Establishment of Class E Airspace; Inyokern Municipal Airport, Inyokern, CA

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 94-AWP-16]

Establishment of Class E Airspace; Inyokern Municipal Airport,

Inyokern, CA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action establishes Class E airspace at Inyokern, CA. A

Global Positioning System (GPS) standard instrument approach procedure

(SIAP) has been developed for the Inyokern Municipal Airport.

Controlled airspace extending from 700 feet above the surface is needed

for aircraft executing the approach. This action will provide adequate

Class E airspace for instrument flight rules (IFR) operations at

Inyokern Municipal Airport.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, 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 June 24, 1994, the FAA proposed to amend part 71 of the Federal

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

Inyokern, CA. (59 FR 32669). A Global Positioning System (GPS) standard

instrument approach procedure (SIAP) has been developed for the

Inyokern Municipal Airport. Controlled airspace extending from 700 feet

above the surface is needed for aircraft executing the approach.

Interested parties were invited to participate in this rulemaking

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

One comment was received. China Lake Naval Air Weapons Station

requested the exclusion of Class E airspace from Restricted Area R-

2505. The Restricted Area was excluded in response to their request.

The coordinates in the proposal are based on North American Datum

83. Class E airspace designations are published in Paragraph 6005 of

FAA Order 7400.9B dated July 18, 1994, and effective September 16,

1994, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1.

The Class E airspace designation listed in this document will be

published subsequently in this Order.

The Rule

This amendment to part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations

establishes Class E airspace at Inyokern, CA, to establish controlled

airspace from 700 feet above the surface for aircraft executing the GPS

SIAP into the Inyokern Municipal Airport at Inyokern, 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 7400.9B, Airspace Designations and

Reporting Points, dated July 18, 1994, and effective September 16,

1994, 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 Inyokern, CA [New]

Inyokern Municipal Airport, CA

(lat. 35 deg.39'32'' N., long. 117 deg.49'46'' W)

That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface

within a 2-mile radius of Inyokern Municipal Airport and within 2

miles each side of the 211 deg. (T) bearing extending from the 2-

mile radius to 10.3 miles southwest of the Inyokern Municipal

Airport excluding that airspace within Restricted Area R-2505.

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Issued in Los Angeles, California, on September 7, 1994.

Dennis T. Koehler,

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

[FR Doc. 94-23335 Filed 9-20-94; 8:45 am]

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