[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 89 (Tuesday, May 9, 1995)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 24593-24594]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-11282]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 95-AWP-11]


Proposed Amendment to Class D and E Airspace Areas; Mountain 
View, CA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration [FAA], DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This document proposes to amend the Class D and E airspace 
areas at Mountain View, CA, due to the renaming of Moffett Field Naval 
Air Station (NAS), CA, to Moffett Federal Air Field (AFLD), CA. This 
proposal would also revise the Class D airspace area at Mountain View, 
CA, to indicate when this airspace area is effective.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before June 26, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Federal 
Aviation Administration, Attn: Manager, System Management Branch, AWP-
530, Docket No. 95-AWP-11, 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, 90261.
    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, System Management 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:

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 the comments a self-addressed, stamped postcard on which 
the following statement is made: ``Comments to Airspace Docket No. 95-
AWP-11.'' 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 90261, 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

    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, 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 [[Page 24594]] NPRM's should also request a copy of 
Advisory Circular No. 11-2A, which describes the application 
procedures.

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 and E 
airspace areas at Mountain View, CA. This proposed action is necessary 
due to the renaming of Moffett Field NAS, CA, to Moffett Federal AFLD, 
CA. This action also revises the Class D airspace area at Mountain 
View, CA, to indicate when this airspace is effective. Class D and E 
airspace designations are published in paragraphs 5000, 6002, and 6004 
of FAA Order 7400.9B, dated July 18, 1994, and effective September 16, 
1994, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class D 
and E airspace designations listed in this document would be published 
subsequently in the Order.
    The FAA has determined that this proposed regulation only involves 
established body of technical regulations for which frequent and 
routine amendments are necessary to keep them operationally current. 
Therefore, this proposed 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 10034; 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 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, Incorporated by reference, Navigation (air).

The Proposed Amendment

    Accordingly, pursuant to the authority delegated to me, the Federal 
Aviation Administration proposes to amend part 71 of the Federal 
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) as follows:

PART 71--[AMENDED]

    1. The authority citation for 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 7400.9B, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated July 18, 1994, and effective September 16, 
1994, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 5000  Class D Airspace.

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AWP CA D Mountain View, CA [Revised]

Moffett Federal AFLD, CA
    (Lat. 37 deg.24'55'' N, long. 122 deg.02'54'' W)
San Jose International Airport, CA
    (Lat. 37 deg.21'42'' N, long. 121 deg.55'43'' W)
Palo Alto of Santa Clara County Airport, CA
    (Lat. 30 deg.27'40'' N, long. 122 deg.06'54'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to but not 
including 1,500 feet MSL within a 4.3-mile radius of Moffett Federal 
AFLD, excluding that airspace within the San Jose, CA, Class C 
airspace area and excluding the portion within the Palo Alto of 
Santa Clara County Airport, CA, Class D airspace area during the 
specific dates and times it is effective. This Class D airspace area 
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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Paragraph 6002  Class E airspace areas designate as a surface area 
for an airport.

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AWP CA E2 Mountain View, CA [Revised]

Moffett Federal AFLD, CA
    (Lat. 37 deg.24'55'' N, long. 122 deg.02'54'' W)
San Jose International Airport, CA
    (Lat. 37 deg.21'42'' N, long. 121 deg.55'43'' W)
Palo Alto of Santa Clara County Airport, CA
    (Lat. 37 deg.27'40'' N, long. 122 deg.06'54'' W)

    Within a 4.3-mile radius of Moffett Federal AFLD excluding that 
airspace within the San Jose, CA, Class C airspace area and 
excluding the portion within the Palo Alto of Santa Clara County 
Airport, CA, Class D airspace area during the specific dates and 
times it is effective. This Class E airspace area 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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Paragraph 6004  Class E airspace areas designated as an extension 
to a Class D surface area.

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AWP CA E4 Mountain View, CA [Revised]

Moffett Federal AFLD, CA
    (Lat. 37 deg.24'55'' N, long. 122 deg.02'54'' W)
San Jose VOR/DME
    (Lat. 37 deg.22'29'' N, long. 121 deg.56'41'' W)
Moffett TACAN
    (Lat. 37 deg.25'57'' N, long. 122 deg.03'26'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface within 2.2 miles 
southwest and 1.8 miles northeast of the Moffett TACAN 158 deg. 
radial, extending from the 4.3-mile radius of Moffett Federal AFLD 
to 7 miles southeast of the TACAN and within 1.8 miles each side of 
the San Jose VOR 320 deg. radial, extending from the VOR/DME to 7 
miles northwest of the VOR/DME, excluding the portion within the San 
Jose, CA, Class C airspace area during the specific dates and times 
it is effective. This Class E airspace area 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 April 24, 1995.
Richard R. Lien,
Manager, Air Traffic Division Western-Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. 95-11282 Filed 5-8-95; 8:45 am]
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