[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 37 (Tuesday, February 25, 1997)] [Rules and Regulations] [Page 8369] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 97-4578] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 14 CFR Part 71 [Airspace Docket No. 96-AWP-27] Amendment of Class E Airspace; San Jose, CA AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT. ACTION: Final rule. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: This action amends the Class E airspace area at San Jose, CA. The development of a Global Positioning System (GPS) Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) to Runway (RWY) 14/32 at South County of Santa Clara County has made this action necessary. The intended effect of this action is to provide adequate controlled airspace for Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations at South County of Santa Clara County, San Martin, CA. EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC March 27, 1997. 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 December 16, 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 San Jose, CA (61 FR 65992). This action will provide adequate controlled airspace to accommodate a GPS SIAP to RWY 14/32 at South County Airport of Santa Clara County, San Martin, 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 San Jose, CA. The development of a GPS SIAP to RWY 14/32 has made this action necessary. The effect of this action will provide adequate airspace for aircraft executing the GPS RWY 14/32 SIAP at South County Airport of Santa Clara County, San Martin, 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 area extending upward from 700 feet or more above the surface of the earth. * * * * * AWP CA E5 San Jose, CA [Revised] San Jose International Airport, CA (Lat. 37 deg.21'42'' N, long. 121 deg.55'43'' W) NAS Moffett Field TACAN (Lat. 37 deg.25'57'' N, long. 122 deg.03'26'' W) San Jose NDB (Jorge) (Lat. 37 deg.20'56'' N, long. 121 deg.54'54'' W) South County Airport of Santa Clara County, CA (Lat. 37 deg.04'55'' N, long. 121 deg.35'49'' W) That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface within a 5-mile radius of the San Jose International Airport and within 4.3 miles each side of the NAS Moffett Field TACAN 157 deg. radial extending from the NAS Moffett Field TACAN to 20 miles southeast of the TACAN and within 4 miles each side of the 139 deg. bearing from the San Jose NDB, extending from the 5-mile radius of the San Jose International Airport to 24.3 miles southeast of the NDB and within a 6.9-mile radius of the South County Airport of Santa Clara County and that airspace bounded by a line beginning at lat. 37 deg.30'00'' N, long. 121 deg.52'04'' W; to lat. 37 deg.22'00''N, long. 121 deg.08'04'' W; to lat. 37 deg.22'00'' N, long. 121 deg.24'04'' W; to lat. 37 deg.30'00'' N, long. 122 deg.27'04'' W, thence to the point of beginning. That airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface bounded of the north by lat. 37 deg.30'00'' N, on the east and northeast by long. 121 deg.50'04'' W; and the southwest edge of V-107, on the southeast and south by the northwest edge of V-111, and lat. 37 deg.00'00'' N, and on the west by the east edge of V-27 to lat. 37 deg.30'00'' N. * * * * * Issued in Los Angeles, California on February 3, 1997. George D. Williams, Manager, Air Traffic Division, Western-Pacific Region. [FR Doc. 97-4578 Filed 2-24-97; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-13-M