[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 7 (Wednesday, January 10, 1996)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 695-696]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-375]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 95-AWP-37]


Amendment of Class E Airspace; Alturas, CA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action amends the Class E airspace area at Alturas, CA. 
The development of a Global Positioning System (GPS) Standard 
Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) to Runway (RWY) 31 has made this 
action necessary. The intended effect of this action is to provide 
adequate controlled airspace for Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) 
operations at Alturas Municipal Airport, Alturas, 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 November 8, 1995, the FAA proposed to amend part 71 of the 
Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) by amending the Class E 
airspace area at Alturas, CA (60 FR 56276). This action will provide 
adequate controlled airspace for Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) 
operations at Alturas Municipal Airport, Alturas, CA.
    Interested parties were invited to participate in this rulemaking 
proceedings by submitting written comments on the proposal to the FAA. 
No comments to the proposal were received. Class E airspace 
designations are published in paragraph 6005 of FAA Order 7400.9C dated 
August 17, 1995, and effective September 15, 1995, 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) amends the Class E airspace area at Alturas, CA. The 
development of a GPS SIAP at Alturas Municipal 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 31 SIAP at 
Alturas Municipal Airport, Alturas, 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 would 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 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 continues 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 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 Alturas, CA [Revised]

Alturas Municipal Airport, CA
    (lat. 41 deg.28'59'' N, long. 120 deg.33'55'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
beginning at lat. 41 deg.34'00'' N, long. 120 deg.46'24'' W; to lat. 
41 deg.36'50'' N, long. 120 deg.30'19'' W; to lat. 41 deg.14'20'' N, 
long. 120 deg.23'49'' W; to lat. 41 deg.11'35'' N, long. 
120 deg.39'34'' W, thence to the point of beginning. That airspace 
extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface beginning at lat. 
41 deg.22'10'' N, long. 120 deg.58'04'' W; to lat. 41 deg.41'00'' N, 
long. 120 deg.41'04'' W; to lat. 41 deg.41'00'' N, long. 
120 deg.20'00'' W; to lat. 41 deg.14'00'' N, long. 120 deg.15'00'' 
W; to lat. 41 deg.02'00'' N, long. 120 deg.39'30'' W, thence to the 
point of beginning.
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    Issued in Los Angeles, California, on December 21, 1995.
Harvey R. Riebel,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Western-Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. 96-375 Filed 1-9-96; 8:45 am]
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