Establishment of Class E Airspace; Montague, CA

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 95-AWP-44]

Establishment of Class E Airspace; Montague, CA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action establishes Class E controlled airspace for

Siskiyou County Airport, Montague, CA. The establishment of Class E

airspace 1,200 feet or more above ground level (AGL) is necessary to

provide controlled airspace for Instrument Flight Rules (IFR)

operations, specifically the departure procedure from runway 35 for

Siskiyou County Airport. In addition, this action corrects two minor

errors to the geographical coordinates for this airspace designation.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, December 30, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Debra Trindle, Airspace Specialist,

Airspace Branch, AWP-521.10, Air Traffic Division, Federal Aviation

Administration, 15000 Aviation Boulevard, Lawndale, California 90261,

telephone (310) 725-6613.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

On January 8, 1996, the FAA published a Notice of Proposed

Rulemaking (NPRM) to amend Class E Airspace at Siskiyou County Airport

to provide adequate controlled airspace for IFR operations (61 FR 550).

The proposed airspace action was published as an amendment to existing

airspace and should have been published as a proposal to establish

additional airspace. The existing Class E airspace does not require an

amendment. The establishment of additional Class E airspace 1,200 feet

or more AGL is necessary to provide controlled airspace for IFR

operations, specifically the departure procedure from runway 35 for

Siskiyou County Airport.

After issuance of the original NPRM, the FAA discovered this error

in the proposal. Therefore, on June 18, 1999, the FAA published a

Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (SNPRM), which corrected

this error and reopened the comment period (64 FR 32828). Again,

interested parties were invited to participate in this proposed

rulemaking by submitting such written data, views, or arguments as they

may desire. No comments were received.

Class E airspace designations for airspace areas extending upward

from 700 feet or more above the surface of the earth are published in

paragraph 6005 of FAA Order 7400.9G dated September 1, 1999, and

effective September 16, 1999, 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 14 CFR part 71 establishes Class E airspace 1,200

feet or more AGL, at Siskiyou County Airport, Montague, CA.

Additionally, this rule corrects two minor errors in the geographical

coordinates in the new airspace description for Siskiyou County

Airport. The area will be depicted on appropriate aeronautical charts.

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).

Adaption of the Amendment

In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation

Administration amends 14 CFR part 71 as follows.

PART 71--DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, CLASS B, CLASS C, CLASS D, AND

CLASS E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIRWAYS; ROUTES; AND REPORTING POINTS

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.

Sec. 71.1 [Amended]

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

Aviation Administration Order 7400.9G, Airspace Designations and

Reporting Points, dated September 1, 1999, and effective September 16,

1999, 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 Montague, CA [New]

Montague, Siskiyou County Airport, CA

(Lat. 41 deg.46'54'' N, long. 122 deg.28'05'' W)

Montague NDB

(Lat. 41 deg.43'38'' N, long. 122 deg.28'55'' W)

Klamath Fall VORTAC

(Lat 42 deg.09'12'' N, long. 121 deg.43'39'' W)

That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface

within a 6.1 mile radius of Siskiyou County Airport. That airspace

extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface within 8.3 miles

east and 5.2 miles west of the 356 deg. and 176 deg. bearings from

the Montague NDB, extending from 7 miles north to 1 mile south of

the NDB and within 8.3 miles east and 5.2 miles west of the 180 deg.

bearing from the Montague NDB, extending from the NDB to 16.5 miles

south of the NDB, and from lat 41 deg.52'23'' N, long,

122 deg.24'32'' W, thence clockwise along the 34.8 mile radius of

Klamath Falls VORTAC to lat 42 deg.13'02'' N, long 122 deg.30'11''

W, to lat 42 deg.11'00'' N, long. 122 deg.16'30'' W, to lat

41 deg.51'00'' N, long. 122 deg.22'02'' W and thence

counterclockwise along the 6.1 mile radius of the Siskiyou County

Airport to the point of beginning

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Issued in Los Angeles, California on October 27, 1999.

Dawna J. Vicars,

Assistant Manager, Air Traffic Division, Western Pacific Region.

[FR Doc. 99-29145 Filed 11-5-99; 8:45 am]

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