[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 199 (Friday, October 15, 1999)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 55818-55819]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-26946]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 99-AWP-15]


Establishment of Class E Airspace; Clearlake, CA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action establishes a Class E airspace area at Clearlake, 
CA. The establishment of a Special Global Positioning System (GPS) 
Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) Copter 321 Point In Space 
approach serving Redbud Community Hospital Heliport has made this 
action necessary. 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 321 Point In Space approach to Redbud 
Community Hospital Heliport. The intended effect of this action is to 
provide adequate controlled airspace for Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) 
operations at the Redbud Community Hospital Heliport, Clearlake, CA.

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 August 13, 1999, the FAA proposed to amend 14 CFR part 71 by 
establishing a Class E airspace area at Clearlake, CA (64 FR 44140). 
Controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface is 
needed to contain helicopters executing the Special Copter GPS 321 
Point In Space approach at the Redbud Community Hospital Heliport. This 
action will provide adequate controlled airspace for IFR operations at 
the Redbud Community Hospital Heliport, Clearlake, 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 
7400.9G dated September 1, 1999, and effective September 16, 1999, 
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 Clearlake, CA. Controlled airspace extending upward from 700 
feet above the surface is required for helicopters executing the 
Special Copter GPS 321 Point In Space approach to the Redbud Community 
Hospital Heliport. The effect of this action will provide adequate 
airspace for helicopters

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executing the Special Copter GPS 321 Point In Space approach to the 
Redbud Community Hospital Heliport, Clearlake, 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 7400.9G, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated September 1, 1999, and effective September 16, 
1999, 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 Clearlake, CA [New]

Redbud Community Hospital Heliport, CA Point In Space Coordinates
    (Lat. 38 deg.55'01'' N, long. 122 deg.36'42'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6-mile radius of the Point In Space serving the Redbud 
Community Hospital Heliport.
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    Issued in Los Angeles, California, on September 23, 1999.
John Clancy
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Western-Pacific Region
[FR Doc. 99-26946 Filed 10-14-99; 8:45 am]
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