[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 71 (Monday, April 14, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 18038-18039]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-9412]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Airspace Docket No. 97-AWP-5]
Revision of Class E Airspace; San Francisco, CA
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
[[Page 18039]]
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This action revises the Class E airspace area at San
Francisco, CA by revoking the surface area for Alameda NAS (Nimitz
Field), CA. A review of airspace classification and air traffic
procedures has made this action necessary. The intended effect of this
action is to revoke controlled airspace since the purpose and
requirements for the surface area no longer exist at Alameda NAS
(Nimitz Field), CA.
EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC May 22, 1997.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
William Buck, Airspace Specialist, Operations Branch, AWP-530, Air
Traffic Division, Western-Pacific Region, Federal Aviation
Administration, 15000 Aviation Boulevard, Lawndale, California, 90261,
telephone (310) 725-6556.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
History
On February 12, 1997, the FAA proposed to amend Part 71 of the
Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) by revising the Class E
airspace area at San Francisco, CA (62 FR 6507). This action will
revoke the surface area for Alameda NAS (Nimitz Field), CA since the
purpose and requirements for controlled airspace no longer exist.
Interested parties were invited to participate in this rulemaking
proceeding by submitting written comments on the proposals to the FAA.
No comments to the proposals were received. Class E airspace
designations are published in paragraph 6005 of FAA Order 7400.9D dated
September 4, 1996, and effective September 16, 1996, which is
incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class E airspace
designations listed in this document will be published subsequently in
this Order.
The Rule
This amendment to part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14
CFR part 71) revises the Class E airspace area at San Francisco, CA by
revoking the surface area for Alameda NAS (Nimitz Field), CA. The base
closure of Alameda Naval Air Station (NAS) has made this action
necessary. The intended effect of this action is to revoke controlled
airspace since the purpose and requirements for the surface area no
longer exist at Alameda NAS (Nimitz Field), 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 10034; 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
In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation
Administration amends 14 CFR part 71 as follows:
PART 71--[AMENDED]
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]
2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of the Federal
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9D, Airspace Designations and
Reporting Points, dated September 4, 1996, and effective September 16
1996, 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 San Francisco, CA [Revised]
San Francisco International, CA
(Lat. 37 deg.37'08'' N, long. 122 deg.22'29'' W)
Metropolitan Oakland International Airport, CA
(Lat. 37 deg.43'17'' N, long. 122 deg.13'15'' W)
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
bounded on the north by lat. 38 deg.02'00'' N, on the east by long.
121 deg.52'04'' W, on the south by lat. 37 deg.30'00'' N, and on the
west by a line extending from lat. 37 deg.30'00'' N, long.
122 deg.27'04'' W; to lat. 37 deg.34'00'' N, long. 122 deg.31'04''
W; to lat. 37 deg.55'00'' N, long. 122 deg.31'04'' W; to lat.
38 deg.02'00'' N, long. 122 deg.40'04'' W. That airspace extending
upward from 1,200 feet above the surface bounded on the north by
lat. 38 deg.02'00'' N, on the east by line extending from lat.
38 deg.02'00'' N, long. 121 deg.37'04'' N, long. 121 deg.37'04'' W;
to lat. 37 deg.38'00'' N, long. 121 deg.37'04'' W; to lat.
37 deg.38'00'' N, long. 121 deg.50'04'' W; to lat. 37 deg.30'00'' W,
long. 121 deg.50'04'' W; on the south by lat. 37 deg.30'00'' N, and
on the west by the east edges of V-27 and V-199.
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Issued in Los Angeles, California, on March 28, 1997.
George D. Williams,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Western-Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. 97-9412 Filed 4-11-97; 8:45 am]
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