Federal Register: PROPOSED RULES Airworthiness directives: [14 CFR Part 71]

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

CFR Citation: 14 CFR Part 71

DOCUMENT ID: [Airspace Docket No. 99-ANM-10]

NOTICE: PROPOSED RULES

ACTION: Airworthiness directives:

DOCUMENT ACTION: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM).

SUBJECT CATEGORY: Proposed Modification of Class E Airspace, St. George, UT

DATES: Comments must be received on or before November 6, 2000.

DOCUMENT SUMMARY: This action proposes to modify the Class E airspace at St. George, UT. A new Area Navigation (RNAV) Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) to Runway (RWY) 34 at St. George Municipal Airport has made this proposal necessary. Additional Class E controlled airspace from 700 feet and 1,200 feet above the earth is required to contain aircraft executing the RNAV RWY 34 SIAP with a Terminal Arrival Area (TAA) design to St. George Municipal Airport. The intended effect of this proposal is to provide adequate controlled airspace for Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations at St. George Municipal Airport, St. George, UT.

SUMMARY: Class E airspace,

SUPPLEMENTAL 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
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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. 99ANM10.'' 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, ANM520, 1601 Lind Avenue SW, Renton, Washington 980554056. 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. 112A, 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 St. George, UT. A new RNAV SIAP to RWY 34 at St. George Municipal Airport has made this proposal necessary. Additional controlled airspace from 700 feet and 1,200 feet above the surface is required to contain aircraft executing the RNAV RWY 34 SIAP with a TAA design to St. George Municipal Airport. The FA 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 St. George Municipal Airport and between the terminal and en route transition stages.

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 7400.9G dated September 1, 1999, and effective September 16, 1999, 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 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 71DESIGNATION 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, 19591963 Comp., p. 389.

Sec. 71.1 [Amended]

2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of the Federal Aviation Administration Order 7400.9G, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated September 1, 1999, and effective September 16, 1999, 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 St. George, UT [Revised]
St. George Municipal Airport, UT
(Lat. 37 deg.05'29"N., long. 113 deg.35'35"W.)
St. George VOR/DME

(Lat. 37 deg.05'17"N., long. 113 deg.35'31"W.)

That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface within a 8.3 miles northeast and 5.3 miles southwest of the St. George VOR/DME 131 deg. and 311 deg. radials extending from 6.1 miles northwest to 16.1 miles southeast, and within 5.9 miles each side of the St. George VOR/DME 183 deg. radial extending from the VOR/DME to 18.2 miles south; and that airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface within the 30 mile radius of lat. 36 deg.48'87"N., long. 113 deg.35'62"W., extending clockwise from the 256 deg. bearing to the 076 deg. bearing, and within 30 miles radius of lat. 36 deg.48'89"N., long. 113 deg.43'10"W., extending clockwise from the 076 deg. bearing to the 166 deg. bearing of lat. 36 deg.48'87"N., long. 113 deg.35'62"W., and within 30 miles radius of lat. 36 deg.48'86"N., long. 113 deg.29'40"W., extending counterclockwise from the 256 deg. bearing to the 166 deg. bearing of lat. 36 deg.48'87"N., long. 113 deg.35'62"W; excluding that portion of airspace within the Colorado City, AZ, 700 and 1,200 feet Class E airspace area; that portion of airspace within the Mesquite, NV, 700 feet Class E airspace; that portion of airspace for V235 southeast of the Mormon Mesa VORTAC: that portion of airspace for V 235 northeast of the Mormon Mesa VORTAC; that portion of airspace for V21 northeast of the Mormon Mesa VORTAC.

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Issued in Seattle, Washington, on August 31, 2000. Daniel A. Boyle,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Northwest Mountain Region. [FR Doc. 0024143 Filed 92000; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 491013M

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT Brian Durham, ANM-520.7, Federal Aviation Administration, Docket No. 99ANM10, 1601 Lind Avenue SW, Renton, Washington 980554056; telephone number: (425) 2272527.