Revocation of Class D Airspace; Fritzsche Army Air Field (AAF), Ft. Ord., CA

DEPARMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 93-AWP-22]

Revocation of Class D Airspace; Fritzsche Army Air Field (AAF),

Ft. Ord., CA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action revokes the Fritzsche AAF Class D Airspace.

Fritzsche AAF has closed and therefore, the Class D airspace at

Fritzsche AAF is revoked. The Salinas, California Class D airspace

designation will also be revised to reflect the action.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 u.t.c., April 28, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Gene Enstad, Airspace Specialist, System Management Branch, AWP-530,

Air Traffic Division, Western-Pacific Region, Federal Aviation

Administration, 15000 Aviation Boulevard, Lawndale, California 90261;

telephone (310) 297-0010.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

On December 17, 1993, the FAA proposed to amend part 71 of the

Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) by revoking the Class D

airspace at Fritzsche AAF, Ft. Ord, California. As a result of the Base

Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Committee recommendations, Fritzsche AAF

has closed and the associated weather reporting has been discontinued.

Therefore, the FAA is revoking the Fritzsche AAF Class D airspace. The

Salinas, CA Class D airspace designation will also be revised to

reflect this action.

Interested parties were invited to participate in the rulemaking

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

No comments were received.

Class D airspace designations are published in Paragraph 5000 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;

June 6, 1993). The Class D airspace designation listed in this document

will be published subsequently in the Order.

The Rule

This amendment to part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations

revokes the Fritzsche AAF Class D airspace. The Salinas CA Class D

airspace designation will also be revised to reflect this action.

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 5000--Subpart D--Class D Airspace

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AWP CA D Fort Ord, Fritzsche AAF, California [Revoked]

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AWP CA D Salinas, CA [Revised]

Salinas Municipal Airport, CA

(Lat. 36 deg.39'48'' N, long. 121 deg.36'23'' W)

That airspace extending upward from the surface to but not

including 2,500 feet MSL within a 4.3-mile radius of the Salinas

Municipal Airport.

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Issued in Los Angles, California, on March 9, 1994.

Richard R. Lien,

Manager, Air Traffic Division, Western-Pacific Region.

[FR Doc. 94-6524 Filed 3-18-94; 8:45 am]

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