[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 108 (Monday, June 7, 1999)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 30241-30242]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-14215]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 99-AWP-3]


Modification of Class E Airspace; Santa Rosa, CA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action modifies the Class E airspace area at Santa Rosa, 
CA. The establishment of a Global Positioning System (GPS) Standard 
Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) to Runway (RWY) 14 and GPS RWY 32 
at Sonoma County 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 14 and GPS RWY 32 SIAP to Sonoma County Airport. The intended 
effect of this action is to provide adequate controlled airspace for 
Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations Sonoma County Airport, Santa 
Rosa, CA.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC July 15, 1999.

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 April 5, 1999, the FAA proposed to amend 14 CFR part 71 by 
modifying the Class E airspace area at Santa Rosa, CA (64 FR 16369). 
Controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface is 
needed to contain aircraft executing the GPS RWY 14 and GPS RWY 32 SIAP 
at Sonoma County Airport. This action will provide adequate controlled 
airspace for IFR operations at Sonoma County Airport, Santa Rosa, 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 
7400.9F dated September 10, 1998, and effective September 16, 1998, 
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 modifies the Class E airspace area 
at Santa Rosa, CA. Controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet 
above the surface is required for aircraft executing the GPS RWY 14 and 
GPS RWY 32 SIAP at Sonoma County Airport. The effect of this action 
will provide adequate airspace for aircraft executing the GPS RWY 14 
and GPS RWY 32 SIAP at Sonoma County Airport, Santa Rosa, 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

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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; AIRWAYS; 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 7400.9F, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated September 10, 1998, and effective September 16, 
1998, 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  Santa Rosa, CA [Revised]

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
beginning at lat. 38 deg.56'00''N, long. 123 deg.02'04''W; to lat. 
39 deg.15'00''N, long. 123 deg.02'04''W; to lat. 39 deg.15'00''N, 
long. 122 deg.49'04''W; to lat. 38 deg.47'30''N, long. 
122 deg.49'04''W; to lat. 38 deg.23'00''N, long. 122 deg.38'04''W; 
to lat. 38 deg.18'00''N, long. 122 deg.48'04''W; to lat. 
38 deg.56'00''N, long. 123 deg.16'30''W., thence to the point of 
beginning.
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    Issued in Los Angeles, California, on May 20, 1999.
John Clancy,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Western-Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. 99-14215 Filed 6-4-99; 8:45 am]
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