Airworthiness standards: Rotorcraft; normal and transport category— Class E airspace,

[Federal Register: August 12, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 155)]

[Rules and Regulations]

[Page 43073-43074]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 98-AWP-3]

Modification of Class E Airspace; Fortuna, CA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: This action modifies the Class E airspace area at Fortuna, CA. Additional controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet or more above the surface of the earth is needed to contain aircraft executing the Global Positioning System (GPS) Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) to Runway (RWY) 29 at Rohnerville Airport. The intended effect of this action is to provide adequate controlled airspace for Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations at Rohnerville Airport, Fortuna, CA.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC October 8, 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.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

On July 13, 1998, the FAA proposed to amend 14 CFR part 71 by modifying the Class E airspace area at Fortuna, CA (63 FR 37510). Additional controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface is needed to contain aircraft executing the GPS RWY 29 SIAP at Rohnerville Airport. This action will provide adequate controlled airspace for IFR operations at Rohnerville Airport, Fortuna, 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 Fortuna, CA. The development of a GPS SIAP has made this action necessary. The effect of this action will provide adequate airspace for aircraft executing the GPS RWY 29 SIAP at Rohnerville Airport, Fortuna, 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 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

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   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 Fortuna, CA [Revised]

   Fortuna VORTAC

   (lat 40 deg.40'17'' N, long. 124 deg.14'04'' W) Rohnerville Airport, CA

   (lat 40 deg.33'14'' N, long. 124 deg.07'57'' W)

   That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface and within a 6.5-mile radius of the Rohnerville Airport and within 1.8 miles each side of the Fortuna VORTAC 326 deg. radial, extending from the VORTAC to 2 miles northwest of the VORTAC and within 1.8 miles northeast and 3.9 miles southwest of the Fortuna VORTAC 147 deg. radial, extending from the Fortuna VORTAC to 3 miles southeast of the Fortuna VORTAC and within 2.2 miles southwest and 3 miles northeast of the 129 deg. and 309 deg. bearings from the Rohnerville Airport, extending from 6.5 miles northwest to 2.6 miles southeast of the airport and within 1.8 miles each side of the Fortuna VORTAC 034 deg. radial, extending from the VORTAC to 9.6 miles northeast of the Fortuna VORTAC. That airspace extending upward from 1200 feet above the surface within 3.9 miles southeast and 8.7 miles northwest of the Fortuna VORTAC 229 deg. radial, extending from the Fortuna VORTAC to 16.1 miles southwest of the Fortuna VORTAC and that airspace bounded by a line beginning at lat. 40 deg.44'00'' N, long. 124 deg.33'00'' W; to lat. 40 deg.49'00'' N, long. 124 deg.30'00'' W; to lat. 40 deg.44'00'' W, long. 124 deg.30'00'' W, thence to the point of beginning. * * * * * Sherry Avery, Acting Assistant Manager, Air Traffic Division, Western-Pacific Region.

   [FR Doc. 98-21603Filed8-11-98; 8:45 am]

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