[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 172 (Friday, September 5, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 46873-46874]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-23604]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Airspace Docket No. 97-AWP-22]
Amendment of Class E Airspace; Mammoth Lakes, CA
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This action amends the Class E airspace area at Mammoth Lakes,
CA. The development of a Global Positioning System (GPS) Standard
Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) to Runway (RWY) 27 has made this
action necessary. The intended effect of this action is to provide
adequate controlled airspace for Instrument Flight Rules (IFR)
operations at Mammoth Lakes Airport, Mammoth Lakes, CA.
EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC November 06, 1997.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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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) 725-6531.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
History
On June 9, 1997, the FAA proposed to amend part 71 of the Federal
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) by amending the Class E airspace
areas at Mammoth Lakes, CA (62 FR 31374). The development of a GPS SIAP
at Mammoth Lakes Airport has made this action necessary. The intended
effect of this action is to provide adequate airspace for aircraft
executing the GPS RWY 27 SIAP to Mammoth Lakes Airport, Mammoth Lakes,
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 are published in Paragraph 6005 of FAA Order 7400.9D,
dated September 4, 1996, and effective September 16, 1996, which is
incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. Class E airspace designations
listed in this document will be published subsequently in the Order.
The Rule
This amendment to part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14
CFR part 71) amends the Class E airspace area at Mammoth Lakes, CA. The
development of a GPS SIAP at Mammoth Lakes Airport has made this action
necessary. The intended effect of this action is to provide adequate
controlled airspace for aircraft executing the GPS RWY 27 SIAP at
Mammoth Lakes Airport, Mammoth Lakes, 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--[AMENDED]
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 7400.9D, Airspace Designations and
Reporting Points, dated September 4, 1996, and effective September 16,
1996, 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 Mammoth Lakes, CA [Revised]
Mammoth Lakes Airport, CA
(Lat. 37 deg.37'26'' N, long. 118 deg.50'19'' W)
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 6.6-mile radius of the Mammoth Lakes Airport. That airspace
extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface within the area
bounded by a line beginning a lat. 37 deg.49'00'' N, long.
119 deg.00'00'' W; to lat. 37 deg.49'00'' N, long. 119 deg.13'00''
W; to lat. 38 deg.11'00'' N, long. 119 deg.13'00'' W; to lat.
38 deg.11'00'' N, long. 118 deg.27'00'' W; to lat. 37 deg.30'00'' N,
long. 118 deg.27'00'' W; to lat. 37 deg.30'00'' N, 119 deg.00'00''
W, thence to the point of beginning.
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Issued in Los Angeles, California, on August 12, 1997.
Sonja P. Keller,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division Western-Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. 97-23604 Filed 9-4-97; 8:45 am]
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