[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 133 (Monday, July 13, 1998)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 37510-37511]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-18554]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Airspace Docket No. 98-AWP-3]
Proposed Modification of Class E Airspace; Fortuna, CA
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.
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SUMMARY: This notice proposes to modify the Class E airspace area at
Fortuna, CA. The establishment of a Global Positioning System (GPS)
Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) to Runway (RWY) 29 at
Rohnerville Airport has made this proposal necessary. Additional
controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet or more above the
surface of the earth is needed to contain aircraft executing the GPS
RWY 29 SIAP to Rohnerville Airport. The intended effect of this
proposal is to provide adequate controlled airspace for Instrument
Flight Rules (IFR) operations at Rohnerville Airport, Fortuna, CA.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before July 30, 1998.
ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Federal
Aviation Administration, Attn: Manager, Airspace Branch, AWP-520,
Docket No. 98-AWP-3, Air Traffic Division, 15000 Aviation Boulevard,
Lawndale, California, 90261.
The official docket may be examined in the Office of the Regional
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:
Larry Tonish, Airspace Specialist, Airspace Branch, AWP-520, Air
Traffic Division, Western-Pacific Region, Federal Aviation
Administration, 15000 Aviation Boulevard, Lawndale, California, 90261,
telephone (310) 725-6539.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Comments Invited
Interseted parties are invited to participate in this proposed
rulemaking by submitting such written data, views, or arguments as they
may desire. Comments that provide the factual basis supporting the
views and suggestions presented are particularly helpful in developing
reasoned regulatory decisions on the proposal. Comments are
specifically invited on the overall regulatory, aeronautical, economic,
environmental, and energy-related aspects of the proposal.
Communications should identify the airspace docket number and be
submitted in triplicate to the address listed above. Commenters wishing
the FAA to acknowledge receipt of their comments on this notice must
submit with the comments a self-addressed, stamped postcard on which
the following statement is made: ``Comments to Airspace Docket No. 98-
AWP-3.'' The postcard will be date/time stamped and returned to the
commenter. All communications received on or before the specified
closing date for comments will be considered before taking action on
the proposed rule. The proposal contained in this notice may be changed
in light of comments received. All comments submitted will be available
for examination in the Airspace Branch, Air Traffic Division, 15000
Aviation Boulevard, Lawndale, California 90261, both before and after
the closing date for comments. A report summarizing each substantive
public contact with FAA personnel concerned with this rulemaking will
be filed in the docket.
Availability of NPRM
Any person may obtain a copy of this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
(NPRM) by submitting a request to the Federal Aviation Administration,
Airspace Branch, 15000 Aviation Boulevard, Lawndale, California 92061.
Communications must identify the notice number of this NPRM. Persons
interested in being placed on a mailing list for future NPRM's should
also request a copy of Advisory Circular No. 11-2A, which describes the
application procedures.
The Proposal
The FAA is consisting an amendment to 14 CFR part 71 by modifying
the Class E airspace area at Fortuna, CA. The establishment of a GPS
RWY 29 SIAP at Rohnerville Airport has made
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this proposal necessary. Additional controlled airspace extending
upward from 700 feet above the surface is needed to contain aircraft
executing the approach and departure procedures at Rohnerville Airport.
The intended effect of this proposal is to provide adequate controlled
airspace for aircraft executing the GPS RWY 29 SIAP at Rohnerville
Airport, Fortuna, CA. Class E airspace designations are published in
paragraph 6005 of FAA Order 7400.9E dated September 10, 1997, and
effective September 16, 1997, which is incorporated by reference in 14
CFR 71.1. The Class E airspace designation listed in this document
would be published subsequently in this Order.
This FAA has determined that this proposed regulation only involves
an established body by technical regulations for which frequent and
routine amendments are necessary to keep them operationally current.
Therefore, this proposed 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 proposed rule would 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).
The Proposed Amendment
In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation
Administration proposed to amend 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.
Sec. 71.1 [Amended]
2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of the Federal
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9E, Airspace Designation and
Reporting Points, dated September 10, 1997, and effective September 16,
1997, 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 Fortuna, CA [Revised]
Fortuna VORTAC
(Lat. 40 deg.40'17''N, long. 124 deg.14'04''W)
Rohnerville Airport, CA
(Lat. 40 deg.33'14''N, long. 124 deg.07'57''W)
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface and
within a 6.5-mile radius of the Rohnerville Airport and within 1.8
miles each side of the Fortuna VORTAC 326 deg. radial, extending from
the VORTAC to 2 miles northwest of the VORTAC and within 1.8 miles
northeast and 3.9 miles southwest of the Fortuna VORTAC 147 deg.
radial, extending from the Fortuna VORTAC to 3 miles southeast of the
Fortuna VORTAC and within 2.2 miles southwest and 3 miles northeast of
the 129 deg. and 309 deg. bearings from the Rohnerville Airport,
extending from 6.5 miles northwest to 2.6 miles southeast of the
Airport and within 1.8 miles each side of the Fortuna VORTAC 034 deg.
radial, extending from VORTAC to 9.6 miles northeast of the Fortuna
VORTAC. That airspace extending upward from 1200 feet above the surface
within 3.9 miles southeast and 8.7 miles northwest of the Fortuna
VORTAC 229 deg. radial, extending from the Fortuna VORTAC to 16.1 miles
southwest of the Fortuna VORTAC and that airspace bounded by a line
beginning at lat. 40 deg.44'00''N, long. 124 deg.33'00''W; at lat.
40 deg.49'00''N, long. 124 deg.30'00''W; to lat. 40 deg.44'00''N, long.
124 deg.30'00''W, thence to the point of beginning.
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Issued in Los Angeles, California, on June 29, 1998.
Alton D. Scott,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Western-Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. 98-18554 Filed 7-10-98; 8:45 am]
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