[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 94 (Thursday, May 15, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 26739-26740]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-12754]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 97-AWP-11]


Revision of Class E Airspace; Bishop, CA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action revises the legal description for the Class E 
airspace area at Bishop, CA. 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 March 21, 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 Bishop, CA (62 FR 13562). This action corrects the Class E 
airspace description at Bishop, CA, by removing reference to airspace 
currently defined at V-381 from the Bishop, CA, E5 legal description. 
The airspace associated with V-381 is otherwise thoroughly and 
appropriately described. 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.
    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 Bishop, CA, by 
removing reference to airspace currently defined as V-381 from the 
Bishop, CA, E5 legal description. The airspace associated with V-381 is 
otherwise thoroughly and appropriately described. 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.
    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:

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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 Bishop, CA

Beatty VORTAC
    (lat. 36 deg.48'02'' N, long. 116 deg.44'52'' W)
Bishop VOR/DME
    (lat. 37 deg.22'37'' N, long. 118 deg.21'59'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 4.3-mile radius of the Bishop VOR and that airspace within 
2.2 miles each side of the Bishop VOR 337 deg. radial extending from 
the 4.3-mile radius to 27.8 miles northwest of the VOR. That 
airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface within 8 
miles southwest and 11 miles northeast of the Bishop VOR 157 deg. 
and 337 deg. radials, extending from 16 miles northwest of the VOR 
to 19.1 miles southeast of the VOR. That airspace extending upward 
from 12,500 feet MSL within 4.3 miles each side of a direct course 
between the Bishop VOR and Lidat Intersection, 36.5 miles 12,500 
feet MSL, 10,500 feet MSL Lidat Intersection and within 4.3 miles 
each side of a direct course between Bishop VOR and Beatty VORTAC 
69.5 miles 12,500 feet MSL, 10,500 feet MSL Beatty.
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    Issued in Los Angeles, California, on May 5, 1997.
Sabra W. Kaulia,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Western-Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. 97-12754 Filed 5-14-97; 8:45 am]
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