13562 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 55 / Friday, March 21, 1997 / Proposed Rules

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 97–AWP–11]

Proposed Correction of Class E

Airspace Description; Bishop, CA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

SUMMARY: This notice proposes to revise

the legal description for the Class E

airspace area at Bishop, CA. A review of

airspace classification and air traffic

procedures has made this action

necessary. The intended effect of this

action is to remove overlapping

descriptions of controlled airspace.

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before April 25, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the

proposal in triplicate to: Federal

Aviation Administration, Attn:

Manager, Operations Branch, AWP–530,

Docket No. 97–AWP–11, Air Traffic

Division, P.O. Box 92007, Worldway

Postal Center, Los Angeles, California

90009.

The official docket may be examined

in the Office of the Assistant Chief

Counsel, Western Pacific Region,

Federal Aviation Administration, Room

6007, 15000 Aviation Boulevard,

Lawndale, California 90261.

An informal docket may also be

examined during normal business at the

Office of the Manager, Operations

Branch, Air Traffic Division at the above

address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

William Buck, Airspace Specialist,

Operations Branch, AWP–530, Air

Traffic Division, Western-Pacific

Region, Federal Aviation

Administration, 15000 Aviation

Boulevard, Lawndale, California 90261,

telephone (310) 725–6556.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Comments Invited

Interested parties are invited to

participate in this proposed rulemaking

by submitting such written data, views,

or arguments as they may desire.

Comments that provide the factual basis

supporting the views and suggestions

presented are particularly helpful in

developing reasoned regulatory

decisions on the proposal. Comments

are specifically invited on the overall

regulatory, aeronautical, economic,

environmental, and energy-related

aspects of the proposal.

Communications should identify the

airspace docket number and be

submitted in triplicate to the address

listed above. Comments wishing the

FAA to acknowledge receipt of their

comments on this notice must submit

with the comments a self-addressed,

stamped postcard on which the

following statement is made:

‘‘Comments to Airspace Docket No. 97–

AWP–11.’’ The postcard will be date/

time stamped and returned to the

commenter. All communications

received on or before the specified

closing date for comments will be

considered before taking action on the

proposed rule. The proposal contained

in this notice may be changed in light

of comments received. All comments

submitted will be available for

examination in the Operations Branch,

Air Traffic Division, at 15000 Aviation

Boulevard, Lawndale, California 90261,

both before and after the closing date for

comments. A report summarizing each

substantive public contact with FAA

personnel concerned with this

rulemaking will be filed in the docket.

Availability of NPRM

Any person may obtain a copy of this

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM)

by submitting a request to the Federal

Aviation Administration, Operations

Branch, P.O. Box 92007, Worldway

Postal Center, Los Angeles, California

90009. Communications must identify

the notice number of this NPRM.

Persons interested in being placed on a

mailing list for future NPRM’s should

also request a copy of Advisory Circular

No. 11–2A, which describes the

application procedures.

The Proposal

The FAA is considering an

amendment to part 71 of the Federal

Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71)

that corrects the Class E airspace

description at Bishop, CA. A review of

airspace classification and air traffic

procedures has made this action

necessary. This notice proposes to

remove the reference to airspace

currently defined as V–381 from the

Bishop, CA E5 legal description. This

airspace associated with V–381 is

otherwise thoroughly and appropriately

described. The intended effect of this

action is to remove overlapping

descriptions of controlled airspace.

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 would be

removed subsequently in this Order.

The FAA has determined that this

proposed regulation only involves an

established body of technical

regulations for which frequent and

routine amendments are necessary to

keep them operationally current.

Therefore, this proposed 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 proposed rule

would 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).

The Proposed Amendment

In consideration of the foregoing, the

Federal Aviation Administration

proposes to amend 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.

§ 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.

* * * * *

AWP CA E5 Bishop, CA

Beatty VORTAC

(Lat. 36°48′02′′ N, long. 116°44′52′′ W)

Bishop VOR/DME

(Lat. 37°22′37′′ N, long. 118°21′50′′ W)

That airspace extending upward from 700

feet above the surface within a 4.3-mile

radius of the Bishop VOR and that airspace

within 2.2 miles each side of the Bishop VOR

337° radial extending from the 4.3-mile

radius to 27.8 miles northwest of the VOR.

That airspace extending upward from 1,200

feet above the surface within 8 miles

southwest and 11 miles northeast of the

Bishop VOR 157° and 337° radials, extending

from 16 miles northwest of the VOR to 19.1

miles southeast of the VOR. That airspace

extending upward from 12,500 feet MSL

within 4.3 miles each side of a direct course
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between the Bishop VOR and Lidat

Intersection, 36.5 miles 12,500 feet MSL,

10,500 feet MSL Lidat Intersection and

within 4.3 miles each side of a direct course

between Bishop VOR and Beatty VORTAC

69.5 miles 12,500 feet MSL, 10,500 feet MSL

Beatty.

* * * * *

Issued in Los Angeles, California, on

March 7, 1997.

Sabra W. Kaulia,

Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division,

Western-Pacific Region.

[FR Doc. 97–7230 Filed 3–20–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 97–AWP–12]

Proposed Revision of Class E

Airspace; Marysville, CA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

SUMMARY: This notice proposes to revise

the Class E Airspace area at Marysville,

CA. This action removes from the

Marysville airspace description that

portion of airspace defined for

instrument operations at Truckee-Tahoe

Airport, CA. A review of airspace

classification and air traffic procedures

has made this action necessary. The

intended effect of this action is to

remove overlapping descriptions of

controlled airspace since the purpose

and requirements for Truckee-Tahoe

Airport, CA have changed.

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before April 15, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the

proposal in triplicate to: Federal

Aviation Administration, Attn:

Manager, Operations Branch, AWP–530,

Docket No. 97–AWP–12, Air Traffic

Division, P.O. Box 92007, Worldway

Postal Center, Los Angeles, California

90009.

The official docket may be examined

in the Office of the Assistant Chief

Counsel, Western Pacific Region,

Federal Aviation Administration, Room

6007, 15000 Aviation Boulevard,

Lawndale, California 90261.

An informal docket may also be

examined during normal business at the

Office of the Manager, Operations

Branch, Air Traffic Division at the above

address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

William Buck, Airspace Specialist,

Operations Branch, AWP–530, Air

Traffic Division, Western-Pacific

Region, Federal Aviation

Administration, 15000 Aviation

Boulevard, Lawndale, California 90261,

telephone (310) 275–6556.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Comments Invited

Interested parties are invited to

participate in this proposed rulemaking

by submitting such written data, views,

or arguments as they may desire.

Comments that provide the factual basis

supporting the views and suggestions

presented are particularly helpful in

developing reasoned regulatory

decisions on the proposal. Comments

are specifically invited on the overall

regulatory, aeronautical, economic,

environmental, and energy-related

aspects of the proposal.

Communications should identify the

airspace docket number and be

submitted in triplicate to the address

listed above. Commenters wishing the

FAA to acknowledge receipt of their

comments on this notice must submit

with the comments a self-addressed,

stamped postcard on which the

following statement is made:

‘‘Comments to Airspace Docket No. 97–

AWP–12.’’ The postcard will be date/

time stamped and returned to the

commenter. All communications

received on or before the specified

closing date for comments will be

considered before taking action on the

proposed rule. The proposal contained

in this notice may be changed in light

of comments received. All comments

submitted will be available for

examination in the Operations Branch,

Air Traffic Division, at 15000 Aviation

Boulevard, Lawndale, California 90261,

both before and after the closing date for

comments. A report summarizing each

substantive public contact with FAA

personnel concerned with the

rulemaking will be filed in the docket.

Availability of NPRM

Any person may obtain a copy of this

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM)

by submitting a request to the Federal

Aviation Administration, Operations

Branch, P.O. Box 92007, Worldway

Postal Center, Los Angeles, California

90009. Communications must identify

the notice number of this NPRM.

Persons interested in being placed on a

mailing list for future NPRM’s should

also request a copy of Advisory Circular

No. 11–2A, which describes the

application procedures.

The Proposal

The FAA is considering an

amendment to part 71 of the Federal

Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to

revise the Class E airspace area at

Marysville, CA. This action removes

from the Marysville airspace description

that portion of airspace defined for

instrument operations at Truckee-Tahoe

Airport, CA. A review of airspace

classification and air traffic procedures

has made this action necessary. The

intended effect of this action is to

remove overlapping descriptions of

controlled airspace since the purpose

and requirements for Truckee-Tahoe

Airport, CA have changed. Class E

airspace areas 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 designation

listed in this document would be

published subsequently in this Order.

The FAA has determined that this

proposed regulation only involves an

established body of technical

regulations for which frequent and

routine amendments are necessary to

keep them operationally current.

Therefore, this proposed 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 proposed rule

would 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).

The Proposed Amendment

Accordingly, pursuant to the

authority delegated to me, the Federal

Aviation Administration proposes to

amend part 71 of the Federal Aviation

Regulations (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.

§ 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: