Airworthiness standards: Rotorcraft; transport category— Class C airspace,

[Federal Register: August 31, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 168)]

[Rules and Regulations]

[Page 47385-47386]

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[DOCID:fr31au99-16]

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 99-AWA-1]

RIN 2120-AA66

Revision to the Legal Description of the Riverside, March Air Force Base (AFB), Class C Airspace Area; CA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: This action revises the legal description of the Riverside March AFB, CA, Class C airspace area by replacing references to the former active duty AFB with the current civil/military joint-use designation of ``March Field.'' Additionally, this action changes the legal description to reflect the current operating hours for the Class C airspace area which are consistent with the current mission requirements of the U.S. Air Force (USAF) Reserve, the U.S. Customs Service, and other tenants operating at this airport. The Class C airspace area is designated effective during the specific days and times of operation of the March Ground Controlled Approach (GCA) facility as established in advance by a Notice to Airmen (NOTAM). The effective dates and times will thereafter be continuously published in the Airport/Facility Directory. This action will not change the actual dimensions, configuration, or operating requirements of the Riverside, March Field, CA, Class C airspace area.

EFFECTIVE DATE: November 4, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ken McElroy, Airspace and Rules Division, ATA-400, Office of Air Traffic Airspace Management, Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591; telephone: (202) 267-8783.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

On May 7, 1997, the USAF Reserve and the March Joint Powers Authority (JPA) entered into a formal agreement for military-civilian joint-use of the former Riverside, March AFB. The Riverside, March Field, Class C airspace area remains an essential safety measure in support of the ongoing mission requirements of key March Field tenants which include the 336th Air Refueling Squadron and the 729th Airlift Squadron of the U.S. Air Force Reserve's 452nd Air Mobility Wing, the U. S. Customs Service Domestic Air

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Interdiction Center, the 163rd Air Refueling Wing of the California Air National Guard, and the March Aero Club.

On March 25, 1999, the FAA published an NPRM (64 FR 14410) that proposed to modify the Riverside, March Field, Class C airspace area. Interested parties were invited to participate in this rulemaking proceeding by submitting comments on the proposal to the FAA. No comments were received. Except for editorial changes, this amendment is the same as that proposed in the notice.

The Rule

This amendment to part 71 of The Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) revises the legal description of the Riverside, March AFB Class C airspace area located at Riverside, CA. The current legal description for the Riverside, March AFB Class C airspace area refers to an AFB that has been deactivated. This action is a technical amendment to the legal description and will not change the actual dimensions, configuration, or operating requirements of the Riverside, March AFB Class C airspace area.

The coordinates for this airspace docket are based on North American Datum 83. Class C airspace areas are published in paragraph 4000 of FAA Order 7400.9F, dated September 10, 1998, and effective September 16, 1998, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class C airspace area listed in this document will be published subsequently in the Order.

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 proposed rule, when promulgated, will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities under the criteria of the Regulatory 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; 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.

   Sec. 71.1 [Amended]

2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of the Federal Aviation Administration Order 7400.9F, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated September 10, 1998, and effective September 16, 1998, is amended as follows:

   Paragraph 4000 Class C Airspace

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   AWP CA C Riverside March Field, CA [Revised]

   Riverside, March Field, CA

   (Lat. 33 deg.52'50'' N., long. 117 deg.15'34'' W.)

   That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 5,500 feet MSL within a 5-mile radius of March Field; and that airspace extending upward from 3,900 feet MSL to and including 5,500 feet MSL within the 10-mile radius of March Field from the centerline of V-16/V-370 east of the airport clockwise to the 216 deg. bearing from the airport and that airspace extending upward from 2,900 feet MSL to but not including 3,900 feet MSL within 2 miles east and 1.5 miles west of the 150 deg. bearing from the airport extending from the 5-mile radius to the 10-mile radius of the airport. This Class C airspace area is effective during the specific days and hours of operation of the March GCA facility as established in advance by a Notice to Airmen. The effective dates and times will thereafter be continuously published in the Airport/ Facility Directory. * * * * *

   Issued in Washington, DC on August 25, 1999. Reginald C. Matthews, Manager, Airspace and Rules Division.

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