Document ID: FAA-2017-1031-0002
Agency: faa
Document Type: Rule
Title: Establishment of Class E Airspace and Amendment of Class E Airspace: Ephrata, WA
Posted Date: 2019-02-13T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 30 (Wednesday, February 13, 2019)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 3676-3677]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-02084]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2017-1031; Airspace Docket No. 17-ANM-21]
RIN 2120-AA66

Establishment of Class E Airspace and Amendment of Class E 
Airspace; Ephrata, WA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action establishes Class E airspace extending upward from 
700 feet above the surface, and modifies Class E surface area airspace 
at Ephrata Municipal Airport, Ephrata, WA. This action also updates the 
geographic coordinates of the airport in the associated Class E 
airspace areas to match the FAA's aeronautical database. These changes 
are necessary to accommodate airspace redesign for the safety and 
management of instrument flight rules (IFR) operations within the 
National Airspace System. Also, an editorial change would be made to 
the Class E surface airspace legal description replacing ``Airport/
Facility Directory'' with the term ``Chart Supplement''.

DATES: Effective 0901 UTC, April 25, 2019. The Director of the Federal 
Register approves this incorporation by reference action under Title 1 
Code of Federal Regulations part 51, subject to the annual revision of 
FAA Order 7400.11 and publication of conforming amendments.

ADDRESSES: 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 this material 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: Bonnie Malgarini, Federal Aviation 
Administration, Operations Support Group, Western Service Center, 2200 
S 216th Street, Des Moines, WA 98198; telephone (206) 231-2329.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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 establishes and amends Class E airspace at Ephrata Municipal 
Airport, Ephrata, WA, to support standard instrument approach 
procedures for IFR operations at the airport.

History

    The FAA published a notice of proposed rulemaking in the Federal 
Register (83 FR 26889; June 11, 2018) for Docket No. FAA-2017-1031 to 
establish Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the 
surface and modify Class E surface area airspace at Ephrata Municipal 
Airport, Ephrata, WA. Interested parties were invited to participate in 
this rulemaking effort by submitting written comments on the proposal 
to the FAA. No comments were received.
    Class E airspace designations are published in paragraph 6005 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 E 
airspace designation listed in this document will be published 
subsequently in the Order.

Availability and Summary of Documents for Incorporation by Reference

    This document amends 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 Rule

    The FAA is amending Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) 
part 71 by establishing Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet 
above the surface and modifying Class E surface area airspace at 
Ephrata Municipal Airport, Ephrata, WA.
    Class E surface area airspace is modified to within 4.2-mile radius 
of the airport (from a 4.4-mile radius) and within 2.7 miles each side 
of the Ephrata VORTAC 043[deg] and 233[deg] radials extending from the 
4.2-mile radius to 7 miles northeast of the VORTAC. The exclusionary 
language noting Moses Lake, WA, Class D airspace is removed as it is 
not needed to define the boundary.
    Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet is established 
within 4.2 miles northwest and 6.6 miles southeast of the 043[deg] and 
223[deg] bearings from the airport extending from the airport to 11.1 
miles northeast and 6.3 miles southwest of the airport, respectively.
    Additionally, this action updates the geographic coordinates (from 
lat. 47[deg]18'17'' N, long. 119[deg]30'49'' W to lat. 47[deg]18'29'' 
N, long. 119[deg]31'01'' W) for the associated Class E airspace areas 
to match the FAA's aeronautical database. Also, an editorial change is 
made to the Class E airspace legal descriptions replacing Airport/
Facility Directory with Chart Supplement.
    Class E airspace designations are published in paragraph 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 E airspace designations listed in this 
document will be published subsequently in the Order.

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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 only affects 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.

Environmental Review

    The FAA has determined that this action qualifies for categorical 
exclusion under the National Environmental Policy Act in accordance 
with FAA Order 1050.1F, ``Environmental Impacts: Policies and 
Procedures,'' paragraph 5-6.5a. This airspace action is not expected to 
cause any potentially significant environmental impacts, and no 
extraordinary circumstances exist that warrant preparation of an 
environmental assessment.

Lists of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71

    Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (air).

Adoption of the Amendment

    In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation 
Administration amends 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 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 6002 Class E Airspace Designated as Surface Areas.

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ANM WA E2 Ephrata, WA [Amended]

Ephrata Municipal Airport, WA
    (Lat. 47[deg]18'29'' N, long. 119[deg]31'01'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface within a 4.2-
mile radius of Ephrata Municipal Airport. This Class E airspace area 
is effective during 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.
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ANM WA E5 Ephrata, WA [New]

Ephrata Municipal Airport, WA
    (Lat. 47[deg]18'29'' N, long. 119[deg]31'01'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within 4.2 miles northwest and 6.6 miles southeast of the 043[deg] 
and 223[deg] bearings from Ephrata Municipal Airport extending from 
the airport reference point to 11.1 miles northeast and 6.3 miles 
southwest of the airport.

    Issued in Seattle, Washington, on January 31, 2019.
Shawn M. Kozica,
Group Manager, Operations Support Group, Western Service Center.
[FR Doc. 2019-02084 Filed 2-12-19; 8:45 am]
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