[Federal Register: December 17, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 242)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 75454-75455]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Docket FAA-2003-16137; Airspace Docket 03-ANM-07]
Establishment of Class E Airspace; Lexington, OR
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This final rule will establish Class E airspace at Lexington,
OR. New Area Navigation (RNAV) Global Positioning System (GPS) Standard
Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs) at Lexington Airport, Lexington,
OR, makes this action necessary to add Class E airspace. This Class E
airspace extending upward from 700 feet or more above the surface of
the earth is necessary for the containment and safety of Instrument
Flight Rules (IFR) aircraft transitioning to/from the en route
environment and executing these SIAP procedures.
DATES: Effective Dates: 0901 UTC, January 20, 2005
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ed Haeseker, Federal Aviation
Administration, Western En Route and Oceanic Operations, Airspace
Branch, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98055-4056; telephone (425)
227-2527.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
History
On October 21, 2003, the FAA proposed to amend Title 14 Code of
Federal Regulations part 71 (CFR part 71) to add Class E airspace at
Lexington OR (69 FR 19317). A new RNAV GPS SIAP at the Lexington
Airport makes it necessary to add controlled airspace for the
containment and safety of IFR aircraft transitioning to/from the en
route environment and executing these SIAP procedures.
Interested parties were invited to participate in this rule making
proceeding by submitting written comments on the proposal to the FAA.
No comments were received. Class E airspace designations are published
in paragraph 6005 of FAA Order 7400.9M dated August 30, 2004, and
effective September 16, 2004, which is incorporated by reference in 14
CFR part 71.1. The Class E airspace designations listed in this
document will be published subsequently in that Order.
The Rule
This amendment to 14 CFR part 71 establishes Class E airspace at
Lexington Airport, Lexington, OR. A new RNAV GPS SIAP at Lexington
Airport makes it necessary for additional controlled airspace extending
upward from 700 feet or more above the surface of the earth for the
containment and safety of IFR aircraft transitioning to/from the en
route environment and executing these SIAP procedures.
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.
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 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).
Adoption of the Amendment
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In consideration of the foregoing, 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; ROUTES; AND REPORTING POINTS
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1. The authority citation for 14 CFR part 71 continues to read as
follows:
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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]
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2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR part 71.1 of the Federal
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9M, Airspace Designations and
Reporting Points, dated August 30, 2004, and effective September 16,
2004, is amended as follows:
Paragraph 6005 Class E airspace areas extending upward from 700
feet or more above the surface of the earth.
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ANM OR E5 Lexington, OR [Add]
Lexington Airport, Lexington, OR
(Lat. 45[deg]27'15''N., long. 119[deg]41'25''W.)
The airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface of
the earth within a 7.0 mile radius of the Lexington Airport; that
airspace extending upward from 1200 feet above the surface of the
earth beginning at lat. 45[deg]14'00''N., long 119[deg]33'00''W.; to
lat. 45[deg]39'26''N., long. 121[deg]08'59''W.; to lat.
45[deg]48'00''N., long. 121[deg]06'30''W.; to lat. 45[deg]38'52''N.,
long. 120[deg]09'08''W.; to lat. 45[deg]36'12''N., long.
119[deg]45'28''W.; to lat. 45[deg]43'09''N., long.
119[deg]11'57''W.; to lat. 45[deg]31'26''N., long.
119[deg]06'04''W.; thence to the beginning; excluding that airspace
within Federal airways.
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Issued in Seattle, Washington, on November 26, 2004.
Suzanne Alexander,
Acting Area Director, Western En Route and Oceanic Operations.
[FR Doc. 04-27686 Filed 12-16-04; 8:45 am]
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