[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 218 (Wednesday, November 12, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 60647]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-29705]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Airspace Docket No. 93-AWA-16]
RIN 2120-AA66
Modification of Class D Airspace South of Abbotsford, British
Columbia (BC), on the United States Side of the U.S/Canadian Border,
and the Establishment of a Class C Airspace Area in the Vicinity of
Point Roberts, Washington (WA)
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Final rule; delay of effective date.
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SUMMARY: This action delays the effective date for the modification of
Class D Airspace South of Abbotsford, British Columbia (BC), on the
United States Side of the U.S./Canadian Border, and the Establishment
of a Class C Airspace Area in the Vicinity of Point Roberts, Washington
(WA) until further notice. Nav-Canada requested a delay in
implementation of the expanded airspace to accommodate a new review
process for air traffic procedures.
DATES: The effective date of Airspace Docket No. 93-AWA-16 (FR. Doc.
97-22972) is delayed until further notice.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ken McElroy, Airspace and Rules Division, ATA-400, Office of Air
Traffic Airspace Management, Federal Aviation Administration, 800
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591; telephone: (202) 267-
8783.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Airspace Docket No. 93-AWA-16, published in
the Federal Register on August 28, 1997, (62 FR 45526), established a
Class C airspace area in the United States (U.S.), southeast of
Vancouver, BC in the vicinity of Point Roberts, WA., and extended the
existing Abbotsford, BC, Class D airspace 7 miles to the west. This
action was originally scheduled to become effective on November 6,
1997; however, a delay by NAV--Canada in implementing procedures to
provide service in the newly established airspace areas requires that
the effective date be delayed until further notice.
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).
Delay of Effective Date
The effective date on Airspace Docket 93-AWA-16 is hereby delayed
until, further notice.
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40103, 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24
FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389.
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Issued in Washington, DC, on November 5, 1997.
Nancy B. Kalinowski,
Acting Program Director for Air Traffic Airspace Management.
[FR Doc. 97-29705 Filed 11-6-97; 9:31 am]
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