[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 113 (Monday, June 14, 2004)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 32859-32860]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-13298]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2003-14849; Airspace Docket No. 03-AWP-7]


Establishment of Class E Airspace; Beckwourth, CA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action establishes a Class E airspace area at Beckwourth, 
CA. The establishment of an Area Navigation (RNAV) Global Positioning 
System (GPS) Instrument Approach Procedure (IAP) RNAV (GPS) Runway 
(RWY) 25,

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and two RNAV Departure Procedures (DP's) at Beckwourth-Nervino Airport, 
Beckwourth, 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 these RNAV 
procedures. The intended effect of this action is to provide adequate 
controlled airspace for Instrument Flight Rules operations at 
Beckwourth-Nervino Airport, Beckwourth, CA.

DATES: Effective Date: 0901 UTC August 5, 2004.

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 7, 2004, the FAA proposed to amend 14 CFR part 71 by 
modifying the Class E airspace area at Beckwourth, CA (69 FR 18309). 
Additional controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet or more 
above the surface is needed to contain aircraft executing the RNAV 
(GPS) RWY 25 IAP and RNAV DP's at Beckwourth-Nervino Airport. This 
action will provide adequate controlled airspace for aircraft executing 
the RNAV (GPS) RWY 25 IAP and RNAV DP's to Beckwourth-Nervino Airport, 
Beckwourth, 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 
7400.9L, dated September 2, 2003, and effective September 16, 2003, 
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 Beckwourth, CA. The establishment of a RNAV (GPS) RWY 25 and 
two RNAV DP's to Beckwourth-Nervino Airport has made this action 
necessary. The effect of this action will provide adequate airspace for 
aircraft executing the RNAV (GPS) RWY 25 and RNAV DP's at Beckwourth-
Nervino Airport, Beckwourth, 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

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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 7400.9L, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated September 2, 2003, and effective September 16, 
2003, 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 Beckwourth, CA [NEW]

Beckwourth-Nervino Airport, CA
    (Lat. 39[deg]49'07'' N, long. 120[deg]21'10'' W)
Reno-Tahoe International Airport, NV
    (Lat. 39[deg]29'56'' N, long. 119[deg]46'05'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.5 mile radius of the Beckwourth-Nervino Airport and 
within 4 miles north and 2 miles south of the 100[deg] bearing from 
the Beckwourth-Nervino Airport extending from 6.5-miles to 12 miles 
southeast of the Beckwourth-Nervino Airport and within 2 miles each 
side of the 250[deg] bearing from the Beckwourth-Nervino Airport 
extending from 6.5 miles to 10 miles west of the Beckwourth-Nervino 
Airport, and that airspace bounded by a line beginning at lat. 
40[deg]00'00''N, long. 120[deg]06'00'' W; to lat. 40[deg]00'00'' N, 
long. 119[deg]54'00'' W; to lat. 39[deg]52'00'' N, long. 
119[deg]45'00'' W; thence counterclockwise via the 21.7-mile radius 
of the Reno/Tahoe International Airport to lat. 39[deg]48'00'' N, 
long. 120[deg]00'00'' W; to lat. 39[deg]40'00'' N, long. 
120[deg]00'00'' W; to lat. 39[deg]40'00'' N, long. 120[deg]06'00'' 
W; to the point of beginning.
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    Issued in Los Angeles, California, on June 2, 2004.
John Clancy,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Western-Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. 04-13298 Filed 6-10-04; 8:45 am]
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