Proposed Revision of Class E Airspace; Saratoga, WY, 46131-46132 [E6-13170]

Agencies

• Federal Aviation Administration
• DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 155 (Friday, August 11, 2006)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 46131-46132]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-13170]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket FAA 2006-24233; Airspace Docket 06-ANM-1]


Proposed Revision of Class E Airspace; Saratoga, WY

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).

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SUMMARY: This proposal would revise Class E airspace at Saratoga, WY. 
Additional controlled airspace is necessary for the safety of 
Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) aircraft executing the new Area 
Navigation (RNAV), Global Positioning System (GPS) approach procedure 
at Saratoga/Shively Field, Saratoga, WY.

DATES: Comments must be received by September 25, 2006.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this proposal to the Docket Management 
System, U.S. Department of Transportation, Room Plaza 401, 400 Seventh 
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590-0001. You must identify FAA Docket 
No. FAA-2006-24233 and Airspace Docket No. 06-ANM-1, at the beginning 
of your comments. You may also submit comments through the Internet at 
https://dms.dot.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ed Haeseker, Federal Aviation 
Administration, Air Traffic Organization, Western En Route and Oceanic 
Service Area Office, 1601 Lind Avenue, SW., Renton, WA 98057; telephone 
425 227-2527.

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 both docket numbers (FAA Docket No. 
FAA-2006-24233 and Airspace Docket No. 06-ANM-1) and be submitted in 
triplicate to the Docket Management System (see ADDRESSES section for 
address and phone number). You may also submit comments through the 
Internet at https://dms.dot.gov.
    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 FAA Docket No. FAA-2006-24233 and Airspace Docket No. 06-ANM-1''. 
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 light of 
comments received. All comments submitted will be available for 
examination in the public docket 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

    An electronic copy of this document may be downloaded through the 
Internet at https://dms.dot.gov. Recently published rulemaking documents 
can also be accessed through the FAA's Web page at https://www.faa.gov 
or the Federal Register's Web page at https://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/
index.html.
    You may review the public docket containing the proposal, any 
comments received, and any final dispositions in person in the Docket 
Office (see ADDRESSES section for address and phone number) between 9 
a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. An 
informal docket may also be examined during normal business hours at 
the office of the Regional Air Traffic Division, Federal Aviation 
Administration, Air Traffic Organization, Western En Route and Oceanic 
Service Area Office, Airspace Branch, 1601 Lind Avenue, SW., Renton, WA 
98057.
    Persons interested in being placed on a mailing list for future 
NPRM's should contact the FAA's Office of Rulemaking, 202-267-9677, for 
a copy of Advisory Circular No. 11-2A, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 
Distribution System, which describes the application procedure.

The Proposal

    The FAA is proposing an amendment to Title 14 Code of Federal 
Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 by revising Class E airspace at Saratoga, 
WY. Additional Class E airspace is necessary for the safety of IFR 
aircraft executing the new RNAV, GPS approach procedure at Saratoga/
Shively Field, Saratoga, WY. Controlled airspace is necessary where 
there is a requirement for IFR services, which include arrival, 
departure, and transitioning to/from the terminal or en route 
environment.
    Class E airspace designations are published in paragraph 6005 of 
FAA Order 7400.9N, dated September 1, 2005, and effective September 15, 
2005, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR part 71.1. The Class 
E airspace designation listed in this document will be published 
subsequently in this 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. 
Therefore, this proposed regulation: (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

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is certified that this proposed 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.

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

    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.


Sec.  71.1  [Amended]

    2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR part 71.1 of the FAA 
Order 7400.9N, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated 
September 1, 2005, and effective September 15, 2005, 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 WY E5 Saratoga, WY [Revised]

Saratoga/Shively Field, WY
    (Lat. 41[deg]26'41'' N., long. 106[deg]49'25'' W.)
Saratoga NDB
    (Lat. 41[deg]26'42'' N., long. 106[deg]49'56'' W.)
Cherokee VOR/DME
    (Lat. 41[deg]45'21'' N., long. 107[deg]34'55'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.9-mile radius of the Shively Field Airport and within 3.1 
miles each side of the 342[deg] bearing from the Saratoga NDB 
extending from the 6.9-mile radius to 10 miles northwest of the NDB; 
that airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface 
bounded by a line beginning at lat. 41[deg]54'45'' N., long. 
106[deg]47'15'' W.; to lat. 41[deg]17'00'' N., long. 106[deg]32'30'' 
W.; to lat. 41[deg]00'00'' N., long. 107[deg]44'00'' W.; to the 
Cherokee VOR/DME; to the point of beginning.
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    Issued in Seattle, Washington, on July 19, 2006.
John Warner,
Manager, Planning and Requirements, Western Service Area.
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