Document ID: FAA-2018-0686-0001
Agency: faa
Document Type: Proposed Rule
Title: Amendment of Class D and Class E Airspace, and Establishment of Class E Airspace: Spokane, WA
Posted Date: 2019-06-24T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 121 (Monday, June 24, 2019)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 29431-29433]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-13291]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2018-0686; Airspace Docket No. 18-ANM-10]
RIN 2120-AA66

Proposed Amendment of Class D and Class E Airspace, and 
Establishment of Class E Airspace; Spokane, WA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).

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SUMMARY: This action proposes to modify Class D airspace, Class E 
surface area airspace, and establish Class E airspace extending upward 
from 700 feet above the surface at Felts Field Airport, Spokane, WA. 
After a biennial review, the FAA found it necessary to amend existing 
airspace and establish new controlled airspace for the safety and 
management of Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations at this airport. 
This action also would make a minor editorial change to the airspace 
designation and would replace the outdated term Airport/Facility 
Directory with the term Chart Supplement. The Class D and Class E 
surface areas would be extended to the Spokane International Airport 
Class C surface area on the southwest and expanded 1.2 miles on the 
northeast. The Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above 
the surface would be established to provide airspace for aircraft 
transitioning to and from Felts Field airport.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before August 8, 2019.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this proposal to the U.S. Department of 
Transportation, Docket Operations, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West 
Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590; telephone: 
(800) 647-5527, or (202) 366-9826. You must identify FAA Docket No. 
FAA-2018-0686; Airspace Docket No. 18-ANM-10, at the beginning of your 
comments. You may also submit comments through the internet at http://www.regulations.gov. You may review the public docket containing the 
proposal, any comments received, and any final disposition in person in 
the Dockets Office between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through 
Friday, except federal holidays.
    FAA Order 7400.11C, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, and 
subsequent amendments can be viewed online at http://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/. For further information, you can contact the 
Airspace Policy Group, Federal Aviation Administration, 800 
Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591; telephone: (202) 267-
8783. The Order is also available for inspection at the National 
Archives and Records Administration (NARA). For information on the 
availability of FAA Order 7400.11C at NARA, call (202) 741-6030, or go 
to https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibr-locations.html.
    FAA Order 7400.11, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, is 
published yearly and effective on September 15.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard Roberts, Federal Aviation 
Administration, Operations Support Group, 2200 S. 216th St, Des Moines, 
WA 98198-6547; telephone (206) 231-2245.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

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Authority for This Rulemaking

    The FAA's authority to issue rules regarding aviation safety is 
found in Title 49 of the United States Code. Subtitle I, Section 106 
describes the authority of the FAA Administrator. Subtitle VII, 
Aviation Programs, describes in more detail the scope of the agency's 
authority. This rulemaking is promulgated under the authority described 
in Subtitle VII, Part A, Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that section, 
the FAA is charged with prescribing regulations to assign the use of 
airspace necessary to ensure the safety of aircraft and the efficient 
use of airspace. This regulation is within the scope of that authority 
as it would amend Class D and Class E airspace at Felts Field, Spokane, 
WA, to support IFR operations at the airport.

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 both docket numbers and be submitted in 
triplicate to the address listed above. Persons 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 Docket No. FAA-2018-0686; 
Airspace Docket No. 18-ANM-10.'' The postcard will be date/time stamped 
and returned to the commenter.
    All communications received 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 light of the 
comments received. A report summarizing each substantive public contact 
with FAA personnel concerned with this rulemaking will be filed in the 
docket.

Availability of NPRMs

    An electronic copy of this document may be downloaded through the 
internet at http://www.regulations.gov. Recently published rulemaking 
documents can also be accessed through the FAA's web page at http://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/airspace_amendments/.
    You may review the public docket containing the proposal, any 
comments received, and any final disposition in person in the Dockets 
Office (see the ADDRESSES section for the address and phone number) 
between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except federal 
holidays. An informal docket may also be examined during normal 
business hours at the Northwest Mountain Regional Office of the Federal 
Aviation Administration, Air Traffic Organization, Western Service 
Center, Operations Support Group, 2200 S. 216th St., Des Moines, WA 
98198-6547.

Availability and Summary of Documents for Incorporation by Reference

    This document proposes to amend FAA Order 7400.11C, Airspace 
Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 13, 2018, and effective 
September 15, 2018. FAA Order 7400.11C is publicly available as listed 
in the ADDRESSES section of this document. FAA Order 7400.11C lists 
Class A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas, air traffic service routes, and 
reporting points.

The Proposal

    The FAA is proposing an amendment to Title 14 Code of Federal 
Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 by:
    Modifying Class D airspace, and Class E surface area airspace at 
Felts Field Airport, Spokane, WA, by expanding an area that would be 
extended to the Spokane International Airport Class C surface area on 
the southwest and expanded 1.2 miles on the northeast; and
    Establishing Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above 
the surface within a 4-mile radius of Felts Field Airport, Spokane, WA, 
and within 1.8 miles each side of the 53[deg] bearing from the airport 
extending from the 4-mile radius to 6.5 miles from the airport, and 
within 3.0 miles each side of the 75[deg] bearing from the point in 
space at (Lat. 47[deg]37'46'' N., long.117[deg]26'30'' W), extending 
12.6 miles from the point in space coordinates. After a biennial review 
of the airspace, the FAA found modification of the airspace necessary 
for the safety and management of aircraft departing and arriving under 
IFR operations at the airport.
    Class D and Class E airspace designations are published in 
paragraph 5000, 6002, and 6005, respectively, of FAA Order 7400.11C, 
dated August 13, 2018 and effective September 15, 2018, which is 
incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class D and Class E 
airspace designations listed in this document will be published 
subsequently in the Order.

Regulatory Notices and Analyses

    The FAA has determined that this regulation only involves an 
established body of technical regulations for which frequent and 
routine amendments are necessary to keep them operationally current, is 
non-controversial and unlikely to result in adverse or negative 
comments. 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, would not have a 
significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities 
under the criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.

Environmental Review

    This proposal will be subject to an environmental analysis in 
accordance with FAA Order 1050.1F, ``Environmental Impacts: Policies 
and Procedures'' prior to any FAA final regulatory action.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71

    Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (air).

The Proposed Amendment

    Accordingly, pursuant to the authority delegated to me, the Federal 
Aviation Administration proposes to amend 14 CFR part 71 as follows:

PART 71--DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR 
TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND REPORTING POINTS

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1. The authority citation for 14 CFR Part 71 continues to read as 
follows:

     Authority:  49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g), 40103, 40113, 40120; E.O. 
10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389.

Sec.  71.1  [Amended]

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2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.11C, 
Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 13, 2018, and 
effective September 15, 2018, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 5000 Class D Airspace.

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ANM WA D Spokane, WA [Amended]

Felts Field, WA
    (Lat. 47[deg]40'59'' N, long. 117[deg]19'21'' W)
Felts Field, Point In Space Coordinates
    (Lat. 47[deg]39'08'' N, long. 117[deg]18'46'' W)
Felts Field, Point In Space Coordinates
    (Lat. 47[deg]41'36'' N, long. 117[deg]22'43'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 
4,500 feet MSL within a 4-mile radius of Felts Field Airport and 
that airspace 1.2 miles each side of the 53[deg] bearing from the 
airport extending from the 4-mile radius to 5.2 miles from the Felts 
Field airport, and that airspace from a line 1.5 miles northwest and 
parallel to a line along the 224[deg] bearing from a point in space 
lat. 47[deg]41'36'' N, long. 117[deg]22'43'' W, to a line 2.1 miles 
south and parallel to a line along the 258[deg] bearing from a point 
in space lat. 47[deg]39'08'' N, long. 117[deg]18'46'' W, extending 
from the Felts Field's 4-mile radius to 6.5 miles from the Felts 
Field Airport, excluding that airspace in the Spokane International 
Airport Class C surface area. 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 Chart Supplement.

Paragraph 6002 Class E Airspace Designated as Surface Areas.

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ANM WA E2 Spokane, WA [Amended]

Felts Field, WA
    (Lat. 47[deg]40'59'' N, long. 117[deg]19'21'' W)
Felts Field, Point In Space Coordinates
    (Lat. 47[deg]39'08'' N, long. 117[deg]18'46'' W)
Felts Field, Point In Space Coordinates
    (Lat. 47[deg]41'36'' N, long. 117[deg]22'43'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface within a 4-mile 
radius of Felts Field Airport and that airspace 1.2 miles each side 
of the 53[deg] bearing from the airport extending from the 4-mile 
radius to 5.2 miles from the Felts Field airport, and that airspace 
from a line 1.5 miles northwest and parallel to a line along the 
224[deg] bearing from a point in space lat. 47[deg]41'36'' N, long. 
117[deg]22'43'' W, to a line 2.1 miles south and parallel to a line 
along the 258[deg] bearing from a point in space lat. 47[deg]39'08'' 
N, long. 117[deg]18'46'' W, extending from the Felts Field's 4-mile 
radius to 6.5 miles from the Felts Field Airport, excluding that 
airspace in the Spokane International Airport Class C surface area. 
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 Chart Supplement.

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 E5 Spokane, WA [New]

Felts Field, WA
    (Lat. 47[deg]40'59'' N, long. 117[deg]19'21'' W)
Felts Field, Point In Space Coordinates
    (Lat. 47[deg]37'46'' N, long.117[deg]26'30'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the ground 
within a 4-mile radius of Felts Field Airport, and that airspace 1.8 
miles each side of the 53[deg] bearing from the airport extending 
from the 4-mile radius to 6.5 miles from the Felts Field airport, 
and that airspace 3.0 miles each side of the 75[deg] bearing from 
point in space at (Lat. 47[deg]37'46'' N, long.117[deg]26'30'' W), 
extending 12.6 miles from the point in space, excluding that 
airspace in the Spokane International Airport Class C Airspace.

    Issued in Seattle, Washington, June 14, 2019.
Shawn M. Kozica,
Manager, Operations Support Group, Western Service Center.
[FR Doc. 2019-13291 Filed 6-21-19; 8:45 am]
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