[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 102 (Thursday, May 25, 2000)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 33796-33797]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-13175]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 00-ANM-07]


Proposed Modification of Class E Airspace, Wenatchee, WA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT

ACTION:  Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).

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SUMMARY: This notice proposes to modify the Wenatchee, WA, Class E 
airspace to remove the Fancher Field airspace exclusion at the Panghorn 
Memorial Airport, Wenatchee, WA.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before July 10, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Manger, 
Airspace Branch, ANM-520, Federal Aviation Administration, Docket No. 
00-ANM-07, 1601 Lind Avenue SW, Renton, Washington 98055-4056.
    The official docket may be examined in the Office of the Regional 
Chief Counsel for the Northwest Mountain Region at the same address.
    An informal docket may also be examined during normal business 
hours in the office of the Manger, Air Traffic Division, Airspace 
Branch, at the address listed above.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brian Durham, ANM-520.7, Federal 
Aviation Administration, Docket No. 00-ANM-07, 1601 Lind Avenue SW, 
Renton, Washington 98055-4056: telephone number: (425) 227-2527.

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

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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 ethos comments, a self-
addressed stamped postcard on which the following statement is made: 
``Comments to Airspace Docket No. 00-ANM-07.'' 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, Airspace Branch, ANM-520, 1601 
Lind Avenue SW, Renton, Washington 98055-4056. Communications must 
identify the notice number of this NPRM. Persons interest 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 Title 14 Code of Federal 
Regulations, part 71 (14 CFR part 71) by modifying Class E airspace at 
Wenatchee, WA, in order to remove the Fancher Field airspace exclusion 
in the legal description for the Panghorn Memorial Airport, Wenatchee, 
WA. Fancher Field has been abandoned negating the requirement for it's 
Class E2 airspace exclusion. This airspace modification would delete 
the airspace requirement for Fanche Field and correct the legal 
description for Wenatchee, WA. The FAA establishes Class E airspace 
where necessary to contain aircraft transitioning between the terminal 
and en route environments. The intended effect of this proposal is 
designed to provide for the safe and efficient use of the navigable 
airspace. This proposal would promote safe flight operations under 
Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) at the Wenatchee Airport and between the 
terminal and en route transition stages.
    The area would be depicted on aeronautical charts for pilot 
reference. 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 7400.9G dated September 1, 1999, and effective 
September 16, 1999, 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 invokes 
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, 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).

The Proposed Amendment

    In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation 
Administration proposes to amend 14 CFR part 71 as follows:

PART 71--DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, CLASS B, CLASS C, CLASS D, AND 
CLASS E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIRWAYS; 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 7400.9G, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated September 1, 1999, and effective September 16, 
1999, 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 WA E2 Wenatchee, WA

Wenatchee, Panghorn Memorial Airport, WA
    (Lat. 47 deg.23'55" N, long. 120 deg.12'24" W)

    Within a 4 mile radius of Panghorn Memorial Airport, and within 
a 2.7 miles each side of the Wenatchee VOR/DME 124 deg. radial 
extending from the 4-mile radius to 7 miles southeast of the VOR/
DME.
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    Issued in Seattle, Washington, on May 12, 2000.
Daniel A. Boyle,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Northwest Mountain Region.
[FR Doc. 00-13175 Filed 5-24-00; 8:45 am]
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