Establishment of Class E Airspace; Ukiah, CA

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 94-AWP-5]

Establishment of Class E Airspace; Ukiah, CA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action establishes Class E airspace at Ukiah, CA. An

automated Weather Observing System (AWOS) has been installed at the

Ukiah Municipal Airport meeting the criterion for a surface area.

Controlled airspace extending from the surface is needed for Instrument

Flight Rules (IFR) operations at Ukiah Municipal Airport. The area will

be depicted on aeronautical charts to provide a reference for pilots

operating in the area.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 u.t.c., December 8, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Scott Speer, 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:

History

On March 15, 1994, the FAA proposed to amend part 71 of the Federal

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

Ukiah, CA. (59 FR 14805). An AWOS has been installed at the Ukiah

Municipal Airport, Ukiah, CA. The proposal was to modify controlled

airspace from 700 to 1200 feet AGL and to add controlled airspace

extending from the surface for IFR operations at Ukiah Municipal

Airport.

Interested parties were invited to participate in this rulemaking

proceedings by submitting written comments on the proposal to the FAA.

No objections were received concerning this proposal.

The coordinates in the proposal are based on North American Datum

83. Class E airspace designations are published in Paragraphs 6002 and

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 (58 FR

36298; July 6, 1993).

The Class E airspace designations listed in this document will be

published subsequently in this Order.

The Rule

The amendment to part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulation

establishes and amends Class E airspace at Ukiah, CA. This action

modifies controlled airspace from 700 to 1200 feet AGL and establishes

controlled airspace from the surface for IFR operations at the Ukiah

Municipal Airport at Ukiah, 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.

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 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. 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 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 Ukiah, CA [Revised]

Ukiah Municipal Airport, CA

(lat. 39 deg.07'34'' N, long. 123 deg.12'03'' W)

Fortuna VORTAC (lat. 40 deg.40'17'' N, long. 124 deg.14'04'' W)

Mendocino VORTAC (lat. 39 deg.03'12'' N, long. 123 deg.16'27'' W)

Red Bluff VORTAC (lat. 40 deg.05'56'' N, long. 122 deg.14'11'' W)

That airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface

within a 17.4-mile radius of the Mendocino VORTAC, excluding that

airspace east of the western edge of V-25 and that airspace bounded

by a line from lat. 39 deg.32'00'' N, long. 123 deg.33'14'' W; to

lat. 39 deg.32'00'' N, long. 123 deg.11'34'' W; to lat.

39 deg.21'37'' N, long. 123 deg.04'54'' W; to lat. 39 deg.19'07'' N,

long. 123 deg.07'22'' W, thence counterclockwise via the 17.4-mile

radius of the Mendocino VORTAC to lat. 39 deg.19'04'' N, long.

123 deg.25'40'' W; to lat. 39 deg.32'00'' N, long. 123 deg.33'14''

W. That airspace extending upward from 7,500 feet MSL south of the

Red Bluff VORTAC between the 20.9- and 39.1-mile arcs of the Red

Bluff VORTAC bounded on the northwest by the northwest edge of V-199

and on the southeast by the southeast edge of V-25. That airspace

extending upward from 8,500 feet MSL south of the Red Bluff VORTAC

bounded on the northeast by a 39.1-mile arc of the Red Bluff VORTAC,

on the southeast by the southeast edge of V-25, on the south and

southwest by the north edge of V-200 and a 17.4-mile arc of the

Mendocino VORTAC, and on the northwest by the northwest edge of V-

199. That airspace extending upward from 9,500 feet MSL bounded on

the southeast by the northwest edge of V-199 to lat. 39 deg.21'37''

N, long. 123 deg.04'54'' W; to lat. 39 deg.32'00'' N, long.

123 deg.11'34'' W; to lat. 39 deg.32'00'' N, long. 123 deg.33'14''

W, and on the west by the east edge of V-27, and on the north by a

line 7.8 miles south of and parallel to the Red Bluff VORTAC

291 deg. and Fortuna VORTAC 110 deg. radii. That airspace extending

upward from 5,300 feet MSL bounded on the east by the southwest edge

of V-27 and on the west by the west/southwest edge of V-494.

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Paragraph 6002 Class E airspace designated as a surface area for

an airport

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AWP CA E2 Ukiah, CA [New]

Ukiah Municipal Airport, CA

(lat. 39 deg.07'34'' N, long. 123 deg.12'03'' W)

Within a 4.3-mile radius of the Ukiah Municipal Airport and

within 1.8 miles each side of the 348 deg. bearing from the Ukiah

Municipal Airport extending from the 4.3-mile radius to 16.2 miles

north of the airport and that airspace within 1.8 miles each side of

the 007 deg. bearing from the Ukiah Municipal Airport extending from

the 4.3-mile radius to 8.6 miles north of the airport and that

airspace within 1.8 miles and 2.5 miles east of the 154 deg. bearing

from the Ukiah Municipal Airport extending from the 4.3-mile radius

to 11.3 miles south of the airport.

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Issued in Los Angeles, CA, on May 11, 1994.

Sidney R. Allen,

Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Western-Pacific Region.

[FR Doc. 94-12777 Filed 5-24-94; 8:45 am]

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