[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 5 (Tuesday, January 8, 2008)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 1271-1272]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-26]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2007-28649; Airspace Docket No. 07-ANM-10]


Establishment of Class E Airspace; Wheatland, WY

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action will establish Class E airspace at Wheatland, WY. 
Additional Class E airspace is necessary to accommodate aircraft using 
a new Area Navigation (RNAV) Global Positioning System (GPS) Standard 
Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) at Phifer Airfield. This will 
improve the safety of Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) aircraft executing 
the new RNAV GPS SIAP at Phifer Airfield, Wheatland, WY.

DATES: Effective Date: 0901 UTC, April 10, 2008. The Director of the 
Federal Register approves this incorporation by reference action under 
1 CFR part 51, subject to the annual revision of FAA Order 7400.9 and 
publication of conforming amendments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eldon Taylor, Federal Aviation 
Administration, System Support Group, Western Service Area, 1601 Lind 
Avenue, SW., Renton, WA 98057; telephone (425) 917-6726.

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

    On September 18, 2007, the FAA published in the Federal Register a 
notice of proposed rulemaking to establish Class E airspace at 
Wheatland, WY, (72 FR 53201). This action would improve the safety of 
IFR aircraft executing this new RNAV GPS SIAP approach procedure at 
Phifer Airfield, Wheatland, 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.
    Class E airspace designations are published in paragraph 6005 of 
FAA Order 7400.9R signed August 15, 2007, and effective September 15, 
2007, 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 establishing Class E airspace at Wheatland, WY. Additional 
controlled airspace is necessary to accommodate IFR aircraft executing 
a new RNAV (GPS) approach procedure at Phifer Airfield, Wheatland, 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. This rulemaking is 
promulgated under the authority described in Subtitle VII, Part A, 
Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that section, the FAA is charged with 
prescribing regulations to assign the use of airspace necessary to 
ensure the safety of aircraft and the efficient use of airspace. This 
regulation is within the scope of that authority as it establishes 
additional controlled airspace at Phifer Airfield, Wheatland, WY.

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 71.1 of the Federal 
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9R, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, signed August 15, 2007, and effective September 15, 
2007 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 Wheatland, WY [New]

Wheatland, Phifer Airfield, WY
    (Lat. 43[deg]03[min]20[sec] N., long. 104[deg]55[min]43[sec] W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 9-mile radius of Phifer Airfield, WY and within 4 miles 
north and 4 miles south of the Phifer Airfield, WY 080[deg] radial 
extending from the 9-mile radius to 12.90 miles east of the Phifer 
Airfield, WY.
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    Issued in Seattle, Washington, on December 14, 2007.
Clark Desing,
Manager, System Support Group, Western Service Center.
[FR Doc. E8-26 Filed 1-7-08; 8:45 am]
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