[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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