[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 137 (Tuesday, July 18, 1995)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 36636-36637]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-17593]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Airspace Docket No. 95-AWP-12]
Revocation of Class E Airspace Area; Merced, Castle Air Force
Base (AFB), CA, and Amendment of Class E Airspace Areas; Merced
Municipal/MacReady Field, CA
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This action revokes the Class E airspace area at Merced,
Castle AFB, CA. This action is necessary due to the closure of Castle
AFB, CA. This action also amends the Class E2 and E5 airspace areas at
Merced Municipal/MacReady Field, CA.
EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, November 9, 1995.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Scott Speer, System Management Specialist, System Management Branch,
AWP-530, Air Traffic Division, Western-Pacific Region, Federal Aviation
Administration, 15000 Aviation Boulevard, Lawndale, California 90261,
telephone (310) 297-0010.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
History
On June 2, 1995, the FAA proposed to amend part 71 of the Federal
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) by modifying the Class E airspace
areas at Merced, Castle AFB, CA, and Merced Municipal/MacReady Field,
CA (60 FR 28764). This action is necessary due to the closure of Castle
AFB, CA.
Interested parties were invited to participate in this rulemaking
proceeding by submitting written comments on proposal to the FAA. No
comments to the proposal were received. Class E airspace designations
are published in paragraph 6000 of FAA Order 7400.9B, dated July 18,
1994, and effective September 16, 1994, which is incorporated by
reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class E airspace designations listed in
this document will be published subsequently in this Order.
The Rule
This amendment to part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14
CFR part 71) revokes the Class E3 airspace area at Merced, Castle AFB,
CA, and amends the Class E2 and E5 airspace areas at Merced Municipal/
MacReady Field, CA, by removing Castle AFB, CA, Class E3 airspace area
from the Class E airspace descriptions at Merced Municipal/MacReady
Field, 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 10034; 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 is revised to read as
follows:
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 40103, 40113, 40120; 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 7400.9B, Airspace Designations and
Reporting Points, dated July 18, 1994, and effective September 16,
1994, is amended as follows:
Paragraph 6003 Class E Airspace Areas Designated as an
Extension to Class C Surface Area.
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AWP CA E3 Merced, Castle AFB, CA [Removed]
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Paragraph 6002 Class E Airspace Areas Designated as a Surface
Area for an Airport.
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AWP CA E2 Merced Municipal/MacReady Field, CA [Revised]
Merced Municipal/MacReady Field, CA (lat. 37 deg.17'05'' N,
long. 120 deg.30'50'' W)
Within a 4.3-mile radius of Merced Municipal/MacReady Field.
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 Directory.
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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 Merced, CA [Revised]
Merced Municipal/MacReady Field, CA (lat. 37 deg.17'05'' N,
long. 120 deg.30'50'' W)
El Nido VOR/DME (lat. 37 deg.13'10'' N, long. 120 deg.24'01'' W)
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 6.1-mile radius of Merced Municipal/MacReady Field and
within 1.8 mile each side of the El Nido VOR/DME 141 deg. and
321 deg. radials extending from the Merced Municipal/MacReady Field
6.1-mile radius to 2.6 miles southeast of the El Nido VOR/DME. That
airspace extending upward from the 1,200 feet above the surface
bounded on the northeast and east by V-459, on the south by V-230,
on the west by V-109, and on the north by V-244, excluding the
portions within the Fresno, CA, the Stockton, CA, and the Modesto,
CA, Class E airspace areas. That airspace extending upward from
7,500 feet MSL northeast of Merced Municipal/MacReady Field bounded
on the east by V-165, on the southwest by V-459, and on the north by
V-244. That airspace extending upward from 12,000 feet MSL east of
Merced Municipal/MacReady Field bounded on the east by long.
119 deg.20'04'' W, on the south by the Fresno, CA, Class E airspace
area, on the west by V-165, and on the north by V-244.
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Issued in Los Angeles, California, on July 6, 1995.
James H. Snow,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Western-Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. 95-17593 Filed 7-17-95; 8:45 am]
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