[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 84 (Thursday, May 1, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 23656-23657]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-11376]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 97-AWP-14]


Revision of Class E Airspace; Sacramento, CA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action revises the Class E airspace area at Sacramento, 
CA, by removing from the Sacramento E5 airspace area description that 
portion of airspace defined as a surface area for Sacramento Executive 
Airport and corresponding references. Deleting this portion of the 
description, which describes a surface area, conforms to the E5 
airspace area standard. This surface area is thoroughly and 
appropriately described in the Sacramento Executive Airport, CA, Class 
E2 airspace area. A review of airspace classification and air traffic 
procedures has made this action necessary. The intended effect of this 
action is to remove overlapping descriptions of controlled airspace.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC July 17, 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 April 3, 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 Sacramento, CA (62 FR 15863). This action revises the Class E 
airspace area at Sacramento, CA, by removing that portion of airspace 
defined as a surface area for Sacramento Executive Airport and 
corresponding references.
    Interested parties were invited to participate in this rulemaking 
proceeding by submitting written comments on the proposals 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 revised 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 Sacramento, CA, by 
removing from the Sacramento E5 airspace area description that portion 
of airspace defined as a surface area for Sacramento Executive Airport 
and corresponding references. Deleting this portion of the description, 
which describes a surface area, conforms to the E5 airspace area 
standard. This surface area is thoroughly and appropriately described 
in the Sacramento Executive Airport, CA, Class E2 airspace area. A 
review of airspace classification and air traffic procedures has made 
this action

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necessary. The intended effect of this action is to remove overlapping 
descriptions of controlled airspace.
    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 11034; 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  Sacramento, CA [Revised]

Sacramento VORTAC
    (lat. 38 deg.26'37''N, long. 121 deg.33'06''W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within an 11.3-mile radius of the Sacramento VORTAC and that 
airspace within a 33-mile radius of the Sacramento VORTAC, bounded 
on the west by the west edge of V-23, and clockwise along the 33-
mile radius to the northeast edge of V-23 and that airspace 
southwest of Sacramento VORTAC bounded by a line beginning at lat. 
38 deg.16'00''N, long. 122 deg.05'04''W; to lat. 38 deg.30'00''N, 
long. 121 deg.48'04''W; to lat. 38 deg.16'00''N, long. 
121 deg.39'04''W; to lat. 38 deg.02'00''N, long. 121 deg.52'04''W, 
thence via lat. 38 deg.02'00''N, to the west edge of V-195, thence 
via the west edge of V-195 to lat. 38 deg.16'00''N, thence to the 
point of beginning. That airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet 
above the surface bounded by a line beginning at the point of 
intersection of the east edge of V-195 and the south edge of V-200, 
thence via the south edge of V-200, the west edge of V-23 and lat. 
39 deg.00'00''N, to the west edge of V-165, thence via the west edge 
of V-165 to the north edge of V-244, thence via the north edge of V-
244 to long. 120 deg.04'04''W, thence via long.120 deg.04'04''W, to 
lat. 38 deg.07'00''N, thence via lat. 38 deg.07'00''N, to long. 
121 deg.37'04''W, thence via long. 121 deg.37'04''W, to lat. 
38 deg.02'00''N, thence via lat. 38 deg.02'00''N, to the east edge 
of V-195, thence via the east edge of V-195 to the point of 
beginning.
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    Issued in Los Angeles, California, on April 17, 1997.
Sabra W. Kaulia,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Western-Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. 97-11376 Filed 4-30-97; 8:45 am]
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