[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 58 (Wednesday, March 26, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 14290-14291]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-7456]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. 97-AWP-13]


Revision of Class D and E Airspace; Sacramento, CA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Direct final rule; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: This action will change several airspace legal descriptions to 
reflect the name change of the Sacramento International Airport. The 
1996 name change of the Sacramento Metropolitan Airport to Sacramento 
International Airport has made this action necessary. The intended 
effect of this action is to replace all references to Sacramento 
Metropolitan Airport with Sacramento International Airport.

DATES: Effective date: 0901 UTC, July 17, 1997. Comment date: Comments 
for inclusion in the Rules Docket must be received on or before May 1, 
1997.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the direct final rule in triplicate to: 
Federal Aviation Administration, Attn: Manager, Operations Branch, AWP-
530, Docket No. 97-AWP-13, 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: This action will change several airspace 
legal descriptions to reflect the name change of the Sacramento 
International Airport. The 1996 name change of the Sacramento 
Metropolitan Airport to Sacramento International Airport has made this 
action necessary. The intended effect of this action is to replace all 
references to Sacramento Metropolitan Airport with Sacramento 
International Airport. Class D airspace areas are published in 
Paragraph 5000 and Class E airspace areas are published in Paragraph 
6002 and Paragraph 6003 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 D and E airspace designation listed in this 
document would be published subsequently in this Order.

The Direct Final Rule Procedure

    The FAA anticipates that this regulation will not result in adverse 
or negative comment and therefore is issuing it as a direct final rule. 
This action changes several airspace legal descriptions to reflect the 
name change of the Sacramento International Airport. The intended 
effect of this action is to replace all references to Sacramento 
Metropolitan Airport with Sacramento International Airport. Unless a 
written adverse or negative comment, or a written notice of intent to 
submit an adverse or negative comment is received within the comment 
period, the regulation will become effective on the date specified 
above. After the close of the comment period, the FAA will publish a 
document in the Federal Register indicating that no adverse or negative 
comments were received and confirming the date on which the final rule 
will become effective. If the FAA does receive, within the comment 
period, an adverse or negative comment, or written notice of intent to 
submit such a comment, a document withdrawing the direct final rule 
will be published in the Federal Register, and a notice of proposed 
rulemaking may be published with a new comment period.

Comments Invited

    Although this action is in the form of a final rule and was not 
preceded by a notice of proposed rulemaking, comments are invited on 
this rule. Interested persons are invited to comment on this rule by 
submitting such written data, views, or arguments as they may desire. 
Communications should identify the Rules Docket number and be submitted 
in triplicate to the address specified under the caption ADDRESSES. All 
communications received on or before the closing date for comments will 
be considered, and this rule may be amended or withdrawn in light of 
the comments received. Factual information that supports the 
commenter's ideas and suggestions is extremely helpful in evaluating 
the effectiveness of this action and determining whether additional 
rulemaking action would be needed.
    Comments are specifically invited on the overall regulatory, 
economic, environmental, and energy aspects of the rule that might 
suggest a need to modify the rule. All comments

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submitted will be available, both before and after the closing date for 
comments, in the Rules Docket for examination by interested persons. A 
report that summarizes each FAA-public contact concerned with the 
substance of this action will be filed in the Rules Docket.
    Commenters wishing the FAA to acknowledge receipt of their comments 
submitted in response to this rule must submit a self-addressed, 
stamped postcard on which the following statement is made: ``Comments 
to Docket No. 97-AWP-13.'' The postcard will be date stamped and 
returned to the commenter.

Agency Findings

    The regulations adopted herein will not have substantial direct 
effects on the States, on the relationship between the national 
government and the States, or on the distribution of power and 
responsibilities among the various levels of government. Therefore, in 
accordance with Executive Order 12612, it is determined that this final 
rule does not have sufficient federalism implications to warrant the 
preparation of a Federalism Assessment.
    The FAA has determined that this regulation is noncontroversial and 
unlikely to result in adverse or negative comments. For the reasons 
discussed in the preamble, I certify that this regulation (1) is not a 
``significant regulatory action'' under Executive Order 12866; (2) is 
not a ``significant rule'' under Department of Transportation (DOT) 
Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44 FR 11034, February 26, 1979); 
and (3) if promulgated, will not have a significant economic impact, 
positive or negative, on a substantial number of small entities under 
the criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act. A copy of the 
regulatory evaluation prepared for this action is contained in the 
Rules Docket. A copy of it may be obtained by contacting the Rules 
Docket at the location provided under the caption ADDRESSES.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71

    Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (air).

The Amendment

    Accordingly, pursuant to the authority delegated to me, the Federal 
Aviation Administration amends 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.


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 5000  Class D airspace.

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AWP CA D  Sacramento Executive Airport, CA

Sacramento Executive Airport, CA
    (Lat. 38 deg.30'45'' N, long. 121 deg.29'37'' W)
Sacramento VORTAC
    (Lat. 38 deg.26'37'' N, long. 121 deg.33'06'' W)
Sacramento McClellan AFB, CA
    (Lat. 38 deg.40'04'' N, long. 121 deg.24'02'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 
2,500 feet MSL within a 4.3-mile radius of Sacramento Executive 
Airport and within 1.8 miles each side of the Sacramento VORTAC 
032 deg. radial, extending from the 4.3-mile radius southwest to the 
VORTAC and that airspace northeast of the Sacramento Executive 
Airport, from the Sacramento VORTAC 022 deg. radial clockwise to the 
Sacramento VORTAC 064 deg. radial extending from the Sacramento 
Executive Airport 4.3-mile radius to the Sacramento Executive 
Airport 5.8-mile radius excluding the airspace within the Sacramento 
McClellan AFB, CA, and the Sacramento International Airport, CA, 
Class C airspace areas. This Class D airspace area is effective 
during the specific dates and times established in advance by a 
Notice to Airmen. The effective date and time will thereafter be 
continuously published in the Airport Facility Directory.
* * * * *

Paragraph 6002  Class E airspace areas designated as a surface area 
for an airport.

* * * * *

AWP CA E2  Sacramento Executive Airport, CA

Sacramento Executive Airport, CA
    (Lat. 38 deg.30'45'' N, long. 121 deg.29'37'' W)
Sacramento VORTAC
    (Lat. 38 deg.26'37'' N, long. 121 deg.33'06'' W)
Sacramento McClellan AFB, CA
    (Lat. 38 deg.40'04'' N, long. 121 deg.24'02'' W)

    Within a 4.3-mile radius of Sacramento Executive Airport and 
within 1.8 miles each side of the Sacramento VORTAC 032 deg. radial, 
extending from the 4.3-mile radius southwest to the VORTAC and that 
airspace northeast of the Sacramento Executive Airport, from the 
Sacramento VORTAC 022 deg. radial clockwise to the Sacramento VORTAC 
064 deg. radial extending from the Sacramento Executive Airport 4.3-
mile radius to the Sacramento Executive Airport 5.8-mile radius 
excluding the airspace within the Sacramento McClellan AFB, CA, and 
the Sacramento International Airport, CA, Class C airspace areas. 
This Class E airspace area is effective during the specific dates 
and times established in advance by a Notice to Airmen. The 
effective date and time will thereafter be continuously published in 
the Airport/Facility Directory.
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Paragraph 6003  Class E airspace areas designated as an extention 
to a Class C surface area.

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AWP CA E3  Sacramento International Airport, CA

Sacramento International Airport, CA
    (Lat. 38 deg.41'44'' N, long. 121 deg.35'27'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface within 2.2 miles 
each side of the Runway 16R/34L localizer south course, extending 
from the 5-mile radius of Sacramento International Airport to 5.2 
miles south of the airport and that airspace within 2.2 miles each 
side of the Runway 16L/34R localizer north course, extending from 
the airport to 5.2 miles north of the airport.
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    Issued in Los Angeles, California, on February 28, 1997.
Michael Lammes,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Western-Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. 97-7456 Filed 3-25-97; 8:45 am]
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