[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 231 (Friday, December 1, 1995)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 61653-61654]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-29348]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 95-AWP-8]


Establishment of Class E Airspace; Mammoth Lakes, CA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action establishes Class E airspace areas at Mammoth 
Lakes, CA. The development of a Global Positioning System (GPS) 
Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) to Runway (RWY) 27 has 
made this action necessary. The intended effect of this action is to 
provide adequate controlled airspace for Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) 
operations at Mammoth Lakes Airport, Mammoth Lakes, CA.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC February 29, 1996.

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) 725-6533.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

    On October 17, 1995, the FAA proposed to amend part 71 of the 
Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) by establishing Class E 
airspace areas at Mammoth Lakes, CA (60 FR 53724). The development of a 
GPS SIAP at Mammoth Lakes Airport has made this action necessary.
    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 E airspace 
designations are published in Paragraphs 6002 and 6005 of FAA Order 
7400.9C, dated August 17, 1995, and effective September 16, 1995, which 
is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. 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) establishes Class E airspace areas at Mammoth Lakes, CA. 
The development of a GPS SIAP at Mammoth Lakes Airport has made this 
action necessary. The intended effect of this action is to provide 
adequate Class E airspace for aircraft executing the GPS RWY 27 SIAP at 
Mammoth Lakes Airport, Mammoth Lakes, 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 14 CFR part 71 is revised to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40103, 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 
FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389; 14 CFR 11.69.


Sec. 71.1  [Amended]

    2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of the Federal 
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9C, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated August 17, 1995, and effective September 16, 
1995, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 6002  Class E airspace areas designated as a surface area 
or an airport.

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AWP CA E2 Mammoth Lakes, CA [New]

Mammoth Lakes Airport, CA
    (lat. 37 deg.37'26'' N, long. 118 deg.50'19''W)

    Within a 4.1-miles radius of the Mammoth Lakes Airport and 
within 1.8 miles each side of the 099 deg. bearing from the Mammoth 
Lakes Airport, extending from the 4.1-miles radius to 5.6 miles 
southeast of the Mammoth Lakes Airport. 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 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 Mammoth Lakes, CA [New]

Mammoth Lakes Airport, CA
    (lat. 37 deg.37'26'' N, long. 118 deg.50'19'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 4.1-mile radius of the Mammoth Lakes Airport and within 1.8 
miles each side of the 099 deg. bearing from the Mammoth Lakes 
Airport, extending from the 4.1-miles radius to 5.6 miles southeast 
of the Mammoth Lakes Airport. That airspace extending upward from 
1,200 feet above the surface within the area bounded by a line 
beginning at lat. 37 deg.49'00'' N, long. 118 deg.58'00'' W; to lat. 
37 deg.49'00'' N, long. 119 deg.13'00'' W; to lat. 38 deg.10'00'' N, 
long. 

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119 deg.13'00'' W; to lat. 38 deg.10'00'' N, long. 118 deg.34'00'' W, 
thence to the point of beginning.
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    Issued in Los Angeles, California, on November 21, 1995.
James H. Snow,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Western-Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. 95-29348 Filed 11-30-95; 8:45 am]
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