[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 94 (Tuesday, May 14, 1996)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 24222-24223]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-12088]



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14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 96-AWP-6]


Amendment of Class E Airspace; Visalia, CA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action amends the Class E airspace area at Visalia, CA. 
The abandonment of Ianni Strip, CA has made this action necessary. This 
action will remove reference of Ianni Strip, CA from the Class E 
airspace description for Visalia, CA.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC August 15, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William Buck, Airspace Specialist, 
System Management 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 March 11, 1996, the FAA proposed to amend part 71 of the Federal 
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) by revising the Class E airspace 
area at Visalia, CA. The abandonment of Ianni Strip, CA has made this 
action necessary.
    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 7400.9C dated August 17, 1995, and effective September 16, 
1995, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class E 
airspace designation 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) amends the Class E airspace area a Visalia, CA. The 
abandonment of Ianni Strip, CA has made this action necessary. This 
action will remove the reference of Ianni Strip, CA from the Class E 
airspace description for Visalia, 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 7400.9C, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated August 17, 1995, and effective September 16, 
1995, 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 Visalia, CA [Revised]

Visalia Municipal Airport, CA
    (lat. 36 deg.19'07'' N, long. 119 deg.23'34'' W)
Visalia VOR/DME
    (lat. 36 deg.22'02'' N, long. 119 deg.28'56'' W)
Swanson Ranch NR1 Airport, CA
    (lat. 36 deg.24'00'' N, long 119 deg.37'03'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 5-mile radius of the Visalia Municipal Airport and within 
1.8 miles each side of the Visalia VOR 302 deg. radial, extending 
from the 5-mile radius to 7 miles northwest of the VOR and within 4 
miles each side of the Visalia VOR 150 deg. radial, extending from 
1.7 mile southeast

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17.4 miles southeast of the Visalia VOR and within 2.3 miles each 
side of the 245 deg. bearing from the Visalia Municipal Airport, 
extending from the 5-mile radius to 8 miles southwest of the 
airport; excluding the airspace within 1-mile radius of the Swanson 
Ranch NR1 Airport.

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    Issued in Los Angeles, California, on April 29, 1996.

George D. Williams,

Manager, Air Traffic Division, Western-Pacific Region.

[FR Doc. 96-12088 Filed 5-13-96; 8:45 am]

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