[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 213 (Thursday, November 2, 2000)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 65731-65732]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-28188]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 00-AWP-8]


Modification of Class E Airspace; Willits, CA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action modifies the Class E airspace area at Willits, CA. 
A revision to the Area Navigation (RNAV) Standard Instrument Approach 
Procedure (SIAP) to Runway (RWY) 16 and RWY 34 at Ells Field-Willits 
Municipal Airport has made action necessary. Additional controlled 
airspace extending upward from 1200 feet above the surface of the earth 
is needed to contain aircraft executing the RNAV RWY 16 and RWY 34 SIAP 
with a Terminal Arrival Area design to Ells Field-Willits Municipal 
Airport. The intended effects of this action is to provide adequate 
controlled airspace for Instrument Flight Rules operations at Ells 
Field-Willits Municipal Airport, Willits, CA.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC January 25, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeri Carson, Airspace Specialist, 
Airspace Branch, AWP-520, Air Traffic Division, Western-Pacific Region, 
Federal Aviation Administration, 15000 Aviation Boulevard, Lawndale, 
California 90261, telephone (310) 725-6611.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

    On August 23, 2000, the FAA proposed to amend 14 CFR part 71 by 
modifying the Class E airspace area at Willits, CA (65 FR 38227). 
Additional controlled airspace extending upward from 1200 feet above 
the surface is needed to contain aircraft executing the

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 RNAV RWY 16 and RWY 34 SIAP at Ells Field-Willits Municipal Airport, 
Willits, CA. This action will provide adequate controlled airspace for 
aircraft executing the RNAV RWY 16 and RWY 34 SIAP Ells Field-Willits 
Municipal Airport, Willits, 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 
7400.9H dated September 1, 2000, and effective September 16, 2000, 
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 Willits, CA. A revision to the RNAV RWY 16 and RWY 34 SIAP has made 
this action necessary. The effect of this action will provide adequate 
airspace for aircraft executing the RNAV 16 and RWY 34 SIAP at Ells 
Field-Willits Municipal Airport, Willits, 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

    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

    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 7400.9H, Airspace Designations and Reporting 
Points, dated September 1, 2000, and effective September 16, 2000, 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  Willits, CA [Revised]

Ells Field-Willits Municipal Airport, CA
    (Lat. 39 deg.27'05"N, long. 123 deg.22'20"W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.3-mile radius of the Ells Field-Willits Municipal Airport 
and that airspace bounded by a line beginning at lat. 
39 deg.28'00"N, long. 123 deg.00'00"W; to lat. 39 deg.48'30"N, long. 
123 deg.42'00"W; to lat. 39 deg.53'30"N, long. 123 deg.28'30"W; to 
lat. 39 deg.32'11"N, long. 123 deg.17'27"W, thence clockwise via the 
6.3-mile radius of the Ells Field-Willits Municipal Airport, to the 
point of beginning; and that airspace extending upward from 1,200 
feet above the surface with a 39-mile radius of the Ells Field-
Willits Municipal Airport.
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    Issued in Los Angeles, California, on October 20, 2000.
John Clancy,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Western-Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. 00-28188 Filed 11-1-00; 8:45 am]
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