[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 140 (Tuesday, July 22, 2003)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 43292-43293]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-18518]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DOT)

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2003-14848; Airspace Docket No. 03-AWP-5]


Establishment of Class E Airspace; Susanville, CA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action establishes a Class E airspace area at Susanville, 
CA. The establishment of an Area Navigation (RNAV) Global Positioning 
System (GPS) Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs) at 
Susanville Municipal Airport, Susanville, CA has made this 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 and RNAV (GPS)-A SIAPs to 
Susanville Municipal Airport. The intended effect of this action is to 
provide adequate controlled airspace for Instrument Flight Rules 
operations at Susanville Municipal Airport, Susanville, CA.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC September 4, 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 June 9, 2003, the FAA proposed to amend 14 CFR part 71 by 
modifying the Class E airspace area at Susanville, CA (68 FR 34340). 
Additional controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet or more 
above the surface is needed to contain aircraft executing the RNAV 
(GPS) RWY 29 and RNAV (GPS)-A SIAPs to Susanville Municipal Airport. 
This action will provide adequate controlled airspace for aircraft 
executing the RNAV (GPS) RWY 29 and RNAV (GPS)-A SIAPs to Susanville 
Municipal Airport, Susanville, 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 30, 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 Susanville, CA. The establishment of a RNAV (GPS) RWY 29 and RNAV 
(GPS)-A SIAPs to Susanville Municipal Airport has made this action 
necessary. The effect of this action will provide adequate airspace for 
aircraft executing the RNAV (GPS) RWY 29 and RNAV (GPS)-A SIAPs to 
Susanville Municipal Airport, Susanville, 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).

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Adoption of the Amendment

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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

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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]

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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 30, 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 Susanville, CA [NEW]

Susanville Municipal Airport, CA
    (Lat. 40[deg]22'37'' N, long. 120[deg]34'23'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.5-mile radius of the Susanville Municipal Airport and 
within 2 miles each side of the 134[deg] bearing from the Susanville 
Municipal Airport extending from the 6.5-mile radius to 10.3 miles 
southeast of the Susanville Municipal Airport and within 2 miles 
each side of the 339[deg] bearing from the Susanville Municipal 
Airport extending from the 6.5-mile radius to 10 miles northwest of 
the Susanville Municipal Airport.
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    Issued in Los Angeles, California, on July 8, 2003.
Stephen J. Lloyd,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Western-Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. 03-18518 Filed 7-21-03; 8:45 am]
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