[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 164 (Wednesday, August 23, 2000)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 51263-51264]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-21491]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 00-AWP-8]


Proposed Modification of Class E Airspace; Willits, CA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This action proposes to modify the Class E airspace area at 
Willits, CA. A revision of the 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 1200 feet above 
the surface of the earth is needed to contain aircraft executing the 
RNAV RWY 16 and RWY 34 SIAP with a Terminal Arrival Area (TAA) design 
to Ells Field-Willits Municipal Airport. The intended effect of this 
proposal is to provide adequate controlled airspace for Instrument 
Flight Rules (IFR) operations at Ells Field-Willits Municipal Airport, 
Willits, CA.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before September 29, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Federal 
Aviation Administration, Attn: Manager, Airspace Branch, AWP-520, 
Docket No. 00-AWP-8, Air Traffic Division, 15000 Aviation boulevard, 
Lawndale, California 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, California 90261.
    An information 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: Jeri Carson, Air Traffic Airspace 
Specialist, Airspace Branch, AWP-520, Air Traffic Division, Western-
Pacific Region, Federal Aviation Administration, 15000 Aviation 
Boulevard, Lawndale, California 90261; telephone (310) 725-6611

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 No. 00-
AWP-8.'' The postcard will be date/time stamped and returned to the 
commenter. All communications 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 action 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, California 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.

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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, California 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 modifying 
the Class E airspace area at Willits, CA. A revision to the RNAV RWY 16 
and RWY 34 SIAP at Ells Field-Willits Municipal Airport has made this 
proposal necessary. Additional controlled airspace extending upward 
from 1200 feet above the surface is needed to contain aircraft 
executing these RNAV approach procedures at Ells Field-Willits 
Municipal Airport. The intended effect of this proposal is to provide 
adequate controlled airspace for aircraft executing the RNAV RWY 16 and 
RWY 34 SIAP at Ells Field-Willits Municipal Airport, Willits, CA.
    Class E airspace designations 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 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 7400.9G, 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  Willits, CA [Revised]

Ells Field-Willits Municipal Airport, CA
    (Lat. 39 deg.27'05" N, long. 123 deg.22'20" 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; and that airspace extending 
upward from 1,200 feet above the surface within a 38-mile radius of 
the Ells Field-Willits Municipal Airport.
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    Issued in Los Angeles, California, on August 8, 2000.
Dawna J. Vicars,
Assistant Manager, Air Traffic Division, Western-Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. 00-21491 Filed 8-22-00; 8:45 am]
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