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[FR Doc No: 94-10708]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71
[Airspace Docket No. 94-AWP-7]
Proposed Establishment and Modification of Class E Airspace;
Lompoc, CA
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.
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SUMMARY: This notice proposes to establish and modify Class E airspace
at Lompoc Municipal Airport, Lompoc, CA. Controlled airspace to the
surface, a surface area, and a 700 foot transition area are needed for
instrument flight rules operations at the airport.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before June 17, 1994.
ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Federal
Aviation Administration, Attn: Manager, System Management Branch, AWP-
530, Docket No. 94-AWP-7, Air Traffic Division, 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: Scott Speer, Airspace Specialist,
System Management Branch, AWP-530, Air Traffic Division, Western-
Pacific Region, Federal Aviation Administration, 15000 Aviation
Boulevard, Lawndale, California 90261; telephone (310) 297-0697.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Comments Invited
Interested parties are invited to participate in this proposed
rulemaking by submitting such written data, views, or arguments as they
may desire. Comments that provide the factual basis supporting the
views and suggestions presented are particularly helpful in developing
reasoned regulatory decisions on the proposal. Comments are
specifically invited on the overall regulatory, aeronautical, economic,
environmental, and energy-related aspects of the proposal.
Communications should identify the airspace docket number and be
submitted in triplicate to the address listed above. Commenters wishing
the FAA to acknowledge receipt of their comments on this notice must
submit with those comments a self-addressed, stamped postcard on which
the following statement is made: ``Comments to Airspace Docket No. 94-
AWP-7.'' The postcard will be date/time stamped and returned to the
commenter. All communications received on or before the specified
closing date for comments will be considered before taking action on
the proposed rule. The proposal contained in this notice may be changed
in light of comments received. All comments submitted will be available
for examination in the System Management Branch, Air Traffic Division,
at 15000 Aviation Boulevard, Lawndale, California, both before and
after the closing date for comments. A report summarizing each
substantive public contact with FAA personnel concerned with this
rulemaking will be filed in the docket.
Availability of NPRM's
Any person may obtain a copy of this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
(NPRM) by submitting a request to the Federal Aviation Administration,
System Management Branch, AWP-530, P.O. Box 92007, Worldway Postal
Center, Los Angeles, California 90009. Communications must identify the
notice number of this NPRM. Persons interested in being placed on a
mailing list for future NPRM's should also request a copy of Advisory
Circular No. 11-2A, which describes the application procedure.
The Proposal
The FAA is considering an amendment to part 71 of the Federal
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to establish Class E airspace
designated as a surface area for an airport and to modify the 700 foot
transition area. An Automated Weather Observing System has been
installed at Lompoc Municipal Airport meeting the criterion for a Class
E surface area. The coordinates for this airspace are based on North
American Datum 83. Class E airspace designated as a surface area for an
airport is published in Paragraph 6002 and Class E airspace
designations for airspace extending upward from 700 feet or more above
ground level are published in Paragraph 6005 of FAA Order 7400.9A,
dated June 17, 1993, and effective September 16, 1993, which is
incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 as of September 16, 1993 (58
FR 36298; July 6, 1993). The Class E airspace listed in the document
would be published subsequently in the Order. The FAA has determined
that this proposed 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, when
promulgated, 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).
The Proposed Amendment
In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation
Administration proposes to amend 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. 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 designated as a surface area for an
airport
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AWP CA E2 Lompoc, CA [NEW]
Lompoc Airport, CA
(lat. 34 deg.39'58''N, long. 120 deg.28'00''W)
Gaviota VORTAC
(lat. 34 deg.31'53''N, long. 120 deg.05'28''W)
That airspace extending upward from the surface within a 4.3-
mile radius of Lompoc Airport, excluding that airspace within
Restricted Areas R-2516 and R-2517.
* * * * *
Paragraph 6005 Class E airspace areas extending upward from 700
feet or more above the surface of the earth
* * * * *
AWP CA E5 Lompoc, CA [Revised]
Lompoc Airport, CA
(lat. 34 deg.39'58''N, long. 120 deg.28'00''W)
Gaviota VORTAC
(lat. 34 deg.31'53''N, long. 120 deg.05'28''W)
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 4.3-mile radius of Lompoc Airport and within 4.3 miles each
side of the Gaviota VORTAC 293 deg. radial extending from the 4.3-
mile radius to 10.9 miles west of the Gaviota VORTAC and within 4
miles each side of the 083 deg. bearing from the Lompoc NDB to 8
miles east of the NDB, excluding that airspace within Restricted
Areas R-2516 and R-2517.
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Issued in Los Angeles, CA, on April 19, 1994.
Richard R. Lien,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Western-Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. 94-10708 Filed 5-3-94; 8:45 am]
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