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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71
[Airspace Docket No. 94-AWP-14]
Establishment of Class E Airspace Areas
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Final rule; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: This action establishes Class E airspace areas at Edwards AFB,
CA, LeMoore NAS (Reeves Field), CA, Stockton Metropolitan Airport, CA,
Hilo International, General Lyman Field, HI, Kaneohe MCAS, HI, Lihue
Airport, HI, San Jose International Airport, CA, El Toro MCAS, CA,
Phoenix Luke AFB, AZ, Santa Barbara Municipal Airport, CA, Tuscon-Ryan
Field, AZ, Crows Landing NALF, CA, and Mountain View, Moffett Field
NAS, CA. Presently, these areas are designated as Class D airspace when
the associated control tower is in operation. However, controlled
airspace to the surface is needed when the control towers located at
these areas are closed. The intended effect of this action is to
provide adequate Class E airspace for instrument flight rule (IFR)
operations when these control towers are closed. This action also
revises the Class E4 airspace area at Point Mugu NAWS, CA, to indicate
that this airspace area, as an extension to the Pt. Mugu part-time
Class D airspace area, is part-time. This action also revises the Class
E4 airspace areas at Hilo International, General Lyman Field, HI, and
Lihue Airport, HI, to show that these airspace areas are full-time and
revises the Class E3 airspace area at Santa Barbara Municipal Airport,
CA to show that it is full time.
DATES: Effective date: 0901 UTC, August 18, 1994.
Comment date: Comments must be received on or before August 11,
1994.
ADDRESSES: Send comments on the rule in triplicate to: Federal Aviation
Administration, Attn: Manager, Air Traffic Division, AWP-500, Docket
No. 94-AWP-14, P.O. Box 92007, Worldway Postal Center, Los Angeles,
California 90009. The official docket may be examined in the Office of
the Assistant Chief Counsel, Western-Pacific Region, Federal Aviation
Administration, room 6007, 15000 Aviation Boulevard, Lawndale,
California. An informal docket may also be examined during normal
business hours at the Office of the Manager, System Management Branch,
Air Traffic Division at the above address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gene Enstad, Airspace Specialist,
System Management Branch, AWP-530, Air Traffic Division, Western-
Pacific Region, Federal Aviation Administration, 15000 Aviation
Boulevard, Lawndale, California, 90261, telephone (310) 297-0010.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Request for Comments on the Rule
Although this action is a final rule, and was not preceded by
notice and public procedure, comments are invited on the rule. This
rule will become effective on the date specified in the DATES section.
However, after the review of any comments, and if the FAA finds that
further changes are appropriate, it will initiate rulemaking
proceedings to extend the effective date of the rule or amend the
regulation.
Comments that provide the factual basis supporting the views and
suggestions presented are particularly helpful in evaluating the
effects of the rule. Comments are specifically invited on the overall
regulatory, aeronautical, economic, environmental, and energy-related
aspects of the rule which might suggest the need to modify the rule.
The Rule
This amendment to part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14
CFR part 71) establishes Class E airspace areas at Edwards AFB, CA,
LeMoore NAS (Reeves Field), CA, Stockton Metropolitan Airport, CA, Hilo
International, General Lyman Field, HI, Kaneohe MCAS, HI, Lihue
Airport, HI, San Jose International Airport, CA, El Toro MCAS, CA,
Phoenix Luke AFB, AZ, Santa Barbara Municipal Airport, CA, Tuscon-Ryan
Field, AZ, Crows Landing NALF, CA, and Mountain View, Moffett Field
NAS, CA. Currently, this airspace is designated as Class D when the
associated control tower is in operation. Nevertheless, controlled
airspace to the surface is needed for IFR operations at Edwards AFB,
CA, LeMoore NAS (Reeves Field), CA, Stockton Metropolitan Airport, CA,
Hilo International, General Lyman Field, HI, Kaneohe MCAS, HI, Lihue
Airport, HI, San Jose International Airport, CA, El Toro MCAS, CA,
Phoenix Luke AFB, AZ, Santa Barbara Municipal Airport, CA, Tuscon-Ryan
Field, AZ, Crows Landing NALF, CA, and Mountain View, Moffett Field
NAS, CA, when the control towers are closed. The intended effect of
this action is to provide adequate Class E airspace for IFR operations
at these airports when these control towers are closed.
This action also revises the Class E4 airspace area at Point Mugu
NAWS, CA, to show it as part-time airspace associated with the Pt. Mugu
part-time Class D airspace area, the Class E4 airspace area at Hilo
International, General Lyman Field, HI, and Lihue Airport, HI, to
indicate the full-time status, and the Class E3 airspace area at Santa
Barbara Municipal Airport, CA, to show is full time status.
As noted in the Airspace Reclassification Final Rule, published in
the Federal Register on December 17, 1991, airspace at an airport with
a part-time control tower should be designated as a Class D airspace
area when the control tower is in operation, and as a Class E airspace
area when the control tower is closed (56 FR 65645).
The coordinates for this airspace docket are based on North
American Datum 83. Class E airspace areas designated as surface areas
for airports, extensions to a Class C surface area and extensions to a
Class D surface area are published, respectively, in Paragraphs 6002,
6003 and 6004 of FAA Order 7400.9A dated June 17, 1993, and effective
September 16, 1993, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1
(58 FR 36298; July 6, 1993). The Class E airspace designations listed
in this document will be published subsequently in the Order. Under the
circumstances presented, the FAA concludes that there is an immediate
need to establish these Class E airspace areas in order to promote the
safe and efficient handling of air traffic in these areas. Therefore, I
find that notice and public procedures under 5 U.S.C. 553(b) are
impracticable and contrary to the public interest.
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.
It, therefore--(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
In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation
Administration amends 14 CFR part 71 as follows:
PART 71--[AMENDED]
1. The authority citation for part 71 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 49 U.S.C. app. 1348(a), 1354(a) 1510; E.O. 10854, 24
FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389; 49 U.S.C. 106(g); 14 CFR
11.69.
Sec. 71.1 [Amended]
2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of the Federal
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9A, Airspace Designations and
Reporting Points, dated June 17, 1993, and effective September 16,
1993, is amended as follows:
Paragraph 6002--Class E Airspace Areas Designated as A Surface Area
for an Airport
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AWP CA E2 Edwards AFB, CA [NEW]
Edwards AFB, CA
(lat. 34 deg.54'18''N, Long. 117 deg.53'01''W)
That airspace extending upward from the surface within a 7-mile
radius of Edwards AFB. This Class E airspace is effective during the
specific dates and times established in advance by a Notice to
Airmen. The effective date and time will thereafter be continuously
published in the Airport/Facility Directory.
AWP CA E2 LeMoore NAS, CA [NEW]
LeMoore NAS (Reeves Field), CA
(lat. 36 deg.19'59''N, Long. 119 deg.57'08''W)
That airspace extending upward from the surface within a 5.2-
mile radius of LeMoore NAS (Reeves Field). This Class E airspace is
effective during the specific dates and times established in advance
by a Notice to Airmen. The effective date and time will thereafter
be continuously published in the Airport/Facility Directory.
* * * * *
AWP CA E2 Stockton, CA [NEW]
Stockton Metropolitan Airport, CA
(lat. 37 deg.53'39''N, Long. 121 deg.14'18''W)
That airspace extending upward from the surface within a 4.3-
mile radius of the Stockton Metropolitan Airport, beginning at lat.
37 deg.49'30''N, long. 121 deg.12'34''W, thence clockwise via the
4.3-mile radius of the Stockton Metropolitan Airport, to lat.
37 deg.53'00''N, long. 121 deg.09'04''W; to lat. 37 deg.52'05''N,
long. 121 deg.07'44''W; to lat. 37 deg.48'10''N, long.
121 deg.11'04''W, to the point of beginning. This Class E airspace
is effective during the specific dates and times established in
advance by a Notice to Airmen. The effective date and time will
thereafter be continuously published in the Airport/Facility
Directory.
* * * * *
AWP HI E2 Hilo, HI [NEW]
Hilo International, General Lyman Field, HI
(lat. 19 deg.43'13'' N., long. 155 deg.02'55'' W.)
That airspace extending upward from the surface within a 4.3-
mile radius of General Lyman Field. This Class E airspace is
effective during the specific dates and times established in advance
by a Notice to Airmen. The effective date and time established in
advance by a Notice to Airmen. The effective date and time will
thereafter be continuously published in the Airport/Facility
Directory.
* * * * *
AWP HI E2 Kaneohe MCAS, HI [NEW]
Kaneohe MCAS, HI
(lat. 21 deg.27'06'' N., long. 157 deg.46'10'' W.)
That airspace extending upward from the surface within a 4.3-
mile radius of Kaneohe MCAS. This Class E airspace is effective
during the specific dates and times established in advance by a
Notice to Airmen. The effective date and time will thereafter be
continuously published in the Airport/Facility Directory.
* * * * *
AWP HI E2 Lihue, HI [NEW]
Lihue Airport, HI
(lat. 21 deg.58'34'' N., long. 159 deg.20'20'' W.)
That airspace extending upward from the surface within a 4.3-
mile radius of Lihue Airport. This Class E airspace is effective
during the specific dates and times established in advance by a
Notice to Airmen. The effective date and time will thereafter be
continuously published in the Airport/Facility Directory.
* * * * *
AWP CA E2 San Jose, CA [NEW]
San Jose International Airport, CA
(lat. 37 deg.21'42'' N., long. 121 deg.55'43'' W.)
Oakland VORTAC
(lat. 37 deg.43'33'' N., long. 122 deg.13'25'' W.)
That airspace extending upward from the surface within a 5-miles
radius of the San Jose International Airport, excluding that
airspace east of Interstate 680 and east of U.S. Highway 101 south
of the intersection of U.S. Highway 101 and Interstate 680. This
Class E airspace is effective during the specific dates and time
established in advance by a Notice to Airmen. The effective date and
time will thereafter be continuously published in the Airport/
Facility Directory.
* * * * *
AWP CA E2 El Toro MCAS, CA [NEW]
El Toro MCAS, CA
(lat. 33 deg.40'34'' N., long. 117 deg.43'52'' W.)
John Wayne Airport/Orange County
lat. 33 deg.40'32'' N., long. 117 deg.52'05'' W.)
That airspace extending upward from the surface within a 5-mile
radius of the El Toro MCAS excluding that airspace west of a line
between the points where the 5-miles arc of El Toro MCAS intercepts
the 5-mile arc of John Wayne Airport/Orange County. This Class E
airspace is effective during the specific dates and times
established in advance by a Notice to Airmen. The effective date and
time will thereafter be continuously published in the Airport/
Facility Directory.
* * * * *
AWP AZ E2 Phoenix, Luke AFB, AZ [NEW]
Phoenix Luke AFB, AZ
(lat. 33 deg.32'06'' N., Long. 112 deg.22'59'' W.)
Luke AFB TACAN
(lat. 33 deg.32'41'' N., long. 112 deg.22'55'' W.)
That airspace extending upward from the surface within a 4.3-
mile radius of Luke AFB and within 1.8 miles each side of the Luke
TACAN 058 deg. radial, extending from the 4.3-mile radius to 5.2
miles northeast of the TACAN and within 1.8 miles each side of the
Luke TACAN 209 deg. radial, extending from the 4.3-miles radius to
5.6 miles southwest of the Luke TACAN, excluding that portion east
of a line beginning at lat. 33 deg.34'35'' N., long. 112 deg.16'59''
W.; to lat. 33 deg.33'55'' N., long. 112 deg.16'29'' W., to lat
33 deg.33'08'' N., long. 112 deg.18'00'' W.; to lat. 33 deg.29'29''
N., long. 112 deg.19'29'' W.; to lat. 33 deg.29'00'' N, long.
112 deg.19'26'' W. This Class E airspace is effective during the
specific dates and times established in advance by a Notice to
Airmen. The effective date and time will thereafter be continuously
published in the Airport/Facility Directory.
* * * * *
AWP CA E2 Santa Barbara Municipal Airport, CA [NEW]
Santa Barbara Municipal Airport, CA
(lat. 34 deg.25'34'' N., long. 119 deg.50'26'' W.)
That airspace extending upward from the surface within a 5-mile
radius of the Santa Barbara Municipal Airport. This Class E airspace
is effective during the specific dates and times established in
advance by a Notice to Airmen. The effective date and time will
thereafter be continuously published in the Airport/Facility
Directory.
* * * * *
AWP AZ E2 Tucson-Ryan Field, AZ [NEW]
Tucson-Ryan Field, AZ
(lat. 32 deg.08'29''N, long. 111 deg.10'26''W)
That airspace extending upward from the surface within a 4-mile
radius of the Tucson-Ryan Field. This Class E airspace is effective
during the specific dates and times established in advance by a
Notice of Airmen. The effective date and time will thereafter be
continuously published in the Airport/Facility Directory.
* * * * *
AWP CA E2 Crows Landing NALF, CA [NEW]
Crows Landing NALF, CA
(lat. 27 deg.24'29''N, long. 121 deg.06'34''W)
Patterson Airport, CA
(lat. 37 deg.28'07''N, long. 121 deg.10'10''W)
That airspace extending upward from the surface within a 5-mile
radius of Crows Landing NALF, excluding the airspace 3 miles west of
and parallel to the 164 deg./344 deg. bearing from/to Crows Landing
NALF, and excluding that portion within a 1-mile radius of Patterson
Airport. This Class E airspace is effective during the specific
dates and times established in advance by a Notice to Airmen. The
effective date and time will thereafter be continuously published in
the Airport/Facility Directory.
* * * * *
AWP CA E2 Mountain View, CA [NEW]
Mountain View, Moffett Field NAS, CA
(lat. 37 deg.24'55''N, long. 122 deg.02'54''W)
That airspace extending upward from the surface within a 4.3-
mile radius of Moffett Field NAS, excluding that airspace within the
San Jose, CA, Class C airspace area and excluding the portion within
the Palo Alto of Santa Clara County Airport, CA, Class D airspace
area during the specific dates and times it is effective. This Class
E airspace is effective during the specific dates and times
established in advance by a Notice to Airmen. The effective date and
time will thereafter be continuously published in the Airport/
Facility Directory.
* * * * *
AWP CA E2 Imperial County, CA [NEW]
Imperial County Airport, El Centro, CA
(lat. 32 deg.50'03''N, long. 115 deg.34'44''W)
El Centro NAF, CA
(lat. 32 deg.49'45''N, long. 115 deg.40'18''W)
Within a 4-mile radius of the Imperial County Airport, excluding
that airspace west of long. 115 deg.37'03''W. when the El Centro
NAF, CA, Class D airspace area is effective. This Class E airspace
is effective during the specific dates and times established in
advance by a Notice to Airmen. The effective date and time will
thereafter be continuously published in the Airport/Facility
Directory.
* * * * *
Paragraph 6003--Class E Airspace Areas Designated As An Extension
to A Class C Surface Area
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AWP CA E3 Santa Barbara Municipal Airport, CA [REVISED]
Santa Barbara Municipal Airport, CA
(lat. 34 deg.25'34''N, long. 119 deg.50'26''W)
That airspace extending upward from the surface within 1.8 miles
each side of the Santa Barbara ILS localizer west course, extending
from the 5-mile radius of Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to 6.2
miles west of the airport.
* * * * *
Paragraph 6004--Class E Airspace Areas Designated as An Extension
to A Class D Surface Area
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AWP CA E4 Point Mugu NAWS, CA [REVISED]
Point Mugu NAWS, CA
(lat. 34 deg.07'13''N, long. 119 deg.07'15''W)
Point Mugu TACAN
(lat. 34 deg.07'24''N, long. 119 deg.07'19''W)
That airspace extending upward from the surface within a 10.4-
mile radius of the Point Mugu TACAN, extending clockwise from the
Point Mugu TACAN 200 deg. radial to the Point Mugu TACAN 252 deg.
radial. This Class E airspace area is effective during the specific
dates and times established in advance by a Notice to Airmen. The
effective date and time will thereafter be continuously published in
the Airport/Facility Directory.
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AWP HI E4 Hilo, HI [REVISED]
Hilo International, General Lyman Field, HI
(lat. 19 deg.43'13''N, long. 115 deg.02'55''W)
Hilo VORTAC
(lat. 19 deg.43'17''N, long. 115 deg.00'39''W)
That airspace extending upward from the surface within 3 miles
each side of the Hilo VORTAC 090 deg. radial, extending from 4.3-
mile radius of General Lyman field to 8.7 miles east of the VORTAC.
* * * * *
AWP HI E4 Lihue, HI [REVISED]
Lihue Airport, HI
(lat. 21 deg.58'34''N, long. 159 deg.20'20''W)
That airspace extending upward from the surface within that
airspace beginning at lat. 21 deg.54'25''N, long. 159 deg.21'36''W,
thence clockwise to lat. 21 deg.58'15''N, long. 159 deg.15'42''W; to
lat. 21 deg.55'03''N, long. 159 deg.12'10''W; to lat.
21 deg.51'03''N, long. 159 deg.11'05''W; to lat. 21 deg.50'34''N,
long 159 deg.21'50''W, thence to the point of beginning.
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Issued in Los Angeles, California on May 16, 1994.
Richard R. Lien,
Manager, Air Traffic Division.
[FR Doc. 94-13074 Filed 5-26-94; 8:45 am]
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