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[FR Doc No: 94-14133]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71
[Airspace Docket No. 94-ANM-2]
Modification of Class D Airspace; Pasco, WA
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This action modifies the Pasco, Washington, Tri-cities
Airport, Class D airspace by excluding additional airspace overlying
the Vista Field Airport, Kennewick, Washington. This action will allow
operations to and from the Vista Field Airport without radio
communication with the Pasco Airport Traffic Control Tower.
EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 u.t.c., August 18, 1994.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
James Riley, ANM-537, Federal Aviation Administration, Docket No. 94-
ANM-2, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, Washington, 98055-4056; telephone
number: (206) 227-2537.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
History
On April 4, 1994, the FAA proposed to amend part 71 of the Federal
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) by modifying the Class D airspace
for Tri-Cities Airport, Pasco, Washington (59 FR 15668). Airspace
within a .9-mile radius of Vista Field Airport is presently excluded
from the Pasco Class D airspace. Recent construction at the Vista Field
airport has resulted in closure of the east-west runway, requiring
aircraft operating to runway 02/20 to fly over the Columbia River
outside the present airspace exclusion. 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 D
airspace is published in Paragraph 5000 of FAA Order 7400.9A dated June
17, 1993, and effective September 16, 1993, which is incorporated by
reference in 14 CFR 71.1 (58 FR 36298; July 6, 1993). The Class D
airspace designation listed in this document will be published
subsequently in the Order.
The Rule
This amendment to part 71 of Federal Aviation Regulations amends
Class D airspace at Pasco, Washington by excluding additional airspace
overlying the Vista Field Airport Kennewick, Washington. 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 foregoing, the FAA amends 14 CFR part 71 as
follows:
PART 71--[AMENDED]
1. The authority citation for 14 CFR part 71 continues to read as
follows:
Authority: 49 U.S.C. app. 1348(a), 1354(a), 1510; E.O. 10854, 24
FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389; 49 U.S.C. 106(g); 14 CFR
11.69.
Sec. 71.1 [Amended]
2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of the Federal
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9A, Airspace Designations and
Reporting Points, dated June 17, 1993, and effective September 16,
1993, is amended as follows:
Paragraph 5000 General
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ANM WA D Pasco, WA [Revised]
Pasco, Tri-Cities Airport, WA
(Lat. 46 deg.15'52'' N, Long, 119 deg.07'08'' W)
Vista Airport, Kennewick, WA
(Lat. 46 deg.13'14'' N, Long, 119 deg.12'19'' W)
That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including
2,900 feet MSL within a 4.3-mile radius of the Tri-Cities Airport,
excluding that airspace within a 2-mile radius of the Vista 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.
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Issued in Seattle, Washington, on May 25, 1994.
Temple H. Johnson, Jr.,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Northwest Mountain Region.
[FR Doc. 94-14133 Filed 6-9-94; 8:45 am]
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