[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 160 (Thursday, August 19, 2010)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 51173-51174]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-20521]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2010-0002; Airspace Docket No. 09-ANM-32]


Amendment of Class E Airspace; Port Angeles, WA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action will amend existing Class E airspace at Port 
Angeles, WA. The Ediz Hook Nondirectional Radio Beacon (NDB) has been 
decommissioned and removed. This will improve the safety and management 
of Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations at the airport.

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 June 14, 2010, the FAA published in the Federal Register a 
notice of proposed rulemaking to amend controlled airspace at Port 
Angeles, WA (75 FR 33556). 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

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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 Class E airspace 
extending upward from 700 feet above the surface, at William R. 
Fairchild International Airport, Port Angeles, WA, due to the 
decommissioning of the Ediz Hook NDB. This action is necessary for the 
safety and management of IFR operations.
    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 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 modifies 
controlled airspace at William R. Fairchild International Airport, Port 
Angeles, WA.

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 WA, E2 Port Angeles, WA [Amended]

Port Angeles, William R. Fairchild International Airport, WA
    (Lat. 48[deg]07'13'' N., long. 123[deg]29'59'' W.)

    Within a 4.1-mile radius of the William R. Fairchild 
International Airport, and within 3 miles north and 2.2 miles south 
of the William R. Fairchild International Airport 079[deg] bearing 
extending from the 4.1-mile radius to 11.4 miles east of the 
airport. This Class E airspace area is effective during specific 
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 WA, E5 Port Angeles, WA [Amended]

Port Angeles, William R. Fairchild International Airport, WA
    (Lat. 48[deg]07'13'' N., long. 123[deg]29'59'' W.)
Port Angeles CGAS
    (Lat. 48[deg]08'28'' N., long. 123[deg]24'51'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 4.1-mile radius of the William R. Fairchild International 
Airport, and within a 4.1-mile radius of Port Angeles CGAS, and 
within 2.7 miles north and 4.3 miles south of the William R. 
Fairchild International Airport 079[deg] bearing extending from the 
4.1-mile radius to 11.4 miles east of the airport, and including the 
airspace within 1.8 miles either side of the William R. Fairchild 
International Airport 285[deg] bearing extending from the 4.1-mile 
radius to 7 miles west of the airport; that airspace extending 
upward from 1,200 feet above the surface bounded on the east by the 
west edge of V-495, on the south by V-4, on the west by long. 
124[deg]02'05''W., and on the north by the United States/Canadian 
border.

    Issued in Seattle, Washington, on August 12, 2010.
Robert Henry,
Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, Western Service Center.
[FR Doc. 2010-20521 Filed 8-18-10; 8:45 am]
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