[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 163 (Wednesday, August 23, 2006)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 49343]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-7062]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2006-24781; Airspace Docket No. 06-AWP-8]


Modification of Class E Airspace; Half Moon Bay, CA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action modifies the Class E airspace area at Half Moon 
Bay, CA. The establishment of an Area Navigation (RNAV) Global 
Positioning System (GPS) Z Instrument Approach Procedure (IAP) to 
Runway (RWY) 30 to Half Moon Bay Airport, Half Moon Bay, CA has made 
this action necessary. Additional controlled airspace extending upward 
from 700 feet or more above the surface of the earth is needed to 
contain aircraft executing this RNAV (GPS) ZIAP to RWY 30 at Half Moon 
Bay Airport. The intended effect of this action is to provide adequate 
controlled airspace for Instrument Flight Rules operations at Half Moon 
Bay Airport, Half Moon Bay, CA

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC September 28, 2006. 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: The Office of the Regional Western 
Terminal Operations, Federal Aviation Administration, OF 15000 Aviation 
Boulevard, Lawndale, California 90261, telephone (310) 725-6502.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

    On June 14, 2006, the FAA proposed to amend 14 CFR part 71 by 
modifying the Class E airspace area at Half Moon Bay, CA (06 FR 34296). 
Additional controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet or more 
above the surface is needed to contain aircraft executing the RNAV 
(GPS) Z IAP RWY 30 to Half Moon Bay Airport. This action will provide 
adequate controlled airspace for aircraft executing the RNAV (GPS) Z 
IAP RWY 30 to Half Moon Bay Airport, Half Moon Bay, CA.
    Interested parties were invited to participate in this rulemaking 
proceeding by submitting written comments on the proposal to the FAA. 
No comments to the proposal were received. Class E airspace 
designations for airspace extending from 700 feet or more above the 
surface of the earth are published in paragraph 6005 of FAA Order 
7400.9N, dated September 1, 2005, and effective September 15, 2005, 
which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class E airspace 
designation listed in this document will be published subsequently in 
the Order.

The Rule

    This amendment to 14 CFR part 71 modifies the Class E airspace area 
at Half Moon Bay, CA. The establishment of a RNAV (GPS) Z IAP RWY 30 to 
Half Moon Bay Airport has made this action necessary. The effect of 
this action will provide adequate airspace for aircraft executing the 
RNAV (GPS) Z IAP RWY 30 to Half Moon Bay Airport, Half Moon Bay, CA.
    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. 
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

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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; AIRWAYS, ROUTES; AND REPORTING POINTS

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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]

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2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of the Federal 
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9N, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated September 1, 2005, and effective September 15, 
2005, 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 Half Moon Bay, CA [Amended]

Half Moon Bay Airport
    (Lat. 37[deg]30'48'' N, long. 122[deg]30'04'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface, 
bounded on the north by lat. 37[deg]35'00'' N, on the east by long. 
122[deg]14'00'' W, on the south by lat. 37[deg]18'00'' N, on the 
west by long. 122[deg]35'04'' W.
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    Issued in Los Angeles, California, on August 7, 2006.
Leonard A. Mobley,
Acting Area Director, Western Terminal Operations.
[FR Doc. 06-7062 Filed 8-22-06; 8:45 am]
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