Airworthiness directives: Class D and Class E airspace,

[Federal Register: August 12, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 155)]

[Rules and Regulations]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 99-A-AWP-11]

Airport Name Change and Revision of Legal Description of Class D, Class E2, and Class E4 Airspace Areas; Barbers Point, NAS, HI

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: This action changes the name of Barbers Point NAS, HI, and it's associated airspace areas to Kalaeola Airport and revises the legal descriptions of the related Class D, Class E2, and Class E4 airspace areas by changing the geographical reference point from the Barbers Point Tactical Air Navigation (TACAN) to a new point of origin. The U.S. Navy has decommissioned the Barbers Point TACAN. The current airspace areas associated with Barbers Point NAS are described in FAA Order 7400.9F, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, using the Barbers Point TACAN. The airport name change and decommissioning of the TACAN have made this action necessary.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, September 13, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Debra Trindle, Airspace Specialist, Airspace Branch, AWP-520.10, Air Traffic Division, Western-Pacific Region, Federal Aviation Administration, 15000 Aviation Boulevard, Lawndale, California 90261, telephone (310) 725-6613.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

Under federal mandates of the Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Act, the United States Navy vacated Barbers Point NAS on July 1, 1999. Effective at 2200 Coordinated Universal Time on July 2, 1999, ownership of the airport was transferred to the State of Hawaii and the name changed to Kalaeloa Airport. In conjunction with the Navy's departure, the existing military TACAN and Instrument Approach Procedures to Barbers Point NAS were decommissioned. The current airspace areas associated with Barbers Point NAS are described in FAA Order 7400.9F, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, using the Barbers Point TACAN. The intent of this action is to change the name of Barbers Point NAS and it's associated airspace areas to Kalaeloa Airport and revise the legal description of the related Class D, Class E2, and Class E4 airspace areas by changing the geographical reference point from the Barbers Point Tactical Air Navigation (TACAN) to a new point of origin without changing the dimensions of operating requirements of the existing airspace. The transfer of ownership of the airport does not coincide with a scheduled publication date for the appropriate aeronautical charts. The next Hawaiian Islands Visual Flight Rules (VFR) Sectional Aeronautical Chart will be published on November 4, 1999 and will reflect these changes.

Class D, Class E2, and Class E4 airspace areas are published respectively in Paragraphs 5000, 6002, and 6004 of FAA Order 7400.9F, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated September 20, 1998, and effective September 16, 1998, through September 15, 1999, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The airspace designations listed in this document would be published subsequently in this Order.

The Rule

This amendment to 14 CFR part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations changes the name of Barbers Point NAS and it's associated airspace areas to Kalaeloa Airport and revises the legal description of the related Class D, Class E2, and Class E4 airspace areas by changing the geographical reference point from the Barbers Point Tactical Air Navigation (TACAN) to a new point of origin without changing the dimensions or operating requirements of the existing airspace.

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 mater 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

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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

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

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]

2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of the Federal Aviation Administration Order 7400.9F, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated September 10, 1998, and effective September 16, 1998, is amended as follows:

   Paragraph 5000 Class D Airspace

   * * * * *

   AWP HI D Barbers Point NAS, HI [Removed]

   * * * * *

   AWP HI D Kalaeloa Airport, Kapeloi, HI--[New]

   Kalaeloa Airport, HI

   (Lat 21 deg.18'21'' N, long. 158 deg.04'20'' W)

   That airspace extending upward from the surface up to and including 2,500 feet MSL within a 4.3 mile radius of Kalaeloa Airport, excluding the airspace within the Honolulu, HI, Class B airspace area. 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, Pacific Chart Supplement. * * * * *

   Paragraph 6002 Class E airspace areas designated as a surface area for an airport

   * * * * *

   AWP HI E2 Barbers Point NAS, HI [Removed]

   * * * * *

   AWP HI E2 Kalaeloa Airport, Kapeloi, HI [New]

   Kalaeloa Airport, HI

   (Lat 21 deg.18'21'' N, long. 158 deg.04'20'' W)

   That airspace extending upward from the surface within a 4.3 mile radius of Kalaeloa Airport, excluding the airspace within the Honolulu, HI, Class B airspace area. 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 6004 Class E airspace areas designated as an extension to a Class D surface area.

   * * * * *

   AWP HI E4 Barbers Point NAS, HI [Removed]

   * * * * *

   AWP HI E4 Kalaeloa Airport, Kapeloi, HI [New]

   Kalaeloa Airport, HI

   (Lat. 21 deg.18'21'' N, long. 158 deg.04'20'' W) Point of Origin

   (Lat. 21 deg.18'21'' N, long. 158 deg.03'54'' W)

   That airspace extending upward from the surface within 3 miles each side of the 242 deg. bearing from the Point of Origin, extending from the 4.3 mile radius of Kalaeloa Airport to 8.5 miles west of the Point of Origin and within 1.8 miles each side of the 289 deg. bearing from the Point of Origin, extending from the 4.3 miles radius of the airport to 6.6 miles west of the Point of Origin, excluding the airspace within the Honolulu, HI, Class B airspace area.

   Issued in Los Angeles, California, on July 27, 1999. John Clancy, Manager, Air Traffic Division, Western-Pacific Region.

   [FR Doc. 99-20524Filed8-11-99; 8:45 am]

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