[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 162 (Tuesday, August 21, 2012)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 50417-50418]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-20536]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2012-0384; Airspace Docket No. 12-ANM-9]


Proposed Amendment of Class D and Class E Airspace; Lewiston, ID

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking (SNPRM).

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SUMMARY: The FAA is issuing a SNPRM for the notice of proposed 
rulemaking (NPRM) of June 4, 2012, in order to elicit comments 
addressing increasing further the controlled Class E airspace area at 
Lewiston-Nez Perce County Airport, Lewiston, ID. The NPRM proposed a 
modification of Class D airspace, and Class E airspace extending upward 
from 700 feet above the surface and 1,200 feet above the surface, and 
an adjustment to the geographic coordinates. This SNPRM would further 
enlarge the Class E airspace 1,200 feet above the surface area to 
enhance safety in the Lewiston-Nez Pearce County Airport, Lewiston, ID 
area.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before October 5, 2012.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this proposal to the U.S. Department of 
Transportation, Docket Operations, M-30, West Building Ground Floor, 
Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590; 
telephone (202) 366-9826. You must identify FAA Docket No. FAA-2012-
0384; Airspace Docket No. 12-ANM-9, at the beginning of your comments. 
You may also submit comments through the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov.

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 4, 2012, the FAA published a NPRM to modify Class D 
airspace, and Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the 
surface at Lewiston-Nez Perce County Airport, Lewiston, ID (77 FR 
32921). Also the geographic coordinates of the airport and navigation 
aids would be adjusted in the respective Class D and Class E airspace 
areas. The comment period closed July 19, 2012. The FAA received one 
comment from the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA).
    The NBAA recommended making the Class E airspace area extending 
upward from 1,200 feet above the surface larger by lowering some of the 
adjacent Class E airspace, which begins from between 10,000 Mean Sea 
Level (MSL) and 14,500 MSL, for aircraft safety. The FAA found merit in 
this comment, and, therefore, proposes the additional Class E airspace 
area, extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface, be made 
larger. The FAA seeks comments on this SNPRM.

Comments Invited

    Interested parties are invited to participate in this proposed 
rulemaking by submitting such written data, views, or arguments, as 
they may desire. Comments that provide the factual basis supporting the 
views and suggestions presented are particularly helpful in developing 
reasoned regulatory decisions on the proposal. Comments are 
specifically invited on the overall regulatory, aeronautical, economic, 
environmental, and energy-related aspects of the proposal.
    Communications should identify both docket numbers (FAA Docket No. 
FAA 2012-0384 and Airspace Docket No. 12-ANM-9) and be submitted in 
triplicate to the Docket Management System (see ADDRESSES section for 
address and phone number). You may also submit comments through the 
Internet at http://www.regulations.gov.
    Commenters wishing the FAA to acknowledge receipt of their comments 
on this action must submit with those comments a self-addressed stamped 
postcard on which the following statement is made: ``Comments to FAA 
Docket No. FAA-2012-0384 and Airspace Docket No. 12-ANM-9''. The 
postcard will be date/time stamped and returned to the commenter.
    All communications received on or before the specified closing date 
for comments will be considered before taking action on the proposed 
rule. The proposal contained in this action may be changed in light of 
comments received. All comments submitted will be available for 
examination in the public docket both before and after the closing date 
for comments. A report summarizing each substantive public contact with 
FAA personnel concerned with this rulemaking will be filed in the 
docket.

Availability of NPRMs

    An electronic copy of this document may be downloaded through the 
Internet at http://www.regulations.gov. Recently published rulemaking 
documents can also be accessed through the FAA's web page at http://www.faa.gov/airports_airtraffic/air_traffic/publications/airspace_amendments/.
    You may review the public docket containing the proposal, any 
comments received, and any final disposition in person in the Dockets 
Office (see the ADDRESSES section for the address and phone number) 
between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except federal 
holidays. An informal docket may also be examined during normal 
business hours at the Northwest Mountain Regional Office of the Federal 
Aviation Administration, Air Traffic Organization, Western Service 
Center, Operations Support Group, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA 
98057.
    Persons interested in being placed on a mailing list for future 
NPRMs should contact the FAA's Office of Rulemaking, (202) 267-9677, 
for a copy of Advisory Circular No. 11-2A, Notice of Proposed 
Rulemaking Distribution System, which describes the application 
procedure.

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The Supplemental Proposal

    The FAA is proposing an amendment to Title 14 Code of Federal 
Regulations (14 CFR) Part 71 by further increasing the Class E airspace 
area extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface at Lewiston-Nez 
Perce County Airport, Lewiston, ID, to accommodate aircraft using RNAV 
(GPS) standard instrument approach procedures at the airport. As stated 
in the NPRM, the geographic coordinates of the airport, the Nez Perce 
VOR/DME, and the Lewiston-Nez Perce ILS Localizer navigation aids, 
would be updated to coincide with the FAA's aeronautical database for 
the respective Class D airspace and Class E airspace areas. This action 
would enhance the safety and management of IFR operations at the 
airport.
    Class D and E airspace designations are published in paragraphs 
5000, 6002, 6004 and 6005, respectively, of FAA Order 7400.9V, dated 
August 9, 2011, and effective September 15, 2011, which is incorporated 
by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class D and E airspace designation 
listed in this document will be published subsequently in this Order.
    The FAA has determined that this proposed regulation only involves 
an established body of technical regulations for which frequent and 
routine amendments are necessary to keep them operationally current. 
Therefore, this proposed 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 proposed rule, when 
promulgated, would 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, describes 
the authority for 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 the 
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 would modify controlled airspace at Lewiston-Nez Perce County 
Airport, Lewiston, ID.
    This proposal will be subject to an environmental analysis in 
accordance with FAA Order 1050.1E, ``Environmental Impacts: Policies 
and Procedures'' prior to any FAA final regulatory action.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71

    Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (air).

The Proposed Amendment

    Accordingly, pursuant to the authority delegated to me, the Federal 
Aviation Administration proposes to amend 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

    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]

    2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of the Federal 
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9V, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated August 9, 2011, and effective September 15, 
2011 is amended as follows:

Paragraph 5000 Class D Airspace.

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ANM ID D Lewiston, ID [Modified]

Lewiston-Nez Perce County Airport, ID
    (Lat. 46[deg]22'28'' N., long. 117[deg]00'55'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 
3,900 feet MSL within a 4.1-mile radius of the Lewiston-Nez Perce 
County Airport. This Class D airspace area is effective during the 
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 6002 Class E Airspace Designated as Surface Areas.

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ANM ID E2 Lewiston, ID [Modified]

Lewiston-Nez Perce County Airport, ID
    (Lat. 46[deg]22'28'' N., long. 117[deg]00'55'' W.)

    Within a 4.1-mile radius of the Lewiston-Nez Perce County 
Airport. This Class E airspace area is effective during the 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 6004 Class E Airspace Designated as an Extension to a 
Class D Surface Area.

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ANM ID E4 Lewiston, ID [Modified]

Lewiston-Nez Perce County Airport, ID
    (Lat. 46[deg]22'28'' N., long. 117[deg]00'55'' W.)
Nez Perce VOR/DME
    (Lat. 46[deg]22'54'' N., long. 116[deg]52'10'' W.)
Lewiston-Nez Perce ILS Localizer
    (Lat. 46[deg]22'27'' N., long. 117[deg]01'54'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface within 2.7 miles 
each side of the Lewiston-Nez Perce ILS localizer course extending 
from the 4.1-mile radius of the airport to 14 miles east of the 
airport and within 3.5 miles each side of the Nez Perce VOR/DME 
266[deg] radial extending from the 4.1-mile radius of the airport to 
13.1 miles west of the airport. This Class E airspace area is 
effective during the 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 ID E5 Lewiston, ID [Modified]

Lewiston-Nez Perce County Airport, ID
    (Lat. 46[deg]22'28'' N., long. 117[deg]00'55'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
bounded by a line beginning at lat. 46[deg]33'00'' N., long. 
117[deg]38'00'' W.; to lat. 46[deg]31'30'' N., long 117[deg]14'00'' 
W.; to lat. 46[deg]40'00'' N., long. 116[deg]48'00'' W.; to lat. 
46[deg]26'00'' N., long. 116[deg]26'00'' W.; to lat. 46[deg]13'00'' 
N., long. 116[deg]30'00'' W.; to lat. 46[deg]14'00'' N., long. 
116[deg]35'00'' W.; to lat. 46[deg]06'00'' N., long. 116[deg]47'00'' 
W.; to lat. 46[deg]17'00'' N., long. 116[deg]49'00'' W.; to lat. 
46[deg]18'00'' N., long 117[deg]00'00'' W.; to lat. 46[deg]17'30'' 
N., long. 117[deg]22'00'' W.; to lat. 46[deg]10'30'' N., long. 
117[deg]26'30'' W.; to lat. 46[deg]12'00'' N., long. 117[deg]36'00'' 
W.; thence to the point of origin; that airspace extending upward 
from 1,200 feet above the surface within a 62-mile radius of the 
Lewiston-Nez Perce County Airport, and within 24 miles each side of 
the 056[deg] bearing of the airport, extending from the 62-mile 
radius to 92 miles northeast of the airport.

    Issued in Seattle, Washington, on August 14, 2012.
John Warner,
Manager, Operations Support Group, Western Service Center.
[FR Doc. 2012-20536 Filed 8-20-12; 8:45 am]
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