[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 106 (Friday, June 2, 1995)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 28764-28765]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-13492]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 95-AWP-12]


Proposed Revocation of Class E Airspace Area; Merced, Castle Air 
Force Base (AFB), CA, and Amendment of Class E Airspace Areas; Merced 
Municipal/MacReady Field, CA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration [FAA], DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This notice proposes to revoke the Class E airspace area at 
Merced, Castle AFB, CA. This proposal action is necessary due to the 
closure of Castle AFB, CA. This action also proposes to amend the Class 
E2 and E5 airspace areas at Merced Municipal/MacReady Field, CA.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before June 30, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Federal 
Aviation Administration, Attn: Manager, System Management Branch, AWP-
530, Docket No. 95-AWP-12, 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. [[Page 28765]] 

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 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-12.'' 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 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) by revoking the Class E3 airspace 
area at Merced, Castle AFB, CA. This notice also proposes to amend the 
Class E2 and E5 airspace areas at Merced Municipal/MacReady Field, CA. 
This proposed action is necessary due to the closure of Castle AFB, CA. 
Class E airspace designations are published in paragraph 6000 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 E airspace 
designations listed in this document would be published subsequently in 
this 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. 
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, Incorporation 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 6003  Class E Airspace Areas Designated as an Extension 
to Class C Surface Area

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AWP CA E3 Merced, Castle AFB, CA [Removed]

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Paragraph 6002  Class E Airspace Areas Designated as a Surface Area 
for an Airport

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AWP CA E2 Merced Municipal/MacReady Field, CA [Revised]

Merced Municipal/MacReady Field, CA
    (Lat. 37 deg.17'05'' N, long. 120 deg.30'50'' W)

    Within a 4.3-mile radius of Merced Municipal/MacReady Field. 
This Class E 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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Paragraph 6005  Class E Airspace Areas Extending Upward From 700 
Feet or More Above the Surface of the Earth

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AWP CA E5 Merced, CA [Revised]

Merced Municipal/MacReady Field, CA
    (Lat. 37 deg.17'05' N, long. 120 deg.30'50'' W)
El Nido VOR/DME
    [Lat. 37 deg.13'10'' N, long. 120 deg.24'01'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.1-mile radius of Merced Municipal/MacReady Field and 
within 1.8 miles each said of the El Nido VOR/DME 141 deg. and 
321 deg. radials extending from the Merced Municipal/MacReady Field 
6.1-mile radius to 2.6 miles southeast of the El Nido VOR/DME. That 
airspace extending upward from the 1,200 feet above the surface 
bounded on the northeast and east by V-459, on the south by V-230, 
on the west by V-109, and on the north by V-244, excluding the 
portions within the Fresno, CA, the Stockton, CA, and the Modesto, 
CA, Class E airspace areas. That airspace extending upward from 
7,500 feet MSL northeast of Merced Municipal/MacReady Field bounded 
on the east by V-165, on the southwest by V-459, and on the north by 
V-244. That airspace extending upward from 12,000 feet MSL east of 
Merced Municipal/MacReady Field bounded on the east by long. 
119 deg.30'04'' W, on the south by the Fresno, CA, Class E airspace 
area, on the west by V-165, and on the north by V-244.
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    Issued in Los Angeles, California, on May 3, 1995.
Dennis T. Koehler,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Western-Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. 95-13492 Filed 6-1-95; 8:45 am]
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