[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 170 (Thursday, September 2, 1999)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 48089-48090]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-22897]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 99-AWP-2]


Modification of Class E Airspace; Mojave, CA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action modifies the Class E airspace area at Mojave, CA. 
The establishment of a Global Positioning System (GPS) Standard 
Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) to Runway (RWY) 4 and GPS RWY 22 
at Mojave 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 
RWY 4 and GPS RWY 22 SIAP to Mojave Airport. The intended effect of 
this action is to provide adequate controlled airspace for Instrument 
Flight Rules (IFR) operations at Mojave Airport, Mojave, CA. This 
action also corrects an error in the geographic coordinates of the 
Mojave Airport, CA, and removes the Edward AFB, CA, header of the 
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that was published in the Federal 
Register on July 7, 1999 (64 FR 36631) Airspace Docket No. 99-AWP-2.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC November 4, 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 July 7, 1999, the FAA proposed to amend 14 CFR part 71 by 
modifying the Class E airspace area at Mojave, CA (64 FR 36631). 
Additional controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the 
surface is needed to contain aircraft executing the GPS RWY 4 and GPS 
RWY 22 SIAP at Mojave Airport. This action will provide adequate 
controlled airspace for aircraft executing the GPS RWY 4 and GPS RWY 22 
SIAP at Mojave Airport, Mojave, CA.
    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 modifies the Class E airspace area 
at Mojave, CA. The development of a GPS RWY 4 and GPS RWY 22 SIAP has 
made this action necessary. The effect of this action will provide 
adequate airspace for aircraft executing the GPS RWY 4 and GPS RWY 22 
SIAP at Mojave Airport, Mojave, CA.
    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 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

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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  Mojave, CA--[Revised]

Mojave Airport, CA
    (Lat 35 deg.03'34''N, long. 118 deg.09'07''W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.6-mile radius of the Mojave Airport.
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    Issued in Los Angeles, California, on August 13, 1999.
John Clancy,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Western-Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. 99-22897 Filed 9-1-99; 8:45 am]
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