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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 93-AWP-21]

 

Modification of Class D Airspace; Mojave, CA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action modifies Class D airspace at Mojave, CA. This 
Class D airspace reconfiguration accommodates the safe and efficient 
handling of various types of aircraft operating at Mojave Airport, CA, 
and provides a corridor of airspace for the north-south transit of 
visual flight rules (VFR) aircraft between the Mojave Class D airspace 
and Restricted Area R-2515.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 U.T.C., July 21, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Gene Enstad, Airspace Specialist, System Management Branch, AWP-530, 
Air Traffic Division, Western-Pacific Region, Federal Aviation 
Administration, 15000 Aviation Boulevard, Lawndale, California 90261, 
telephone (310) 297-0010.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

History

    On December 17, 1993, the FAA proposed to amend part 71 of the 
Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) by modifying the Class D 
airspace at Mojave, California. The FAA proposed that the vertical 
limits of the airspace be raised from 4,300 feet mean sea level (MSL) 
to 4,800 feet MSL and the lateral limits be increased from a 3-mile 
radius to a 4.3-mile radius. Interested parties were invited to 
participate in this rulemaking proceeding by submitting written 
comments on the proposal to the FAA. No comments objecting to the 
proposal were received. However, the Department of the Air Force 
commented that a \1/2\-mile corridor should be established between R-
2515 and the Mojave Class D airspace to allow for transit of VFR 
aircraft north and southbound along U.S. Highway 58. These aircraft 
would not be required to communicate with the Mojave tower. Further 
study revealed that, by letter of agreement between the Air Force and 
Mojave Tower, the \1/2\ mile corridor has existed in practice and 
serves the VFR pilot well. Therefore, the FAA is further modifying the 
Mojave Class D airspace by excluding airspace \1/2\-mile wide between 
the Class D airspace and R-2515. Class D airspace designations are 
published in Paragraph 5000 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; June 6, 1993). The Class D airspace 
designation listed in this document will be published subsequently in 
the Order.

The Rule

    This amendment to part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations 
modifies Class D airspace at Mojave, California, to provide controlled 
airspace from the surface up to and including 4,800 feet MSL within a 
4.3-mile radius of the Mojave, CA Airport, excluding that airspace east 
of a line \1/2\-mile west of and parallel to the R-2515 boundary.
    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. 
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 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--[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--Subpart D--Class D Airspace

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AWP CA D Mojave, California [Revised]

Mojave Airport, CA
    (lat. 35 deg.03'30'' N, long. 118 deg.90'03'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 
4,800 feet MSL within a 4.3-mile radius of Mojave Airport, excluding 
that airspace east of a line \1/2\-mile west of and parallel to 
Restricted Area R-2515. This Class D airspace 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.
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    Issued in Los Angeles, California, on February 14, 1994.
Richard R. Lien,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Western-Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. 94-6101 Filed 3-15-94; 8:45 am]
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