[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 225 (Tuesday, November 23, 2004)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 68104-68105]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-25885]


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Proposed Rules
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains notices to the public of 
the proposed issuance of rules and regulations. The purpose of these 
notices is to give interested persons an opportunity to participate in 
the rule making prior to the adoption of the final rules.

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Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 225 / Tuesday, November 23, 2004 / 
Proposed Rules

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket FAA-2004-19084; Airspace Docket 04-ANM-08]


Proposed Establishment of Class E Airspace, Mariposa, CA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM).

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SUMMARY: This action would establish Class E airspace at Mariposa-
Yosemite Airport, Mariposa, CA. New Area Navigation (RNAV) Global 
Positioning System (GPS) Standard Instrument Approach Procedures 
(SIAPs) 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 RNAV (GPS) SIAPs 
at Mariposa-Yosemite Airport. This action is necessary for the safety 
of aircraft executing Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations at 
Mariposa-Yosemite Airport, Mariposa, CA.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before January 7, 2005.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this proposal to the Docket Management 
System, U.S. Department of Transportation, Room Plaza 401, 400 Seventh 
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590-0001. You must identify the docket 
number FAA-2004-19084, Airspace Docket 03-ANM-08, at the beginning of 
your comments. You may also submit comments on the Internet at http://dms.dot.gov. You may review the public docket containing the proposal, 
any comments received, and any final dispositions in person in the 
Docket Office between 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, excpet 
federal holidays. The Docket Office (telephone 1-800-647-5527) is on 
the plaza level of the Department of Transportation NASSIF Building at 
the above address.
    An informal docket may also be examined during normal business 
hours at the Office of the Western En Route and Oceanic Operations, 
Federal Aviation Administration, 1601 Lind Avenue, SW., Renton, WA, 
98055.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Comments Invited

    Interested 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 both docket numbers 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 Docket FAA-2004-19084, Airspace Docket 
04-ANM-08.'' The postcard will be date/time stamped and returned to the 
commenter.

Availability of NPRM

    An electronic copy of this document may be downloaded through the 
Internet at http://dms.dot.gov. Recently published rulemaking documents 
can also be accessed through the FAA's Web page at http://www.faa.gov 
or the Superintendent of Document's Web page at http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara.
    Additionally, a copy of this notice may be obtained by submitting a 
request to the Federal Aviation Administration, Airspace and Rules 
Division, 800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591, or by 
calling (202) 267-8783. Communications must identify both document 
numbers for this notice. Persons interested in being placed on a 
mailing list for future NPRM's should contact the FAA's Office of 
Rulemaking, (202) 267-9677, to request a copy of Advisory Circular No. 
11-2A, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Distribution System, which 
describes the application procedures.

The Proposal

    The FAA is considering an amendment to 14 CFR part 71 by 
establishing a Class E airspace at Mariposa-Yosemite Airport, Mariposa, 
CA. New RNAV (GPS) SIAPs at Mariposa-Yosemite Airport requires 
additional controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the 
surface. This airspace is needed to contain aircraft and provide 
adequate controlled airspace for aircraft executing the new IFR 
approaches at Mariposa-Yosemite Airport, Mariposa, CA.
    Class E airspace designations are published in paragraph 6005 of 
FAA Order 7400.9M dated August 30, 2004, and effective September 16, 
2004, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR part 71.1. The Class 
E airspace designation listed in this document would be published 
subsequently in this Order.
    The FAA has determined that this proposed regulation only involves 
an established body of 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).

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:

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Sec.  71.1  [Amended]

    2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR part 71.1 of the 
Federal Aviation Administration Order 7400.9M, Airspace Designations 
and Reporting Points, dated August 30, 2004, and Effective, September 
16, 2004, 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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ANM CA E5 Mariposa, CA [NEW]

Mariposa-Yosemite Airport
    (Lat. 37[deg]30'65'' N., long. 120[deg]02'37'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
of the earth within a 6.5 mile radius of the Mariposa-Yosemite 
Airport.
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    Issued in Seattle, Washington, on October 8, 2004.
Raul C. Trevi[ntilde]o,
Area Director, Western En Route and Oceanic Operations.
[FR Doc. 04-25885 Filed 11-22-04; 8:45 am]
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