Airworthiness directives: Class E airspace,

[Federal Register: July 31, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 147)]

[Rules and Regulations]

[Page 40821-40822]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 98-ANM-05]

Establishment of Class E Airspace; Moses Lake, WA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: This action establishes a Class E surface area at Grant County Airport, Moses Lake, WA. The effect of this action is to provide controlled airspace between the surface and the en route

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phase of flight when the airport traffic control tower is closed.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, October 8, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dennis Ripley, ANM-520.6, Federal Aviation Administration, Docket No. 98-ANM-05, 1601 Lind Avenue S.W., Renton, Washington, 98055-4056; telephone number: (425) 227-2527.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

On May 15, 1998, the FAA proposed to amend Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, part 71 (14 CFR part 71) by establishing the Moses Lake Class E surface area (63 FR 27012). This establishment of the Class E surface area provides the additional airspace necessary to allow terminal operations to and from the en route environment when the control tower is not in operation. The commissioning of the Automated Surface Observing System (ASOS) qualifies the Grant County Airport for a Class E surface area. Interested parties were invited to participate in the rulemaking proceeding by submitting written comments on the proposal. No comments were received.

The coordinates for this airspace docket are based on North American Datum 83. Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet or more above the surface of the earth are published in Paragraph 6005 of FAA Order 7400.9E, dated September 10, 1997, and effective September 16, 1997, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class E airspace designation listed in document will be published subsequently in the Order.

The Rule

This amendment to 14 CFR part 71 establishes Class E airspace at Moses Lake, WA, by providing a Class E surface area around the Grant County airport when the control tower is closed. The intended effect of this rule is designed to provide safe and efficient use of the navigable airspace and to promote safe flight operations under IFR at Grant County Airport and between the terminal and en route transition stages.

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. 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 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 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).

Adoption of the Amendment

In consideration of the forgoing, the Federal Aviation Administration amends 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.

   Sec. 71.1 [Amended]

2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of the Federal Aviation Administration Order 7400.9E, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated September 10, 1997, and effective September 16, 1997, is amended as follows:

   Paragraph 6002 Class E airspace designated as a surface area for an airport.

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   ANM WA E2 Moses Lake, WA [New]

   Grant County Airport, Moses Lake, WA

   (Lat. 47 deg.12'28''N, long. 119 deg.19'13''W)

   That airspace extending upward from the surface within a 5.7- mile radius of the Grant County Airport, excluding that airspace within an area bounded by a line beginning at lat. 47 deg.11'31''N, long. 119 deg.10'59''W; to lat. 49 deg.09'59''N, long. 119 deg.14'55''W; to lat. 47 deg.07'34''N, long. 119 deg.14'55''W; thence counterclockwise via a 5.7-mile radius of the Grant County Airport to the point of beginning. 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. * * * * *

   Issued in Seattle, Washington, on July 16, 1998. Glenn A. Adams, III, Assistant Manager, Air Traffic Division, Northwest Mountain Region.

   [FR Doc. 98-20490Filed7-30-98; 8:45 am]

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