[Federal Register: November 29, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 230)]
[Proposed Rules]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Airspace Docket No. 02-ANM-07]
Proposed Establishment of Class E Airspace, Afton, WY
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).
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SUMMARY: This action proposes to establish Class E airspace at Afton,
WY. Newly developed Area Navigation (RNAV) Standard Instrument Approach
Procedures (SIAP) at Afton Municipal Airport has made this proposal
necessary. The establishment of Class E airspace is required to contain
aircraft executing instrument flight rule (IFR) operations at Afton
Municipal Airport within controlled airspace. The intended effect of
this action is to provide an increased level of safety for aircraft
executing IFR operations between the terminal and the en route phase of
flight at Afton Municipal Airport, Afton, WY.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before January 13, 2003.
ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Manager,
Airspace Branch, ANM-520, Federal Aviation Administration, Docket No.
02-ANM-07, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, Washington 98055-4056.
An informal docket may also be examined during normal business
hours in the office of the Manager, Air Traffic Division, Airspace
Branch, at the address listed above.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ed Haeseker, ANM-520.8, Federal
Aviation Administration, Docket No. 02-ANM-07, 1601 Lind Avenue SW.,
Renton, Washington 98055-4056; telephone number: (425) 227-2527.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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 the airspace docket number and be
submitted in triplicate to the address listed above. 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 Airspace Docket No. 02-
ANM-07.'' 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 the light of comments received. All comments submitted will be
available for examination at the address listed above 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 NPRM's
Any person may obtain a copy of this NPRM by submitting a request
to the Federal Aviation Administration, Airspace Branch, ANM-520, 1601
Lind Avenue SW, Renton, Washington 98055-4056. Communications must
identify the docket number of this NPRM. Persons interested in being
placed on a mailing list for future NPRM's should also request a copy
of Advisory Circular No. 11-2A, which describes the application
procedure.
The Proposal
The FAA is considering an amendment to Title 14 Code of Federal
Regulations, part 71 (14 CFR part 71) by establishing Class E airspace
at Afton, WY. Two newly developed RNAV SIAP's, RNAV (GPS) RWY34 and
RNAV (GPS) RWY 16, at Afton Municipal Airport, has made this proposal
necessary. Establishing Class E airspace, 700-feet controlled airspace
above the surface of the earth, is required to contain IFR operations
at Afton Municipal Airport, Afton, WY. The FAA establishes Class E
airspace where necessary to contain aircraft transitioning between the
terminal and en route phase of flight environments. The intended effect
of this proposal is designed to provide for the safe and efficient use
of the navigable airspace.
The area would be depicted on aeronautical charts for pilot
reference. The coordinates for this airspace docket are based on North
American Datum 83. Class E airspace areas extending upward from 700-
feet or more above the surface of the earth are published in Paragraph
6005 of FAA Order 7400.9J, dated August 31, 2001, and effective
September 16, 2001, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1.
The Class E airspace designation listed in this document would be
published subsequently in the 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.
It, therefore, (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 11013; 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).
The Proposed Amendment
In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation
Administration proposes to amend 14 CFR part 71 as follows:
PART 71--DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, CLASS B, CLASS C, CLASS D, AND
CLASS E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIRWAYS; 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.
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Sec. 71.1 [Amended]
2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of the Federal
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9J, Airspace Designations and
Reporting Points, dated August 31, 2001, and effective September 16,
2001, is amended as follows:
Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Extending Upward From 700 Feet or
More Above the Surface of the Earth.
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ANM UT E5 Afton, WY [New]
Afton Municipal Airport, WY
(Lat. 42[deg]42'41'' N, long. 110[deg]56'32'' W)
That airspace extending upward from 700-feet above the surface
within a 6.5 mile radius of the Afton Municipal Airport, and within
2 miles either side of the 355[deg] bearing from the airport
extending from the 6.5 mile radius to 7.5 miles north of the
airport, and within 2 miles either side of the 185[deg] bearing from
the airport extending from the 6.5 mile radius to 19.3 miles south
of the airport.
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Issued in Seattle, Washington, on October 24, 2002.
Raul C. Trevino,
Assistant Manager, Air Traffic Division, Northwest Mountain Region.
[FR Doc. 02-29660 Filed 11-27-02; 8:45 am]
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