75110 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 240 / Thursday, December 14, 2006 / Rules and Regulations 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket FAA 2006–25671; Airspace Docket 

06–AWP–15] 

Establishment of Class D Airspace; 

Castle Airport, Atwater, CA 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This action establishes Class 

D airspace at Castle Airport, Atwater, 

CA. A contract Airport Traffic Control 

Tower (ATCT) is being established at 

Castle Airport, Atwater, CA, which will 

meet criteria for Class D airspace. Class 

D airspace is required when the ATCT 

is open, and to contain and protect 

Standard Instrument Approach 

Procedures (SIAPs) and other 

Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations 

at the airport. This action would 

establish Class D airspace extending 

upward from the surface to 2,500 feet 

Mean Sea Level (MSL) within a 4.5 

nautical mile radius of the airport. 

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, January 18, 

2007. 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: 

Larry Tonish, System Support 

Specialists, Federal Aviation 

Administration, Western Service Area, 

15000 Aviation Boulevard, Lawndale, 

CA 90261; telephone (310) 725–6539. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

History 

On November 13, 2006, the FAA 

proposed to amend Title 14 Code of 

Federal Regulations part 71 (CFR part 

71) to establish Class D airspace at 

Castle Airport, Atwater, CA, (71FR 

66144). An ATCT is being contracted at 

Castle Airport, and Class D airspace is 

required during the hours the ATCT is 

open. Class D controlled airspace is 

necessary for the safety of aircraft 

executing SIAPs and other IFR 

operations at Castle Airport. Class D 

airspace will be effective during 

specified dates and times established in 

advance by a Notice to Airmen. The 

effective date and time will, thereafter, 

be published in the Airport/Facility 

Directory. 

Interested parties were invited to 

participate in this rule making 

proceeding by submitting written 

comments on the proposal to the FAA. 

No comments were received. Class D 

airspace designations for airspace areas 

extending upward from the surface of 

the earth are published in Paragraph 

5000 of FAA Order 7400.9P, dated 

September 1, 2006, and effective 

September 15, 2006, which is 

incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 

71.1. The Class D airspace designations 

listed in this document would be 

published subsequently in the Order. 

The Rule 

This amendment to 14 CFR part 71 

establishes Class D airspace at Castle 

Airport, Atwater, CA. An Airport Traffic 

Tower (ATCT) is being established at 

Castle Airport, Atwater, CA, which will 

meet criteria for Class D airspace. 

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, when 

promulgated, 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. 

§ 71.1 [Amended] 

■ 2. The incorporation by reference in 

14 CFR 71.1 of the Federal Aviation 

Administration Order 7400.9P, Airspace 

Designations and Reporting Points, 

dated September 1, 2006, and effective 

September 15, 2006, is amended as 

follows: 

Paragraph 5000; Class D Airspace area 

extending upward from the surface of the 

earth. 

* * * * * 

AWP CA D Castle Airport, Atwater, CA 

[NEW] 

Castle Airport, Atwater, CA 

(Lat. 37°22′50′′ N, long. 120°34′05′′ W) 

That airspace extending upward from the 

surface to 2,500 feet MSL beginning at lat. 

37°18′34′′ N., long. 120°35′54′′ W. and 

extending clockwise around the 4.5 nautical 

mile radius of the Castle Airport to lat. 

37°21′06′′ N., long. 120°28′53′′, thence to the 

point of beginning. This Class D airspace is 

effective during the specific days and times 

established in advance by a Notice to 

Airmen. The effective days and times will 

thereafter be continuously published in the 

Airport/Facility Directory. 

* * * * * 

Issued in Los Angeles, California on 

December 11, 2006. 

Leonard Mobley, 

Acting Area Director, Western Terminal 

Operations, Western Terminal Area Office. 

[FR Doc. 06–9694 Filed 12–13–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2006–26244; Airspace 

Docket No. 06–AAL–36] 

RIN 2120–AA66 

Establishment of Alaskan High Altitude 

Reporting Points; AK 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This action establishes four 

high altitude reporting points AYZOL, 

BORAN, EMSOW, and TIBOY in 

Alaska. The designation of these high 

altitude reporting points is needed to 

facilitate the separation of air traffic in 

Alaska. 

DATES: Effective Date: 0901 UTC, March 

15, 2007. 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: Ken 

McElroy, Airspace and Rules, Office of 

System Operations and Safety, Federal 

Aviation Administration, 800 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

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