[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 64 (Thursday, April 3, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 15826]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-8497]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 96-AWP-23]


Establishment of Class E Airspace; Atwater, CA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action establishes a Class E airspace area at Atwater, 
CA. The development of a VHF Ominidirectional Range (VOR) Standard 
Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) to Runway (RWY) 13 at Castle 
Airport has made this action necessary. The intended effect of this 
action is to provide adequate controlled airspace to accommodate for 
the VOR SIAP to RWY 13 and other Instrument Flights Rules (IFR) 
operations at Castle Airport, Atwater, CA.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC May 22, 1997.

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: 

History

    On January 31, 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 Atwater, CA (62 FR 4668). This action will provide 
adequate controlled airspace to accommodate a VOR SIAP to RWY 13 and 
other IFR operations to Castle Airport, Atwater, 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 
this Order.

The Rule

    This amendment to part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 
CFR part 71) establishes a Class E airspace area at Atwater, CA. The 
development of a GPS SIAP to RWY 13 has made this action necessary. The 
effect of this action will provide adequate airspace for aircraft 
executing the VOR RWY 13 SIAP and other IFR operations at Castle 
Airport, Atwater, 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 Atwater, CA [New]

Castle Airport, CA
    (Lat. 37 deg.22'04'' N, long. 120 deg.33'30'' W).

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 7-mile radius of the Castle Airport and within 7 miles each 
side of the 310 deg. bearing from the Castle Airport, extending from 
the Castle Airport to 23 miles northwest of the airport, excluding 
the Merced, CA, Modesto, CA, and Oakdale, CA Class E airspace areas.
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    Issued in Los Angeles, California, on March 4, 1997.
George D. Williams,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Western-Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. 97-8497 Filed 4-2-97; 8:45 am]
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