Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 38 / Monday, February 26, 2001 / Rules and Regulations 11531

Adoption of the Amendment

In consideration of the foregoing, the

Federal Aviation Administration

amends part 71 of Title 14, Code of

Federal Regulations as follows:

PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A,

CLASS B, CLASS C, CLASS D AND

CLASS E AIRSPACE AREAS;

AIRWAYS; 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.

§ 71.1 [Amended]

2. The incorporation by reference in

14 CFR 71.1 of the Federal Aviation

Administration Order 7400.9H,

Airspace Designations and Reporting

Points, dated September 1, 2000, and

effective September 16, 2000, is

amended as follows:

Paragraph 5000 Class D Airspace

* * * * *

AWP CA D Sacramento Executive Airport,

CA [Revised]

Sacramento Executive Airport, CA

(Lat. 38°30′45′′N, long. 121°29′37′′W)

Sacramento VORTAC

(Lat. 38°26′37′′N, long. 121°33′06′′W)

That airspace extending upward from the

surface to and including 2,500 feet MSL

within a 4-mile radius of Sacramento

Executive Airport and within 1.8 miles each

side of the Sacramento VORTAC 032° radial,

extending from the 4-mile radius southwest

to the VORTAC, excluding the airspace

within the Sacramento International Airport,

CA Class C airspace area. 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

Designated as Surface Areas.

* * * * *

AWP CA E2 Sacramento Executive Airport,

CA [Revised]

Sacramento Executive Airport, CA

(Lat. 38°30′45′′N, long. 121°29′37′′W)

Sacramento VORTAC

(Lat. 38°26′37′′N, long. 121°33′06′′W)

That airspace within a 4-mile radius of

Sacramento Executive Airport and within 1.8

miles each side of the Sacramento VORTAC

032° radial, extending from the 4-mile radius

southwest to the VORTAC, excluding the

airspace within the Sacramento International

Airport, CA Class C airspace area. 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.

* * * * *

Issued in Los Angeles, California, on

February 12, 2001.

John Clancy,

Manager, Air Traffic Division, Western-Pacific

Region.

[FR Doc. 01–4679 Filed 2–23–01; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 00–AWP–1]

Establishment of Class E Enroute

Domestic Airspace Area, El Centro, CA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Direct final rule, request for

comments.

SUMMARY: This action establishes a Class

E enroute domestic airspace area

beginning at 1,200 feet above ground

level (AGL) in the vicinity of El Centro,

CA, to replace existing Class G

uncontrolled airspace within Restricted

Area 2510A (R2510A), the Kane West

Military Operating Area (MOA), and

Kane East MOA.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC June 15,

2001. Comment date: Comments for

inclusion in the Rules Docket must be

received on or before March 28, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the

direct final rule in triplicate to: Federal

Aviation Administration, Attn:

Manager, Airspace Branch, AWP–520,

Docket No. 01–AWP–1, 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 hours

at the Office of the Manager, Airspace

Branch, Air Traffic Division at the above

address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Debra Trindle, Air Traffic Division,

Airspace Specialist, AWP–520, WesternPacific Region, Federal Aviation

Administration, 15000 Aviation

Boulevard, Lawndale, California 90261,

telephone (310) 725–6613.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This

action will establish a Class E enroute

domestic airspace area with a base

altitude of 1,200 feet AGL in R2510A,

the Kane West MOA, and the Kane East

MOA. A review of the airspace in

southern California revealed large areas

of uncontrolled (Class G) airspace

collocated with military Special Use

Airspace (SUA). R2510A, Kane West

MOA and Kane East MOA are

designated for use by the U.S. Marine

Corps, Commander, Yuma Marine Corps

Air Station, Yuma, AZ. Because this

airspace is Class G (uncontrolled) below

14,500 feet mean sea level (MSL), the

Los Angeles Air Route Traffic Control

Center (ARTCC) cannot use nor provide

air traffic services within this airspace

during times that it is released to Los

Angeles ARTCC. En route domestic

airspace areas are intended to create

controlled airspace in those areas where

there is a requirement to provide

Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) en route

air traffic control services but the

Federal airway segment is inadequate.

The intended effect of this action is to

establish Class E controlled airspace

within the boundaries of the above

referenced SUA, thereby replacing the

existing uncontrolled, Class G airspace.

Class E enroute domestic airspace areas

are published in Paragraph 6006 of FAA

Order 7400.9H dated September 1, 2000,

and effective September 16, 2000, which

is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR

71.1. The Class 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. 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,

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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, energy aspects of the

rule that might suggest a need to modify

the rule. All comments 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. 01–AWP–1.’’ 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, 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 role’’ 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.

§ 71.1 [Amended]

2. The incorporation by reference in

14 CFR 71.1 of the Federal Aviation

Administration Order 7400.9H,

Airspace Designations and Reporting

Points, dated September 1, 2000, and

effective September 16, 2000, is

amended as follows:

* * * * *

Paragraph 6006 Enroute Domestic Airspace

Areas

* * * * *

El Centro, CA [Established]

That airspace extending upward from 1200

feet above the surface beginning at long.

116°10′03′′W, lat. 32°57′00′′, thence

proceeding north along long. 116°10′03′′W to

the southern edge of V460 thence clockwise

to the western edge of V137, thence

clockwise to the northern edge of V66–458,

thence to the point of beginning, excluding

that airspace within the Imperial, El Centro,

and San Diego Class E5 airspace areas.

Issued in Los Angeles, California, on

February 12, 2001.

John Clancy,

Manager, Air Traffic Division, Western-Pacific

Region.

[FR Doc. 01–4680 Filed 2–23–01; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 97

[Docket No. 30233; Amdt. No. 2038]

Standard Instrument Approach

Procedures; Miscellaneous

Amendments

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: This amendment establishes,

amends, suspends, or revokes Standard

Instrument Approach Procedures

(SIAPs) for operations at certain

airports. These regulatory actions are

needed because of changes occurring in

the National Airspace System, such as

the commissioning of new navigational

facilities, addition of new obstacles, or

changes in air traffic requirements.

These changes are designed to provide

safe and efficient use of the navigable

airspace and to promote safe flight

operations under instrument flight rules

at the affected airports.

DATES: An effective date for each SIAP

is specified in the amendatory

provisions.

Incorporation by reference-approved

by the Director of the Federal Register

on December 31, 1980, and reapproved

as of January 1, 1982.

ADDRESSES: Availability of matter

incorporated by reference in the

amendment is as follows:

For Examination—

1. FAA Rules Docket, FAA

Headquarters Building, 800

Independence Avenue, SW.,

Washington, DC 20591;

2. Then FAA Regional Office of the

region in which affected airport is

located; or

3. The Flight Inspection Area Office

which originated the SIAP.

For Purchase—

Individual SIAP copies may be

obtained from:

1. FAA Public Inquiry Center (APA–

200), FAA Headquarters Building, 800

Independence Avenue, SW.,

Washington, DC 20591; or

2. The FAA Regional Office of the

region in which the affected airport is

located.

By Subscription—

Copies of all SIAPs, mailed once

every 2 weeks, are for sale by the

Superintendent of Documents, US

Government Printing Office,

Washington, DC 20402.