11530 Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 38 / Monday, February 26, 2001 / Rules and Regulations

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

On November 28, 2000, the FAA

published a document (65 FR 70823)

proposing to establish Class D airspace

at Sacramento Mather Airport, CA.

Interested parties were invited to

participate in this rulemaking effort by

submitting comments on the proposal to

the FAA. In the ensuing comment

period, which closed on January 12,

2001, the FAA received no comments

on the proposed action.

The Rule

This action amends 14 CFR part 71 by

establishing Class D airspace extending

upward from the surface to and

including 2,600 feet MSL within a 4.5-

mile radius of Sacramento Mather

Airport in Sacramento, 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.

Class D airspace areas are published

in Paragraph 5000 of FAA Order

7400.9H, Airspace Designations and

Reporting Points, dated September 1,

2000, and effective September 16, 2000,

through September 15, 2001, which is

incorporated by reference in 14 CFR

71.1. The Class D airspace designation

listed in this document will be

published subsequently in that Order.

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 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 Mather Airport, CA

[New]

Sacramento Mather Airport, CA

(Lat. 38°33′14′′, long. 121°17′51′′W)

That airspace extending upward from the

surface to and including 2,600 feet MSL

within a 4.5-mile radius of Sacramento

Mather Airport.

* * * * *

Issued in Los Angeles, California, on

February 12, 2001.

John Clancy,

Manager, Air Traffic Division, Western-Pacific

Region.

[FR Doc. 01–4678 Filed 2–23–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 00–AWP–15]

Modification of Class D and E Surface

Areas; Sacramento Executive Airport,

CA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: This action modifies the Class

D and E airspace areas at Sacramento

Executive Airport by reducing the

radius of the basic surface area and by

removing those portions of airspace

defined as a northeast extension to the

basic surface area. A review of airspace

and procedures has made this action

necessary. The intended effect of this

action is to reduce the volume of

regulatory airspace at Sacramento

Executive Airport to only that necessary

for safe and efficient operations.

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 17, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeri

Carson, Airspace Specialist, AWP–

520.11, Air Traffic Division, WesternPacific Region, Federal Aviation

Administration, 15000 Aviation

Boulevard, Lawndale, California 90261,

telephone (310) 725–6611.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

On November 28, 2000, the FAA

published a document (65 FR 70824)

proposing to revise the Class D and E

airspace areas at Sacramento Executive

Airport in Sacramento, California.

Interested parties were invited to

participate in this rulemaking effort by

submitting comments on the proposal to

the FAA. In the ensuing comment

period, which closed on January 12,

2001, the FAA received no comments

on the proposed action.

The Rule

This action amends 14 CFR part 71 by

reducing the radius of the basic surface

area at Sacramento Executive Airport

and by removing those portions of

airspace defined as a northeast

extension to the basic surface area. 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.

Class D and E2 airspace areas are

published in Paragraphs 5000 and 6002,

respectively, of FAA Order 7400.9H,

Airspace Designations and Reporting

Points, dated September 1, 2000, and

effective September 16, 2000, through

September 15, 2001, which is

incorporated by reference in 14 CFR

71.1. The Class D and E2 airspace

designations listed in this document

will be published subsequently in that

Order.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71

Airspace, Incorporation by reference,

Navigation (air).

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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]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M

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,