[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 70 (Monday, April 13, 1998)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 17935-17936]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-9645]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 96-AWP-3]


Establishment of Class E Airspace; Apple Valley, CA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action establishes a Class E airspace area at Apple 
Valley, CA. The development of a Global Positioning System (GPS) Runway 
(RWY) 18 Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) has made this 
action necessary. The intended effect of this action is to provide 
adequate controlled airspace for Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) 
operations at Apple Valley Airport, Apple Valley, CA.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC June 18, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Larry Tonish, Airspace Specialist, Airspace Branch, AWP-520, Air 
Traffic Division, Western-Pacific Region, Federal Aviation 
Administration, 15000 Aviation Boulevard, Lawndale, California 90261, 
telephone (310) 725-6539.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

    On May 30, 1997, the FAA proposed to amend 14 CFR part 71 by 
establishing a Class E airspace area at Apple Valley, CA (62 FR 29312). 
This action will provide adequate controlled airspace to accommodate 
the GPS RWY 18 SIAP at Apple Valley Airport, Apple Valley, 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 
designations for airspace extending 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. The Class E airspace 
designation listed in this document will be published subsequently in 
the Order.

The Rule

    This amendment to 14 CFR part 71 establishes a Class E airspace 
area at Apple Valley, CA. The development of a GPS SIAP has made this 
action necessary. The effect of this action will provide adequate 
airspace for aircraft executing the GPS RWY 18 SIAP at Apple Valley 
Airport, Apple Valley, 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

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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, CLASS E 
AIRSPACE AREAS; ROUTES; AND REPORTING POINTS

    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.


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  Apple Valley, CA  [New]

Apple Valley Airport, CA
    (lat. 34 deg.34'45''N, long. 117 deg.11'10''W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 8-mile radius Apple Valley Airport and within 1.8 miles 
each side of the 016 deg. bearing from the Apple Valley Airport, 
extending from the 8-mile radius to 12.5 miles north of the airport, 
excluding that portion within the Victorville, CA, Class E airspace 
area.
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    Issued in Los Angeles, California on March 30, 1998.
Sherry Avery,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division,
Western-Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. 98-9645 Filed 4-10-98; 8:45 am]
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