98-21608. Establishment of Class E Airspace; Willits, CA  

  • [Federal Register Volume 63, Number 155 (Wednesday, August 12, 1998)]
    [Rules and Regulations]
    [Page 43074]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 98-21608]
    
    
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    DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
    
    Federal Aviation Administration
    
    14 CFR Part 71
    
    [Airspace Docket No. 96-AWP-26]
    
    
    Establishment of Class E Airspace; Willits, CA
    
    AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
    
    ACTION: Final rule.
    
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    SUMMARY: This action establishes a Class E airspace area at Willits, 
    CA. Additional controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet or 
    more above the surface of the earth is needed to contain aircraft 
    executing the Global Positioning System (GPS) Standard Instrument 
    Approach Procedure (SIAP) to Runway (RWY) 16 and GPS RWY 34 SIAP at 
    Ells Field-Willits Municipal Airport. The intended effect of this 
    action is to provide adequate controlled airspace for Instrument Flight 
    Rules (IFR) operations Ells Field-Willits Municipal Airport, Willits, 
    CA.
    
    EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC October 8, 1998.
    
    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 June 17, 1998, the FAA proposed to amend 14 CFR part 71 by 
    establishing a Class E airspace area at Willits, CA (63 FR 33021). 
    Additional controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the 
    surface is needed to contain aircraft executing the GPS RWY 16 SIAP and 
    GPS RWY 34 SIAP at Ells Field-Willits Municipal Airport. This action 
    will provide adequate controlled airspace for IFR operations at Ells 
    Field-Willits Municipal Airport, Willits, 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 
    7400.9E dated September 10, 1997, and effective September 16, 1997, 
    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 Willits, CA. The development of a GPS SIAP has made this action 
    necessary. The effect of this action will provide adequate airspace for 
    aircraft executing the GPS RWY 16 SIAP and GPS RWY 34 SIAP at Ells 
    Field-Willits Municipal Airport, Willits, 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, 
    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--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:
    
        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 7400.9E, Airspace Designations and 
    Reporting Points, dated September 10, 1997, and effective September 16, 
    1997, 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 Willits, CA [New]
    
    Ells Field-Willits Municipal Airport, AZ
        (lat. 39 deg.27'03''N, long. 123 deg.22'12''W)
    
        That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
    within a 6.3-mile radius of the Ells Field-Willits Municipal Airport 
    and that airspace bounded by a line beginning at lat. 
    39 deg.28'00''N, long. 123 deg.30'15''W; lat. 39 deg.44'30''N, long. 
    123 deg.40'15''W; to lat. 39 deg.49'45''W, long. 123 deg.26'30''W; 
    to lat. 39 deg.32'11''N, long. 123 deg.17'27''W, thence clockwise 
    along the 6.3-mile radius of the Ells Field-Willits Municipal 
    Airport, to the point of beginning.
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        Issued in Los Angeles, California, on July 31, 1998.
    Sherry Avery,
    Acting Assistant Manager, Air Traffic Division, Western-Pacific Region.
    [FR Doc. 98-21608 Filed 8-11-98; 8:45 am]
    BILLING CODE 4910-13-M
    
    
    

Document Information

Published:
08/12/1998
Department:
Federal Aviation Administration
Entry Type:
Rule
Action:
Final rule.
Document Number:
98-21608
Dates:
0901 UTC October 8, 1998.
Pages:
43074-43074 (1 pages)
Docket Numbers:
Airspace Docket No. 96-AWP-26
PDF File:
98-21608.pdf
CFR: (1)
14 CFR 71.1