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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2021–0242; Airspace 

Docket No. 20–AWP–8] 

RIN 2120–AA66 

Proposed Removal of Class E Airspace 

and Modification of Class D and Class 

E Airspace; Point Mugu NAS (Naval 

Base Ventura Co) Airport, CA 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: This action proposes to 

remove the Class E airspace, designated 

as an extension to a Class D or Class E 

surface area, at Point Mugu NAS (Naval 

Base Ventura Co) Airport, Oxnard, CA. 

This action also proposes to modify the 

Class E airspace extending upward from 

700 feet above the surface. Further, this 

action proposes to remove the Class E 

airspace extending upward from 1,200 

feet above the surface and the Class E 

airspace extending upward from 5,000 

feet above the surface, both of these 

areas are contained within the Los 

Angeles Class E en route airspace and 

duplication is not necessary. Lastly, this 

action proposes several administrative 

updates to the Class D and Class E5 

airspaces’ legal descriptions. This action 

would ensure the safety and 

management of instrument flight rules 

(IFR) operations at the airport. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before July 22, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this 

proposal to the U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building 

Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590; telephone: 1– 

800–647–5527, or (202) 366–9826. You 

must identify FAA Docket No. FAA– 

2021–0242; Airspace Docket No. 20– 

AWP–8, at the beginning of your 

comments. You may also submit 

comments through the internet at 

https://www.regulations.gov. 

FAA Order JO 7400.11F, Airspace 

Designations and Reporting Points, and 

subsequent amendments can be viewed 

online at https://www.faa.gov/air_

traffic/publications. For further 

information, you can contact the 

Airspace Policy Group, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 800 Independence 

Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591; 

telephone: (202) 267–8783. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Nathan A. Chaffman, Federal Aviation 

Administration, Western Service Center, 

Operations Support Group, 2200 S 

216th Street, Des Moines, WA 98198; 

telephone (206) 231–3460. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Authority for This Rulemaking 

The FAA’s authority to issue rules 

regarding aviation safety is found in 

Title 49 of the United States Code. 

Subtitle I, Section 106 describes the 

authority of the FAA Administrator. 

Subtitle VII, Aviation Programs, 

describes in more detail the scope of the 

agency’s authority. This rulemaking is 

promulgated under the authority 

described in Subtitle VII, Part A, 

Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that 

section, the FAA is charged with 

prescribing regulations to assign the use 

of airspace necessary to ensure the 

safety of aircraft and the efficient use of 

airspace. This regulation is within the 

scope of that authority, as it would 

modify the Class D and Class E airspace 

at Point Mugu NAS (Naval Base Ventura 

Co) Airport, Oxnard, CA, to support IFR 

operations at the airport. 

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 both 

docket numbers and be submitted in 

triplicate to the address listed above. 

Persons wishing the FAA to 

acknowledge receipt of their comments 

on this notice must submit with those 

comments a self-addressed, stamped 

postcard on which the following 

statement is made: ‘‘Comments to 

Docket No. FAA–2021–0242; Airspace 

Docket No. 20–AWP–8’’. The postcard 

will be date/time stamped and returned 

to the commenter. 

All communications received 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 the comments received. A 

report summarizing each substantive 

public contact with FAA personnel 

concerned with this rulemaking will be 

filed in the docket. 

Availability of NPRMs 

An electronic copy of this document 

may be downloaded through the 

internet at https://www.regulations.gov. 

Recently published rulemaking 

documents can also be accessed through 

the FAA’s web page at https://

www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/ 

airspace_amendments. 

You may review the public docket 

containing the proposal, any comments 

received, and any final disposition in 

person in the Dockets Office (see the 

ADDRESSES section for the address and 

phone number) between 9:00 a.m. and 

5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

except federal holidays. An informal 

docket may also be examined during 

normal business hours at the Northwest 

Mountain Regional Office of the Federal 

Aviation Administration, Air Traffic 

Organization, Western Service Center, 

Operations Support Group, 2200 S 

216th Street, Des Moines, WA 98198. 

Availability and Summary of 

Documents for Incorporation by 

Reference 

This document proposes to amend 

FAA Order JO 7400.11F, Airspace 

Designations and Reporting Points, 

dated August 10, 2021, and effective 

September 15, 2021. FAA Order JO 

7400.11F is publicly available as listed 

in the ADDRESSES section of this 

document. FAA Order JO 7400.11F lists 

Class A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas, 

air traffic service routes, and reporting 

points. 

The Proposal 

The FAA is proposing an amendment 

to 14 CFR part 71 by removing the Class 

E airspace, designated as an extension to 

a Class D or Class E surface area, at 

Point Mugu NAS (Naval Base Ventura 

Co) Airport, Oxnard, CA. This airspace 

area is southwest of the airport and is 

no longer required to contain IFR 

arrivals descending below 1,000 feet 

above the surface. 

Also, this action proposes to properly 

size the Class E airspace extending 

upward from 700 feet above the surface. 

This airspace is designed to contain 

arriving IFR aircraft descending below 

1,500 feet above the surface and 

departing IFR aircraft until they reach 

1,200 feet above the surface. The current 

area is larger than required and this 

airspace area should be reduced to a 6.8- 

mile radius of the airport. 

Further, this action proposes to 

remove the Class E airspace extending 

upward from 1,200 feet above the 

surface and the Class E airspace 

extending upward from 5,000 feet above 

the surface. The two airspace areas are 


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wholly contained within the Los 

Angeles en route airspace area and 

duplication is not necessary. 

Lastly, this action proposes 

administrative updates to the Class D 

and Class E5 legal descriptions. To 

match the FAA database, the city name 

in the first line of the Class D text 

header should be updated from ‘‘Point 

Mugu NAWS’’ to ‘‘Oxnard’’. To match 

the FAA database, the airport name in 

the second line of the Class D and Class 

E5 text headers should be updated to 

‘‘Point Mugu NAS (Naval Air Station 

Ventura Co) Airport, CA.’’ To match the 

FAA database, the geographic 

coordinates in the third line of the Class 

D and Class E5 text headers should be 

updated to lat. 34°07′09′′ N, long. 

119°07′11′′ W. As the Point Mugu NAS 

(Naval Air Station Ventura Co) Airport’s 

Class D airspace abuts the Class D areas 

for Oxnard and Camarillo Airports, the 

geographic coordinates in Point Mugu 

NAS (Naval Air Station Ventura Co) 

Airport’s Class D should be updated to 

more accurately define the common 

borders of the Class D areas, which 

would not represent a change to the 

current boundaries. Finally, the term 

‘‘Airport/Facility Directory’’ in the last 

sentence of the Class D airspace 

description is outdated and should be 

changed to ‘‘Chart Supplement.’’ 

Class D, Class E4, and Class E5 

airspace designations are published in 

paragraphs 5000, 6004, and 6005, 

respectively, of FAA Order 7400.11F, 

August 10, 2021, and effective 

September 15, 2021, which is 

incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 

71.1. The Class D and Class E airspace 

designations listed in this document 

will be published subsequently in the 

Order. 

FAA Order 7400.11, Airspace 

Designations and Reporting Points, is 

published yearly and effective on 

September 15. 

Regulatory Notices and Analyses 

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, is non-controversial, and 

unlikely to result in adverse or negative 

comments. It, therefore: (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, when 

promulgated, would not have a 

significant economic impact on a 

substantial number of small entities 

under the criteria of the Regulatory 

Flexibility Act. 

Environmental Review 

This proposal will be subject to an 

environmental analysis in accordance 

with FAA Order 1050.1F, 

‘‘Environmental Impacts: Policies and 

Procedures’’ prior to any FAA final 

regulatory action. 

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 14 CFR part 71 as follows: 

PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, 

B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR 

TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND 

REPORTING POINTS 

■ 1. The authority citation for 14 CFR 

part 71 continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g), 40103, 

40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, 

1959–1963 Comp., p. 389. 

§ 71.1 [Amended] 

■ 2. The incorporation by reference in 

14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order JO 7400.11F, 

Airspace Designations and Reporting 

Points, dated August 10, 2021, and 

effective September 15, 2021, is 

amended as follows: 

Paragraph 5000 Class D Airspace. 

* * * * * 

AWP CA D Oxnard, CA [Amended] 

Point Mugu NAS (Naval Air Station Ventura 

Co) Airport, CA 

(Lat. 34°07′09′′ N, long. 119°07′11′′ W) 

That airspace extending upward from the 

surface to and including 3,000 feet MSL 

within a 4.3-mile radius of the Point Mugu 

NAWS, excluding that portion north and 

west of a line beginning at lat. 34°09′18.02′′ 

N, long. 119°02′40.92′′ W; to lat. 34°10′34.70′′ 

N, long. 119°04′1.71′′ W; to lat. 34°10′22′′ N, 

long. 119°09′27′′ W; to lat. 34°07′44.53′′ N, 

long. 119°12′18.39′′ W. 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 

Chart Supplement. 

Paragraph 6004 Class E Airspace Areas 

Designated as an Extension to a Class D or 

Class E Surface Area. 

* * * * * 

AWP CA E4 Oxnard, CA [Removed] 

Point Mugu NAS, CA 

(Lat. 34°07′09′′ N, long. 119°07′11′′ W) 

Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas 

Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More 

Above the Surface of the Earth 

* * * * * 

AWP CA E5 Oxnard, CA [Amended] 

Point Mugu NAS (Naval Air Station Ventura 

Co) Airport, CA 

(Lat. 34°07′09′′ N, long. 119°07′11′′ W) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface within a 6.8-mile 

radius of the Point Mugu NAS Airport. 

Issued in Des Moines, Washington, on May 

26, 2022. 

B.G. Chew, 

Acting Group Manager, Operations Support 

Group, Western Service Center. 

[FR Doc. 2022–12101 Filed 6–6–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

33 CFR Part 117 

[Docket No. USCG–2021–0301] 

RIN 1625–AA09 

Drawbridge Operation Regulation; 

Three Mile Creek, Mobile, Alabama 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking. 

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard proposes to 

change the operating schedule that 

governs the CSX Transportation 

drawbridge across Three Mile Creek, 

mile 0.0, Mobile, Mobile County, 

Alabama. This proposed modification 

will require the bridge to remain open 

to navigation for three 75 minute 

periods each day. We invite your 

comments on this proposed rulemaking. 

DATES: Comments and relate material 

must reach the Coast Guard on or before 

August 8, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by docket number USCG 

2021–0301 using Federal Decision 

Making Portal at https://

www.regulations.gov. 

See the ‘‘Public Participation and 

Request for Comments’’ portion of the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section 

below for instructions on submitting 

comments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If 

you have questions on this proposed 

rule, call or email Doug Blakemore, 

Eighth Coast Guard District Bridge 

Branch at (504) 671–2128 or 

Douglas.A.Blakemore@uscg.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 


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