[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 105 (Friday, May 31, 2002)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 37977]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-13710]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 01-AWP-18]


Establishment of Class E Airspace; Calipatria, CA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action establishes a Class E airspace area at Calipatria, 
CA. The establishment of a Area Navigation (RNAV) Global Positing 
System (GPS) Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) RNAV (GPS) 
Runway (RWY) 08 SIAP to Cliff Hatfield Memorial Airport, Calipatria, CA 
has made action necessary. Additional controlled airspace extending 
upward from 700 feet or more above the surface of the earth is needed 
to contain aircraft executing the RNAV (GPS) RWY 08 SIAP to Cliff 
Hatfield Memorial Airport. The intended effect of this action is to 
provide adequate controlled airspace for Instrument Flight Rules 
operations at Cliff Hatfield Memorial Airport, Calipatria, CA.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC June 13, 2002.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeri Carson, 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:

History

    On April 29, 2002, the FAA proposed to amend 14 CFR part 71 
establishing a Class E airspace area at Calipatria, CA (67 FR 20921). 
Additional controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet or more 
above the surface is needed to contain aircraft executing the RNAV 
(GPS) RWY 08 SIAP to Cliff Hatfield Memorial Airport. This action will 
provide adequate controlled airspace for aircraft executing the RNAV 
(GPS) RWY 08 SIAP to Cliff Hatfield Memorial Airport, Calipatria, 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 
7400.9J, dated August 31, 2001, and effective September 16, 2001, 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 Calipatria, CA. The establishment of a RNAV (GPS) RWY 08 SIAP 
to Cliff Hatfield Memorial Airport has made this action necessary. The 
effect of this action will provide adequate airspace for aircraft 
executing the RNAV (GPS) RWY 08 SIAP to Cliff Hatfield Memorial 
Airport, Calipatria, 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 7400.9J, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated August 31, 2001, and effective September 16, 
2001, 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 Calipatria, CA [New]

Cliff Hatfield Memorial Airport, CA
    (Lat 33 deg.07'47" N, long. 115 deg.31'18" W)
Brawley Municipal Airport, CA
    (Lat. 32 deg.59'35" N., long. 115 deg.31'01" W)
    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.3 mile radius of the Cliff Hatfield Memorial Airport; 
excluding that portion within the Brawley Municipal Airport, CA, 
Class E airspace area.
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    Issued in Los Angeles, California, on May 14, 2002.
Dawna J. Vicars,
Assistant Manager, Air Traffic Division Western-Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. 02-13710 Filed 5-30-02; 8:45 am]
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