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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2010–1241; Airspace 

Docket No. 10–AWP–22] 

Amendment of Class D and E 

Airspace; Palmdale, CA 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This action amends Class D 

Airspace and Class E Airspace at 

Palmdale, CA, to accommodate aircraft 

using Instrument Landing System (ILS) 

Localizer (LOC) standard instrument 

approach procedures at Palmdale 

Regional Airport/USAF Plant 42. This 

improves the safety and management of 

Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations 

at the airport. This action also corrects 

the name of the airport. 

DATES: Effective date, 0901 UTC, August 

25, 2011. The Director of the Federal 

Register approves this incorporation by 

reference action under 1 CFR part 51, 

subject to the annual revision of FAA 

Order 7400.9 and publication of 

conforming amendments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Eldon Taylor, Federal Aviation 

Administration, Operations Support 

Group, Western Service Center, 1601 

Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057; 

telephone (425) 203–4537. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

History 

On March 21, 2011, the FAA 

published in the Federal Register a 

notice of proposed rulemaking to amend 

controlled airspace at Palmdale, CA (76 

FR 15231). Interested parties were 

invited to participate in this rulemaking 

effort by submitting written comments 

on the proposal to the FAA. No 

comments were received. 

Class D and Class E Airspace 

designations are published in paragraph 

5000, 6004 and 6005, respectively, of 

FAA Order 7400.9U dated August 18, 

2010, and effective September 15, 2010, 

which is incorporated by reference in 14 

CFR part 71.1. The Class D Airspace and 

the Class E Airspace designations listed 

in this document will be published 

subsequently in that Order. Except for 

editorial changes, this rule is the same 

as published in the notice of proposed 

rulemaking March 21, 2011. 

The Rule 

This action amends Title 14 Code of 

Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 by 

modifying Class D Airspace, Class E 

Airspace designated as an extension to 

a Class D surface area, and Class E 

Airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface, at Palmdale 

Regional Airport/USAF Plant 42, 

Palmdale, CA, to accommodate IFR 

aircraft using the ILS LOC standard 

instrument approach procedures at the 

airport. This action is necessary for the 

safety and management of IFR 

operations. This action also corrects the 

airport name from Palmdale Production 

Flight/Test Installation Air Force Plant 

Number 42 Airport, to Palmdale 

Regional Airport/USAF Plant 42. 

The FAA has determined 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 this rule, when promulgated, 

will not have a significant economic 

impact on a substantial number of small 

entities under the criteria of the 

Regulatory Flexibility Act. The FAA’s 

authority to issue rules regarding 

aviation safety is found in Title 49 of the 

U.S. Code. Subtitle 1, section 106 

discusses the authority of the FAA 

Administrator. Subtitle VII, Aviation 

Programs, describes in more detail the 

scope of the agency’s authority. This 

rulemaking is promulgated under the 

authority described in subtitle VII, part 

A, subpart I, section 40103. Under that 

section, the FAA is charged with 

prescribing regulations to assign the use 

of airspace necessary to ensure the 

safety of aircraft and the efficient use of 

airspace. This regulation is within the 

scope of that authority as it establishes 

additional controlled airspace at 

Palmdale Regional Airport/USAF Plant 

42, Palmdale, CA. 

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, 

B, C, D AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR 

TRAFFIC SERVICE 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. 

§ 71.1 [Amended] 

■ 2. The incorporation by reference in 

14 CFR part 71.1 of the Federal Aviation 

Administration Order 7400.9U, 

Airspace Designations and Reporting 

Points, dated August 18, 2010, and 

effective September 15, 2010 is 

amended as follows: 

Paragraph 5000 Class D Airspace. 

* * * * * 

AWP CA D Palmdale, CA [Amended] 

Palmdale Regional Airport/USAF Plant 42 

(Lat. 34°37′46′′ N., long. 118°05′04′′ W.) 

That airspace extending upward from the 

surface to and including 5,000 feet MSL 

within a 4.3-mile radius of Palmdale 

Regional Airport/USAF Plant 42. 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 6004 Class E airspace designated 

as an extension to a Class D surface area. 

* * * * * 

AWP CA E4 Palmdale, CA [Amended] 

Palmdale Regional Airport/USAF Plant 42 

(Lat. 34°37′46′′ N., long. 118°05′04′′ W.) 

Palmdale VORTAC 

(Lat. 34°37′53′′ N., long. 118°03′50′′ W.) 

That airspace extending upward from the 

surface within 2.6 miles each side of the ILS 

localizer east course, extending from the 4.3- 

mile radius of Palmdale Regional Airport/ 

USAF Plant 42 to 6.5 miles east of the LOM, 

and within 1.8 miles south of and parallel to 

the Palmdale VORTAC 099° radial extending 

from the 4.3-mile radius of the airport to 7 

miles east of the VORTAC. 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 6005 Class E airspace areas 

extending upward from 700 feet or more 

above the surface of the earth. 

* * * * * 

AWP CA E5 Palmdale, CA [Modified] 

Palmdale Regional Airport/USAF Plant 42 

(Lat. 34°37′46′′ N., long. 118°05′04′′ W.) 

Palmdale VORTAC 

(Lat. 34°37′53′′ N., long. 118°03′50′′ W.) 

Lancaster, Gen. William J. Fox Airfield, CA 

(Lat. 34°44′ 28′′ N., long. 118°13′ 07′′ W.) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

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and 6.1 miles north of the Palmdale VORTAC 

298° radial extending from the VORTAC to 

15.6 miles northwest, and within 1.8 miles 

each side of the 310° bearing from the Gen. 

William J. Fox Airfield extending from a 4- 

mile radius of Gen. William J. Fox Airfield 

to 9.1 miles northwest of the Airfield, and 

within 5.2 miles south and 10.4 miles north 

of the Palmdale VORTAC 298° and 118° 

radials extending from 9.6 miles northwest to 

11.3 miles southeast of the VORTAC, and 

within 8 miles south and 4 miles north of the 

086° bearing from Palmdale Regional 

Airport/USAF Plant 42 extending 21.7 miles 

east of Palmdale Regional Airport/USAF 

Plant 42. That airspace extending upward 

from 1,200 feet above the surface bounded by 

a line beginning at lat. 35°36′30′′ N., long. 

118°45′03′′ W.; to lat. 35°44′00′′ N., long. 

117°53′03′′ W.; to lat. 36°07′00′′ N., long. 

117°53′03′′ W.; to lat. 36°07′00′′ N., long. 

117°35′03′′ W.; to lat. 35°47′46′′ N., long. 

116°55′23′′ W.; to lat. 35°21′36′′ N., long. 

116°55′23′′ W.; to lat. 35°34′30′′ N., long. 

116°29′43′′ W.; to lat. 35°34′30′′ N., long. 

116°23′33′′ W.; to lat. 35°28′35′′ N., long. 

116°18′48′′ W.; to lat. 35°21′30′′ N., long. 

116°13′03′′ W.; to lat. 34°43′00′′ N., long. 

116°13′03′′ W.; thence west along lat. 

34°43′00′′ N., to the southeast boundary of V– 

21, thence along the southeast boundary of 

V–21 to lat. 34°30′00′′ N., thence west along 

lat. 34°30′00′′ N., to long. 118°20′03′′ W.; 

thence north along long. 118°20′03′′ W., to 

the south boundary of V–137, thence west 

along the south boundary of V–137 to long. 

118°45′03′′ W.; thence to the point of 

beginning. 

Issued in Seattle, Washington, on May 17, 

2011. 

Christine Mellon, 

Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, 

Western Service Center. 

[FR Doc. 2011–12991 Filed 5–25–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2010–0949; Airspace 

Docket No. 10–ASO–34] 

Amendment of Class E Airspace; 

Brunswick Malcolm-McKinnon Airport, 

GA 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This action amends Class E 

airspace at Brunswick, GA. The 

McKinnon Non-Directional Beacon 

(NDB) has been decommissioned and 

new Standard Instrument Approach 

Procedures (SIAPs) have been 

developed for Malcolm-McKinnon 

Airport. The geographic coordinates for 

the airport are adjusted. Also, reference 

to the Glynco Jetport in the airspace 

designation is removed. This action 

enhances the safety and airspace 

management of Instrument Flight Rules 

(IFR) operations at the airport. 

DATES: Effective 0901 UTC, August 25, 

2011. The Director of the Federal 

Register approves this incorporation by 

reference action under title 1, Code of 

Federal Regulations, part 51, subject to 

the annual revision of FAA Order 

7400.9 and publication of conforming 

amendments 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Richard Horrocks, Operations Support 

Group, Eastern Service Center, Federal 

Aviation Administration, P.O. Box 

20636, Atlanta, Georgia 30320; 

telephone (404) 305–5588. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

History 

On November 16, 2010, the FAA 

published in the Federal Register a 

notice of proposed rulemaking to amend 

Class E surface airspace at Brunswick, 

GA (75 FR 69905) Docket No. FAA– 

2010–0949. Interested parties were 

invited to participate in this rulemaking 

effort by submitting written comments 

on the proposal to the FAA. No 

comments were received. Class E 

airspace designated as surface areas are 

published in Paragraph 6002 of FAA 

Order 7400.9U dated August 18, 2010, 

and effective September 15, 2010, which 

is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 

71.1. The Class E airspace designations 

listed in this document will be 

published subsequently in the Order. 

The Rule 

This amendment to Title 14, Code of 

Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 

amends Class E surface airspace to 

support new SIAPs developed at 

Malcolm-McKinnon Airport, 

Brunswick, GA. Airspace 

reconfiguration is necessary due to the 

decommissioning of the McKinnon NDB 

and cancellation of the NDB approach, 

and for continued safety and 

management of IFR operations at the 

airport. This action also updates the 

geographic coordinates of the airport to 

coincide with the FAA’s aeronautical 

database, and reference to the Glenco 

Jetport is removed from the airspace 

designation as the Jetport is listed 

separately in the Order. 

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, is non-controversial and 

unlikely to result in adverse or negative 

comments. It, therefore, (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, when 

promulgated, will not have a significant 

economic impact on a substantial 

number of small entities under the 

criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act. 

The FAA’s authority to issue rules 

regarding aviation safety is found in 

Title 49 of the United States Code. 

Subtitle I, section 106 describes the 

authority of the FAA Administrator. 

Subtitle VII, Aviation Programs, 

describes in more detail the scope of the 

agency’s authority. 

This rulemaking is promulgated 

under the authority described in subtitle 

VII, part A, subpart I, section 40103. 

Under that section, the FAA is charged 

with prescribing regulations to assign 

the use of airspace necessary to ensure 

the safety of aircraft and the efficient 

use of airspace. This regulation is 

within the scope of that authority as it 

amends Class E airspace at Brunswick, 

GA. 

Lists 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, 

B, C, D AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR 

TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND 

REPORTING POINTS 

■ 1. The authority citation for 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. 

§ 71.1 [Amended] 

■ 2. The incorporation by reference in 

14 CFR 71.1 of Federal Aviation 

Administration Order 7400.9U, 

Airspace Designations and Reporting 

Points, dated August 18, 2010, effective 

September 15, 2010, is amended as 

follows: 

Paragraph 6002 Class E airspace designated 

as surface areas. 

* * * * * 

ASO GA E2 Brunswick MalcolmMcKinnon Airport, GA [AMENDED] 

Brunswick Malcolm-McKinnon Airport, GA 


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