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[FR Doc No: 94-14290]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 94-AWP-12]

 

Revocation and Modification of Class D Airspace; Establishment of 
Class E Airspace; Imperial County, CA and El Centro NAF, CA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action revokes the Class D airspace area and establishes 
a Class E airspace area at Imperial County Airport and modifies the El 
Centro NAF Class D airspace area. The airspace at Imperial County 
Airport was inadvertently classified as Class D airspace. Imperial 
County Airport does not have an airport traffic control tower which is 
required for Class D airspace, and, therefore, the FAA is revoking this 
Class D airspace area.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 u.t.c., December 8, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Scott Speer, Airspace Specialist, System Management Branch, AWP-530, 
Air Traffic Division, Western-Pacific Region, Federal Aviation 
Administration, 15000 Aviation Boulevard, Lawndale, California 90261, 
telephone (310) 297-0697.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The Rule

    This amendment to part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 
CFR part 71) revokes the Class D airspace area and establishes Class E 
airspace at Imperial County Airport, CA. The El Centro NAF, CA, Class D 
airspace area description is modified to reflect this change. An 
operational airport traffic control tower is required to retain Class D 
airspace. Imperial County Airport does not have an airport traffic 
control tower. Consequently, the FAA is revoking this Class D airspace 
area. Because this action is a minor technical amendment in which the 
public would not be particularly interested, I find that notice and 
public procedure under U.S.C. 553(b) are unnecessary.
    The coordinates for this airspace docket are based on North 
American Datum 83. Class D and Class E airspace designations are 
published in Paragraphs 5000 and 6002, respectively, of FAA Order 
7400.9A dated June 17, 1993, and effective September 16, 1993, which is 
incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 (58 FR 36298; July 6, 1993). 
The Class D and Class E airspace designations listed in this document 
will be published subsequently in the Order.
    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. 
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 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 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--[AMENDED]

    1. The authority citation for part 71 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. app. 1348(a), 1354(a), 1510; E.O. 10854, 24 
FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389; 49 U.S.C. 106(g); 14 CFR 
11.69.


Sec. 71.1  [Amended]

    2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of the Federal 
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9A, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated June 17, 1993, and effective September 16, 
1993, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 5000--General
* * * * *

AWP CA D Imperial County, CA [Removed]

Imperial County, CA
    (Lat. 32 deg.50'03'' N., long. 115 deg.34'43'' W.)
* * * * *

AWP CA D El Centro NAF, CA [Revised]

El Centro NAF, CA
    (lat. 32 deg.49'45'' N., long. 115 deg.40'18''W.)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 
2,500 feet MSL within a 4.3-mile radius of El Centro NAF, excluding 
that airspace east of long. 115 deg.37'18'' W. This Class D airspace 
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 areas designated as a surface area 
for an airport
* * * * *

AWP CA E Imperial County, CA [New]

Imperial County, CA
    (lat. 32 deg.50'03'' N., long 115 deg.34'43'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface within a 4-mile 
radius of the Imperial County Airport. This Class E airspace 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 Director
* * * * *
    Issued in Los Angeles on May 31, 1994.
Richard R. Lien,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Western-Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. 94-14290 Filed 6-10-94; 8:45 am]
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