[Federal Register: November 13, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 219)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 68758-68759]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Airspace Docket No. 01-AWP-15]
Modification of Class E Airspace; Needles Airport, CA
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This action modifies the Class E airspace area at Needles
Airport, CA. The establishment of an Area Navigation (RNAV) Global
Positioning System (GPS) Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP)
RNAV (GPS) Runway (RWY) 29 SIAP to Needles Airport, Needles, CA has
made action necessary. Additional controlled airspace extending upward
from 700 feet or more above the surface of the earth is needed to
contain aircraft executing the RNAV (GPS) RWY 29 SIAP to Needles
Airport. The intended effect of this action is to provide adequate
controlled airspace for Instrument Flight Rules operations at Needles
Airport, Needles, CA.
EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC January 23, 2003.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeri Carson, Airspace Specialist,
Airspace Branch, AWP-520, Air Traffic Division, Western-Pacific Region,
Federal Aviation Administration, 15000 Aviation Boulevard, Lawndale,
California 90261, telephone (310) 725-6611.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
History
On August 27, 2002, the FAA proposed to amend 14 CFR part 71 by
modifying the Class E airspace area at Needles Airport, CA (67 FR
54977). Additional controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet
or more above the surface is needed to contain aircraft executing the
RNAV (GPS) RWY 29 SIAP to Needles Airport. This action will provide
adequate controlled airspace for aircraft executing the RNAV (GPS) RWY
29 SIAP to Needles Airport, Needles, CA.
Interested parties were invited to participate in this rulemaking,
proceeding by submitting written comments on the proposal to the FAA.
No comments to the proposal were received. Class E airspace
designations for airspace extending from 700 feet or more above the
surface of the earth are published in paragraph 6005 of FAA Order
7400.9K, dated August 31, 2002, and effective September 16, 2002, 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.
The Rule
This amendment to 14 CFR part 71 modifies the Class E airspace area
at Needles Airport, CA. The establishment of a RNAV (GPS) RWY 29 SIAP
to Needles Airport has made this action necessary. The effect of this
action will provide adequate airspace for aircraft executing the RNAV
(GPS) RWY 29 SIAP to Needles Airport, Needles, CA.
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.
Therefore, this 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 that this rule will not have a significant economic impact on
a substantial number of small entities
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under the criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.
List 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, CLASS B, CLASS C, CLASS D, AND
CLASS E AIRSPACE AREAS; 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; 14 CFR 11.69.
Sec. 71.1 [Amended]
2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of the Federal
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9K, Airspace Designations and
Reporting Points, dated August 31, 2002, and effective September 16,
2002, 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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AWP CA E5 Needles Airport, CA [Revised]
Needles Airport, CA
(Lat.34[deg]45'58'' N, long. 114[deg]37'24'' W)
Needles VORTAC
(Lat. 34[deg]45'58'' N, long. 114[deg]28'27'' W)
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 6.6-mile radius of the Needles Airport; and that airspace
extending upward from 1200 feet above the surface within 7.8 miles
south and 11.3 miles north of the Needles VORTAC 092[deg] and
272[deg] radials, extending from 9.6 miles west to 20.9 miles east
of the Needles VORTAC.
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Issued in Los Angeles, California, on October 24, 2002.
John Clancy,
Manager, All Traffic Division, Western-Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. 02-28829 Filed 11-12-02; 8:45 am]
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