[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 158 (Tuesday, August 17, 2010)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 50694-50695]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-20215]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2009-0902; Airspace Docket No. 09-ANM-16]


Modification of Class E Airspace; Astoria, OR

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action will amend Class E airspace at Astoria, OR, to 
accommodate aircraft using a new Area Navigation (RNAV) Global 
Positioning System (GPS) Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) 
at Astoria Regional Airport. This will improve the safety and 
management of Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations at the airport. 
This action also will correct the airport name from Port of Astoria 
Airport, and makes minor adjustments to the legal description of the 
airspace.

DATES: Effective date, 0901 UTC, November 18, 2010. 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, Operations Support Group, Western Service Center, 1601 
Lind Avenue, SW., Renton, WA 98057; telephone (425) 203-4537.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

    On November 13, 2009, the FAA published in the Federal Register a 
notice of proposed rulemaking to amend controlled airspace at Astoria, 
OR (74 FR 58573). 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 6002 and 
6005, respectively, of FAA Order 7400.9T signed August 27, 2009, and 
effective September 15, 2009, 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 action amends Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) 
Part 71 by amending Class E surface airspace, and adding additional 
Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface, at 
Astoria Regional Airport, to accommodate IFR aircraft executing new 
RNAV GPS SIAP at the airport. This action is necessary for the safety 
and management of IFR operations. This action also makes a minor 
correction to the legal description for Class E airspace extending 
upward from 700 feet above the surface to coincide with the FAA's 
National Aeronautical Navigation Services, and corrects the airport 
name from Port of Astoria Airport to Astoria Regional Airport.
    The FAA has determined 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

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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 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. The 
FAA's authority to issue rules regarding aviation safety is found in 
Title 49 of the U.S. Code. Subtitle 1, Section 106 discusses the 
authority of the FAA Administrator. Subtitle VII, Aviation Programs, 
describes in more detail the scope of the agency's authority. 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 Astoria Regional Airport, 
Astoria, OR.

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 7400.9T, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, signed August 27, 2009, and effective September 15, 
2009 is amended as follows:

Paragraph 6002 Class E airspace designated as surface areas.

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ANM OR E2 Astoria, OR [Modified]

Astoria Regional Airport, Astoria, OR
    (Lat. 46[deg]09[min]29[sec] N., long. 123[deg]52[min]43[sec] W.)
Camp Rilea Heliport
    (Lat. 46[deg]06[min]59[sec] N., long. 123[deg]55[min]54[sec] W.)

    Within a 4-mile radius of the Astoria Regional Airport, and 
within 1.8 miles each side of the Astoria Regional Airport 268[deg] 
bearing extending from the 4-mile radius to 7 miles west of the 
Astoria Regional Airport, and within 1.8 miles each side of the 
Astoria Regional Airport 095[deg] bearing extending from the 4-mile 
radius to 12.1 miles east of the Astoria Regional Airport, excluding 
the airspace within a wedge south of Camp Rilea Heliport, from the 
120[deg] bearing clockwise to the 225[deg] bearing of the Camp Rilea 
Heliport. This Class E airspace area is effective during the dates 
and times established in advance by a Notice to Airmen. The 
effective date and time will thereafter be continuously published in 
the Airport/Facility Directory.

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 Astoria, OR [Modified]

Astoria Regional Airport, Astoria, OR
    (Lat. 46[deg]09[min]29[sec] N., long. 123[deg]52[min]43[sec] W.)
Seaside Municipal Airport
    (Lat. 46[deg]00[min]54[sec] N., long. 123[deg]54[min]28[sec] W.)

    That airspace extending from 700 feet above the surface within a 
6.5-mile radius of Astoria Regional Airport, within 4 miles north 
and 8.3 miles south of the Astoria Regional Airport 268[deg] bearing 
extending from the 6.5-mile radius to 15.9 miles west of Astoria 
Regional Airport, excluding the portion within a 1.8-mile radius of 
Seaside Municipal Airport; and within 4 miles northeast and 8.3 
miles southwest of the Astoria Regional Airport 326[deg] bearing 
extending from the 6.5-mile radius to 21.4 miles northwest of 
Astoria Regional Airport; and within 4 miles north and 4 miles south 
of the Astoria Regional Airport 096[deg] bearing extending from the 
6.5-mile radius to 12 miles east, and 8.3 miles north and 4 miles 
south of the Astoria Regional Airport 096[deg] bearing from 12 miles 
east, to 28.3 miles east of Astoria Regional Airport; and within a 
15.9-mile radius of Astoria Regional Airport extending clockwise 
from the 326[deg] bearing to the 347[deg] bearing; and within a 
23.1-mile radius of Astoria Regional Airport extending clockwise 
from the 347[deg] bearing to the 039[deg] bearing extending from the 
15.9-mile radius to a 23.1-mile radius of Astoria Regional Airport 
extending clockwise from the airport 039[deg] bearing to the airport 
185[deg] bearing.

    Issued in Seattle, Washington, on August 9, 2010.
Lori Andriesen,
Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, Western Service Center.
[FR Doc. 2010-20215 Filed 8-16-10; 8:45 am]
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