[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 98 (Monday, May 20, 1996)] [Proposed Rules] [Pages 25157-25158] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 96-12638] ======================================================================== Proposed Rules Federal Register ________________________________________________________________________ This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains notices to the public of the proposed issuance of rules and regulations. The purpose of these notices is to give interested persons an opportunity to participate in the rule making prior to the adoption of the final rules. ======================================================================== Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 98 / Monday, May 20, 1996 / Proposed Rules [[Page 25157]] DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 71 [Airspace Docket No. 96-ANM-011] Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace; Baker City, OR AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT. ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM). ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: This proposed rule would amend the Baker City, Oregon, Class E airspace to provide additional controlled airspace for Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations at the Baker City Municipal Airport. The area would be depicted on aeronautical charts for pilot reference. During an airspace review, it was noted that the airport name and the referenced navigational aid were incorrectly stated in the airspace designation for the existing Class E airspace. This proposed rule would correct that error. DATES: Comments must be received on or before July 1, 1996. ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Manager, Operations Branch, ANM-530, Federal Aviation Administration, Docket No. 96-ANM-011, 1601 Lind Avenue S.W., Renton, Washington 98055-4056. The official docket may be examined at the same address. An informal docket may also be examined during normal business hours at the address listed above. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James C. Frala, ANM-532.4, Federal Aviation Administration, Docket No. 96-ANM-011, 1601 Lind Avenue S.W., Renton, Washington 98055-4056; telephone number: (206) 227-2535. 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 notice must submit with those comments a self-addressed, stamped postcard on which the following statement is made: ``Comments to Airspace Docket No. 96- ANM-011.'' 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 notice 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, Operations Branch, ANM-530, 1601 Lind Avenue S.W., Renton, Washington 98055-4056. Communications must identify the notice 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 part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to amend Class E airspace at Baker City, Oregon, to provide additional controlled airspace for IFR operations at the Baker City Municipal Airport. The area would be depicted on aeronautical charts for pilot reference. During an airspace review, it was noted that the airport name and the referenced navigational aid were incorrectly stated in the airspace designation for the existing Class E airspace. This proposed rule would correct that error. 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 7400.9C dated August 17, 1995, and effective September 16, 1995, 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 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, when promulgated, would 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--[AMENDED] 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, 14 CFR 11.69. Sec. 71.1 [Amended] 2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of the Federal Aviation Administration Order 7400.9C, Airspace [[Page 25158]] Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 17, 1995, and effective September 16, 1995, is amended as follows: Paragraph 6005 Class E airspace areas extending upward from 700 feet or more above the surface of the earth. * * * * * ANM OR E5 Baker City, OR Baker City Municipal Airport, OR (lat. 44 deg.50'17'' N, long. 117 deg.48'35'' W) Baker City VOR/DME (lat. 44 deg.50'26'' N, long. 117 deg.48'28'' W) That airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface within 7 miles northeast and 5.3 miles southwest of the Baker City VOR/DME 138 deg. and 317 deg. radials extending from 12.2 miles southeast to 14 miles northwest of the VOR/DME, and within 8.7 miles west and 4.3 miles east of the Baker City VOR/DME 345 deg. radial extending from the VOR/DME to the south edge of V-298, and that airspace east of Baker City VOR/DME bounded on the north by the south edge of V-121, on the southeast by the northwest edge of V- 269, and on the southwest by the northeast edge of V-4-444; excluding the Boise, ID, Enroute Domestic Airspace Area. * * * * * Issued in Seattle, Washington, on May 3, 1996. Richard E. Prang, Acting Assistant Manager, Air Traffic Division, Northwest Mountain Region. [FR Doc. 96-12638 Filed 5-17-96; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-13-M