[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 200 (Monday, October 16, 2000)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 61127-61129]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-26524]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 00-ANM-21]


Proposed Modification of Class E Airspace, Astoria, OR

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).

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SUMMARY: This action proposes to modify the Class E airspace at 
Astoria, OR. An operational need in support of military operations at 
the Oregon Air National Guard (ORANG) Camp Rilea Heliport has made this 
proposal necessary. A modification to the Astoria Class E surface area 
is required to allow less restrictive air operations to and from Camp 
Rilea Heliport. The intended effect of this proposal is to provide 
adequate controlled airspace for Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) 
operations at Astoria Municipal Airport, Astoria, OR, and allow the 
ORANG to conduct air operations at Camp Rilea without impacting civil 
air traffic.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before November 30, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Manager, 
Airspace Branch, ANM-520, Federal Aviation Administration, Docket No. 
00-ANM-21, 1601 Lind Avenue SW, Renton, Washington 98055-4056.
    The official docket may be examined in the Office of the Regional 
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 Manager, 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-21, 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 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 action must 
submit, with those comments, a self-addressed stamped postcard on which 
the following statement is made: ``Comments to Airspace Docket No. 00-
ANM-21.'' 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 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 docket 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 Title 14 Code of Federal 
Regulations, part 71 (14 CFR part 71) by modifying Class E airspace at 
Astoria, OR. An operational need in support of military operations at 
the Oregon Air National Guard (ORANG) Camp Rilea Heliport has made this 
proposal necessary. A revision to the Astoria Class E surface area is 
required to allow less restrictive air operations to and from Camp 
Rilea Heliport. The intended effect of this proposal is to provide 
adequate controlled airspace for Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) 
operations at Astoria Municipal Airport, Astoria, OR, and allow the 
ORANG to conduct air operations at Camp Rilea without impacting civil 
air traffic. 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 IFR at the Astoria 
Municipal Airport and between the terminal and en route transition 
stages and permit military operations from Camp Rilea Heliport.
    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 designated as surface area 
for an airport are published in Paragraph 6002, of FAA Order 7400.9H 
dated September 1, 2000, and effective September 16, 2000, 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, 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 7400.9H, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated September 1, 2000, and effective September 16, 
2000, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 6002  Class E airspace areas designated as surface area 
for an airport.

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ANM OR E2  Astoria, OR [Revised]

Astoria, Port of Astoria Airport, OR
    (Lat. 46 deg.09'28"    N, long. 123 deg.52'44" W)
Astoria VOR/DME
    (Lat. 46 deg.09'42"    N, long. 123 deg.52'50" W)

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Karpen NDB
    (Lat. 46 deg.08'22"    N, long. 123 deg.35'14" W)
Astoria ILS Localizer
    (Lat. 46 deg.09'35"    N, long. 123 deg.53'28" W)
Camp Rilea Heliport
    (Lat. 46 deg.06'59"    N, long. 123 deg.55'54" W)

    Within a 4-mile radius of the Port of Astoria Airport, and 
within 1.8 miles each side of the Astoria VOR/DME 268 deg. radial 
extending from the 4-mile radius to 7 miles west of the VOR/DME, and 
within 1.8 miles each side of the Astoria ILS localizer east course 
extending from the 4-mile radius to the Karpen NDB, excluding the 
airspace within a wedge south of Camp Rilea Heliport, from the 120 
bearing clockwise to the 225 bearing of the Camp Rilea Heliport.
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    Issued in Seattle, Washington, on September 27, 2000.
Daniel A. Boyle,
Assistant Manager, Air Traffic Division, Northwest Mountain Region.
[FR Doc. 00-26524 Filed 10-13-00; 8:45 am]
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