[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 172 (Friday, September 5, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 46873]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-23605]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 97-AWP-3]


Establishment of Class E Airspace; South Lake Tahoe, CA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action establishes a Class E airspace area South Lake 
Tahoe, CA. The development of a Global Positioning System (GPS) Runway 
(RWY) 18 Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) has made this 
action necessary. The intended effect of this action is to provide 
adequate controlled airspace for Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) 
operations at Lake Tahoe Airport, South Lake Tahoe, CA.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC November 6, 1997.

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) 725-6555.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

    On June 9, 1997, the FAA proposed to amend part 71 of the Federal 
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) by establishing a Class E 
airspace area at South Lake Tahoe, CA (62 FR 31373). This action will 
provide adequate controlled airspace to accommodate a GPS RWY 18 SIAP 
at Lake Tahoe Airport, South Lake Tahoe, 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 are published in paragraph 6005 of FAA Order 7400.9D dated 
September 4, 1996, and effective September 16, 1996, 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 part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 
CFR part 71) establishes a Class E airspace area at South Lake Tahoe, 
CA. The development of a GPS SIAP has made this action necessary. The 
effect of this action will provide adequate airspace for aircraft 
executing the GPS RWY 18 SIAP at Lake Tahoe Airport, South Lake Tahoe, 
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 10034; 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

    In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation 
Administration amends 14 CFR part 71 as follows:

PART 71--[AMENDED]

    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; 14 CFR 11.69.


Sec. 71.1  [Amended]

    2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of the Federal 
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9D, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated September 4, 1996, and effective September 16, 
1996, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 6005  Class E airspace area extending upward from 700 
feet or more above the surface of the earth.

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AWP CA E5  South Lake Tahoe, CA [New]

Lake Tahoe Airport, CA
    (Lat. 38 deg.53'38'' N, long. 119 deg.59'43'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6-mile radius of Lake Tahoe Airport and within 2 miles each 
side of the 008 deg. bearing from the Lake Tahoe Airport extending 
from the 6-mile radius to 9.8 miles north of the Lake Tahoe Airport.
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    Issued in Los Angeles, California, on August 5, 1997.
Thomas L. Parks,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Western-Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. 97-23605 Filed 9-4-97; 8:45 am]
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