[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 5 (Tuesday, January 9, 2007)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 898-899]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-7]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2006-25922; Airspace Docket No. 06-AWP-17]
RIN 2120-AA66


Establishment of Class E Airspace; Santa Cruz, CA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action establishes a Class E airspace area at Santa Cruz, 
CA. The establishment of a Special COPTER Area Navigation (RNAV) Global 
Positioning System (GPS) 040 Point In Space Standard Instrument 
Approach Procedure (SIAP) and a Special COPTER RNAV (GPS) 227 Departure 
Procedure serving Dominican Hospital Heliport 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 
helicopters executing the Special COPTER RNAV (GPS) 040 Point In Space 
SIAP and Special COPTER RNAV (GPS) 227 Departure Procedure to Dominican 
Hospital Heliport. The intended effect of this proposal is to provide 
adequate controlled airspace for Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) 
operations at Dominican Hospital Heliport, Santa Cruz, CA.

DATES: Effective Date: 0901 UTC March 15, 2007. The Director of the 
Federal Register approves this incorporation by reference action under 
title 1, Code of Federal Regulations, part 51, subject to the annual 
revision of FAA Order 7400.9 and publication of conforming amendments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Francie Hope, System Support 
Specialist, Western Service Area, Federal Aviation Administration, 
15000 Aviation Boulevard, Lawndale, California 90261; telephone (310) 
725-6502.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

    On October 27, 2006, the FAA proposed to amend 14 CFR part 71 by 
establishing a Class E airspace area at Santa Cruz, CA. (71 FR 62954). 
Additional controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the 
surface is needed to contain helicopters executing Special COPTER Area 
Navigation (RNAV) Global Positioning System (GPS) 040 Point In Space 
Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) and a Special COPTER RNAV 
(GPS) 227 Departure Procedure serving Dominican Hospital Heliport. The 
intended effect of this proposal is to provide adequate controlled 
airspace for helicopters executing Special COPTER Area Navigation 
(RNAV) Global Positioning System (GPS) 040 Point In Space Standard 
Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) and a Special COPTER RNAV (GPS) 
040 Point In Space Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) and a 
Special COPTER RNAV (GPS) 227 Departure Procedure serving Dominican 
Hospital Heliport, Santa Cruz, 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 
7400.9P, dated September 1, 2006, and effective September 15, 2006, 
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 Santa Cruz, CA. The establishment of a Special COPTER Area 
Navigation (RNAV) Global Positioning System (GPS) 040 Point In Space 
Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) and a Special COPTER RNAV 
(GPS) 227 Departure Procedure serving Dominican Hospital Heliport has 
made this action necessary. The effect of this action will provide 
adequate controlled airspace for helicopters executing the Special 
COPTER Area Navigation (RNAV) Global Positioning System (GPS) 040 Point 
In Space Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) and Special 
COPTER RNAV (GPS) 227 Departure Procedure to Dominican Hospital 
Heliport, Santa Cruz, 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:

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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 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]

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2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of the Federal 
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9P, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated September 1, 2006, and effective September 15, 
2006, 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 Santa Cruz, CA [New]

Dominican Hospital Heliport Point in Space Coordinates
    (Lat. 36[deg]58'26'' N., long. 121[deg]59'38'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
and within a 6.5-mile radius of the Point in Space serving the 
Dominican Hospital Heliport.
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    Issued in Los Angeles, California on December 20, 2006.
Leonard A. Mobley,
Acting Area Director, Western Terminal Operations.
[FR Doc. 07-7 Filed 1-8-07; 8:45 am]
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