[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 68 (Wednesday, April 9, 1997)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 17134-17135]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-9137]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 97-ANM-5]


Proposed Amendment of Class D Airspace; Idaho Falls, ID

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This proposed rule would amend the Idaho Falls, Idaho, Class D 
airspace. This action is necessary to facilitate Lifeflight helicopter 
operations at the Regional Medical Center. The area would be depicted 
on aeronautical charts for pilot reference.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before May 15, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Manager, 
Operations Branch, ANM-530, Federal Aviation Administration, Docket No. 
97-ANM-5, 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-5, 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 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-5.'' 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 D airspace at 
Idaho Falls, Idaho, to facilitate Lifeflight helicopter operations at 
the Regional Medical Center. Presently, aircraft operating in the 
vicinity of the medical center are experiencing difficulty establishing 
communications with Idaho Falls air traffic control tower, when 
operational, or Salt Lake City Center during other hours. This 
amendment would exclude the airspace immediately surrounding that 
medical center from the Class D airspace thereby eliminating any 
communications requirements on aircraft operating to/from that 
location. The coordinates for this airspace docket are based on North 
American Datum 83. Class D airspace areas extending upward from the 
surface of the earth are published in Paragraph 5000 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 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:


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    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  General.

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ANM ID D  Idaho Falls, ID [Revised]

Idaho Falls, Fanning Field, 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 Fanning Field 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 
Fanning Field. 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.
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    Issued in Seattle, Washington, on March 27, 1997.
Richard E. Prang,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Northwest Mountain Region.
[FR Doc. 97-9137 Filed 4-8-97; 8:45 am]
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