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[FR Doc No: 94-7453]


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[Federal Register: March 30, 1994]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 94-AWP-3]

 

Proposed Modification of Class D Airspace, Oxnard, CA, et al.

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 Oxnard, CA, 
Camarillo, CA and NAWS Point Mugu, CA. This proposal would improve 
coordination between each facility and enhance the safety of military 
aircraft entering the overhead pattern at NAWS Point Mugu.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before May 15, 1994.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Federal 
Aviation Administration, Attn: Manager, System Management Branch, AWP-
530, Docket No. 94-AWP-3, 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

    Interest 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-3.'' 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 
for NAWS Point Mugu, Oxnard Airport, and Camarillo Airport. This would 
raise the NAWS Point Mugu ceiling to 3,000 feet MSL and lower the 
Oxnard and Camarillo ceilings to 2,000 feet MSL. Before the 
reclassification of airspace, the three facilities mitigated 
conflicting boundaries and site specific needs in letters of agreement. 
The proposed Class D airspace modifications would provide adequate 
airspace for the three facilities' air traffic control operations and 
eliminate unnecessary coordination among the facilities. Concurrently, 
the higher Class D ceiling would enhance the safety of high performance 
aircraft which operate out of Point Mugu. Raising the vertical limit of 
the NAWS Point Mugu Class D airspace to 3,000 feet MSL would provide 
airspace for jet arrivals to NAWS Point Mugu. The coordinates for this 
airspace are based on North American Datum 83. Class D airspace is 
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 as of September 16, 1993 (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 proposed 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  General

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AWP CA D Oxnard, CA [Revised]

Oxnard, CA
    (lat. 34 deg.12'03''N., long. 119 deg.12'23''W.)
    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 
2,000 feet MSL within a 4.3-mile radius of the Oxnard Airport, 
excluding that portion east and southeast of lat. 34 deg.15'35'' N, 
long. 119 deg.09'47'' W; direct lat. 34 deg.10 deg.22 deg. N., long. 
119 deg.09'27'' W.; direct lat. 34 deg.07'35'' N., long. 
119 deg.12'22'' W. This Class D airspace area is effective during 
the specific dates and times established in advance by a Notice to 
Airman. The effective date and time will thereafter be continuously 
published in the Airport/Facility Directory.
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AWP CA D Camarillo, CA [Revised]

Camarillo, CA
    (lat. 34 deg.12'50'' N., long. 119 deg.05'36'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 
2,000 feet MSL within a 4.3 radius of the Camarillo Airport, 
excluding that portion south and west of lat. 34 deg.09'14'' N., 
long. 119 deg.02'38'' W.; direct lat. 34 deg.10'35'' N., long. 
119 deg.03 deg.54'' W.; direct lat. 34 deg.10'22'' N., long. 
119 deg.09'27'' W.; direct lat. 34 deg.15'35'' N, long. 
119 deg.09'47'' W. This Class D airspace area is effective during 
the specific dates and times established in advance by a Notice to 
Airman. The effective date and time will thereafter be continuously 
published in the Airport/Facility Director.
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AWP CA D NAWS Point Mugu, CA [Revised]

NAWS Point Mugu, CA
    (lat. 34 deg.07'13'' N., long. 119 deg.07'12'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 
3,000 feet MSL within a 4.3 radius of NAWS Point Mugu, excluding 
that portion south and west of lat. 34 deg.09'14'' N., long. 
119 deg.02'38'' W.; direct lat. 34 deg.10'35'' N., long. 
119 deg.03'54'' W.; direct lat. 34 deg.10'22'' N., long. 
119 deg.09'27'' W.; direct lat. 34 deg.07'35'' N., long. 
119 deg.12'22'' W. This Class D airspace area is effective during 
the specific dates and times established in advance by a Notice to 
Airman. 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 March 14, 1994.
Richard R. Lien,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Western-Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. 94-7453 Filed 3-29-94; 8:45 am]
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