[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 156 (Friday, August 13, 1999)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 44142-44143]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-21023]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 99-AWP-17]


Proposed Establishment of Class E Airspace; Napa, CA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This action proposed to establish a Class E airspace area at 
Napa, CA. The establishment of a Special Global Positioning System 
(GPS) Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) Copter 050 Point In 
Space approach serving Queen of the Valley Hospital Heliport has made 
this proposal necessary. Additional controlled airspace extending 
upward

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from 700 feet or more above the surface of the earth is needed to 
contain helicopters executing the Special Copter GPS 050 Point In Space 
approach to Queen of the Valley Hospital Heliport. The intended effect 
of this proposal is to provide adequate controlled airspace for 
Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations at Queen of the Valley 
Hospital Heliport, Napa, CA.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before September 16, 1999.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Federal 
Aviation Administration, Attn: Manager, Airspace Branch, AWP-520, 
Docket No. 99-AWP-17, Air Traffic Division, 15000 Aviation Boulevard, 
Lawndale, CA 90261.

    The official docket may be examined in the Office of the Regional 
Counsel, Western-Pacific Region, Federal Aviation Administration, Room 
6007, 15000 Aviation Boulevard, Lawndale, CA 90261
    An informal docket may also be examined during normal business 
hours at the Office of the Manager, Airspace Branch, Air Traffic 
Division at the above address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Larry Tonish, Air Traffic Airspace 
Specialist, Airspace Branch, AWP-520, Air Traffic Division, Western-
Pacific Region, Federal Aviation Administration, 15000 Aviation 
Boulevard, Lawndale, CA 90261, telephone (310) 725-6539.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Comments Invited

    Interested parties are invited to participate in this proposed 
rulemaking by submitting such written data, views, or arguments as they 
may desire. Comments that provide the factual basis supporting the 
views and suggestions presented are particularly helpful in developing 
reasoned regulatory decisions on the proposal. Comments are 
specifically invited on the overall regulatory, aeronautical, economic, 
environmental, and energy-related aspects of the proposal. 
Communications should identify the airspace docket number and be 
submitted in triplicate to the address listed above. Commenters wishing 
the FAA to acknowledge receipt of their comments on this action must 
submit with the comments a self-addressed, stamped postcard on which 
the following statement is made: ``Comments to Airspace Docket No. 99-
AWP-17.'' The postcard will be date/time stamped and returned to the 
commenter. All communications received on or before the specified 
closing date for comments will be considered before taking action on 
the proposed rule. The proposal contained in this notice may be changed 
in light of comments received. All comments submitted will be available 
for examination in the Airspace Branch, Air Traffic Division, 15000 
Aviation Boulevard, Lawndale, CA 90261, both before and after the 
closing date for comments. A report summarizing each substantive public 
contact with FAA personnel concerned with this rulemaking will be filed 
in the docket.

Availability of NPRM

    Any person may obtain a copy of this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 
(NPRM) by submitting a request to the Federal Aviation Administration, 
Airspace Branch 15000 Aviation Boulevard, Lawndale, CA 90261. 
Communications must identify the docket number of this NPRM. Persons 
interested in being on a mailing list for future NPRM's should also 
request a copy of Advisory Circular No. 11-2A, which describes the 
application procedures.

The Proposal

    The FAA is considering an amendment to 14 CFR part 71 by 
establishing a class E airspace area at Napa, CA. The establishment of 
a Special Copter 050 Point in Space approach at Queen of the Valley 
Hospital Heliport has made this proposal necessary. Additional 
controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface is 
needed to contain helicopters executing the Special Copter 050 Point in 
Space approach at Queen of the Valley Hospital Heliport. The intended 
effect of this proposal is to provide adequate controlled airspace for 
helicopters executing the Special Copter 050 Point in Space approach at 
Queen of the Valley Hospital Heliport, Napa, CA. Class E airspace 
designations 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 would be published subsequently in 
this Order.
    The FAA has determined that this proposed regulation only involved 
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  Napa, CA [New]

Queen of the Valley Hospital Heliport
Point In Space Coordinates
    (Lat. 38 deg.19'31''N, long. 122 deg.18'53''W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
and within a 5-mile radius of a Point In Space serving the Queen of 
the Valley Hospital Heliport, excluding that portion within the 
Santa Rafael, CA, Class E airspace area.
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    Issued in Los Angeles, California, on August 2, 1999.
John Clancy,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Western-Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. 99-21023 Filed 8-12-99; 8:45 am]
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