[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 33 (Thursday, February 17, 2011)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 9266-9268]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-3557]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Docket No. FAA-2011-0023; Airspace Docket No. 11-ANM-2]
Proposed Amendment of Class D and Class E Airspace; Idaho Falls,
ID
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).
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SUMMARY: This action proposes to amend the Class D and Class E airspace
areas at Idaho Falls, ID, by changing the name of the airport to Idaho
Falls Regional Airport, and adjusting the geographic coordinates of the
airport. This action also would add additional Class E airspace
necessary to accommodate aircraft using new Area Navigation (RNAV)
Required Navigation Performance (RNP) standard instrument approach
procedures at the airport. This action would enhance the safety and
management of aircraft operations at the airport.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before April 4, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Send comments on this proposal to the U.S. Department of
Transportation, Docket Operations, M-30, West Building Ground Floor,
Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590;
telephone (202) 366-9826. You must identify FAA Docket No. FAA-2011-
0023; Airspace Docket No. 11-ANM-2, at the beginning of your comments.
You may also submit comments through the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov.
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:
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 both docket numbers (FAA Docket No.
FAA 2011-0023 and Airspace Docket No. 11-ANM-2) and be submitted in
triplicate to the Docket Management System (see ADDRESSES section for
address and phone number). You may also submit comments through the
Internet at http://www.regulations.gov.
Commenters wishing the FAA to acknowledge receipt of their comments
on this action must submit with those comments a self-addressed stamped
postcard on which the following statement is made: ``Comments to FAA
Docket No. FAA-2011-0023 and Airspace Docket No. 11-ANM-2''. 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 action may be changed in light of
comments received. All comments submitted will be available for
examination in the public docket 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 NPRMs
An electronic copy of this document may be downloaded through the
Internet at http://www.regulations.gov. Recently published rulemaking
documents can also be accessed through the FAA's web page at http://www.faa.gov/airports_airtraffic/air_traffic/publications/airspace_amendments/.
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You may review the public docket containing the proposal, any
comments received, and any final disposition in person in the Dockets
Office (see the ADDRESSES section for the address and phone number)
between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except federal
holidays. An informal docket may also be examined during normal
business hours at the Northwest Mountain Regional Office of the Federal
Aviation Administration, Air Traffic Organization, Western Service
Center, Operations Support Group, 1601 Lind Avenue, SW., Renton, WA
98057.
Persons interested in being placed on a mailing list for future
NPRMs should contact the FAA's Office of Rulemaking, (202) 267-9677,
for a copy of Advisory Circular No. 11-2A, Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking Distribution System, which describes the application
procedure.
The Proposal
The FAA is proposing an amendment to Title 14 Code of Federal
Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 by amending the Class D and Class E
airspace areas to change the airport name from Fanning Field to Idaho
Falls Regional Airport, and also would adjust the geographic
coordinates of the airport to be in concert with the FAA's Aeronautical
Products office. Also, existing Class E airspace area extending upward
from 700 feet above the surface at Idaho Falls Regional Airport would
be adjusted to accommodate aircraft using the new RNAV (RNP) standard
instrument approach procedures, and would enhance the safety and
management of aircraft operations at the airport.
Class D and Class E airspace designations are published in
paragraph 5000, 6002, 6004 and 6005, respectively, of FAA Order
7400.9U, dated August 18, 2010, and effective September 15, 2010, which
is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class D and Class E
airspace designations listed in this document will be published
subsequently in this Order.
The FAA has determined this proposed regulation only involves an
established body of technical regulations for which frequent and
routine amendments are necessary to keep them operationally current.
Therefore, this proposed 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 this proposed 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.
The FAA's authority to issue rules regarding aviation safety is
found in Title 49 of the U.S. Code. Subtitle 1, section 106, describes
the authority for 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 the
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 amends controlled airspace at Idaho Falls Regional Airport, Idaho
Falls, ID.
List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71
Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (air).
The Proposed Amendment
Accordingly, pursuant to the authority delegated to me, the Federal
Aviation Administration proposes to amend 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
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 7400.9U, Airspace Designations and
Reporting Points, dated August 18, 2010, and effective September 15,
2010 is amended as follows:
Paragraph 5000 Class D airspace.
* * * * *
ANM ID D Idaho Falls, ID [Amended]
Idaho Falls Regional Airport, ID
(Lat. 43[deg]30'52'' N., long. 112[deg]04'13'' W.)
That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including
7,200 feet MSL within a 5.4-mile radius of Idaho Falls Regional
Airport excluding that airspace below 5,300 feet MSL within a 1-mile
radius of lat. 43[deg]28'16'' N., long. 111[deg]59'27'' W.; and
excluding that airspace 1 mile either side of the 127[deg] bearing
from lat. 43[deg]28'16'' N., long. 111[deg]59'27'' W., to the 5.4-
mile radius of Idaho Falls Regional 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.
Paragraph 6002 Class E airspace designated as surface areas.
* * * * *
ANM ID E2 Idaho Falls, ID [Amended]
Idaho Falls Regional Airport, ID
(Lat. 43[deg]30'52'' N., long. 112[deg]04'13'' W.)
Within a 5.4-mile radius of Idaho Falls Regional Airport. 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.
Paragraph 6004 Class E airspace designated as an Extension to a
Class D surface area.
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ANM ID E4 Idaho Falls, ID [Amended]
Idaho Falls Regional Airport, ID
(Lat. 43[deg]30'52'' N., long. 112[deg]04'13'' W.)
Idaho Falls VOR/DME
(Lat. 43[deg]31'08'' N., long. 112[deg]03'50'' W.)
That airspace extending upward from the surface within 3.1 miles
each side of the Idaho Falls VOR/DME 223[deg] radial extending from
the 5.4-mile radius of Idaho Falls Regional Airport to 9.2 miles
southwest of the VOR/DME, and within 3.5 miles each side of the
Idaho Falls VOR/DME 030[deg] radial extending from the 5.4-mile
radius of the airport to 7 miles northeast of the VOR/DME.
Paragraph 6005 Class E airspace areas extending upward from 700
feet or more above the surface of the earth.
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ANM ID E5 Idaho Falls, ID [Modified]
Idaho Falls Regional Airport, ID
(Lat. 43[deg]30'52'' N., long. 112[deg]04'13'' W.)
Pocatello VORTAC
(Lat. 42[deg]52'13'' N., long. 112[deg]39'08'' W.)
Burley VOR/DME
(Lat. 42[deg]34'49'' N., long. 113[deg]51'57'' W.)
Idaho Falls VOR/DME
(Lat. 43[deg]31'08'' N., long. 112[deg]03'50'' W.)
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 7.5-mile radius of Idaho Falls Regional Airport, and within
10.2 miles northwest and 4.3 miles southeast of the Idaho Falls VOR/
DME 036[deg] and 216[deg] radials extending from 27.2 miles
northeast to 16.1 miles southwest of the VOR/DME, and within 7.9
miles southeast and 5.3 miles northwest of the 029[deg] radial of
the Pocatello VORTAC extending from 20.1 to 40.9 miles northeast of
the VORTAC; that airspace extending from 1,200 feet above the
surface bounded by a line beginning at the intersection of long.
112[deg]30'03'' W., and the south edge of V-298, extending east
along V-298 to the intersection of the south edge of V-298 and long.
112[deg]02'00'' W., north along long. 112[deg]02'00'' W. to lat.
44[deg]20'00'' N., east along lat. 44[deg]20'00'' N. to long.
110[deg]37'00'' W., south along long. 110[deg]37'00'' W. to the
intersection of long. 110[deg]37'00'' W. and the
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northwest edge of V-465, southwest on V-465 to the intersection of
V-465 and long. 112[deg]00'00'' W., south along long.
112[deg]00'00'' W., to the north edge of V-4, west on V-4 to the
24.4 mile radius of the Burley VOR/DME, thence counterclockwise via
the 24.4-mile radius to the south edge of V-269, thence east along
the south edge of V-269 to the 25.3-mile radius of the Pocatello
VORTAC, thence clockwise via the 25.3-mile radius to lat.
43[deg]05'46'' N., long. 113[deg]08'15'' W.; to lat. 43[deg]20'30''
N., long. 112[deg]45'33'' W.; to lat. 43[deg]32'00'' N., long.
112[deg]35'03'' W.; to lat. 43[deg]50'20'' N., long. 112[deg]30'03''
W., thence to the point of beginning; excluding that airspace within
Federal airways, the Jackson Hole Airport, WY, the Rexburg/Madison
County Airport, ID, and the West Yellowstone Airport, MT, Class E
airspace areas.
Issued in Seattle, Washington, on February 9, 2011.
Christine Mellon,
Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, Western Service Center.
[FR Doc. 2011-3557 Filed 2-16-11; 8:45 am]
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