[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 37 (Tuesday, February 25, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 8369-8370]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-4577]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 96-AWP-30]


Revision of Class E Airspace; Victorville, CA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action revises the Class E airspace area at Victorville, 
CA. The closure of George Air Force Base has made this action 
necessary. The intended effect of this action is to provide adequate 
controlled airspace for Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations at 
Southern California International Airport, Victorville, CA.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC May 22, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William Buck, Airspace Specialist, 
Operations Branch, AWP-530, Air Traffic Division, Western-Pacific

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Region, Federal Aviation Administration, 15000 Aviation Boulevard, 
Lawndale, California 90261, telephone (310) 725-6556.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

    On November 20, 1996, the FAA proposed to amend part 71 of the 
Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) by revising the Class E 
airspace area at Victorville, CA (61 FR 59042). This action will 
provide adequate controlled airspace to accommodate IFR operations at 
Southern California International Airport, Victorville, 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) amends the Class E airspace area at Victorville, CA. The 
closure of George Air Force Base has made this action necessary. The 
effect of this action will provide adequate controlled airspace for IFR 
operations at Southern California International Airport, Victorville, 
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 7400.9D, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated September 4, 1996, and effective September 16, 
1996, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 6005  Class E Airspace

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AWP CA E5  Victorville, CA [Revised]

Victorville, Southern California International Airport, CA
    (Lat. 34 deg.35'67'' N, long. 117 deg.22'93'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6-mile radius of the Victorville, Southern California 
International Airport, CA.
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    Issued in Los Angeles, California on February 5, 1997.
Leonard A. Mobley,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Western-Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. 97-4577 Filed 2-24-97; 8:45 am]
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