[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 71 (Monday, April 14, 1997)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 18066-18067]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-9413]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 97-AWP-15]


Proposed Revision of Class D and Class E Airspace; Los Angeles, 
CA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This notice proposes to revise Class D and Class E airspace 
areas at Los Angeles, CA. This action is a modification of the surface 
areas for the Los Angeles Hawthorne Municipal Airport, CA. A review of 
airspace classification and air traffic procedures has made this action 
necessary. The intended effect of this proposal is to reduce the 
complexity of the air traffic procedures and reduce the number of 
facilities controlling traffic within this area.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before May 31, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Federal 
Aviation Administration, Attn: Manager, Operations Branch, AWP-530, 
Docket No. 97-AWP-15, Air Traffic Division, P.O. Box 92007, Worldway 
Postal Center, Los Angeles, California, 90009.
    The official docket may be examined in the Office of the Assistant 
Chief Counsel, Western Pacific Region, Federal Aviation Administration, 
Room 6007, 15000 Aviation Boulevard, Lawndale, California, 90261.
    An informal docket may also be examined during normal business at 
the Office of the Manager, Operations Branch, Air Traffic Division at 
the above address.

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:

Comments Invited

    Interested parties are invited to participate in this proposed 
rulemaking by submitting such written data, views, or arguments as they 
may desire. Comments that provide the factual basis supporting the 
views and suggestions presented are particularly helpful in developing 
reasoned regulatory decisions on the proposal. Comments are 
specifically invited on the overall regulatory, aeronautical, economic, 
environmental, and energy-related aspects of the proposal. 
Communications should identify the airspace docket number and be 
submitted in triplicate to the address listed above. Commenters wishing 
the FAA to acknowledge receipt of their comments on this notice must 
submit with the comments a self-addressed, stamped postcard on which 
the following statement is made: ``Comments to Airspace Docket No. 97-
AWP-15.'' The postcard will be date/time stamped and returned to the 
commenter. All communications

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received on or before the specified closing date for comments will be 
considered before taking action on the proposed rule. The proposal 
contained in this notice may be changed in light of comments received. 
All comments submitted will be available for examination in the 
Operations Branch, Air Traffic Division, at 15000 Aviation Boulevard, 
Lawndale, California 90261, both before and after the closing date for 
comments. A report summarizing each substantive public contact with FAA 
personnel concerned with this rulemaking will be filed in the docket.

Availability of NPRM

    Any person may obtain a copy of this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 
(NPRM) by submitting a request to the Federal Aviation Administration, 
Operations Branch, P.O. Box 92007, Worldway Postal Center, Los Angeles, 
California 90009. Communications must identify the notice number of 
this NPRM. Persons interested in being placed on a mailing list for 
future NPRM's should also request a copy of Advisory Circular No. 11-
2A, which describes the application procedures.

The Proposal

    The FAA is considering an amendment to part 71 of the Federal 
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to revise Class D and Class E 
airspace areas at Los Angeles Hawthorne Municipal Airport, CA. During 
airspace reclassification, the Hawthorne Airport Traffic Area (ATA) and 
the Los Angeles ATA were combined to form the Hawthorne Class D 
airspace. A review of airspace classification and air traffic 
procedures has made this action necessary. The intended effect of this 
proposal is to reduce the complexity of the air traffic procedures and 
reduce the number of facilities controlling traffic within this area. 
Class D airspace areas extending upward from the surface are published 
in Paragraph 5000 and Class E airspace designations for airspace areas 
designated as an extension to a Class D or Class E surface area are 
published in Paragraph 6004 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 D and Class E airspace designation 
listed in this document would be published subsequently in this Order.
    The FAA has determined that this proposed regulation only involves 
an established body of technical regulations for which frequent and 
routine amendments are necessary to keep them operationally current. 
Therefore, this proposed 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 proposed rule would 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).

The Proposed Amendment

    Accordingly, pursuant to the authority delegated to me, the Federal 
Aviation Administration proposes to amend part 71 of the Federal 
Aviation Regulations (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 5000  Class D airspace.

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AWP CA D Los Angeles, CA [Revised]

Jack Northrop Field/Hawthorne Municipal Airport, CA
    (lat. 33 deg.55'22'' N, long. 118 deg.20'07'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 
2,500 feet MSL within a 2.6-mile radius of the Jack Northrop Field/
Hawthorne Municipal Airport and that airspace within the area 
bounded by lat. 33 deg.53'19'' N., long. 118 deg.22'03'' W.; to lat. 
33 deg.53'19'' N., long. 118 deg.23'23'' W.; to lat. 33 deg.55'59'' 
N., long. 118 deg.25'55'' W.; to lat. 33 deg.56'07'' N., long. 
118 deg.23'06'' W.; thence counterclockwise along the 2.6-mile 
radius of the Jack Northrop Field/Hawthorne Municipal Airport to 
lat. 33 deg.53'19'' N., long. 118 deg.22'03'' W.; and that airspace 
within the area bounded by lat. 33 deg.57'16'' N., long. 
118 deg.17'58'' W., to lat. 33 deg.57'22'' N., long. 118 deg.15'33'' 
W.; to lat. 33 deg.53'46'' N., long. 118 deg.15'36'' W.; to lat. 
33 deg.53'16'' N., long. 118 deg.15'40'' W., to lat. 33 deg.53'28'' 
N., long. 118 deg.17'58'' W.; thence counterclockwise along the 2.6-
mile radius of the Jack Northrop Field/Hawthorne Municipal Airport 
to lat. 33 deg.57'16'' N., long. 118 deg.17'58'' W. This Class D 
airspace area is effective during the specific dates and times 
established in advance by a Notice to Airmen. The effective date and 
time will thereafter be continuously published in the Airport/
Facility Directory.
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Paragraph 6004  Class E airspace areas designated as an extension 
to a Class D or Class E surface area.

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AWP CA E4 Los Angeles, CA [Revised]

Jack Northrop Field/Hawthorne Municipal Airport, CA
    (lat. 33 deg.55'22'' N, long. 118 deg.20'07'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface beginning at 
lat. 33 deg.57'22'' N., long. 118 deg.15'33'' W.; to lat. 
33 deg.53'46'' N., long. 118 deg.15'36'' W.; to lat. 33 deg.53'54'' 
N., long. 118 deg.12'26'' W.; to lat. 33 deg.57'30'' N., long. 
118 deg.12'40'' W.; thence to the point of beginning. This Class E 
airspace area is effective during the specific dates and times 
established in advance by a Notice to Airmen. The effective date and 
time will thereafter be continuously published in the Airport/
Facility Directory.
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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. 97-9413 Filed 4-11-97; 8:45 am]
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