[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 110 (Monday, June 9, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 31337]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-14979]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 97-AWP-9]


Revocation of Class E Airspace; El Rico, CA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action revokes the Class E airspace area at El Rico, CA. 
The cancellation of instrument approach procedures at El Rico Airport 
has made this action necessary. The intended effect of this action is 
to revoke controlled airspace since the purpose and requirements for 
the airspace area no longer exist at El Rico Airport, El Rico, CA.

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 21, 1997, the FAA proposed to amend Part 71 of the Federal 
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) by revoking the Class E airspace 
area at El Rico, CA (62 FR 19238). This action revokes the Class E 
airspace area at El Rico, CA. The cancellation of instrument approach 
procedures at El Rico Airport has made this action necessary. The 
intended effect of this action is to revoke controlled airspace since 
the purpose and requirements for the airspace area no longer exist at 
El Rico Airport, El Rico, CA.
    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 removed subsequently in 
this Order.

The Rule

    This amendment to part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 
CFR part 71) revokes the Class E airspace area at El Rico, CA. The 
cancellation of instrument approach procedures at El Rico Airport has 
made this action necessary. The intended effect of this action is to 
revoke controlled airspace since the purpose and requirements for the 
airspace area no longer exist at El Rico Airport, El Rico, 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 areas extending upward from 700 
feet or more above the surface of the earth.

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AWP CA E5 El Rico, CA [Removed]

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    Issued in Los Angeles, California, on May 27, 1997.
George D. Williams,
Manager Air Traffic Division, Western-Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. 97-14979 Filed 6-6-97; 8:45 am]
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