[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 156 (Friday, August 13, 1999)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 44139-44140]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-21027]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 99-AWP-14]


Proposed Establishment of Class E Airspace; St. Helena, CA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This action proposes to establish a Class E airspace area at 
St. Helena, CA. The establishment of a Special Global Positioning 
System (GPS) Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) Copter 293 
Point In Space approach serving St. Helena Fire Department Heliport 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 helicopters executing the Special Copter GPS 293 Point In 
Space approach to St. Helena Fire Department Heliport. The intended 
effect of this proposal is to provide adequate controlled airspace for 
Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations at St. Helena Fire Department 
Heliport, St. Helena, 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-14, 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 99-AWP-
14.'' The postcard will be date/time stamped and returned to the 
commenter. All communications

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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 placed 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 St. Helena, CA. The 
establishment of a Special Copter GPS 293 Point In Space approach at 
St. Helena Fire Department 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 
GPS 293 Point In Space approach to the St. Helena Fire Department 
Hospital Heliport. The intended effect of this proposal is to provide 
adequate controlled airspace for rotorcraft executing the Special 
Copter GPS 293 Point In Space approach to the St. Helena Fire 
Department Heliport, St. Helena, 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 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  ST Helena, CA [New]

ST Helena Fire Department Heliport
Point In Space Coordinates
    (Lat. 38 deg.32'21''N, long. 122 deg.29'35''W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
and within a 7-mile radius of a Point In Space serving the ST Helena 
Fire Department Heliport.
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    Issued in Los Angeles, California, on August 2, 1999.
John Clancy,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Western-Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. 99-21027 Filed 8-12-99; 8:45 am]
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