[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 106 (Wednesday, June 3, 1998)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 30125-30126]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-14757]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Airspace Docket No. 98-AWP-14]
Revision of Class D and Establishment of Class E Airspace; Yuma
MCAS-Yuma International Airport, AZ
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Direct final rule; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: This action will amend the Class D airspace area operating
times and establish a Class E airspace surface area at Yuma MCAS-Yuma
International Airport, Yuma, AZ. In April of 1998 the U.S. Marines
reduced the hours of operation of the Air Traffic Control Tower (ATCT)
at Yuma MCAS. The reduction of the ATCT hours of operation has made
this action necessary. The intended effect of this action is to modify
the hours of the Yuma Class D airspace area in the legal description of
the controlled airspace and establish a Class E airspace surface area
to contain instrument operations during times the ATCT is closed. This
action does not involve a change in the dimensions or operating
requirements of that airspace containing Instrument Flight Rules (IFR)
operations at Yuma MCAS-Yuma International Airport, Yuma, AZ.
DATES: Effective: 0901 UTC August 13, 1998. Comment date: Comments for
inclusion in the Rules Docket must be received on or before July 6,
1998.
ADDRESSES: Send comments on the direct final rule in triplicate to:
Federal Aviation Administration, Attn: Manager, Airspace Branch, AWP-
520, Docket No. 98-AWP-14, 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
hours at the Office of the Manager, Airspace Branch, Air Traffic
Division at the above address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Debra Trindle, Airspace Specialist, Airspace Branch, AWP-520, Air
Traffic Division, Western-Pacific Region, Federal Aviation
Administration, 15000 Aviation Boulevard, Lawndale, California 90261,
telephone (310) 725-6613.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This action will change the airspace legal
description to reflect the new operating hours of the Class D airspace
area of the Yuma MCAS-Yuma International Airport and establish a Class
E airspace surface area to be effective during times the Yuma ATCT is
closed. The 1998 reduction of the ATCT hours of operation has made this
action necessary. The intended effect of this action is to modify the
hours of the Yuma Class D airspace area in the legal description of the
controlled airspace and establish a Class E Airspace surface area to
contain instrument operations during times the ATCT is closed. Class D
airspace areas are published in Paragraph 5000 and Class E airspace
surface areas are published in Paragraph 6002 of FAA Order 7400.9D
dated September 10, 1997, and effective September 16, 1997, 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.
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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.
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
published 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 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 the 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 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. 98-AWP-14.'' 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, 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 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 7400.9E, Airspace Designations and
Reporting Points, dated September 10, 1997, and effective September 16,
1997, is amended as follows:
Paragraph 5000 Class D Airspace
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AWP AZ D YUMA AZ [Revised]
Yuma MCAS-Yuma International Airport, AZ
(Lat. 32 deg.39'23''N, long. 114 deg.36'22''W)
Somerton Airport, AZ
(Lat. 32 deg.36'03''N, long. 114 deg.39'57''W)
That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including
2,700 feet MSL within a 5.2-mile radius of Yuma MCAS/Yuma
International Airport, excluding that airspace from the surface up
to and including 300 feet above the surface within a 1-mile radius
of the Somerton Airport west of a line one-quarter mile northeast of
and parallel to the Somerton Airport northwest-southeast runway.
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 AZ E2 YUMA AZ [Revised]
Yuma MCAS-Yuma International Airport, AZ
(Lat. 32 deg.39'23''N, long. 114 deg.36'22''W)
Somerton Airport, AZ
(Lat. 32 deg.36'03''N, long. 114 deg.39'57''W)
That airspace, within a 5.2-mile radius of Yuma MCAS/Yuma
International Airport, excluding that airspace from the surface up
to and including 300 feet above the surface within a 1-mile radius
of the Somerton Airport west of a line one-quarter mile northeast of
and parallel to the Somerton Airport northwest-southeast runway. The
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.
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Issued in Los Angeles, California, on May 19, 1998.
Sherry Avery,
Acting Assistant Manager, Air Traffic Division, Western-Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. 98-14757 Filed 6-2-98; 8:45 am]
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