[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 38 (Monday, February 26, 2001)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 11530-11531]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-4679]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 00-AWP-15]


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

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action modifies 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. A review of airspace and 
procedures has made this action necessary. The intended effect of this 
action is to reduce the volume of regulatory airspace at Sacramento 
Executive Airport to only that necessary for safe and efficient 
operations.

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 17, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeri Carson, Airspace Specialist, AWP-
520.11, Air Traffic Division, Western-Pacific Region, Federal Aviation 
Administration, 15000 Aviation Boulevard, Lawndale, California 90261, 
telephone (310) 725-6611.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On November 28, 2000, the FAA published a document (65 FR 70824) 
proposing to revise the Class D and E airspace areas at Sacramento 
Executive Airport in Sacramento, California. Interested parties were 
invited to participate in this rulemaking effort by submitting comments 
on the proposal to the FAA. In the ensuing comment period, which closed 
on January 12, 2001, the FAA received no comments on the proposed 
action.

The Rule

    This action amends 14 CFR part 71 by reducing the radius of the 
basic surface area at Sacramento Executive Airport and by removing 
those portions of airspace defined as a northeast extension to the 
basic surface area. 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.
    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 E2 airspace designations listed in this 
document will be published subsequently in that Order.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71

    Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (air).

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Adoption of the Amendment

    In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation 
Administration amends part 71 of Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations 
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 5000  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 February 12, 2001.
John Clancy,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Western-Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. 01-4679 Filed 2-23-01; 8:45 am]
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