[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 229 (Tuesday, November 28, 2000)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 70824-70825]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-30249]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 00-AWP-15]


Proposed Modification to Sacramento Executive Airport Class D and 
E Surface Areas; Sacramento, CA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This action proposes to revise the Class D and E airspace 
areas at Sacramento Executive Airport by reducing the radius of the 
basic surface area and by removing those portions of airspace defined 
as a northeast extension to the basic surface area. The existing 
surface area radius exceeds criteria specified in FAA Order 7400.2, 
Procedures for Handling Airspace Matters. Additionally, the northeast 
extension to the basic surface area is no longer required for 
instrument approach and departure procedures at Sacramento Executive 
Airport.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before January 12, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposed in triplicate to: Federal 
Aviation Administration, Attn: Manager, Airspace Branch, AWP-520 Docket 
No. 00-AWP-15, Air Traffic Division, P.O. Box 92007, Worldway Postal 
Center, Los Angeles, California 90009.
    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 informal 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, Airspace Specialist, 
Airspace Branch, AWP-520.11, Air Traffic Division, Western-Pacific 
Region, Federal Aviation Administration, 15000 Aviation Boulevard, 
Lawndale, California 90261, telephone number (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-15''. 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, at 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.

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 that would 
modify the Sacramento Executive Airport Class D and E Surface Areas at 
Sacramento, CA. A review of airspace classification and air traffic 
procedures has made this action necessary. This notice proposes to 
remove those portions of airspace defined as a northeast extension to 
the Class D and E Surface Areas at Sacramento Executive Airport, and to 
reduce the radius of the basic surface area from 4.3-miles to 4.0-
miles. The northeast extension and 4.3-mile radius no longer required 
for any instrument approach or departure procedures at Sacramento 
Executive Airport. Class D and E2 airspace areas are published in 
Paragraphs 5000 and 6002, respectively, of FAA Order 7400.9H, Airspace 
Designations and Reporting Points, dated September 1, 2000, and 
effective September 16, 2000, through September 15, 2001, which is 
incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class D and E airspace 
designations 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

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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 7400.9H, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated September 1, 2000, and effective September 16, 
2000, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 2000 Class D Airspace.

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AWP CA D Sacramento Executive Airport, CA [Revised]

Sacramento Executive Airport, CA
    (Lat. 38 deg.30'45"N, long. 121 deg.29'37"W)
Sacramento VORTAC
    (Lat. 38 deg.26'37"N, long. 121 deg.33'06"W)
    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 
2,500 feet MSL within a 4-mile radius of Sacramento Executive 
Airport and within 1.8 miles each side of the Sacramento VORTAC 
032 deg. radial, extending from the 4-mile radius southwest to the 
VORTAC, excluding the airspace within the Sacramento International 
Airport, CA Class C airspace area. This Class D airspace area is 
effective during the specific dates and times established in advance 
by a Notice to Airmen. The effective date and time will thereafter 
be continuously published in the Airport/Facility Directory.
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Paragraph 6002 Class E Airspace Designated as Surface Areas.

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AWP CA E2 Sacramento Executive Airport, CA [Revised]

Sacramento Executive Airport, CA
    (Lat. 38 deg.30'45"N, long. 121 deg.29'37"W)
Sacramento VORTAC
    (Lat. 38 deg.26'37"N, long. 121 deg.33'06"W)
    That airspace within a 4-mile radius of Sacramento Executive 
Airport and within 1.8 miles each side of the Sacramento VORTAC 
032 deg. radial, extending from the 4-mile radius southwest to the 
VORTAC, excluding the airspace within the Sacramento International 
Airport, CA Class C airspace area. This Class E airspace area is 
effective during the specific dates and times established in advance 
by a Notice to Airmen. The effective date and time will thereafter 
be continuously published in the Airport/Facility Directory.
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    Issued in Los Angeles, California, on November 16, 2000.
Tommy E. Barclay,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Western-Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. 00-30249 Filed 11-27-00; 8:45 am]
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