[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 45 (Thursday, March 6, 2008)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 12010-12011]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-4276]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2007-0091; Airspace Docket No. 07-AWP-5]


Modification of Class E Airspace; Hollister, CA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action will amend Class E airspace at Hollister, CA. 
Additional controlled airspace is necessary to accommodate aircraft 
using a new Area Navigation (RNAV) Global Positioning System (GPS) 
Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) at Hollister Municipal 
Airport, Hollister, CA. This will improve the safety of Instrument 
Flight Rules (IFR) aircraft executing the new RNAV GPS SIAP at 
Hollister Municipal Airport, Hollister, CA.

DATES: Effective Date: 0901 UTC, June 5, 2008. The Director of the 
Federal Register approves this incorporation by reference action under 
1 CFR part 51, subject to the annual revision of FAA Order 7400.9 and 
publication of conforming amendments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eldon Taylor, Federal Aviation 
Administration, System Support Group, Western Service Area, 1601 Lind 
Avenue, SW., Renton, WA, 98057; telephone (425) 203-4537.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

    On November 29, 2007, the FAA published in the Federal Register a 
notice of proposed rulemaking to establish additional controlled 
airspace at Hollister, CA, (72 FR 67587). This action would improve the 
safety of IFR aircraft executing this new RNAV GPS SIAP approach 
procedure at Hollister Municipal Airport, Hollister, CA. Interested 
parties were invited to participate in this rulemaking effort by 
submitting written comments on the proposal to the FAA. No comments 
were received.
    Class E airspace designations are published in paragraph 6005 of 
FAA Order 7400.9R signed August 15, 2007, and effective September 15, 
2007, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR part 71.1. The Class 
E airspace designations listed in this document will be published 
subsequently in that Order.

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The Rule

    This action amends Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) 
part 71 by amending the Class E airspace at Hollister, CA. Additional 
controlled airspace is necessary to accommodate IFR aircraft executing 
a new RNAV (GPS) approach procedure at Hollister Municipal Airport, 
Hollister, 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, when promulgated, will not have a significant 
economic impact on a substantial number of small entities under the 
criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act. The FAAs authority to issue 
rules regarding aviation safety is found in Title 49 of the U.S. Code. 
Subtitle 1, Section 106 discusses the authority of the FAA 
Administrator. Subtitle VII, Aviation Programs, describes in more 
detail the scope of the agency's authority. This rulemaking is 
promulgated under the authority described in Subtitle VII, Part A, 
Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that section, the FAA is charged with 
prescribing regulations to assign the use of airspace necessary to 
ensure the safety of aircraft and the efficient use of airspace. This 
regulation is within the scope of that authority as it establishes 
additional controlled airspace at Hollister Municipal Airport, 
Hollister, CA.

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, B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR 
TRAFFIC SERVICE 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 7400.9R, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, signed August 15, 2007, and effective September 15, 
2007 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 Hollister, CA [Amended]

Hollister Municipal Airport, CA
    (Lat. 36[deg]53'36'' N., long. 121[deg]24'37'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.5-mile radius of Hollister Municipal Airport and within 2 
miles each side of the 142[deg] bearing from the airport extending 
from the 6.5-mile radius to 13.5 miles southeast of the airport.
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    Issued in Seattle, Washington, on February 22, 2008.
Clark Desing,
Manager, System Support Group, Western Service Center.
 [FR Doc. E8-4276 Filed 3-5-08; 8:45 am]
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