[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 19 (Wednesday, January 29, 1997)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 4218-4220]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-2092]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 97-ANM-01]


Proposed Establishment of Class D and Class E Airspace, Redmond, 
Oregon

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM).

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SUMMARY: This proposed rule would establish the Redmond, Oregon, Class 
D and Class E airspace areas to accommodate the commissioning of an 
Airport Traffic Control Tower (ATCT) at Roberts Field. Additionally, 
this notice proposes to redesignate the existing Class E surface area 
at Roberts Field as part-time to preclude the concurrent existence of 
the different classes of airspace designated as surface areas at the 
same location. These areas would be depicted on aeronautical charts for 
pilot reference.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before March 8, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Manager, 
Operations Branch, ANM-530, Federal Aviation Administration, Docket No. 
97-ANM-01, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton Washington 98055-4056.
    The official docket may be examined at the same address.

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    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. 
97-ANM-01, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., 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. 97-
ANM-01.'' 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 Lund Avenue SW., Renton, Washington 98055-4056. Communications 
must identify the notice number of this NORM. Persons interested in 
being placed on a mailing list for future NORM'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 Regulation (14 CFR part 71) to establish Class D and Class E 
airspace at Redmond, Oregon, to accommodate the commissioning of an 
ATCT at Roberts Field. This notice proposes to establish Class D 
airspace, which is appropriate for an airport with an operating control 
tower, and to establish a Class E4 surface area, which is the 
appropriate designation for arrival extensions to Class D airspace. 
These areas would be designated part-time and effective during specific 
dates and times established in advance by a Notice to Airmen. The 
effective date and time would thereafter be continuously published in 
the Airport/Facility Directory. Currently, the airspace encompassing 
Roberts Field is designated as Class E2 surface area and is in effect 
continuously. This notice also proposes to redesignate this area as 
part-time to preclude the concurrent existence of different classes of 
airspace designated as surface areas at the same location. These areas 
would be depicted on aeronautical charts for pilot reference.
    The coordinates for this airspace docket are based on North 
American Datum 83. Class D and Class E airspace areas extending upward 
from the surface of the earth are published in paragraph 5000, 
paragraph 6004, and paragraph 6002, respectively, of FAA Order 7400.9D 
dated September 4, 1996, and effective September 16, 1996, which is 
incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class D and Class E 
airspace designations 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, 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--[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 7400.9D, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated September 4, 1996, and effective September 16, 
1996, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 5000  Class D Airspace.

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ANM OR D Redmond, OR [New]

Remond, Roberts Field, OR
    (Lat. 44 deg.15'14'' N, long. 121 deg.09'00'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to, and 
including, 5,600 feet MSL within a 5.1-mile radius of Roberts Field. 
This Class D airspace area is effective during the specific dates 
and times established in advance by a Notice of Airmen. The 
effective date and time will thereafter be continuously published in 
the Airport/Facility Directory.
* * * * *

Paragraph 6004  Class E airspace areas designated as an extension 
to a Class D surface area.

* * * * *

ANM OR E4 Redmond, OR [New]

Redmond, Roberts Field, OR
    (Lat. 44 deg.15'14'' N, long. 121 deg.09'00'' W)
Deschutes VORTAC
    (Lat. 44 deg.15'10'' N, long. 121 deg.18'13'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface within 1.4 miles 
each side of the Deschutes VORTAC 269 deg. and 089 deg. radials 
extending from the 5.1-mile radius of Roberts Field to .9 mile west 
of the VORTAC. 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 6002  Class E airspace areas designated as a surface area 
for an in airport.

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ANM OR E2 Redmond, OR [Revised]

Redmond, Roberts Field, OR
    (Lat. 44 deg.15'14'' N, long. 121 deg.09'00'' W)
Deschutes VORTAC

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    (Lat. 44 deg.15'10'' N, long. 121 deg.18'13'' W)

    Within a 5.1-mile radius of Roberts Field, and within 1.4 miles 
each side of the Deschutes VORTAC 269 deg. and 089 deg. radials 
extending from the 5.1-mile radius of the airport to .9 mile west of 
the VORTAC. 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.
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    Issued in Seattle, Washington, on January 13, 1997.
Glenn A. Adams III,
Assistant Manager, Air Traffic Division, Northwest Mountain Region.
[FR Doc. 97-2092 Filed 1-28-97; 8:45 am]
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