[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 58 (Wednesday, March 26, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 14290-14291]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-7456]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71
[Docket No. 97-AWP-13]
Revision of Class D and E Airspace; Sacramento, CA
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration, DOT.
ACTION: Direct final rule; request for comments.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: This action will change several airspace legal descriptions to
reflect the name change of the Sacramento International Airport. The
1996 name change of the Sacramento Metropolitan Airport to Sacramento
International Airport has made this action necessary. The intended
effect of this action is to replace all references to Sacramento
Metropolitan Airport with Sacramento International Airport.
DATES: Effective date: 0901 UTC, July 17, 1997. Comment date: Comments
for inclusion in the Rules Docket must be received on or before May 1,
1997.
ADDRESSES: Send comments on the direct final rule in triplicate to:
Federal Aviation Administration, Attn: Manager, Operations Branch, AWP-
530, Docket No. 97-AWP-13, Air Traffic Division, P.O. Box 92007,
Worldway Postal Center, Los Angeles, California 90009.
The official docket may be examined in the Office of the Assistant
Chief Counsel, Western Pacific Region, Federal Aviation Administration,
Room 6007, 15000 Aviation Boulevard, Lawndale, California 90261.
An informal docket may also be examined during normal business at
the Office of the Manager, Operations Branch, Air Traffic Division at
the above address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
William Buck, Airspace Specialist, Operations Branch, AWP-530, Air
Traffic Division, Western-Pacific Region, Federal Aviation
Administration, 15000 Aviation Boulevard, Lawndale, California 90261,
telephone (310) 725-6556.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This action will change several airspace
legal descriptions to reflect the name change of the Sacramento
International Airport. The 1996 name change of the Sacramento
Metropolitan Airport to Sacramento International Airport has made this
action necessary. The intended effect of this action is to replace all
references to Sacramento Metropolitan Airport with Sacramento
International Airport. Class D airspace areas are published in
Paragraph 5000 and Class E airspace areas are published in Paragraph
6002 and Paragraph 6003 of FAA Order 7400.9D dated September 4, 1996,
and effective September 16, 1996, which is incorporated by reference in
14 CFR 71.1. The Class D and E airspace designation listed in this
document would be published subsequently in this Order.
The Direct Final Rule Procedure
The FAA anticipates that this regulation will not result in adverse
or negative comment and therefore is issuing it as a direct final rule.
This action changes several airspace legal descriptions to reflect the
name change of the Sacramento International Airport. The intended
effect of this action is to replace all references to Sacramento
Metropolitan Airport with Sacramento International Airport. Unless a
written adverse or negative comment, or a written notice of intent to
submit an adverse or negative comment is received within the comment
period, the regulation will become effective on the date specified
above. After the close of the comment period, the FAA will publish a
document in the Federal Register indicating that no adverse or negative
comments were received and confirming the date on which the final rule
will become effective. If the FAA does receive, within the comment
period, an adverse or negative comment, or written notice of intent to
submit such a comment, a document withdrawing the direct final rule
will be published in the Federal Register, and a notice of proposed
rulemaking may be published with a new comment period.
Comments Invited
Although this action is in the form of a final rule and was not
preceded by a notice of proposed rulemaking, comments are invited on
this rule. Interested persons are invited to comment on this rule by
submitting such written data, views, or arguments as they may desire.
Communications should identify the Rules Docket number and be submitted
in triplicate to the address specified under the caption ADDRESSES. All
communications received on or before the closing date for comments will
be considered, and this rule may be amended or withdrawn in light of
the comments received. Factual information that supports the
commenter's ideas and suggestions is extremely helpful in evaluating
the effectiveness of this action and determining whether additional
rulemaking action would be needed.
Comments are specifically invited on the overall regulatory,
economic, environmental, and energy aspects of the rule that might
suggest a need to modify the rule. All comments
[[Page 14291]]
submitted will be available, both before and after the closing date for
comments, in the Rules Docket for examination by interested persons. A
report that summarizes each FAA-public contact concerned with the
substance of this action will be filed in the Rules Docket.
Commenters wishing the FAA to acknowledge receipt of their comments
submitted in response to this rule must submit a self-addressed,
stamped postcard on which the following statement is made: ``Comments
to Docket No. 97-AWP-13.'' The postcard will be date stamped and
returned to the commenter.
Agency Findings
The regulations adopted herein will not have substantial direct
effects on the States, on the relationship between the national
government and the States, or on the distribution of power and
responsibilities among the various levels of government. Therefore, in
accordance with Executive Order 12612, it is determined that this final
rule does not have sufficient federalism implications to warrant the
preparation of a Federalism Assessment.
The FAA has determined that this regulation is noncontroversial and
unlikely to result in adverse or negative comments. For the reasons
discussed in the preamble, I certify that this regulation (1) is not a
``significant regulatory action'' under Executive Order 12866; (2) is
not a ``significant rule'' under Department of Transportation (DOT)
Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44 FR 11034, February 26, 1979);
and (3) if promulgated, will not have a significant economic impact,
positive or negative, on a substantial number of small entities under
the criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act. A copy of the
regulatory evaluation prepared for this action is contained in the
Rules Docket. A copy of it may be obtained by contacting the Rules
Docket at the location provided under the caption ADDRESSES.
List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71
Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (air).
The Amendment
Accordingly, pursuant to the authority delegated to me, the Federal
Aviation Administration amends part 71 of the Federal Aviation
Regulations (14 CFR part 71) as follows:
PART 71--[AMENDED]
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 7400.9D, Airspace Designations and
Reporting Points, dated September 4, 1996, and effective September 16,
1996, is amended as follows:
Paragraph 5000 Class D airspace.
* * * * *
AWP CA D Sacramento Executive Airport, CA
Sacramento Executive Airport, CA
(Lat. 38 deg.30'45'' N, long. 121 deg.29'37'' W)
Sacramento VORTAC
(Lat. 38 deg.26'37'' N, long. 121 deg.33'06'' W)
Sacramento McClellan AFB, CA
(Lat. 38 deg.40'04'' N, long. 121 deg.24'02'' W)
That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including
2,500 feet MSL within a 4.3-mile radius of Sacramento Executive
Airport and within 1.8 miles each side of the Sacramento VORTAC
032 deg. radial, extending from the 4.3-mile radius southwest to the
VORTAC and that airspace northeast of the Sacramento Executive
Airport, from the Sacramento VORTAC 022 deg. radial clockwise to the
Sacramento VORTAC 064 deg. radial extending from the Sacramento
Executive Airport 4.3-mile radius to the Sacramento Executive
Airport 5.8-mile radius excluding the airspace within the Sacramento
McClellan AFB, CA, and the Sacramento International Airport, CA,
Class C airspace areas. 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 areas designated as a surface area
for an airport.
* * * * *
AWP CA E2 Sacramento Executive Airport, CA
Sacramento Executive Airport, CA
(Lat. 38 deg.30'45'' N, long. 121 deg.29'37'' W)
Sacramento VORTAC
(Lat. 38 deg.26'37'' N, long. 121 deg.33'06'' W)
Sacramento McClellan AFB, CA
(Lat. 38 deg.40'04'' N, long. 121 deg.24'02'' W)
Within a 4.3-mile radius of Sacramento Executive Airport and
within 1.8 miles each side of the Sacramento VORTAC 032 deg. radial,
extending from the 4.3-mile radius southwest to the VORTAC and that
airspace northeast of the Sacramento Executive Airport, from the
Sacramento VORTAC 022 deg. radial clockwise to the Sacramento VORTAC
064 deg. radial extending from the Sacramento Executive Airport 4.3-
mile radius to the Sacramento Executive Airport 5.8-mile radius
excluding the airspace within the Sacramento McClellan AFB, CA, and
the Sacramento International Airport, CA, Class C airspace areas.
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 6003 Class E airspace areas designated as an extention
to a Class C surface area.
* * * * *
AWP CA E3 Sacramento International Airport, CA
Sacramento International Airport, CA
(Lat. 38 deg.41'44'' N, long. 121 deg.35'27'' W)
That airspace extending upward from the surface within 2.2 miles
each side of the Runway 16R/34L localizer south course, extending
from the 5-mile radius of Sacramento International Airport to 5.2
miles south of the airport and that airspace within 2.2 miles each
side of the Runway 16L/34R localizer north course, extending from
the airport to 5.2 miles north of the airport.
* * * * *
Issued in Los Angeles, California, on February 28, 1997.
Michael Lammes,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Western-Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. 97-7456 Filed 3-25-97; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910-13-M