[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 71 (Wednesday, April 14, 2010)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 19212-19213]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-8407]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2009-1009; Airspace Docket No. 09-AWP-11]


Modification of Class E Airspace; Oxnard, CA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action will modify Class E airspace at Point Mugu Naval 
Air Station (NAS), Oxnard, CA. Additional controlled airspace is 
necessary to accommodate aircraft flying in the Los Angeles Air Route 
Traffic Control Center's (ARTCC's) airspace area. The FAA is taking 
this action to enhance the safety and management of aircraft operations 
in Los Angeles ARTCC's airspace. This action also makes a minor change 
to the name and geographic coordinates of Point Mugu NAS, Oxnard, CA.

DATES: Effective Date: 0901 UTC, June 3, 2010. 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, Operations Support Group, Western Service Center, 1601 
Lind Avenue, SW., Renton, WA 98057; telephone (425) 203-4537.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

History

    On December 29, 2009, the FAA published in the Federal Register a 
notice of proposed rulemaking to establish additional controlled 
airspace at Point Mugu NAS, Oxnard, CA (74 FR 68748). Interested 
parties were invited to participate in this rulemaking effort by 
submitting written comments on the proposal to the FAA. No comments 
were received. The FAA found the acronym NAS in the airport name was 
typed as NAWS, and also updates the geographic coordinates to coincide 
with the FAA's National Aeronautical Charting Office.
    Class E airspace designations are published in paragraph 6005 of 
FAA Order 7400.9T signed August 27, 2009, and effective September 15, 
2009, 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 adding additional Class E airspace 700 and 1,200 feet above 
the surface for Point Mugu NAS, Oxnard, CA, to accommodate the 
vectoring of aircraft flying en route, in and out of the Los Angeles 
ARTCC's airspace area. This action enhances the safety and management 
of aircraft operations in Los Angeles ARTCC's airspace. This action 
also changes the name from Point Mugu NAWS, to Point Mugu NAS, and 
updates the geographic coordinates of Point Mugu NAS, Oxnard, CA.
    The FAA has determined 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 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 FAA's 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 Point Mugu NAS, Oxnard, 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 7400.9T, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, signed August 27, 2009, and effective September 15, 
2009, 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 Oxnard, CA

Point Mugu NAS (Naval Base Ventura Co), CA
    (Lat. 34[deg]07[min]09[sec]N., long. 119[deg]07[min]10[sec]W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
beginning at lat. 34[deg]01[min]56[sec]N., long. 
119[deg]01[min]44[sec]W.; to lat. 34[deg]02[min]30[sec]N., long. 
118[deg]53[min]33[sec]W.; to lat. 34[deg]19[min]30[sec]N., long. 
118[deg]53[min]03[sec]W.; to lat. 34[deg]19[min]30[sec]N., long. 
119[deg]29[min]53[sec]W.; thence 3 miles west of and parallel to the 
shoreline to lat. 34[deg]14[min]50[sec]N., long. 
119[deg]22[min]03[sec]W.; to lat. 34[deg]14[min]45[sec]N., long. 
119[deg]23[min]33[sec]W.; to lat. 34[deg]06[min]55[sec]N., long. 
119[deg]22[min]33[sec]W.; to lat. 34[deg]07[min]41[sec]N., long. 
119[deg]15[min]40[sec]W., thence via a 7-mile radius of Point Mugu 
NAS to the point of beginning. That airspace extending upward from 
1,200 feet above the surface bounded by a line beginning at lat. 
34[deg]30[min]00[sec]N., long. 118[deg]50[min]03[sec]W.; to lat. 
34[deg]00[min]00[sec]N., long. 118[deg]50[min]03[sec]W.; to lat. 
34[deg]00[min]00[sec]N., long. 119[deg]05[min]00[sec]W.; to lat. 
33[deg]52[min]03[sec]N., long. 119[deg]06[min]59[sec]W.; to lat. 
33[deg]28[min]30[sec]N., long. 119[deg]07[min]03[sec]W.; to lat. 
33[deg]28[min]30[sec]N., long. 118[deg]47[min]00[sec]W.; to lat. 
33[deg]19[min]30[sec]N., long. 118[deg]37[min]03[sec]W.; to lat. 
32[deg]53[min]00[sec]N., long. 119[deg]13[min]00[sec]W.; to lat. 
33[deg]05[min]00[sec]N., long. 119[deg]45[min]07[sec]W.; to lat. 
33[deg]53[min]00[sec]N., long. 120[deg]38[min]00[sec]W.; lat. 
33[deg]54[min]00[sec]N., long. 120[deg]00[min]03[sec]W.; to lat. 
34[deg]20[min]00[sec]N., long. 120[deg]00[min]04[sec]W.; to lat. 
34[deg]20[min]00[sec]N., long. 119[deg]30[min]03[sec]W.; to lat. 
34[deg]30[min]00[sec]N., long. 119[deg]30[min]03[sec]W., thence to 
the point of beginning, excluding that airspace more than 12 
nautical miles from the shoreline. That airspace extending upward 
from 5,000 feet MSL bounded by a line beginning at lat. 
34[deg]08[min]00[sec]N., long. 120[deg]00[min]03[sec]W.; to lat. 
33[deg]54[min]00[sec]N., long. 120[deg]00[min]03[sec]W.; to lat. 
33[deg]53[min]00[sec]N., long. 120[deg]38[min]00[sec]W.; to lat. 
33[deg]55[min]00[sec]N., long. 120[deg]40[min]00[sec]W.; lat. 
34[deg]00[min]00[sec]N., long. 120[deg]43[min]00[sec]W.; to lat. 
34[deg]06[min]15[sec]N., long. 120[deg]30[min]04[sec] W.; to lat. 
34[deg]08[min]00[sec]N., long. 120[deg]26[min]04[sec]W., thence to 
the point of beginning, excluding that airspace more than 12 
nautical miles from the shoreline.


    Issued in Seattle, Washington, on March 31, 2010.
Robert E. Henry,
Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, Western Service Center .
[FR Doc. 2010-8407 Filed 4-13-10; 8:45 am]
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