[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 136 (Monday, July 17, 1995)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 36342-36343]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-17404]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 95-AWP-11]


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

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration [FAA], DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action amends the Class D and E airspace areas at 
Mountain View, CA. This action is necessary due to the renaming of 
Moffett Field Naval Air Station (NAS), CA, to Moffett Federal Air Field 
(AFLD), CA. This action revises the Class D airspace area at Mountain 
View, CA, to indicate when this airspace area is effective.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, September 14, 1995.

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:

History

    On May 9, 1995, the FAA proposed to amend part 71 of the Federal 
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) by modifying the Class D and E 
airspace areas at Mountain View, CA (60 FR 24593). This 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.
    Interested parties were invited to participate in this rulemaking 
proceeding by submitting written comments on the proposal to the FAA. 
No comments to the proposal were received. 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 will be published 
subsequently in this Order.

The Rule

    This amendment to part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 
CFR part 71) amends the Class D and E airspace areas at Mountain View, 
CA, by renaming Moffett Field NAS, CA, to Moffett Federal AFLD, CA, and 
revising the Class D airspace area at Mountain View, CA, to indicate 
when this airspace is effective.
    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. 
Therefore, this 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 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).

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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 part 71 is revised to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 40103, 40113, 40120; 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. 37 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.
* * * * *

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.
* * * * *

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 San Jose VOR/
DME to 7 miles northwest of the San Jose 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 June 29, 1995.
James H. Snow,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Western-Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. 95-17404 Filed 7-14-95; 8:45 am]
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