[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 137 (Tuesday, July 18, 1995)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 36636-36637]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-17593]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 95-AWP-12]


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: Final rule.

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

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, November 9, 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 June 2, 1995, the FAA proposed to amend part 71 of the Federal 
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) by modifying the Class E airspace 
areas at Merced, Castle AFB, CA, and Merced Municipal/MacReady Field, 
CA (60 FR 28764). This action is necessary due to the closure of Castle 
AFB, CA.
    Interested parties were invited to participate in this rulemaking 
proceeding by submitting written comments on proposal to the FAA. No 
comments to the proposal were received. 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 will be published subsequently in this Order.

The Rule

    This amendment to part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 
CFR part 71) revokes the Class E3 airspace area at Merced, Castle AFB, 
CA, and amends the Class E2 and E5 airspace areas at Merced Municipal/
MacReady Field, CA, by removing Castle AFB, CA, Class E3 airspace area 
from the Class E airspace descriptions at Merced Municipal/MacReady 
Field, CA.
    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).

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 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]
* * * * *
    Paragraph 6002  Class E Airspace Areas Designated as a Surface 
Area for an Airport.
* * * * *
    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.
* * * * *
    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 mile each side 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.20'04'' 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 July 6, 1995.
James H. Snow,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Western-Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. 95-17593 Filed 7-17-95; 8:45 am]
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