[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 41 (Monday, March 3, 1997)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 9399-9400]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-5181]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 97-ANM-3]


Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace; Salt Lake City, UT

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This proposed rule would amend the Salt Lake City, Utah, Class 
E airspace. This action is necessary to fully contain aircraft, holding 
at WAATS Intersection, within controlled airspace. The area would be 
depicted on aeronautical charts for pilot reference.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before March 25, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Manager, 
Operations Branch, ANM-530, Federal Aviation Administration, Docket No. 
97-ANM-3, 1601 Lind Avenue S.W., Renton, Washington 98055-4056.
    The official docket may be examined at the same address.
    An informal docket may also be examined during normal business 
hours at the address listed above.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James Riley, ANM-532.2, Federal 
Aviation Administration, Docket No. 97-ANM-3, 1601 Lind Avenue S.W., 
Renton, Washington 98055-4056; telephone number (206) 227-2537.

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

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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-3.'' 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 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 
(NPRM) by submitting a request to the Federal Aviation Administration, 
Operations Branch, ANM-530, 1601 Lind Avenue S.W., Renton, Washington 
98055-4056. Communications must identify the notice 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 part 71 of the Federal 
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to amend Class E airspace at Salt 
Lake City, Utah, to fully contain aircraft, holding a WAATS 
Intersection, within controlled airspace. Currently, there is a 
possibility that aircraft holding at WATTS intersection, at certain 
altitudes, would be operating outside controlled airspace. This 
amendment would correct that situation. 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 7400.9D dated 
September 4, 1996, and effective September 16, 1996, 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--[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 6005  Class E airspace areas extending upward from 700 
feet or more above the surface of the earth.

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ANM UT E5  Salt Lake City, UT [Revised]

Salt Lake City International Airport, UT
    (Lat. 40 deg.47'13'' N, long. 111 deg.58'08'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
bounded by a line beginning at lat. 41 deg.00'00'' N, long. 
111 deg.45'03'' W, thence south along long. 111 deg.45'03'' W, to 
lat. 40 deg.22'30'' N, thence southeast to lat. 40 deg.10'20'' N, 
long. 111 deg.35'03'' W, thence southwest to lat. 40 deg.03'30'' N, 
long. 111 deg.48'33'' W, thence northwest to lat. 40 deg.43'00'' N, 
long. 112 deg.22'03'' W, thence north along long. 112 deg.22'03'' W, 
to lat. 41 deg.00'00'' N, thence east long lat. 41 deg.00'00'' N, to 
the point of beginning; that airspace extending upward from 1,200 
feet above the surface bounded on the north by lat. 41 deg.00'00'' 
N, on the east by long. 111 deg.25'33'' W, thence south to lat. 
40 deg.11'00'' N, thence east to lat. 40 deg.11'00'' N, long, 
110 deg.15'00'' W, thence southwest to lat. 39 deg.33'00'' N, long. 
110 deg.55'00'' W, thence southwest to lat. 39 deg.04'00'' N, long, 
112 deg.27'30'' W, thence northwest to lat. 39 deg.48'00'' N, long, 
112 deg.50'00'' W, thence west via lat. 39 deg.48'00'' N, to the 
east edge of Restricted Area R-6402A, and on the west by the east 
edge of Restricted Area R-6402A, Restricted Area R-6402B and 
Restricted Area R-6406A and long. 113 deg.00'03'' W; excluding the 
portion within the Price, UT and the Delta, UT, airspace areas; that 
airspace east of Salt Lake City extending upward from 11,000 feet 
MSL bounded on the northwest by the southeast edge of V-32, on the 
southeast by the northwest edge of V-235, on the southwest by the 
northeast edge of V-101 and on the west by long. 111 deg.25'33'' W; 
excluding that airspace within the Evanston, WY, 1,200-foot Class E 
airspace area; that airspace southeast of Salt Lake City extending 
upward from 13,500 feet MSL bounded on the northeast by the 
southwest edge of V-484, on the south by the north edge of V-200 and 
on the west by long. 111 deg.25'33'' W; excluding the portion within 
Restricted Area R-6403 and the Bonneville, UT Class E airspace area.
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    Issued in Seattle, Washington, on February 11, 1997.
Glenn A. Adams III,
Assistant Manager, Air Traffic Division, Northwest Mountain Region.
[FR Doc. 97-5181 Filed 2-28-97; 8:45 am]
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