[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 195 (Monday, October 7, 1996)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 52282-52283]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-25608]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 96-AWP-10]


Establishment of Class E Airspace; Groveland, CA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final Rule.

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SUMMARY: This action establishes a Class E airspace area at Groveland, 
CA. The development of a Global Positioning System (GPS) Standard 
Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) to Runway (RWY) 09/27 has made 
this action necessary. The intended effect of this action is to provide 
adequate controlled airspace for Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) 
operations at Pine Mountain Lake Airport, Groveland, CA.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC December 5, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
William Buck, Airspace specialist, Operations 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 August 30, 1996, the FAA proposed to amend part 71 of the 
Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) by established a Class E 
airspace area at Groveland, CA, (61 FR 45919). This action will provide 
adequate controlled airspace to accommodate a GPS SIAP to RWY 09/27 at 
Pine Mountain Lake Airport, Groveland, 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 7400.9D dated 
September 4, 1996, and effective September 16, 1996, 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) establishes Class E airspace area at Groveland, CA. The 
development of a GPS SIAP to RWY 09/27 has made this action necessary. 
The effect of this action will provide adequate airspace for aircraft 
executing the GSP RWY 09/27 SIAP at Pine Mountain Lake Airport, 
Groveland, 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.

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Sec. 71.1  [Amended]

    2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of the Federal 
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9D, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated September 4, 1996, and effective September 16, 
1996, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 6005  Class E airspace area extending upward from 700 
feet or more above the service of the earth.

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AWP CA E5 Groveland, CA [New]

Pine Mountain Lake Airport, CA
    (lat. 37 deg.51'42''N, long. 120 deg.10'43''W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 5.7-mile radius of the Pine Mountain Lake Airport and 
within 2 miles southwest and 3 miles northeast of the 135 deg. 
bearing from the Pine Mountain Lake Airport extending from the 5.7-
mile radius to 11 miles southeast of the airport.
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    Issued in Los Angeles, California, on September 25, 1996.
James H. Snow,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Western-Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. 96-25608 Filed 10-4-96; 8:45 am]
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