[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 168 (Monday, August 31, 1998)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 46166-46167]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-23367]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Airspace Docket No. 98-AWP-20]
Revision of Class E Airspace, San Diego, North Island NAS, CA
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Direct final rule; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: This action will amend the effective hours of the Class E
airspace extension for San Diego, North Island Naval Air Station, (NZY)
Halsey Field, CA. In April of 1998 the U.S. Navy reduced the hours of
operation of the Airport Traffic Control Tower (ATCT) at NZY. A
separate airspace docket has been published in the Federal Register
amending the effective hours of the NZY Class D airspace surface area.
The Class E airspace extension operates in conjunction with the Class D
airspace surface area. The reduction of the ATCT hours of operation has
made this action necessary. The intended effect of this action is to
modify the effective hours of the NZY Class E airspace extension in the
legal description of the controlled airspace. This action does not
involve a change in the dimensions or operating requirements of that
airspace containing Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations at NZY.
EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC December 3, 1998. Comment date: Comments for
inclusion in the Rules Docket must be received on or before September
30, 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-20, 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,
Western-Pacific Region, Federal Aviation Administration, 15000 Aviation
Boulevard, Lawndale, California 90261, telephone (310) 725-6613.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This action will amend the airspace legal
description to reflect the new operating hours of the Class E arrival
extension of NZY. The 1998 reduction of the ATCT hours of operation has
made this action necessary. The intended effect of this action is to
modify the hours of the NZY Class E airspace area in the legal
description of the controlled airspace. Class E airspace arrival
extensions are published in Paragraph 6004 of FAA Order 7400.9D dated
September 10,
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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 would be published subsequently in this Order.
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.
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-20.'' 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.
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:
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Paragraph 6004 Class E airspace areas designated as an extension
to a Class D surface area.
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AWP CA E4 San Diego, North Island NAS, CA [Revised]
San Diego, North Island NAS (Halsey Field), CA
(Lat. 32 deg.41'57'' N, long. 117 deg.12'55'' W)
North Island TACAN
(Lat. 32 deg.42'09'' N, long. 117 deg.12'58'' W)
That airspace extending upward from the surface within the North
Island TACAN 8.7-mile radius, extending clockwise from a line 1.8
miles north of and parallel to the North Island TACAN 120 deg.
radial clockwise to the 162 deg. radial, excluding the airspace
within the San Diego, CA, Class B airspace area and the portion
within the Imperial Beach NOLF, CA, Class D airspace area. 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.
Issued in Los Angeles, California, on August 19, 1998.
Dawna Vicars,
Assistant Manager, Air Traffic Division, Western-Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. 98-23367 Filed 8-28-98; 8:45 am]
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