[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 71 (Monday, April 14, 1997)] [Rules and Regulations] [Page 18038] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 97-9577] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 71 [Airspace Docket No. 96-AWP-21] Establishment of Class E Airspace; Truckee, CA AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT. ACTION: Final rule. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: This action establishes a Class E airspace area at Truckee, CA. The development of a Global Positioning System (GPS) Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) to Runway (RWY) 19 has made this action necessary. The intended effect of this action is to provide adequate controlled airspace for Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations at Truckee-Tahoe Airport, Truckee, 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 March 11, 1997, the FAA proposed to amend part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) by establishing a Class E airspace area at Truckee, CA (62 FR 11128). This action will provide adequate controlled airspace to accommodate a GPS SIAP to RWY 19 at Truckee-Tahoe Airport, Truckee, 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) establishes a Class E airspace area at Truckee, CA. The development of a GPS SIAP to RWY 19 has made this action necessary. The effect of this action will provide adequate airspace for aircraft executing the GPS RWY 19 SIAP at Truckee-Tahoe Airport, Truckee, 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 3% Truckee, CA [New] Truckee-Tahoe Airport, CA (Lat. 39 deg.19'12'' N, long. 120 deg.08'22'' W) Homewood Seaplane Base, CA (Lat. 39 deg.05'12'' N, long. 120 deg.09'37'' W) Sierraville Dearwater Airport, CA (Lat 39 deg.34'52'' N, long. 120 deg.21'16'' W) That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface beginning at 39 deg.10'00'' N, long. 119 deg.56'00'' W; to lat. 39 deg.02'00'' N, long 120 deg.20'00'' W; to lat 39 deg.02'00'' N, long. 120 deg.34'00'' W; to lat. 39 deg.21'00'' N, long. 120 deg.34'00'' W; to lat. 39 deg.21'00'' N, long. 120 deg.42'00'' W; to lat. 39 deg.35'00'' N, 120 deg.42'00'' W; to lat. 39 deg.35'00'' N, long 120 deg.23'00'' W; to lat. 39 deg.40'00'' N, long. 120 deg.16'00'' W; to lat. 39 deg.40'00'' N, long. 119 deg.56'00'' W, thence to the point of beginning, excluding the Reno, NV, Class C and Class E airspace areas, and excluding that airspace within a 1-mile radius of the Homewood Seaplane Base and a 2-mile radius of the Sierraville Dearwater Airport. * * * * * Issued in Los Angeles, California, on April 2, 1997. Sabra W. Kaulia, Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Western-Pacific Region. [FR Doc. 97-9577 Filed 4-11-97; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-13-M