[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 141 (Monday, July 24, 2006)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 41728]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-11648]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2005-23361; Airspace Docket No. 05-ANM-17]


Revision of Class E Airspace; Pinedale, WY

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This final rule will revise the Class E airspace at Pinedale, 
WY. Additional controlled airspace is necessary to accommodate aircraft 
executing a new Area Navigation (RNAV) Global Positioning System (GPS) 
approach procedure at Pinedale/Ralph Wenz Field. This action will 
improve the safety of Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) aircraft executing 
this new procedure at Pinedale/Ralph Wenz Field, Pinedale, WY.

DATES: Effective Date: 0901 UTC, September 28, 2006.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

    On February 27, 2006, the FAA published in the Federal Register a 
notice of proposed rulemaking to revise Class E airspace at Pinedale, 
WY, (71 FR 9740). This action would improve the safety of Instrument 
Flight Rules (IFR) aircraft executing this new procedure at Pinedale/
Ralph Wenz Field, Pinedale, WY. Interested parties were invited to 
participate in this rulemaking effort by submitting written comments on 
the proposal to the FAA. No comments were received. The NPRM described 
the Wenz NDB bearings ``to'' the facility instead of ``from'' the 
facility, which is standard practice. This rule makes an editorial 
change to describe the bearings from the NDB. Except for this editorial 
change, this rule is the same as proposed in the NPRM.
    Class E airspace designations are published in paragraph 6002 of 
FAA Order 7400.9O, effective September 15, 2006, 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 action amends Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) 
part 71 by revising Class E airspace at Pinedale, WY. Additional 
controlled airspace is necessary to accommodate IFR aircraft executing 
a new RNAV (GPS) approach procedure at Pinedale/Ralph Wenz Field, 
Pinedale, WY.
    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, B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR 
TRAFFIC SERVICE 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 7400.9O, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, updated yearly, effective September 15, 2006, 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 WY E5 Pinedale, WY [Revised]

Pinedale/Ralph Wenz Field, WY
    (Lat. 42[deg]47'44'' N., long. 109[deg]48'26'' W.)
Big Piney VOR/DME
    (Lat. 42[deg]34'46'' N., long. 110[deg]06'33'' W.)
Wenz NDB
    (Lat. 42[deg]47'50'' N., long. 109[deg]48'13'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within 4.3 miles each side of a direct line between the Big Piney 
VOR/DME and the Wenz NDB extending from the VOR/DME to a point 4.3 
miles northeast of the NDB, and within 3.1 miles each side of the 
143[deg] bearing and 4.0 miles each side of the 123[deg] bearing 
from the Wenz NDB extending to 13 miles southeast of the NDB, and 
4.0 miles either side of the 303[deg] bearing from the Wenz NDB 
extending to 10 miles northwest of the NDB; that airspace extending 
upward from 1,200 feet above the surface beginning at Lat. 
43[deg]00'00'' N., long. 110[deg]30'00'' W., thence east to Lat. 
43[deg]00'00'' N., long. 109[deg]45'00'' W., thence southeast to 
Lat. 42[deg]30'00'' N., long. 109[deg]11'00'' W., thence southwest 
to Lat. 42[deg]00'00'' N., long. 109[deg]50'00'' W., thence west to 
Lat. 42[deg]00'00'' N., long. 110[deg]00'00'' W., thence northwest 
to point of beginning.
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    Issued in Seattle, Washington, on July 13, 2006.
Clark Desing,
System Support, Western Service Area.
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