Proposed Modification of Class E Airspace; Twin Falls, ID, 25406-25407 [2013-10284]

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• Federal Aviation Administration
• DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 84 (Wednesday, May 1, 2013)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 25406-25407]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-10284]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2013-0258; Airspace Docket No. 13-ANM-12]


Proposed Modification of Class E Airspace; Twin Falls, ID

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).

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SUMMARY: This action proposes to modify Class E airspace at Twin Falls 
Joslin Field-Magic Valley Regional Airport, Twin Falls, ID. Controlled 
airspace is necessary to accommodate aircraft using the Area Navigation 
(RNAV) Global Positioning System (GPS) and the Instrument Landing 
System (ILS) or Localizer (LOC) standard instrument approach procedures 
at the airport. The geographic coordinates of the airport and 
navigation aid also would be adjusted in the respective Class E 
airspace areas, and the airport name corrected to Twin Falls Joslin 
Field-Magic Valley Regional Airport. The FAA is proposing this action 
to enhance the safety and management of aircraft operations at the 
airport.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before June 17, 2013.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this proposal to the U.S. Department of 
Transportation, Docket Operations, M-30, West Building Ground Floor, 
Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590; 
telephone (202) 366-9826. You must identify FAA Docket No. FAA-2013-
0258; Airspace Docket No. 13-ANM-12, at the beginning of your comments. 
You may also submit comments through the Internet at https://www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eldon Taylor, Federal Aviation 
Administration, Operations Support Group, Western Service Center, 1601 
Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057; telephone (425) 203-4537.

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 2013-0258 and Airspace Docket No. 13-ANM-12) 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://www.regulations.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-2013-0258 and Airspace Docket No. 13-ANM-12''. 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 NPRMs

    An electronic copy of this document may be downloaded through the 
Internet at https://www.regulations.gov. Recently published rulemaking 
documents can also be accessed through the FAA's Web page at https://www.faa.gov/airports_airtraffic/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, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA 
98057.
    Persons interested in being placed on a mailing list for future 
NPRMs 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 modifying Class E airspace extending 
upward from 700 feet above the surface and 1,200 feet above the surface 
at Twin Falls Joslin Field-Magic Valley Regional Airport, Twin Falls, 
ID, to accommodate aircraft using the RNAV (GPS) and the ILS or LOC 
standard instrument approach procedures at the airport. Also, the 
geographic coordinates of the airport Twin Falls VHF Omni-Directional 
Radio Range Tactical Air Navigational Aid (VORTAC) would be updated to 
coincide with the FAA's aeronautical database for the respective Class 
E airspace areas. This action would enhance the safety and management 
of aircraft operations at the airport. The airport formerly called Twin 
Falls-Sun Valley Regional Airport, Joslin Field or Joslin Field-Magic 
Valley Regional is renamed Twin Falls Joslin Field-Magic Valley 
Regional Airport.
    Class D and Class E airspace designations are published in 
paragraphs 5000, 6002, 6004 and 6005, respectively, of FAA Order 
7400.9W, dated August 8, 2012, and effective

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September 15, 2012, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR part 
71.1. The Class D and Class E airspace designation listed in this 
document will be published subsequently in this Order.
    The FAA has determined 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 is certified 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.
    The FAA's authority to issue rules regarding aviation safety is 
found in Title 49 of the U.S. Code. Subtitle 1, Section 106, describes 
the authority for 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 the 
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 modify controlled airspace at Twin Falls Joslin Field-Magic 
Valley Regional Airport, Twin Falls, ID.
    This proposal will be subject to an environmental analysis in 
accordance with FAA Order 1050.1E, ``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(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 Part 71.1 of the Federal 
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9W, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated August 8, 2012, and effective September 15, 
2012 is amended as follows:

Paragraph 5000 Class D airspace.

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ANM ID D Twin Falls, ID [Modified]

Twin Falls Joslin Field-Magic Valley Regional Airport, ID
    (Lat. 42[deg]28'55'' N., long. 114[deg]29'16'' W.)

That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 
6,700 feet MSL within a 4.3-mile radius of Twin Falls Joslin Field-
Magic Valley Regional Airport. 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.

Paragraph 6002 Class E airspace designated as surface areas.

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ANM ID E2 Twin Falls, ID [Modified]

Twin Falls Joslin Field-Magic Valley Regional Airport, ID
    (Lat. 42[deg]28'55'' N., long. 114[deg]29'16'' W.)

Within a 4.3-mile radius of Twin Falls Joslin Field-Magic Valley 
Regional Airport. This Class E 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.

Paragraph 6004 Class E airspace designated as an extension to Class 
D surface area.

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ANM ID E4 Twin Falls, ID [Modified]

Twin Falls Joslin Field-Magic Valley Regional Airport, ID
    (Lat. 42[deg]28'55'' N., long. 114[deg]29'16'' W.)
Twin Falls VORTAC
    (Lat. 42[deg]28'48'' N., long. 114[deg]29'22'' W.)

That airspace extending upward from the surface 4.2 miles south and 
4.4 miles north of the Twin Falls VORTAC 086[deg] and 281[deg] 
radials extending from the 4.3-mile radius of Twin Falls Joslin 
Field-Magic Valley Regional Airport to 9.2 miles east and 9.2 miles 
west of the VORTAC. This Class E 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.

Paragraph 6005 Class E airspace areas extending upward from 700 
feet or more above the surface of the earth.

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ANM ID E5 Twin Falls, ID [Modified]

Twin Falls Joslin Field-Magic Valley Regional Airport, ID
    (Lat. 42[deg]28'55'' N., long. 114[deg]29'16'' W.)

That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within 10.5 miles north and 6 miles south of the Twin Falls Joslin 
Field-Magic Valley Regional Airport 086[deg] bearing extending 26.1 
miles east, and within 4.3 miles each side of the airport 156[deg] 
bearing extending 8.3 miles southeast and within 10.3 miles north 
and 7.3 miles south of the airport 281[deg] bearing extending 20 
miles west; that airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet above the 
surface bounded by a line beginning at lat. 43[deg]22'00'' N., long. 
115[deg]08'00'' W.; to lat. 43[deg]09'00'' N., long. 114[deg]03'00'' 
W.; to lat. 42[deg]33'00'' N., long. 114[deg]03'00'' W.; to lat. 
42[deg]18'00'' N., long. 114[deg]06'00'' W.; to lat. 41[deg]48'00'' 
N., long. 115[deg]00'00'' W.; to lat. 43[deg]01'00'' N., long. 
115[deg]20'00'' W., thence to the point of beginning.

    Issued in Seattle, Washington, on April 11, 2013.
Clark Desing,
Manager, Operations Support Group, Western Service Center.
[FR Doc. 2013-10284 Filed 4-30-13; 8:45 am]
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