[Federal Register: January 9, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 5)]
[Rules and Regulations]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Docket No. FAA-2006-25922; Airspace Docket No. 06-AWP-17]
RIN 2120-AA66
Establishment of Class E Airspace; Santa Cruz, CA
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This action establishes a Class E airspace area at Santa Cruz,
CA. The establishment of a Special COPTER Area Navigation (RNAV) Global
Positioning System (GPS) 040 Point In Space Standard Instrument
Approach Procedure (SIAP) and a Special COPTER RNAV (GPS) 227 Departure
Procedure serving Dominican Hospital Heliport has made this action
necessary. Additional controlled airspace extending upward from 700
feet or more above the surface of the earth is needed to contain
helicopters executing the Special COPTER RNAV (GPS) 040 Point In Space
SIAP and Special COPTER RNAV (GPS) 227 Departure Procedure to Dominican
Hospital Heliport. The intended effect of this proposal is to provide
adequate controlled airspace for Instrument Flight Rules (IFR)
operations at Dominican Hospital Heliport, Santa Cruz, CA.
DATES: Effective Date: 0901 UTC March 15, 2007. The Director of the
Federal Register approves this incorporation by reference action under
title 1, Code of Federal Regulations, part 51, subject to the annual
revision of FAA Order 7400.9 and publication of conforming amendments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Francie Hope, System Support
Specialist, Western Service Area, Federal Aviation Administration,
15000 Aviation Boulevard, Lawndale, California 90261; telephone (310)
725-6502.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
History
On October 27, 2006, the FAA proposed to amend 14 CFR part 71 by
establishing a Class E airspace area at Santa Cruz, CA. (71 FR 62954).
Additional controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the
surface is needed to contain helicopters executing Special COPTER Area
Navigation (RNAV) Global Positioning System (GPS) 040 Point In Space
Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) and a Special COPTER RNAV
(GPS) 227 Departure Procedure serving Dominican Hospital Heliport. The
intended effect of this proposal is to provide adequate controlled
airspace for helicopters executing Special COPTER Area Navigation
(RNAV) Global Positioning System (GPS) 040 Point In Space Standard
Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) and a Special COPTER RNAV (GPS)
040 Point In Space Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) and a
Special COPTER RNAV (GPS) 227 Departure Procedure serving Dominican
Hospital Heliport, Santa Cruz, CA.
Interested parties were invited to participate in this rulemaking
proceeding by submitting written comments on the proposal to the FAA.
No comments to the proposal were received. Class E airspace
designations for airspace extending from 700 feet or more above the
surface of the earth are published in paragraph 6005 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 E airspace
designation listed in this document will be published subsequently in
the Order.
The Rule
This amendment to 14 CFR part 71 establishes a Class E airspace
area at Santa Cruz, CA. The establishment of a Special COPTER Area
Navigation (RNAV) Global Positioning System (GPS) 040 Point In Space
Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) and a Special COPTER RNAV
(GPS) 227 Departure Procedure serving Dominican Hospital Heliport has
made this action necessary. The effect of this action will provide
adequate controlled airspace for helicopters executing the Special
COPTER Area Navigation (RNAV) Global Positioning System (GPS) 040 Point
In Space Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) and Special
COPTER RNAV (GPS) 227 Departure Procedure to Dominican Hospital
Heliport, Santa Cruz, 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.
Therefore, this regulation--(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
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In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation Administration
amends 14 CFR part 71 as follows:
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PART 71--DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, CLASS B, CLASS C, CLASS D, AND
CLASS E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIRWAYS, ROUTES; AND REPORTING POINTS.
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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.
Sec. 71.1 [Amended]
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2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of the 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 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 Santa Cruz, CA [New]
Dominican Hospital Heliport Point in Space Coordinates
(Lat. 36[deg]58'26'' N., long. 121[deg]59'38'' W.)
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
and within a 6.5-mile radius of the Point in Space serving the
Dominican Hospital Heliport.
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Issued in Los Angeles, California on December 20, 2006.
Leonard A. Mobley,
Acting Area Director, Western Terminal Operations.
[FR Doc. 07-7 Filed 1-8-07; 8:45 am]
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