[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 219 (Wednesday, November 13, 2002)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 68758-68759]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-28829]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 01-AWP-15]


Modification of Class E Airspace; Needles Airport, CA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action modifies the Class E airspace area at Needles 
Airport, CA. The establishment of an Area Navigation (RNAV) Global 
Positioning System (GPS) Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) 
RNAV (GPS) Runway (RWY) 29 SIAP to Needles Airport, Needles, 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 29 SIAP to Needles 
Airport. The intended effect of this action is to provide adequate 
controlled airspace for Instrument Flight Rules operations at Needles 
Airport, Needles, CA.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC January 23, 2003.

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 August 27, 2002, the FAA proposed to amend 14 CFR part 71 by 
modifying the Class E airspace area at Needles Airport, CA (67 FR 
54977). Additional controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet 
or more above the surface is needed to contain aircraft executing the 
RNAV (GPS) RWY 29 SIAP to Needles Airport. This action will provide 
adequate controlled airspace for aircraft executing the RNAV (GPS) RWY 
29 SIAP to Needles Airport, Needles, 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 
7400.9K, dated August 31, 2002, and effective September 16, 2002, 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 Needles Airport, CA. The establishment of a RNAV (GPS) RWY 29 SIAP 
to Needles Airport has made this action necessary. The effect of this 
action will provide adequate airspace for aircraft executing the RNAV 
(GPS) RWY 29 SIAP to Needles Airport, Needles, 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

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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 7400.9K, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated August 31, 2002, and effective September 16, 
2002, 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 Needles Airport, CA [Revised]

Needles Airport, CA
    (Lat.34[deg]45'58'' N, long. 114[deg]37'24'' W)
Needles VORTAC
    (Lat. 34[deg]45'58'' N, long. 114[deg]28'27'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.6-mile radius of the Needles Airport; and that airspace 
extending upward from 1200 feet above the surface within 7.8 miles 
south and 11.3 miles north of the Needles VORTAC 092[deg] and 
272[deg] radials, extending from 9.6 miles west to 20.9 miles east 
of the Needles VORTAC.

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    Issued in Los Angeles, California, on October 24, 2002.
John Clancy,
Manager, All Traffic Division, Western-Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. 02-28829 Filed 11-12-02; 8:45 am]
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