Proposed Rule2022-07569
Proposed Modification of Class D Airspace, Proposed Removal and Establishment of Class E Airspace; Oxnard Airport, CA
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Published
April 11, 2022
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Transportation DepartmentFederal Aviation Administration
Abstract
This action proposes to remove the Class E airspace, designated as an extension to a Class D or Class E surface area. Additionally, this action proposes to establish Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface. Lastly, this action proposes administrative updates to the Class D airspace legal description. These actions will ensure the safety and management of instrument flight rules (IFR) at the airport.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 69 (Monday, April 11, 2022)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 21056-21057]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-07569]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Docket No. FAA-2021-0243; Airspace Docket No. 20-AWP-10]
RIN 2120-AA66
Proposed Modification of Class D Airspace, Proposed Removal and
Establishment of Class E Airspace; Oxnard Airport, CA
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).
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SUMMARY: This action proposes to remove the Class E airspace,
designated as an extension to a Class D or Class E surface area.
Additionally, this action proposes to establish Class E airspace
extending upward from 700 feet above the surface. Lastly, this action
proposes administrative updates to the Class D airspace legal
description. These actions will ensure the safety and management of
instrument flight rules (IFR) at the airport.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before May 26, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Send comments on this proposal to the U.S. Department of
Transportation, Docket Operations, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West
Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590; telephone:
1-800-647-5527, or (202) 366-9826. You must identify FAA Docket No.
FAA-2021-0243; Airspace Docket No. 20-AWP-10, at the beginning of your
comments. You may also submit comments through the internet at <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>.
FAA Order JO 7400.11F, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points,
and subsequent amendments can be viewed online at <a href="https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications">https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications</a>. For further information, you can contact the
Airspace Policy Group, Federal Aviation Administration, 800
Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591; telephone: (202) 267-
8783.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nathan A. Chaffman, Federal Aviation
Administration, Western Service Center, Operations Support Group, 2200
S 216th Street, Des Moines, WA 98198; telephone (206) 231-3460.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Authority for This Rulemaking
The FAA's authority to issue rules regarding aviation safety is
found in Title 49 of the United States Code. Subtitle I, Section 106
describes the authority of the FAA Administrator. Subtitle VII,
Aviation Programs, describes in more detail the scope of the agency's
authority. This rulemaking is promulgated under the authority described
in Subtitle VII, Part A, Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that section,
the FAA is charged with prescribing regulations to assign the use of
airspace necessary to ensure the safety of aircraft and the efficient
use of airspace. This regulation is within the scope of that authority,
as it would modify Class D and Class E airspace, and establish Class E
airspace at Oxnard Airport, to support IFR operations at the airport.
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. Persons 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-2021-0243;
Airspace Docket No. 20-AWP-10''. 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.
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Availability of NPRMs
An electronic copy of this document may be downloaded through the
internet at <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>. Recently published rulemaking
documents can also be accessed through the FAA's web page at <a href="https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/airspace_amendments">https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/airspace_amendments</a>.
You may review the public docket containing the proposal, any
comments received, and any final disposition in person in the Dockets
Office (see the ADDRESSES section for the address and phone number)
between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except federal
holidays. An informal docket may also be examined during normal
business hours at the Northwest Mountain Regional Office of the Federal
Aviation Administration, Air Traffic Organization, Western Service
Center, Operations Support Group, 2200 S 216th Street, Des Moines, WA
98198.
Availability and Summary of Documents for Incorporation by Reference
This document proposes to amend FAA Order JO 7400.11F, Airspace
Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 10, 2021, and effective
September 15, 2021. FAA Order JO 7400.11F is publicly available as
listed in the ADDRESSES section of this document. FAA Order JO 7400.11F
lists Class A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas, air traffic service
routes, and reporting points.
The Proposal
The FAA is proposing an amendment to 14 CFR part 71 by removing the
Class E airspace, designated as an extension to a Class D or Class E
surface area. This airspace is west of the airport and is no longer
required to contain IFR arrivals descending below 1,000 feet above the
surface.
This action also proposes to establish Class E airspace extending
upward from 700 feet above the surface. This airspace is designated to
contain arriving IFR aircraft descending below 1,500 feet above the
surface, and departing IFR aircraft until they reach 1,200 feet above
the surface.
Finally, the FAA proposes several administrative updates to the
Class D legal description. The current description requires
modification to replace the use of the phrases ``Notice to Airmen'' and
``Airport/Facility Directive.'' These phrases should read ``Notice to
Air Missions'' and ``Chart Supplement,'' respectively, in the Oxnard
Class D airspace legal description. Additionally, the Oxnard Airport's
Class D airspace abuts the Class D areas of Point Mugu Naval Air
Station Airport and Camarillo Airport. The geographic coordinates in
the Oxnard Airport Class D legal description should be updated to more
accurately define the common borders of the three Class D surface
areas, which would not represent a change to the current boundaries.
Class D, Class E4 and Class E5 airspace designations are published
in paragraphs 5000, 6004, and 6005, respectively, of FAA Order JO
7400.11F, dated August 10, 2021, and effective September 15, 2021,
which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class E airspace
designations listed in this document will be published subsequently in
FAA Order JO 7400.11.
FAA Order JO 7400.11, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points,
is published yearly and effective on September 15.
Regulatory Notices and Analyses
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, is
non-controversial, and unlikely to result in adverse or negative
comments. 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, would not have a
significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities
under the criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.
Environmental Review
This proposal will be subject to an environmental analysis in
accordance with FAA Order 1050.1F, ``Environmental Impacts: Policies
and Procedures'' prior to any FAA final regulatory action.
List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71
Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (air).
The Proposed Amendment
Accordingly, pursuant to the authority delegated to me, the Federal
Aviation Administration proposes to amend 14 CFR part 71 as follows:
PART 71--DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR
TRAFFIC SERVICE 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(f), 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 FAA Order JO
7400.11F, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 10,
2021, and effective September 15, 2021, is amended as follows:
Paragraph 5000 Class D Airspace.
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AWP CA D Oxnard, CA [Amended]
Oxnard Airport, CA
(Lat. 34[deg]12'03'' N, long. 119[deg]12'26'' W)
That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including
2,000 feet MSL within a 4.3-mile radius of the airport, excluding
that portion east and southeast of a line beginning at lat.
34[deg]15'38.75'' N, long. 119[deg]09'34.88'' W, to lat.
34[deg]10'22'' N, long. 119[deg]09'27'' W, to lat. 34[deg]07'44.53''
N, long. 119[deg]12'18.39'' W. This Class D airspace area is
effective during the specific dates and times established in advance
by a Notice to Air Missions. The effective date and time will
thereafter be continuously published in the Chart Supplement.
Paragraph 6004 Class E Airspace Areas Designated as an Extension to
a Class D or Class E Surface Area.
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AWP CA E4 Oxnard, CA [Removed]
Oxnard Airport, CA
(Lat. 34[deg]12'03'' N, long. 119[deg]12'26'' W)
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 Oxnard, CA [New]
Oxnard Airport, CA
(Lat. 34[deg]12'03'' N, long. 119[deg]12'26'' W)
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 4.8-mile radius of the airport, and within 2 miles each
side of the 091[deg] bearing from the airport, extending from the
4.8-mile radius to 12.4 miles east of the airport, and within 1.8
miles each side of the 265[deg] bearing from the airport, extending
from the 4.8-mile radius to 6.5 miles west of Oxnard Airport.
Issued in Des Moines, Washington, on April 4, 2022.
B.G. Chew,
Acting Group Manager, Operations Support Group, Western Service Center.
[FR Doc. 2022-07569 Filed 4-8-22; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910-13-P
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