[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 123 (Thursday, June 26, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 34394-34395]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-16463]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 97-AWP-15]


Revision of Class D and Class E Airspace; Los Angeles, CA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action revises the legal description for the 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 action is to reduce the complexity of the air traffic 
procedures and reduce the number of facilities controlling traffic 
within this area.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC July 17, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Larry Tonish, Airspace Branch, AWP-520.7, Air Traffic Division, 
Western-Pacific Region, Federal Aviation Administration, 15000 Aviation 
Boulevard, Lawndale, California, 90261, telephone (310) 725-6555.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

History

    On April 14, 1997, the FAA proposed to amend part 71 of the Federal 
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) by revising the Class D and Class 
E airspace areas at Los Angeles, CA (62 FR 18066). This action modifies 
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 action is to reduce 
the complexity of the air traffic procedures and reduce the number of 
facilities controlling traffic within this area.
    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 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 Rule

    This amendment to part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 
CFR part 71) revises 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 action is to reduce the complexity of the air traffic 
procedures and reduce the number of facilities controlling traffic 
within this area.
    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 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 June 10, 1997.
Rosie L. Marino,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Western-Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. 97-16463 Filed 6-25-97; 8:45 am]
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