[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 136 (Friday, July 16, 1999)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 38304]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-18209]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 98-AWP-33]


Proposed Establishment of Class E Airspace; Imperial County, CA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action establishes Class E airspace at Imperial County 
Airport, CA. Additional controlled airspace is required for departure 
procedures at Imperial County Airport. A review of airspace 
classification and air traffic procedures has made this action 
necessary.

EFFECTIVE DATE: September 9, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Debra Trindle, Airspace Specialist, 
Airspace Branch, AWP-520.10, Air Traffic Division, Western-Pacific 
Region, Federal Aviation Administration, 15000 Aviation Boulevard, 
Lawndale, California 90261, telephone (310) 725-6613.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

History

    On Tuesday, April 13, 1999, the FAA proposed to establish 
additional Class E airspace at Imperial County Airport, Imperial 
County, CA (64 FR 17983).
    Interested parties were invited to participate in this rulemaking 
proceeding by submitting written comments on the proposal to the FAA. 
No comments were received. Class E airspace 700 feet or more above the 
surface of the earth is published in Paragraph 6005 FAA Order 7400.9F, 
Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated September 10, 1998, 
and effective September 16, 1998, through September 15, 1999, which is 
incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class E airspace 
designation listed in this document would be published subsequently in 
this Order.

The Rule

    This amendment to 14 CFR part 71 of the Federal Aviation 
Regulations establishes Class E airspace at Imperial County Airport, 
CA. This action provides the additional controlled airspace required 
for departure procedures at Imperial County Airport. The area will be 
depicted on appropriate aeronautical charts.
    The FAA has determined that this proposed regulation only involves 
an established body of technical regulations for which frequent and 
routine amendments are necessary to keep them operationally current. 
Therefore, this proposed 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 proposed rule would 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).

The Proposed Amendment

    In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation 
Administration proposes to amend 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.


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  Imperial County Airport, CA [NEW]

Imperial County, CA
    (Lat. 32 deg.50'03''N, long. 115 deg.34'43''W)
El Centro NAF, CA
    (Lat. 32 deg.49'45''N long. 115 deg.40'18''W)
Brawley Municipal Airport, CA
    (Lat. 32 deg.59'35''W long. 115 deg.31'01''W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6-mile radius of Imperial County Airport; excluding that 
portion within the El Centro NAF, CA, Class D airspace area and 
excluding that airspace within the Brawly Municipal Airport, CA 
Class E airspace area.
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    Issued in Los Angeles, California, on June 22, 1999.
Dawna J. Vicars,
Assistant Manager, Air Traffic Division, Western-Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. 99-18209 Filed 7-15-99; 8:45 am]
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