[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 75 (Monday, April 20, 1998)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 19393-19394]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-10303]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 98-AWP-2]


Modification of Class E Airspace; Porterville, CA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action modifies the Class E airspace area at Porterville, 
CA. The establishment of a Global Positioning System (GPS) Standard 
Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) to Runway (RWY) 12 and a GPS SIAP 
to RWY 30 at Porterville Municipal Airport has made this action 
necessary. Additional controlled airspace extending upward from 700 
feet or more above the surface of the earth is needed to contain 
aircraft executing the GPS RWY 12 SIAP and GPS RWY 30 SIAP to 
Porterville Municipal Airport. The intended effect of this action is to 
provide adequate controlled airspace for Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) 
operations Porterville Municipal Airport, Porterville, CA.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC August 13, 1998.

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) 725-6539.


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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

    On February 18, 1998, the FAA proposed to amend 14 CFR part 71 by 
modifying the Class E airspace area at Porterville, CA (63 FR 8153). 
Additional controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the 
surface is needed to contain aircraft executing the GPS RWY 12 SIAP and 
GPS RWY 30 SIAP at Porterville Municipal Airport. This action will 
provide adequate controlled airspace for IFR operations at Porterville 
Municipal Airport, Porterville, 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 7400.9E dated September 10, 1997, and effective 
September 16, 1997, 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 Porterville, CA. The development of a GPS SIAP's has made this 
action necessary. The effect of this action will provide adequate 
airspace for aircraft executing the GPS RWY 12 SIAP and GPS RWY 30 SIAP 
at Porterville Municipal Airport, Porterville, 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; 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 Order 7400.9E, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated September 10, 1997, and effective September 16, 
1997, 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 Porterville, CA [Revised]

Porterville Municipal Airport, CA
    (lat. 36 deg.01'48''N, long. 119 deg.03'46''W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.5-mile radius of the Porterville Municipal Airport and 
within an area bounded by a line beginning at lat. 35 deg.57'54''N, 
long. 118 deg.47'20''W; to lat. 35 deg.48'30''N, long. 
118 deg.51'00''W; to lat. 35 deg.47'30''W, long. 119 deg.01'00''W; 
to lat. 35 deg.55'26''N, long. 119 deg.01'59''W, thence clockwise 
along the 6.5-mile radius of the Porterville Municipal Airport, to 
the point of beginning.
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    Issued in Los Angeles, California, on April 2, 1998.
Sherry Avery,
Acting Assistant Manager, Air Traffic Division, Western-Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. 98-10303 Filed 4-17-98; 8:45 am]
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