
upward from 700 feet or more above the surface of the earth for the 
containment and safety of IFR aircraft transitioning to/from the en 
route environment and executing these SIAP 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. 
Therefore, this 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 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).

Adoption of the Amendment

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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; ROUTES; AND REPORTING POINTS

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1. The authority citation for 14 CFR part 71 continues to read as 
follows:


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    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 7400.9M, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated August 30, 2004, and effective September 16, 
2004, 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 [Add]

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

    The 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]09'08''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 November 26, 2004.
Suzanne Alexander,
Acting Area Director, Western En Route and Oceanic Operations.
[FR Doc. 04-27686 Filed 12-16-04; 8:45 am]
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