[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 104 (Tuesday, May 30, 2000)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 34392-34393]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-13461]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 00-AWP-1]


Modification of Class E Airspace; Willits, CA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION:  Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action modifies the Class E airspace area at Willits, CA. 
The establishment of an Area Navigation (RNAV) Standard Instrument 
Approach Procedure (SIAP) to Runway (RWY) 16 and RWY 34 at Ells Field-
Willits Municipal Airport has made this proposal necessary. Additional 
controlled airspace extending upward from 7000 feet or more above the 
surface of the earth is needed to contain aircraft executing the RBAV 
RWY 16 and RWY 34 SIAP to Ells Field-Willits Municipal Airport. The 
intended effect of this action is to provide adequate controlled 
airspace for Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations at Ells Field-
Willits Municipal Airport, Willits, CA.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC August 10, 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 March 22, 2000, the FAA proposed to amend 14 CFR part 71 by 
modifying the Class E airspace area at Willis, CA (65 FR 15282). 
Additional controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the 
surface is needed to contain aircraft executing the RNAV RWY 16 and RWY 
34 SIAP at Ells Field-Willis Municipal Airport. This action will 
provide adequate controlled airspace for aircraft executing the RNAV 
RWY 16 and RWY 34 SIAP at Ells Field-Willits Municipal Airport, 
Willits, 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 designation 
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 modifies the Class E airspace area 
at Willits, CA. The development of a RNAV RWY 16 and RWY 34 SIAP has 
made this action necessary. The effect of this action will provide 
adequate airspace for aircraft executing the RNAV RWY 16 and RWY 34 
SIAP at Ells Field-Willits Municipal Airport, Willits, 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:

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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; 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 follow:

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  Willits, CA [Revised]

Ells Field-Willits Municipal Airport, CA
    (Lat. 39 deg.27'03" N, long. 123 deg.22'12" W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.3-mile radius of the Ells Field-Willits Municipal Airport 
and that airspace bounded by a line beginning at lat. 39 deg.28'00" 
N, long. 123 deg.30'15" W; to lat. 39 deg.48'30" N, long. 
123 deg.42'00" W; to lat. 39 deg.53'30" N, long. 123 deg.28'30" W; 
to lat. 39 deg.32'11" N, long. 123 deg.17'27" W, thence clockwise 
along the 6.3-mile radius of the Ells Field-Willits Municipal 
Airport, to the point of beginning.
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    Issued in Los Angeles, California, on April 25, 2000.
William D. Marino, Jr.,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Western-Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. 00-13461 Filed 5-26-00; 8:45 am]
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