[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 71 (Monday, April 14, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 18038-18039]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-9412]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 97-AWP-5]


Revision of Class E Airspace; San Francisco, CA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.


[[Page 18039]]


ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action revises the Class E airspace area at San 
Francisco, CA by revoking the surface area for Alameda NAS (Nimitz 
Field), CA. A review of airspace classification and air traffic 
procedures has made this action necessary. The intended effect of this 
action is to revoke controlled airspace since the purpose and 
requirements for the surface area no longer exist at Alameda NAS 
(Nimitz Field), 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 Region, Federal Aviation 
Administration, 15000 Aviation Boulevard, Lawndale, California, 90261, 
telephone (310) 725-6556.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

    On February 12, 1997, the FAA proposed to amend Part 71 of the 
Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) by revising the Class E 
airspace area at San Francisco, CA (62 FR 6507). This action will 
revoke the surface area for Alameda NAS (Nimitz Field), CA since the 
purpose and requirements for controlled airspace no longer exist.
    Interested parties were invited to participate in this rulemaking 
proceeding by submitting written comments on the proposals to the FAA. 
No comments to the proposals 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) revises the Class E airspace area at San Francisco, CA by 
revoking the surface area for Alameda NAS (Nimitz Field), CA. The base 
closure of Alameda Naval Air Station (NAS) has made this action 
necessary. The intended effect of this action is to revoke controlled 
airspace since the purpose and requirements for the surface area no 
longer exist at Alameda NAS (Nimitz Field), 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 areas extending upward from 700 
feet or more above the surface of the earth.

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AWP CA E5  San Francisco, CA [Revised]

San Francisco International, CA
    (Lat. 37 deg.37'08'' N, long. 122 deg.22'29'' W)
Metropolitan Oakland International Airport, CA
    (Lat. 37 deg.43'17'' N, long. 122 deg.13'15'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
bounded on the north by lat. 38 deg.02'00'' N, on the east by long. 
121 deg.52'04'' W, on the south by lat. 37 deg.30'00'' N, and on the 
west by a line extending from lat. 37 deg.30'00'' N, long. 
122 deg.27'04'' W; to lat. 37 deg.34'00'' N, long. 122 deg.31'04'' 
W; to lat. 37 deg.55'00'' N, long. 122 deg.31'04'' W; to lat. 
38 deg.02'00'' N, long. 122 deg.40'04'' W. That airspace extending 
upward from 1,200 feet above the surface bounded on the north by 
lat. 38 deg.02'00'' N, on the east by line extending from lat. 
38 deg.02'00'' N, long. 121 deg.37'04'' N, long. 121 deg.37'04'' W; 
to lat. 37 deg.38'00'' N, long. 121 deg.37'04'' W; to lat. 
37 deg.38'00'' N, long. 121 deg.50'04'' W; to lat. 37 deg.30'00'' W, 
long. 121 deg.50'04'' W; on the south by lat. 37 deg.30'00'' N, and 
on the west by the east edges of V-27 and V-199.
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    Issued in Los Angeles, California, on March 28, 1997.
George D. Williams,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Western-Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. 97-9412 Filed 4-11-97; 8:45 am]
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