[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 19 (Thursday, January 29, 1998)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 4387]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-2223]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 97-AWP-10]


Modification of Class E Airspace; Tracy, CA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action amends the Class E airspace areas at Tracy, CA. 
The development of a Global Positioning System (GPS) Standard 
Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) to Runway (RWY) 11, GPS SIAP to 
RWY 25, and a GPS SIAP to RWY 29 at Tracy Municipal Airport has made 
this action necessary. Additional controlled airspace extending upward 
from 700 feet or more above the surface of the earth is needed to 
contain aircraft executing the approach and departure procedures at 
Tracy Municipal Airport. The intended effect of this action is to 
provide adequate controlled airspace for Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) 
operations at Tracy Municipal Airport, Tracy, CA.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC April 23, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Debra Trindle, Airspace Specialist, 
Airspace Branch, AWP-520, Air Traffic Division, Western-Pacific Region, 
Federal Aviation Administration, 15000 Aviation Boulevard, Lawndale, 
California, 90261, telephone (310) 725-6613.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

History

    On November 20, 1997, the FAA proposed to amend 14 CFR part 71 to 
modify the Class E airspace area at Tracy, CA (62 FR 61927). The 
development of GPS SIAP's at Tracy Municipal Airport has made this 
action necessary. The intended effect of this action is to provide 
additional controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet or more 
above surface of the earth is needed to contain aircraft executing the 
GPS RWY 11 SIAP, GPS RWY 25 SIAP, GSP RWY 29 SIAP, and other IFR 
operations at Tracy Municipal Airport, Tracy, 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 areas 
extending upward from 700 feet or more above the surface of the earth 
are published in paragraph 6005 of FAA Order 7400.9E, dated September 
10, 1997, and effective September 16, 1997, which is incorporated by 
reference in 14 CFR 71.1. Class E airspace designations listed in this 
document will be published subsequently in the Order.

The Rule

    This amendment to 14 CFR part 71 modifies the Class E airspace area 
at Tracy, CA. The development of a GPS RWY 11 SIAP, GPS RWY 25 SIAP, 
and a GPS RWY 29 SIAP at Tracy Municipal Airport has made this action 
necessary. Additional controlled airspace extending upward from 700 
feet or more above the surface is needed to contain aircraft executing 
the approach and departures procedures at Tracy Municipal Airport. The 
intended effect of this action is to provide adequate controlled 
airspace for aircraft executing the GPS RWY 11 SIAP, a GPS RWY 25 SIAP, 
and a GPS RWY 29 SIAP, and other IFR operations at Tracy Municipal 
Airport, Tracy, 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 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--DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, CLASS B, CLASS C, CLASS D, AND 
CLASS E AIRSPACE AREAS; ROUTES; AND REPORTING POINTS

    1. The authority citation for 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.


Sec. 71.1  [Amended]

    2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of the Federal 
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9E, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated September 10, 1997, and effective September 16, 
1997, 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 Tracy, CA [Revised]

Tracy Municipal Airport, CA
    (Lat. 37 deg.41'21''N, long. 121 deg.26'31''W)
Manteca VORTAC
    (Lat. 37 deg.50'01''N, long. 121 deg.10'17''W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.4-mile radius of Tracy Municipal Airport and within 2.2 
miles each side of the Manteca VORTEC 237 deg. radial, extending 
from the 6.4-mile radius to 4.9 miles southwest of the Manteca 
VORTAC and within 1.8 miles each side of the 117 deg. bearing from 
the Tracy Municipal Airport, extending from the 6.4-mile radius to 
8.4 miles southeast of the Tracy Municipal Airport and within 1.8 
miles each side of the 326 deg. bearing from the Tracy Municipal 
Airport, extending from the 6.4-mile radius to 7.7 miles northwest 
of Tracy Municipal Airport, excluding that portion within the Byron, 
CA, Class E and Modesto, CA, Class E airspace areas, and excluding 
that airspace within Restricted Area R2531A.
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    Issued in Los Angeles, California, on January 6, 1998.
George D. Williams,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Western-Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. 98-2223 Filed 1-28-98; 8:45 am]
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