[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 146 (Tuesday, July 30, 2013)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 45848-45849]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-18141]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Docket No. FAA-2012-1303; Airspace Docket No. 12-ANM-29]
Amendment of Class E Airspace; Salt Lake City, UT
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Final rule.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: This action modifies Class E airspace at Salt Lake City, UT,
to accommodate aircraft using Area Navigation (RNAV) Global Positioning
System (GPS) and Instrument Landing System (ILS) or Localizer (LOC)
standard instrument approach procedures at Salt Lake City International
Airport. This improves the safety and management of Instrument Flight
Rules (IFR) operations at the airport. This action also adjusts the
geographic coordinates of the airport, and makes a minor change to the
legal description of Class E airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet
above the surface, at Salt Lake City, UT.
DATES: Effective date, 0901 UTC, October 17, 2013. 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 May 13, 2013, the FAA published in the Federal Register a notice
of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to modify controlled airspace at Salt
Lake City, UT (78 FR 27872). Interested parties were invited to
participate in this rulemaking effort by submitting written comments on
the proposal to the FAA. No comments were received.
Subsequent to publication, the FAA's Aeronautical Products Office
requested the phrase in the regulatory text ``. . . excluding that
portion within Restricted Area R-6403.'' be moved from the 13,500 foot
airspace and incorporated into the 1,200 foot airspace. With the
exception of editorial changes and the changes described above, this
rule is the same as that proposed in the NPRM.
Class E airspace designations are published in paragraph 6005, of
FAA Order 7400.9W dated August 8, 2012, and effective September 15,
2012, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 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 modifying Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet
above the surface, at Salt Lake City International Airport, Salt Lake
City, UT, to accommodate IFR aircraft executing RNAV (GPS) and ILS or
LOC standard instrument approach procedures at the airport. This action
removes reference to the exclusion of the Price, UT; Delta, UT; and
Evanston, WY, airspace area, and the Bonneville, UT 1,200 foot Class E
airspace area, and enhances the safety and management of aircraft
operations at the airport. The geographic coordinates of the airport
are adjusted in accordance with the FAA's aeronautical database.
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
only affects air traffic procedures and air navigation, it is certified
this rule, when promulgated, does 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 Salt Lake City International Airport, Salt Lake
City, UT.
Environmental Review
The FAA has determined that this action qualifies for categorical
exclusion under the National Environmental Policy Act in accordance
with FAA Order 1050.1E, ``Environmental Impacts: Policies and
Procedures,'' paragraph 311a. This airspace action is not expected to
cause any potentially significant environmental impacts, and no
extraordinary circumstances exist that warrant preparation of an
environmental assessment.
[[Page 45849]]
List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71
Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (air).
Adoption of the Amendment
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
0
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]
0
2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of the Federal
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9W, Airspace Designations and
Reporting Points, dated August 8, 2012, and effective September 15,
2012 is amended as follows:
Paragraph 6005 Class E airspace areas extending upward from 700
feet or more above the surface of the earth.
* * * * *
ANM UT E5 Salt Lake City, UT [Modified]
Salt Lake City International Airport, UT
(Lat. 40[deg]47'18'' N., long. 111[deg]58'40'' W.)
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
bounded by a line beginning at lat. 41[deg]00'00'' N., long.
111[deg]45'03'' W.; to lat. 40[deg]22'30'' N., long. 111[deg]45'03''
W.; to lat. 40[deg]10'20'' N., long. 111[deg]35'03'' W.; to lat.
40[deg]03'30'' N., long. 111[deg]48'33'' W.; to lat. 40[deg]03'00''
N., long. 112[deg]05'00'' W.; to lat. 40[deg]25'00'' N., long.
112[deg]06'30'' W.; to lat. 40[deg]43'00'' N. long. 112[deg]22'03''
W.; to lat. 41[deg]00'00'' N., long. 112[deg]22'03'' W., thence to
the point of beginning; that airspace extending upward from 1,200
feet above the surface bounded on the north by lat. 41[deg]00'00''
N., on the east by long. 111[deg]25'33'' W., thence south to lat.
40[deg]11'00'' N., thence east to lat. 40[deg]06'00'' N., long.
110[deg]15'00'' W., thence southwest to lat. 39[deg]33'00'' N.,
long. 110[deg]55'00'' W., thence southwest to lat. 39[deg]04'00''
N., long. 112[deg]27'30'' W., thence northwest to lat.
39[deg]48'00'' N., long. 112[deg]50'00'' W., thence west via lat.
39[deg]48'00'' N., to the east edge of Restricted Area R-6402A, and
on the west by the east edge of Restricted Area R-6402A, R-6402B and
R-6406A and long. 113[deg]00'03'' W., excluding that portion within
Restricted Area R-6403; that airspace east of Salt Lake City
extending upward from 11,000 feet MSL bounded on the northwest by
the southeast edge of V-32, on the southeast by the northwest edge
of V-235, on the southwest by the northeast edge of V-101 and on the
west by long. 111[deg]25'33'' W.; that airspace southeast of Salt
Lake City extending upward from 13,500 feet MSL bounded on the
northeast by the southwest edge of V-484, on the south by the north
edge of V-200 and on the west by long. 111[deg]25'33'' W.
Issued in Seattle, Washington, on July 22, 2013.
Christopher Ramirez,
Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, Western Service Center.
[FR Doc. 2013-18141 Filed 7-29-13; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910-13-P