[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 209 (Friday, October 29, 2004)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 63060]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-24263]


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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]


Establishment of Class E Airspace; Napa, CA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action establishes a Class E airspace area to support 
instrument operations into Napa County Airport. This action will enable 
operations at 4000 feet above Mean Sea Level (MSL) along the Sausalito 
transition to the VOR RWY 6 instrument approach procedure. A review of 
airspace and air traffic control operations made this action necessary. 
The effect of this proposal is to provide adequate controlled airspace 
for Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, January 20, 2005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeri Carson, Airspace Branch, Western 
Terminal Operations, Federal Aviation Administration, 15000 Aviation 
Boulevard, Lawndale, California; telephone (310) 725-6611.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

    On Tuesday, August 17, 2004, the FAA proposed to amend 14 CFR part 
71 to establish Class E airspace at Napa, CA. (69 FR 51019). The 
proposal was to establish additional controlled airspace extending 
upward from 700 feet or more above the surface of the earth to enable 
Oakland Air Route Traffic Control Central to route aircraft along the 
Sausalito transition at 4000 feet above Mean Sea Level. Interested 
parties were invited to participate in this rulemaking proceeding by 
submitting written comments on the proposal to the FAA. No comments 
objecting to the proposal were received. Class E airspace designations 
are published in paragraph 6005 of FAA Order 7400.9M dated August 30, 
2004, and effective September 16, 2004, 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 Class E airspace at 
Napa, CA to accommodate aircraft executing instrument flight procedures 
into Napa County Airport. 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; AIRWAYS; ROUTES; AND REPORTING POINTS

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1. The authority citation for part 71 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40103, 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 
FR 95665, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389.


Sec.  71.1  [Amended]

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2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of the Federal 
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9M, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated August 30, 2004, and effective September 16, 
2004, 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'' 
N; to lat. 37[deg]51'19'' N, long. 122[deg]30'56'' 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 October 18, 2004.
John Clancy,
Area Director, Western Terminal Operations.
[FR Doc. 04-24263 Filed 10-28-04; 8:45 am]
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