Revision of Class D and E Airspace; Sacramento, CA

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. 97-AWP-13]

Revision of Class D and E Airspace; Sacramento, CA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Direct final rule; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: This action will change several airspace legal descriptions to

reflect the name change of the Sacramento International Airport. The

1996 name change of the Sacramento Metropolitan Airport to Sacramento

International Airport has made this action necessary. The intended

effect of this action is to replace all references to Sacramento

Metropolitan Airport with Sacramento International Airport.

DATES: Effective date: 0901 UTC, July 17, 1997. Comment date: Comments

for inclusion in the Rules Docket must be received on or before May 1,

1997.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the direct final rule in triplicate to:

Federal Aviation Administration, Attn: Manager, Operations Branch, AWP-

530, Docket No. 97-AWP-13, 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 90261.

An informal docket may also be examined during normal business at

the Office of the Manager, Operations Branch, Air Traffic Division at

the above address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

William Buck, Airspace Specialist, Operations Branch, AWP-530, Air

Traffic Division, Western-Pacific Region, Federal Aviation

Administration, 15000 Aviation Boulevard, Lawndale, California 90261,

telephone (310) 725-6556.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This action will change several airspace

legal descriptions to reflect the name change of the Sacramento

International Airport. The 1996 name change of the Sacramento

Metropolitan Airport to Sacramento International Airport has made this

action necessary. The intended effect of this action is to replace all

references to Sacramento Metropolitan Airport with Sacramento

International Airport. Class D airspace areas are published in

Paragraph 5000 and Class E airspace areas are published in Paragraph

6002 and Paragraph 6003 of FAA Order 7400.9D dated September 4, 1996,

and effective September 16, 1996, which is incorporated by reference in

14 CFR 71.1. The Class D and E airspace designation listed in this

document would be published subsequently in this Order.

The Direct Final Rule Procedure

The FAA anticipates that this regulation will not result in adverse

or negative comment and therefore is issuing it as a direct final rule.

This action changes several airspace legal descriptions to reflect the

name change of the Sacramento International Airport. The intended

effect of this action is to replace all references to Sacramento

Metropolitan Airport with Sacramento International Airport. Unless a

written adverse or negative comment, or a written notice of intent to

submit an adverse or negative comment is received within the comment

period, the regulation will become effective on the date specified

above. After the close of the comment period, the FAA will publish a

document in the Federal Register indicating that no adverse or negative

comments were received and confirming the date on which the final rule

will become effective. If the FAA does receive, within the comment

period, an adverse or negative comment, or written notice of intent to

submit such a comment, a document withdrawing the direct final rule

will be published in the Federal Register, and a notice of proposed

rulemaking may be published with a new comment period.

Comments Invited

Although this action is in the form of a final rule and was not

preceded by a notice of proposed rulemaking, comments are invited on

this rule. Interested persons are invited to comment on this rule by

submitting such written data, views, or arguments as they may desire.

Communications should identify the Rules Docket number and be submitted

in triplicate to the address specified under the caption ADDRESSES. All

communications received on or before the closing date for comments will

be considered, and this rule may be amended or withdrawn in light of

the comments received. Factual information that supports the

commenter's ideas and suggestions is extremely helpful in evaluating

the effectiveness of this action and determining whether additional

rulemaking action would be needed.

Comments are specifically invited on the overall regulatory,

economic, environmental, and energy aspects of the rule that might

suggest a need to modify the rule. All comments

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submitted will be available, both before and after the closing date for

comments, in the Rules Docket for examination by interested persons. A

report that summarizes each FAA-public contact concerned with the

substance of this action will be filed in the Rules Docket.

Commenters wishing the FAA to acknowledge receipt of their comments

submitted in response to this rule must submit a self-addressed,

stamped postcard on which the following statement is made: ``Comments

to Docket No. 97-AWP-13.'' The postcard will be date stamped and

returned to the commenter.

Agency Findings

The regulations adopted herein will not have substantial direct

effects on the States, on the relationship between the national

government and the States, or on the distribution of power and

responsibilities among the various levels of government. Therefore, in

accordance with Executive Order 12612, it is determined that this final

rule does not have sufficient federalism implications to warrant the

preparation of a Federalism Assessment.

The FAA has determined that this regulation is noncontroversial and

unlikely to result in adverse or negative comments. For the reasons

discussed in the preamble, I certify that this regulation (1) is not a

``significant regulatory action'' under Executive Order 12866; (2) is

not a ``significant rule'' under Department of Transportation (DOT)

Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44 FR 11034, February 26, 1979);

and (3) if promulgated, will not have a significant economic impact,

positive or negative, on a substantial number of small entities under

the criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act. A copy of the

regulatory evaluation prepared for this action is contained in the

Rules Docket. A copy of it may be obtained by contacting the Rules

Docket at the location provided under the caption ADDRESSES.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71

Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (air).

The Amendment

Accordingly, pursuant to the authority delegated to me, the Federal

Aviation Administration amends part 71 of the Federal Aviation

Regulations (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; 14 CFR 11.69.

Sec. 71.1 [Amended]

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

Aviation Administration Order 7400.9D, Airspace Designations and

Reporting Points, dated September 4, 1996, and effective September 16,

1996, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 5000 Class D airspace.

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AWP CA D Sacramento Executive Airport, CA

Sacramento Executive Airport, CA

(Lat. 38 deg.30'45'' N, long. 121 deg.29'37'' W)

Sacramento VORTAC

(Lat. 38 deg.26'37'' N, long. 121 deg.33'06'' W)

Sacramento McClellan AFB, CA

(Lat. 38 deg.40'04'' N, long. 121 deg.24'02'' W)

That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including

2,500 feet MSL within a 4.3-mile radius of Sacramento Executive

Airport and within 1.8 miles each side of the Sacramento VORTAC

032 deg. radial, extending from the 4.3-mile radius southwest to the

VORTAC and that airspace northeast of the Sacramento Executive

Airport, from the Sacramento VORTAC 022 deg. radial clockwise to the

Sacramento VORTAC 064 deg. radial extending from the Sacramento

Executive Airport 4.3-mile radius to the Sacramento Executive

Airport 5.8-mile radius excluding the airspace within the Sacramento

McClellan AFB, CA, and the Sacramento International Airport, CA,

Class C airspace areas. This Class D airspace area is effective

during the specific dates and times established in advance by a

Notice to Airmen. The effective date and time will thereafter be

continuously published in the Airport Facility Directory.

* * * * *

Paragraph 6002 Class E airspace areas designated as a surface area

for an airport.

* * * * *

AWP CA E2 Sacramento Executive Airport, CA

Sacramento Executive Airport, CA

(Lat. 38 deg.30'45'' N, long. 121 deg.29'37'' W)

Sacramento VORTAC

(Lat. 38 deg.26'37'' N, long. 121 deg.33'06'' W)

Sacramento McClellan AFB, CA

(Lat. 38 deg.40'04'' N, long. 121 deg.24'02'' W)

Within a 4.3-mile radius of Sacramento Executive Airport and

within 1.8 miles each side of the Sacramento VORTAC 032 deg. radial,

extending from the 4.3-mile radius southwest to the VORTAC and that

airspace northeast of the Sacramento Executive Airport, from the

Sacramento VORTAC 022 deg. radial clockwise to the Sacramento VORTAC

064 deg. radial extending from the Sacramento Executive Airport 4.3-

mile radius to the Sacramento Executive Airport 5.8-mile radius

excluding the airspace within the Sacramento McClellan AFB, CA, and

the Sacramento International Airport, CA, Class C airspace areas.

This Class E airspace area is effective during the specific dates

and times established in advance by a Notice to Airmen. The

effective date and time will thereafter be continuously published in

the Airport/Facility Directory.

* * * * *

Paragraph 6003 Class E airspace areas designated as an extention

to a Class C surface area.

* * * * *

AWP CA E3 Sacramento International Airport, CA

Sacramento International Airport, CA

(Lat. 38 deg.41'44'' N, long. 121 deg.35'27'' W)

That airspace extending upward from the surface within 2.2 miles

each side of the Runway 16R/34L localizer south course, extending

from the 5-mile radius of Sacramento International Airport to 5.2

miles south of the airport and that airspace within 2.2 miles each

side of the Runway 16L/34R localizer north course, extending from

the airport to 5.2 miles north of the airport.

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Issued in Los Angeles, California, on February 28, 1997.

Michael Lammes,

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

[FR Doc. 97-7456 Filed 3-25-97; 8:45 am]

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