[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 199 (Friday, October 15, 1999)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 55819-55820]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-26951]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Airspace Docket No. 99-AWP-17]
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 at Napa, CA.
The establishment of a Special Global Positioning System (GPS) Standard
Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) Copter 050 Point In Space approach
serving Queen of the Valley Hospital Heliport has made this action
necessary. Controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet or more
above the surface of the earth is needed to contain helicopters
executing the Special Copter GPS 050 Point In Space approach to Queen
of the Valley Hospital Heliport. The intended effect of this action is
to provide adequate controlled airspace for Instrument Flight Rules
(IFR) operations at the Queen of the Valley Hospital Heliport, Napa,
CA.
EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC November 4, 1999.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Larry Tonish, Airspace Specialist,
Airspace Branch, AWP-520, Air Traffic Division, Western-Pacific Region,
Federal Aviation Administration, 15000 Aviation Boulevard, Lawndale,
California 90261, telephone (310) 725-6539.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
History
On August 13, 1999, the FAA proposed to amend 14 CFR part 71 by
establishing a Class E airspace area at Napa, CA (64 FR 44142).
Controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface is
needed to contain helicopters executing the Special Copter GPS 050
Point In Space approach at the Queen of the Valley Hospital Heliport.
This action will provide adequate controlled airspace for IFR
operations at the Queen of the Valley Hospital Heliport, Napa, 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
7400.9G dated September 1, 1999, and effective September 16, 1999,
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 Napa, CA. Controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet
above the surface is required for helicopters executing the Special
Copter GPS 050 Point In Space approach to the Queen of the Valley
Hospital Heliport. The effect of this action will provide adequate
airspace for helicopters executing the Special Copter GPS 050 Point In
Space approach to the Queen of the Valley Hospital Heliport, Napa, 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,
1969); 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
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.
1. The authority citation for 14 CFR part 71 continues to read as
follows:
[[Page 55820]]
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. [Amended]
2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. of the Federal
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9G, Airspace Designations and
Reporting Points, dated September 1, 1999, and effective September 16,
1999, 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]
Queen of the Valley Hospital Heliport, CA
Point In Space Coordinates
(Lat. 38 deg.19'31''N, long. 122 deg.18'53''W)
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 5-mile radius of a Point In Space serving the Queen of the
Valley Hospital Heliport.
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Issued in Los Angeles, California, on September 23, 1999.
John Clancy,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Western-Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. 99-26951 Filed 10-14-99; 8:45 am]
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