[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 57 (Friday, March 24, 2006)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 14797-14798]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-2880]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2005-23184; Airspace Docket No. 05-AWP-14]


Modification of Class E Airspace; Palm Springs, CA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action modifies the Class E airspace area at Palm 
Springs, CA. The establishment of an Area Navigation (RNAV) Required 
Navigation Performance (RNP) Y Instrument Approach Procedures (IAP) to 
Runway (RWY) 13R and 31L to Palm Springs International Airport, Palm 
Springs, 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 this RNAV (RNP) Y IAP 
RWY 13R to Palm Springs International Airport. The intended effect of 
this action is to provide adequate controlled airspace for Instrument 
Flight Rules operations at Palm Springs International Airport, Palm 
Springs, CA.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC June 8, 2006.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Office of the Regional Western 
Terminal Operations, Federal Aviation Administration, at 15000 Aviation 
Boulevard, Lawndale, California 90261, telephone (310) 725-6613.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

    On January 6, 2006, the FAA proposed to amend 14 CFR part 71 by 
modifying the Class E airspace area at Palm Springs, CA (06 FR 889). 
Additional controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet or more 
above the surface is needed to contain aircraft executing the RNAV 
(RNP) Y IAP RWY 13R to Palm Springs International Airport. This action 
will provide adequate controlled airspace for aircraft executing the 
RNAV (RNP) Y IAP RWY 13R to Palm Springs International Airport, Palm 
Springs, 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 
7400.9N, dated September 1, 2005, and effective September 16, 2005, 
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 Palm Springs, CA. The establishment of a RNAV (RNP) Y IAP RWY 13R to 
Palm Springs International Airport has made this action necessary. The 
effect of this action will provide adequate airspace for aircraft 
executing the RNAV (RNP) Y IAP RWY 13R to Palm Springs International 
Airport, Palm Springs, CA.
    The FAA has determined that this regulation only involves an 
established body of technical regulations for which

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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 7400.9 N, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated September 1, 2005, and effective September 15, 
2005, 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 Palm Springs, CA [Modify]

Palm Springs, CA
    (Lat. 33[deg]49'46'' N., long. 116[deg]30'24'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
beginning at the lat. 34[deg]05'00'' N., long. 116[deg]34'03'' W.; 
to lat. 34[deg]08'00'' N., long. 116[deg]30'00'' W.; to lat. 
34[deg]06'42'' N., long. 116[deg]28'49'' W.; to lat. 34[deg]03'00'' 
N., long. 116[deg]31'00'' W.; to lat. 33[deg]42'45'' N., long. 
115[deg]53'34'' W.; to lat. 33[deg]26'00'' N., long. 116[deg]09'33'' 
W.; to lat. 33[deg]55'00'' N., long. 116[deg]46'03'' W., to the 
point of beginning.
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    Issued in Los Angeles, California, on March 3, 2006.
Stephen J. Lloyd,
Acting Area Director, Western Terminal Operations.
[FR Doc. 06-2880 Filed 3-23-06; 8:45 am]
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