[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 48 (Monday, March 11, 1996)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 9611-9612]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-5724]



      
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 95-AWP-45]


Amendment of Class E Airspace; Hanford, CA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action amends the Class E airspace area at Hanford, CA. 
The development of a Global Positioning System (GPS) Standard 
Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) to Runway (RWY) 32 has made this 
action necessary. The intended effect of this action is to provide 
adequate controlled airspace for Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) 
operations at Hanford Municipal Airport, Hanford, CA.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC June 20, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
William Buck, Airspace Specialist, System Management Branch, AWP-530, 
Air Traffic Division, Western-Pacific Region, Federal Aviation 
Administration, 15000 Aviation Boulevard, Lawndale, California 90261, 
telephone (310) 725-6556.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

    On January 8, 1996, the FAA proposed to amend part 71 of the 
Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) by amending the Class E 
airspace area at Hanford, CA (61 FR 548). This action will provide 
adequate controlled airspace to accommodate a GPS SIAP to RWY 32 at 
Hanford Municipal Airport, Hanford, CA.
    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 paragraph 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. The 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 Hanford, CA. The 
development of a GPS SIAP to RWY 32 has made this action necessary. The 
intended effect of this action is to provide adequate controlled 
airspace for aircraft executing the GPS RWY 32 SIAP at Hanford 
Municipal Airport, Hanford, 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 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 Hanford, CA [Revised]

Hanford Municipal Airport, CA
    (lat. 36 deg.19'07'' N, long. 119 deg.37'44'' W)
Visalia VOR/DME
    (lat. 36 deg.22'02'' N, long. 119 deg.28'56'' W)
Blair Airport, CA
    (lat. 36 deg.16'31'' N, long. 119 deg.38'26'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 2.6-mile radius of the Hanford Municipal Airport and within 
1.8 miles north and 2.3 miles south of the Visalia VOR/DME 246 deg. 
radial, extending from the 2.6-mile radius to the Visalia VOR/DME 
and 1.5 miles each side of the 152 deg. bearing from the Hanford 
Municipal Airport, extending from the 2.6 mile radius to 5 miles 
southeast of the Hanford Municipal Airport, excluding the Visalia, 
CA, Class E airspace area, and excluding that airspace within a 1-
mile radius of the Blair Airport.
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    Issued in Los Angeles, California, on February 23, 1996.
James H. Snow,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Western-Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. 96-5724 Filed 3-8-96; 8:45 am]
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