[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 136 (Friday, July 16, 1999)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 38303-38304]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-18210]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Airspace Docket No. 97-AWP-16]
Establishment of Class E Airspace; Minden, NV
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This action establishes a Class E airspace area at Minden, NV.
The establishment of a Global Positioning System (GPS) GPS-A and GPS-B
Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) at Minden-Tahoe Airport
has made this proposal 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-A and GPS-B SIAP to
Minden-Tahoe Airport. The intended effect of this action is to provide
adequate controlled airspace for Instrument Flight Rules (IFR)
operations at Minden-Tahoe Airport, Minden, NV.
EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC September 9, 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 May 18, 1999, the FAA proposed to amend 14 CFR part 71 by
establishing a Class E airspace area at Minden, NV (64 FR 26922).
Additional controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the
surface is needed to contain aircraft executing the GPS-A and GPS-B
SIAP at Minden-Tahoe Airport. This action will provide adequate
controlled airspace for aircraft executing the GPS-A and GPS-B SIAP at
Airport, Minden, NV.
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 establishes a Class E airspace
area at Minden, NV. The development of a GPS-A and GPS-B SIAP has made
this action necessary. The effect of this action will provide adequate
airspace for aircraft executing the GPS-A and GPS-B SIAP at Minden-
Tahoe Airport, Minden, NV.
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
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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 7400.9F, 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 NV E5 Minden, NV [New]
Minden-Tahoe Airport, NV
(Lat. 39 deg.00'02'' N, long. 119 deg.45'11'' W)
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 6.5-mile radius of the Minden-Tahoe Airport.
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Issued in Los Angeles, California, on June 30, 1999.
Dawna J. Vicars,
Assistant Manager, Air Traffic Division Western-Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. 99-18210 Filed 7-15-99; 8:45 am]
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