Proposed Establishment and Modification of Class E Airspace; Lompoc, CA

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 94-AWP-7]

Proposed Establishment and Modification of Class E Airspace;

Lompoc, CA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This notice proposes to establish and modify Class E airspace

at Lompoc Municipal Airport, Lompoc, CA. Controlled airspace to the

surface, a surface area, and a 700 foot transition area are needed for

instrument flight rules operations at the airport.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before June 17, 1994.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Federal

Aviation Administration, Attn: Manager, System Management Branch, AWP-

530, Docket No. 94-AWP-7, 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. An informal

docket may also be examined during normal business hours at the Office

of the Manager, System Management Branch, Air Traffic Division at the

above address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Scott Speer, Airspace Specialist,

System Management Branch, AWP-530, Air Traffic Division, Western-

Pacific Region, Federal Aviation Administration, 15000 Aviation

Boulevard, Lawndale, California 90261; telephone (310) 297-0697.

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 notice must

submit with those comments a self-addressed, stamped postcard on which

the following statement is made: ``Comments to Airspace Docket No. 94-

AWP-7.'' The postcard will be date/time stamped and returned to the

commenter. All communications 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 System Management Branch, Air Traffic Division,

at 15000 Aviation Boulevard, Lawndale, California, 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's

Any person may obtain a copy of this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

(NPRM) by submitting a request to the Federal Aviation Administration,

System Management Branch, AWP-530, P.O. Box 92007, Worldway Postal

Center, Los Angeles, California 90009. Communications must identify the

notice 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 procedure.

The Proposal

The FAA is considering an amendment to part 71 of the Federal

Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to establish Class E airspace

designated as a surface area for an airport and to modify the 700 foot

transition area. An Automated Weather Observing System has been

installed at Lompoc Municipal Airport meeting the criterion for a Class

E surface area. The coordinates for this airspace are based on North

American Datum 83. Class E airspace designated as a surface area for an

airport is published in Paragraph 6002 and Class E airspace

designations for airspace extending upward from 700 feet or more above

ground level are published in Paragraph 6005 of FAA Order 7400.9A,

dated June 17, 1993, and effective September 16, 1993, which is

incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 as of September 16, 1993 (58

FR 36298; July 6, 1993). The Class E airspace listed in the document

would be published subsequently in the 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. It, therefore: (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, when

promulgated, 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).

The Proposed Amendment

In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation

Administration proposes to amend 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. app. 1348(a), 1354(a), 1510; E.O. 10854, 24

FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389; 49 U.S.C. 106(g); 14 CFR

11.69.

Sec. 71.1 [Amended]

2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of the Federal

Aviation Administration Order 7400.9A, Airspace Designations and

Reporting points, dated June 17, 1993, and effective September 16,

1993, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 6002 Class E airspace designated as a surface area for an

airport

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AWP CA E2 Lompoc, CA [NEW]

Lompoc Airport, CA

(lat. 34 deg.39'58''N, long. 120 deg.28'00''W)

Gaviota VORTAC

(lat. 34 deg.31'53''N, long. 120 deg.05'28''W)

That airspace extending upward from the surface within a 4.3-

mile radius of Lompoc Airport, excluding that airspace within

Restricted Areas R-2516 and R-2517.

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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 Lompoc, CA [Revised]

Lompoc Airport, CA

(lat. 34 deg.39'58''N, long. 120 deg.28'00''W)

Gaviota VORTAC

(lat. 34 deg.31'53''N, long. 120 deg.05'28''W)

That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface

within a 4.3-mile radius of Lompoc Airport and within 4.3 miles each

side of the Gaviota VORTAC 293 deg. radial extending from the 4.3-

mile radius to 10.9 miles west of the Gaviota VORTAC and within 4

miles each side of the 083 deg. bearing from the Lompoc NDB to 8

miles east of the NDB, excluding that airspace within Restricted

Areas R-2516 and R-2517.

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Issued in Los Angeles, CA, on April 19, 1994.

Richard R. Lien,

Manager, Air Traffic Division, Western-Pacific Region.

[FR Doc. 94-10708 Filed 5-3-94; 8:45 am]

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