[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 165 (Wednesday, August 26, 1998)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 45394-45395]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-22749]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Airspace Docket No. 98-AWP-12]
Revocation of Class D and E Airspace; Crows Landing, CA
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Direct final rule; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: This action will revoke the Class D and Class E airspace at
Crows Landing Airport, Crows Landing, CA. In 1993 the U.S. Navy
transferred operation of Crows Landing Naval Auxiliary Landing Field
(NALF) to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and
changed the airport name to NASA Crows Landing. In 1995 the Airport
Traffic Control Tower (ATCT) was decommissioned, therefore the required
criteria for Class D airspace is no longer met. The removal of the
Class D airspace will also cause the removal of the Class E airspace
extensions to the Class D airspace.
EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC December 3, 1998. Comment date: Comments for
inclusion in the Rules Docket must be received on or before September
25, 1998.
ADDRESSES: Send comments on the direct final rule in triplicate to:
Federal Aviation Administration, Attn: Manager, Airspace Branch, AWP-
520, Docket No. 98-AWP-12, 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 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:
Debra Trindle, Air Traffic Division, Airspace Specialist, AWP-520.10,
Western-Pacific Region, Federal Aviation Administration, 15000 Aviation
Boulevard, Lawndale, California 90261, telephone (310) 725-6613.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The intended effect of this action is to
remove the Class D and Class E airspace areas below 1200 feet above
ground level (AGL) associated with Crows Landing NALF and to change the
name to NASA Crows Landing Airport in the legal description of the
controlled airspace. The controlled airspace extending upward from 1200
feet AGL will remain unchanged. Class D airspace areas are published in
Paragraph 5000 and Class E airspace areas are published in Paragraphs
6002, 6004 and 6005 of FAA Order 7400.9D dated September 10, 1997, and
effective September 16, 1997, which is incorporated by reference in 14
CFR 71.1. The Class D and Class E airspace designations listed in this
document would be subsequently removed from this Order, with the
exception of the Class E airspace designated upward from 1200 feet AGL.
The Direct Final Rule Procedure
The FAA anticipates that this regulation will not result in adverse
or negative comment and therefore is issuing it as a direct final rule.
This action removes previously designated controlled airspace
associated with Crows Landing NALF and changes the name to NASA Crows
Landing Airport. The intended effect of this action is to remove
controlled airspace where no longer required. Unless a written adverse
or negative comment or a written notice of intent to submit an adverse
or negative comment is received within the comment period, the
regulation will become effective on the date specified above. After the
close of the comment period, the FAA will publish a document in the
Federal Register indicating that no adverse or negative comments were
received and confirming the date on which the final rule will become
effective. If the FAA does receive, within the comment period, an
adverse or negative comment, or written notice of intent to submit such
a comment, a document withdrawing the direct final rule will be
published in the Federal Register, and a notice of proposed rulemaking
may be published with a new comment period.
Comments Invited
Although this action is in the form of a final rule and was not
preceded by a notice of proposed rulemaking, comments are invited on
this rule. Interested persons are invited to comment on this rule by
submitting such written data, views, or arguments, as they may desire.
Communications should identify the Rules Docket number and be submitted
in triplicate to the address specified under the caption ADDRESSES. All
communications received on or before the closing date for comments will
be considered, and this rule may be amended or withdrawn in light of
the comments received. Factual information that supports the
commenter's ideas and suggestions is extremely helpful in evaluating
the effectiveness of this action and determining whether additional
rulemaking action would be needed.
Comments are specifically invited on the overall regulatory,
economic, environmental, and energy aspects of the rule that might
suggest a need to modify the rule. All comments submitted will be
available, both before and after the closing date for comments, in the
Rules Docket for examination by interested persons. A report that
summarizes each FAA-public contact concerned with the substance of this
action will be filed in the Rules Docket.
Commenters wishing the FAA to acknowledge receipt of their comments
submitted in response to this rule must submit a self-addressed,
stamped postcard on which the following statement is made: ``Comments
to Docket No. 98-AWP-12.'' The postcard will be date stamped and
returned to the commenter.
Agency Findings
The regulations adopted herein will not have substantial direct
effects on the States, on the relationship between the national
government and the States, or on the distribution of power and
responsibilities among the various levels of government. Therefore, in
accordance with Executive Order 12612, it is determined that this final
rule does not have sufficient federalism implications to warrant the
preparation of a Federalism Assessment.
The FAA has determined that this regulation is noncontroversial and
unlikely to result in adverse or negative comments. For the reasons
discussed in the preamble, 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.
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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 NASA Crows Landing, CA [Revised]
NASA Crows Landing, CA
(lat. 37 deg.24'29'' N, long. 121 deg.06'34'' W)
That airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface
bounded on the north by lat. 37 deg.08'00'' N, on the east by the west
edge of V-109, on the southwest by the northeast edge of V-107 and on
the west by long. 121 deg.31'04'' W.
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Paragraph 6004 Class E airspace areas designated as an extension
to a Class D or Class E surface area.
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AWP CA E4 Crows Landing NALF, CA [Removed]
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Paragraph 6002 Class E airspace areas designated as a surface area
for an airport.
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AWP CA E2 Crows Landing NALF, CA [Removed]
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Issued in Los Angeles, California, on August 18, 1998.
John G. Clancy,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Western-Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. 98-22749 Filed 8-25-98; 8:45 am]
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