Class D and Class E airspace,

[Federal Register: April 29, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 82)]

[Proposed Rules]

[Page 23028-23029]

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[DOCID:fr29ap99-14]

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 99-ASO-6]

Proposed Amendment to Class D and Class E Airspace; San Juan, PR

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

SUMMARY: The notice proposes to amend Class D airspace at Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport, San Juan, PR, and Class E5 airspace at Luis Munoz Marin International Airport, San Juan, PR. A Global Positioning System (GPS) Runway (RWY) 9 Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) has been developed for Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport As a result, additional Class D controlled airspace for the Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport extending upward from the surface and additional Class E5 controlled airspace for the Luis Munoz Marin International Airport, extending upward from 700 feet above the surface is needed to accommodate the SIAP and for Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations at Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport. The Class D airspace would be increased from a 3 mile to a 3.9-mile radius of Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport and within 1 mile each side of the 275 degree bearing from the Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport, extending from the 3.9-mile radius to 5.3 miles west of the airport. The Class E5 airspace area for the Luis Munoz Marin International Airport would be increased within 1 mile each side of the 275 degree bearing from the Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport, extending 2.5 miles west of the 13-mile radius of the Luis Munoz Marin International Airport. The operating status of the Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport will change from Visual Flight Rules (VFR) to include IFR operations concurrent with the publication of the SIAP.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before June 1, 1999.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Federal Aviation Administration, Docket No. 99-ASO-6, Manager, Airspace Branch, ASO-520, P.O. Box 20636, Atlanta, Georgia 30320.

The official docket may be examined in the Office of the Regional Counsel for Southern Region, Room 550, 1701 Columbia Avenue, College Park, Georgia 30337, telephone (404) 305-5627.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nancy B. Shelton, Manager, Airspace Branch, Air Traffic Division, Federal Aviation Administration, P.O. Box 20636, Atlanta, Georgia 30320; telephone (404) 305-5627.

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 the airspace docket 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 Airspace Docket No. 99-ASO- 6.'' 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. All comments submitted will be available for examination in the Office of the Regional Counsel for Southern Region, Room 550, 1701 Columbia Avenue, College Park, Georgia 30337, both before and after the closing date for comments.

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A report summarizing each substantive public contact with FAA personnel concerned with this rulemaking will be filedin the docket.

Availability of NPRMs

Any person may obtain a copy of this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) by submitting a request to the Federal Aviation Administration, Manager, Airspace Branch, ASO-520, Air Traffic Division, P.O. Box 20636, Atlanta, Georgia 30320. Communications must identify the notice number of this NPRM. Persons interested in being placed on a mailing list for future NPRMs should also request a copy of Advisory Circular No. 11-2A 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 amend Class D airspace at the Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport, San Juan, PR, and Class E5 airspace at the Luis Munoz Marin International Airport, San Juan, PR. A GPS RWY 9 SIAP has been developed for Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport. As a result, additional controlled airspace extending upward from the surface and additional controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface is needed to accommodate the SIAP and for Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations at Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport. Class D airspace designations are published in Paragraph 5000 and Class E5 airspace designations are published in Paragraph 6005 of FAA Order 7400.9F, dated September 10, 1998, and effective September 16, 1998, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class D and Class E5 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 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 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.

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   ASO PR D San Juan, PR [Revised]

   Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport

   (Lat. 18 deg.27'25'' N., long. 66 deg.05'54'' W.) Luis Munoz Marin International Airport

   (Lat. 18 deg.26'22'' N., long. 66 deg.00'07'' W.)

   That airspace extending upward from the surface, to but not including 1,200 feet MSL, within a 3.9-mile radius of San Juan Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport and within 1 mile each side of the 275 degree bearing from the Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport, extending from the 3.9-mile radius to 5.3 miles west of the airport; excluding that portion within the San Juan Luis Munoz Marin International Airport, PR, Class C airspace area. This Class D airspace area is effective during the 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 6005. Class E Airspace Areas Extending Upward from 700 feet or More Above the Surface of the Earth.

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   ASO PR E5 San Juan, PR [Revised]

   Luis Munoz Marin International Airport

   (Lat. 18 deg.26'22'' N. long. 66 deg.00'07'' W.) Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport

   (Lat. 18 deg.27'25'' N, long. 66 deg.05'54'' W.)

   That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface south of lat. 18 deg.23 deg.00'' N., within a 17-mile radius of Luis Munoz Marin International Airport and that airspace north of lat. 18 deg.23'00'' N., within a 13-mile radius of Luis Munoz Marin international Airport and within one mile each side of the 275 degree bearing from the Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport, extending 2.5 miles west from the 13-mile radius point. * * * * *

   Issued in College Park, Georgia, on April 19, 1999. Nancy B. Shelton, Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division Southern Region.

   [FR Doc. 99-10735Filed4-28-99; 8:45 am]

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