[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 45 (Tuesday, March 7, 2000)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 11866]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-5490]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 99-AWP-26]


Establishment of Class E Airspace; Big Bear City, CA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action establishes an Class E airspace area at Big Bear 
City, CA. The establishment of a Global Positioning System (GPS) 
Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) to Runway (RWY) 26 at Big 
Bear City 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 26 SIAP to Big Bear City Airport. The intended effect of this 
action is to provide adequate controlled airspace for Instrument Flight 
Rules (IFR) operations at Big Bear City Airport, Big Bear City, CA.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC April 20, 2000.

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 December 29, 1999, the FAA proposed to amend 14 CFR part 71 by 
establishing a Class E airspace area at Big Bear City, CA (64 FR 
72969). Additional controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet 
above the surface is needed to contain aircraft executing the GPS RWY 
26 SIAP at Big Bear City Airport. This action will provide adequate 
controlled airspace for aircraft executing the GPS RWY 26 SIAP at Big 
Bear City Airport, Big Bear City, 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 Big Bear City, CA. The development of a GPS RWY 26 SIAP has 
made this action necessary. The effect of this action will provide 
adequate airspace for aircraft executing the GPS RWY 26 SIAP at Big 
Bear City Airport, Big Bear City, 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  Big Bear City, CA [New]

Big Bear City, CA
    (Lat. 34 deg.15'49" N, long. 116 deg.51'16" W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.5 mile radius of the Big Bear City Airport.
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    Dated: Issued in Los Angeles, California, on February 23, 2000.
John Clancy,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Western-Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. 00-5490 Filed 3-6-00; 8:45 am]
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