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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 94-AWP-1]

 

Proposed Modification of Class D Airspace, El Toro Marine Corps 
Air Station [MCAS], El Toro, CA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This notice proposes to amend Class D airspace at El Toro 
MCAS, El Toro, CA, designated as an extension to a Class C surface 
area. The floor was inadvertently lowered from a base of 2500 mean sea 
level (MSL) down to the surface. This proposed modification would raise 
the floor between the 10 and 15 mile radius of Class D airspace from 
the surface up to 2500 feet MSL.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before March 31, 1994.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Federal 
Aviation Administration, Attn: Manager, System Management Branch, AWP-
530, Docket No. 94-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. An informal 
docket may also be examined during normal business hours at the Office 
of the Manager, System Management Branch, Air Traffic Division at the 
above address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Scott Speer, Airspace Specialist, 
System Management Branch, AWP-530, Air Traffic Division, Western-
Pacific Region, Federal Aviation Administration, 15000 Aviation 
Boulevard, Lawndale, California 90261; telephone (310) 297-1658.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments Invited

    Interested parties are invited to participate in this proposed 
rulemaking by submitting such written data, views, or arguments as they 
may desire. Comments that provide the factual basis supporting the 
views and suggestions presented are particularly helpful in developing 
reasoned regulatory decisions on the proposal. Comments are 
specifically invited on the overall regulatory, aeronautical, economic, 
environmental, and energy-related aspects of the proposal. 
Communications should identify the airspace docket number and be 
submitted in triplicate to the address listed above. Commenters wishing 
the FAA to acknowledge receipt of their comments on this notice must 
submit with those comments a self-addressed, stamped postcard on which 
the following statement is made: ``Comments to Airspace Docket No. 94-
AWP-1.'' The postcard will be date/time stamped and returned to the 
commenter. All communications received on or before the specified 
closing date for comments will be considered before taking action on 
the proposed rule. The proposal contained in this notice may be changed 
in light of comments received. All comments submitted will be available 
for examination in the System Management Branch, Air Traffic Division, 
15000 Aviation Boulevard, Lawndale, California, both before and after 
the closing date for comments. A report summarizing each substantive 
public contact with FAA personnel concerned with this rulemaking will 
be filed in the docket.

Availability of NPRM's

    Any person may obtain a copy of this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 
(NPRM) by submitting a request to the Federal Aviation Administration, 
System Management Branch, AWP-530, P.O. Box 92007, Worldway Postal 
Center, Los Angeles, California 90009. Communications must identify the 
notice number of this NPRM. Persons interested in being placed on a 
mailing list for future NPRM's should also request a copy of Advisory 
Circular No. 11-2A, which describes the application procedure.

The Proposal

    The FAA is considering an amendment to part 71 of the Federal 
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to modify the Class D airspace as 
an extension to the Class C airspace at El Toro MCAS, El Toro, CA. 
During the Reclassification of Airspace effective September 16, 1993 a 
portion of the Class D extension was inadvertently published as being 
from the surface to 4400 feet MSL. This proposed amendment would return 
the airspace to a floor of 2500 feet MSL and a ceiling of 4400 feet. 
The coordinates for this airspace are based on North American Datum 83. 
Class D airspace designated as an extension to a Class C surface area 
is published in paragraph 5000b of FAA Order 7400.9A, dated June 17, 
1993, and effective September 16, 1993, which is incorporated by 
reference in 14 CFR 71.1 (58 FR 36298; July 6, 1993). The Class D 
airspace listed in the document would be published subsequently in the 
Order.
    The FAA has determined that this proposed regulation only involves 
an established body of technical regulations for which frequent and 
routine amendments are necessary to keep them operationally current. 
It, therefore--(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, when promulgated, 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).

The Proposed Amendment

    In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation 
Administration proposes to amend 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. app. 1348(a), 1354(a), 1510; E.O. 10854, 24 
FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389; 49 U.S.C. 106(g); 14 CFR 
11.69.


Sec. 71.1  [Amended]

    2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of the Federal 
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9A, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated June 17, 1993, and effective September 16, 
1993, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 5000  Class D Airspace

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AWP CA D El Toro MCAS, CA [Removed]

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Paragraph 5000b  Class D Airspace Areas Designated as an Extension 
to a Class C Surface Area

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AWP CA D2 El Toro MCAS, CA [New]

El Toro MCAS, CA
    (Lat. 33 deg.40'34'' N., long. 117 deg.43'52'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to but not 
including 2,500 feet MSL from the 5-mile radius of El Toro MCAS to a 
10-mile radius of the El Toro MCAS between the 164 deg.(T) and the 
189 deg.(T) bearings of the El Toro MCAS and that airspace extending 
upward from 2,500 feet MSL to and including 4,400 feet MSL from the 
10-mile radius to 15-mile radius of the airport between the 
164 deg.(T) and the 189 deg.(T) bearings of the El Toro MCAS. This 
Class D airspace area is effective concurrently with the specific 
dates and times of the MCAS El Toro Class C airspace.
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    Issued in Los Angeles, California, on January 20, 1994.
Richard R. Lien,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Western-Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. 94-3999 Filed 2-22-94; 8:45 am]
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