[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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