[Federal Register: November 13, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 218)]
[Proposed Rules]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Docket No. FAA 2006-25671; Airspace Docket No. 06-AWP-15]
RIN 2120-AA66
Proposed Establishment of Class D Airspace; Castle Airport,
Atwater, CA
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.
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SUMMARY: This notice proposes to establish Class D airspace at Castle
Airport, Atwater, CA. A contract Airport Traffic Control Tower (ATCT)
is being established at Castle Airport, Atwater, CA, which will meet
criteria for Class D airspace. Class D airspace is required when the
ATCT is open, and to contain and protect Standard Instrument Approach
Procedures (SIAPs) and other Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations
at the airport. This action would establish Class D airspace extending
upward from the surface to 2,500 feet Mean Sea Level (MSL) within a 4.5
nautical mile radius of the airport.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before December 13, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Send comments on this proposal to the Docket Management
System, U.S. Department of Transportation, Room Plaza 401, 400 Seventh
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590-0001. You must identify the docket
number FAA-2006-25671/Airspace Docket No. 06-AWP-15, at the beginning
of your comments. You may also submit comments on the Internet at
http://dms.dot.gov. You may review the public docket containing the
proposal, any comments received, and any final disposition in person in
the Dockets Office between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays. The Docket Office (telephone 1-800-647-5527)
is on the plaza level of the Department of Transportation NASSIF
Building at the above address.
An informal docket may also be examined during normal business
hours at the office of the Regional Air Traffic Division, Federal
Aviation Administration, Room 2010, 15000 Aviation Boulevard, Lawndale,
California 90261.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Larry Tonish, Airspace Specialist,
Airspace Branch, Air Traffic Division, Federal Aviation Administration,
15000 Aviation Boulevard, Lawndale, California; telephone (310) 725-
6539.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Comments Invited
Interested parties are invited to participate in this proposed
rulemaking by submitting such written data, views or arguments as they
may desire. Comments that provide the factual basis supporting the
views and suggestions presented are particularly helpful in developing
reasoned regulatory decisions on the proposal. Comments are
specifically invited on the overall regulatory, aeronautical, economic,
environmental, and energy-related aspects of the proposal.
Communications should identify both docket numbers and be submitted in
triplicate to the address listed above. Commenters wishing the FAA to
acknowledge receipt of their comments on this notice must submit with
those comments a self-addressed, stamped postcard on which the
following statement is made: ``Comments to Docket No. FAA-2006-25671/
Airspace Docket No. 06-AWP-15.'' The postcard will be date/time stamped
and returned to the commenter. All communications received before the
specified closing date for comments will be considered before taking
action on the proposed rule. The proposal contained in this notice may
be changed in light of the comments received. A report summarizing each
substantive public contact with FAA personnel concerned with this
rulemaking will be filed in the docket.
Availability of NPRMs
An electronic copy of this document may be downloaded through the
Internet at http://dms.dot.gov Recently published rulemaking documents can also be accessed through the FAA's Web page at http://www.faa.gov.
or the Superintendent of Document's Web page at http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara.
Additionally, any person may obtain a copy of
this notice by submitting a request to the Federal Aviation
Administration, Office of Air Traffic Airspace Management, ATA-400, 800
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591, or by calling (202)
267-8783. Communications must identify both docket numbers for this
notice. Persons interested in being placed on a mailing list for future
NPRM's should contact the FAA's Office of Rulemaking, (202) 267-9677,
to request a copy of Advisory Circular No. 11-2A, Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking Distribution System, which describes the application
procedure.
The Proposal
The FAA is considering an amendment to part 71 of the Federal
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to establish Class D airspace at
Castle Airport, Atwater, CA. An ATCT is being contracted at Castle
Airport, and Class D airspace is required during the hours the ATCT is
open. Class D controlled airspace is necessary for the safety of
aircraft executing SIAPs and other IFR operations at Castle Airport.
Class D airspace will be effective during specified dates and times
established in advance by a Notice to Airmen. The effective date and
time will, thereafter, be published in the Airport/Facility Directory.
Class D airspace designations for airspace areas extending upward
from the surface of the earth are published in Paragraph 5000 of FAA
Order 7400.9P, dated September 1, 2006, and effective September 15,
2006, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class D
airspace designations listed in this document would be published
subsequently in the Order.
The FAA has determined that this proposed 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, when promulgated, 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).
The Proposed Amendment
In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation
Administration proposes to amend 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
1. The authority citation for 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., 389.
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Sec. 71.1 [Amended]
2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of Federal
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9P, Airspace Designations and
Reporting Points, dated September 1, 2006, and effective September 15,
2006, is amended as follows:
Paragraph 5000 Class D Airspace.
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AWP CA D Castle Airport, Atwater, CA [NEW]
Castle Airport, Atwater, CA
(Lat. 37[deg]22'50'' N, long. 120[deg]34'05'' W)
That airspace extending upward from the surface to 2,500 feet
MSL beginning at lat. 37[deg]18'34'' N., long. 120[deg]35'54'' W,
and extending clockwise around the 4.5 nautical mile radius of the
Castle Airport to lat. 37[deg]21'06'' N., long. 120[deg]28'53'' W,
thence to the point of beginning. This Class D airspace area is
effective during the specific days and times established in advance
by a Notice to Airmen. The effective days and times will thereafter
be continuously published in the Airport/Facility Directory.
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Leonard Mobley,
Acting Area Director, Western Terminal Operations, Western Terminal
Area Office.
[FR Doc. 06-9179 Filed 11-9-06; 8:45 am]
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