[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 156 (Friday, August 13, 1999)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 44139-44140]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-21027]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Airspace Docket No. 99-AWP-14]
Proposed Establishment of Class E Airspace; St. Helena, CA
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.
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SUMMARY: This action proposes to establish a Class E airspace area at
St. Helena, CA. The establishment of a Special Global Positioning
System (GPS) Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) Copter 293
Point In Space approach serving St. Helena Fire Department Heliport has
made this proposal necessary. Additional 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 293 Point In
Space approach to St. Helena Fire Department Heliport. The intended
effect of this proposal is to provide adequate controlled airspace for
Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations at St. Helena Fire Department
Heliport, St. Helena, CA.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before September 16, 1999.
ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Federal
Aviation Administration, Attn: Manager, Airspace Branch, AWP-520,
Docket No. 99-AWP-14, Air Traffic Division, 15000 Aviation Boulevard,
Lawndale, CA 90261.
The official docket may be examined in the Office of the Regional
Counsel, Western-Pacific Region, Federal Aviation Administration, Room
6007, 15000 Aviation Boulevard, Lawndale, CA 90261.
An informal docket may also be examined during normal business
hours at the Office of the Manager, Airspace Branch, Air Traffic
Division at the above address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Larry Tonish, Air Traffic Airspace Specialist, Airspace Branch, AWP-
520, Air Traffic Division, Western-Pacific Region, Federal Aviation
Administration, 15000 Aviation Boulevard, Lawndale, CA 90261, telephone
(310) 725-6539.
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 action must
submit with the comments a self-addressed, stamped postcard on which
the following statement is made: ``Comments to Airspace Docket 99-AWP-
14.'' The postcard will be date/time stamped and returned to the
commenter. All communications
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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
Airspace Branch, Air Traffic Division, 15000 Aviation Boulevard,
Lawndale, CA 90261, 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
Any person may obtain a copy of this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
(NPRM) by submitting a request to the Federal Aviation Administration,
Airspace Branch, 15000 Aviation Boulevard, Lawndale, CA 90261.
Communications must identify the docket 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 procedures.
The Proposal
The FAA is considering an amendment to 14 CFR part 71 by
establishing a Class E airspace area at St. Helena, CA. The
establishment of a Special Copter GPS 293 Point In Space approach at
St. Helena Fire Department Heliport has made this proposal necessary.
Additional controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the
surface is needed to contain helicopters executing the Special Copter
GPS 293 Point In Space approach to the St. Helena Fire Department
Hospital Heliport. The intended effect of this proposal is to provide
adequate controlled airspace for rotorcraft executing the Special
Copter GPS 293 Point In Space approach to the St. Helena Fire
Department Heliport, St. Helena, CA. Class E airspace designations are
published in paragraph 6005 of FAA Order 7400.9F dated September 10,
1998, and effective September 16, 1998, which is incorporated by
reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class E airspace designation listed in
this document would be published subsequently in this 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.
Therefore, this proposed 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 proposed rule would 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--DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, CLASS B, CLASS C, CLASS D, AND
CLASS E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIRWAYS; 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.
Sec. 71.1 [Amended]
2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of the Federal
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9F, Airspace Designations and
Reporting Points, dated September 10, 1998, and effective September 16,
1998, 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 ST Helena, CA [New]
ST Helena Fire Department Heliport
Point In Space Coordinates
(Lat. 38 deg.32'21''N, long. 122 deg.29'35''W)
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
and within a 7-mile radius of a Point In Space serving the ST Helena
Fire Department Heliport.
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Issued in Los Angeles, California, on August 2, 1999.
John Clancy,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Western-Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. 99-21027 Filed 8-12-99; 8:45 am]
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