[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 86 (Tuesday, May 5, 1998)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 24745-24746]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-11857]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 96-AWP-4]


Establishment of Class E Airspace; Borrego Springs, CA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action establishes a Class E airspace area at Borrego 
Springs, CA. The establishment of a Global Positioning System (GPS) 
Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) to Runway (RWY) 25 at 
Borrego Valley 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 GPS 
RWY 25 SIAP at Borrego Valley Airport. The intended effect of this 
action is to provide adequate controlled airspace for Instrument Flight 
Rules (IFR) operations Borrego Valley Airport, Borrego Springs, CA.

EFFECTIVE DATES: 0901 UTC August 13, 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 March 9, 1998, the FAA proposed to amend 14 CFR part 71 by 
establishing a Class E airspace area at Berrego Springs, CA (63 FR 
11382). The establishment of a GPS RWY 25 SIAP to Borrego Valley 
Airport has made this action necessary. Additional controlled airspace 
extending upward from 700 feet above the surface is needed to contain 
aircraft executing instrument operations at Borrego Valley Airport. 
This action will provide adequate controlled airspace for aircraft 
executing the GPS RWY 25 SIAP at Borrego Valley Airport, Borrego 
Springs, 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,

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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 Borrego Springs, CA. Additional controlled airspace extending 
upward from 700 feet above the surface was required for aircraft 
executing instrument operations at Borrego Valley Airport. The effect 
of this action will provide adequate airspace for aircraft executing 
the GPS RWY 25 SIAP at Borrego Valley Airport, Borrego Springs, 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 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 7400.9E, 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  Borrego Springs, CA [New]

Borrego Valley Airport, CA
(lat. 33 deg.15'33'' N, long. 116 deg.19'16'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.4-mile radius of the Borrego Valley Airport.
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    Issued in Los Angeles, California, on April 22, 1998.
John G. Clancy,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Western-Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. 98-11857 Filed 5-4-98; 8:45 am]
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