[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 158 (Tuesday, August 17, 2004)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 51019-51020]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-18821]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2004-18697; Airspace Docket No. 04-AWP-4]


Proposed Establishment of Class E Airspace; Napa, CA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This notice proposes to establish a Class E airspace area to 
support instrument operations into Napa County Airport for Aircraft 
transitioning from Sausalito VORTAC to the final approach course for 
the VOR RWY 6 Instrument Approach Procedure. Oakland Air Route Traffic 
Control Center has identified an operational necessity for additional 
controlled airspace to enable operations at 4000 feet above Mean Sea 
Level (MSL) along the Sausalito transition. Additional controlled 
airspace extending upward from 700 feet or more above the surface of 
the earth is needed to contain these aircraft. The intended effect of 
this proposal is to provide adequate controlled airspace for Instrument 
Flight Rules (IFR) operations.

DATE: Comments must be received on or before October 1, 2004.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this proposal to the Docket Management 
System, U.S. Department of Transportation, Room Plaza 401, 400 Seventh 
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590-0001. You must identify the docket 
number FAA-2004-18697/Airspace Docket No. 04-AWP-4, at the beginning of 
your comments. You may also submit comments on the Internet at http://dms.dot.gov. You may review the public docket containing the proposal, 
any comments received, and any final dispositions in person in the 
Docket Office between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except 
Federal holidays. The Docket Office (telephone 1-800-647-5527) is on 
the plaza level of the Department of Transportation NASSIF Building at 
the above address.
    An informal docket may also be examined during normal business 
hours at the office of Western Terminal Operations, Federal Aviation 
Administration, at 15000 Aviation Boulevard, Lawndale, California 
90261.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeri Carson, Airspace Branch, Western 
Terminal Operations, at (310) 725-6611.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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Comments Invited

    Interested parties are invited to participate in this proposed 
rulemaking by submitting such written data, views, or arguments, as 
they may desire. Comments that provide the factual basis supporting the 
views and suggestions presented are particularly helpful in developing 
reasoned regulatory decisions on the proposal. Comments are 
specifically invited on the overall regulatory, aeronautical, economic, 
environmental, and energy-related aspects of the proposal. 
Communications should identify both docket numbers and be submitted in 
triplicate to the address listed above. Commenters wishing the FAA to 
acknowledge receipt of their comments on this notice must submit with 
comments a self-addressed stamped postcard on which the following 
statement is made: ``Comments to Docket No. FAA-2004-18697/Airspace 
Docket No. 04-AWP-4.'' The postcard will be date/time stamped and 
returned to the commenter.

Availability of NPRM

    An electronic copy of this document may be downloaded through the 
Internet at http://dms.dot.gov. Recently published rulemaking documents 
can also be accessed through the FAA's web page at http://www.faa.gov 
or the Superintendent of Documents web page at http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara.
    Additionally, any person may obtain a copy of this notice by 
submitting a request to the Federal Aviation Administration, Office of 
Air Traffic Airspace Management, ATA-400, 800 Independence Avenue, SW., 
Washington, DC 20591, or by calling (202) 267-8783. Communications must 
identify both document numbers for this notice. Persons interested in 
being placed on a mailing list for future NPRMs should contact the 
FAA's Office of Rulemaking, (202) 267-9677, to request a copy of 
Advisory Circular No. 11-2A, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Distribution 
System, which describes the application procedures.

The Proposal

    The FAA is considering an amendment to 14 CFR part 71 by 
establishing a Class E airspace area at Napa, CA. Additional controlled 
airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface is needed to 
contain aircraft executing the VOR RWY 6 IAP into Napa County Airport. 
The intended effect of this proposal is to provide adequate controlled 
airspace for aircraft executing this instrument procedure. Class E 
airspace designations 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 would be published subsequently in 
the Order.
    The FAA has determined that this proposed regulation only involves 
an established body of technical regulations for which frequent and 
routine amendments are necessary to keep them operationally current. 
Therefore, this proposed regulation--(1) Is not a ``significant 
regulatory action'' under Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a 
``signficant 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 proposed rule would not 
have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small 
entities under the criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.

List of Subjects 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.


Sec.  71.1  [Amended]

    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 Napa, CA [New]

Napa County Airport, CA
    (Lat. 38[deg]12'47'' N, long. 122[deg]16'50'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.5 mile radius of the Napa County Airport, and that 
airspace bounded by a line beginning at lat. 38[deg]02'07'' N, long. 
122[deg]39'41'' W; to lat. 37[deg]55'05'' N, long. 122[deg]30'56'' 
W; to lat. 37[deg]51'19'' N, long. 122[deg]31'22'' W; to lat. 
37[deg]50'26'' N, long. 122[deg]36'17'' W; to the point of 
beginning.
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    Issued in Los Angeles, California, on July 30, 2004.
John Clancy,
Area Director, Western Terminal Operations.
[FR Doc. 04-18821 Filed 8-16-04; 8:45 am]
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