[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 230 (Wednesday, November 27, 1996)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 60239-60240]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-30211]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71
[Airpace Docket No. 96-ASO-32]
Proposed Amendment to Class E Airspace; Tampa FL
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.
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SUMMARY: This notice proposes to modify Class E airspace at Tampa, FL.
A GPS RWY 16 Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) has been
developed for Clearwater Air Park, Clearwater, FL. Additional
controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
(AGL) is needed to accommodate this SIAP and for instrument flight
rules (IFR) operations at Clearwater Air Park. The operating status of
the airport will change from VFR to include IFR operations concurrent
with publication of this SIAP.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before January 7, 1997.
ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Federal
Aviation Administration, Docket No. 96-ASO-32, Manager, Operations
Branch, ASO-530, P.O. Box 20636, Atlanta, Georgia 30320.
The official docket may be examined in the Office of the Assistant
Chief Counsel for Southern Region, Room 550, 1701 Columbia Avenue,
College Park, Georgia 30337, telephone (404) 305-5586.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Benny L. McGlamery, Operations Branch, Air Traffic Division, Federal
Aviation Administration, P.O. Box 20636, Atlanta, Georgia 30320;
telephone (404) 305-5570.
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 for 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. 96-ASO-
32.'' 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 Assistant Chief Counsel
for Southern Region, Room 550, 1701 Columbia Avenue, College Park,
Georgia 30337, both before and after the closing date for
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comments. A report summarizing each substantive public contact with FAA
personnel concerned with this rulemaking will be filed in 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, Operations Branch, ASO-530, 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 modify Class E airspace at
Tampa, FL. A GPS RWY 16 Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP)
has been developed for cleawrater Air Park, Clearwater, FL. Additional
controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
(AGL) is needed to accommodate this SIAP and for instrument flight
rules (IFR) operations at Clearwater Air Park. The operating status of
the airport will change from VFR to include IFR operations concurrent
with publication of this SIAP. Class E airspace designations for
airspace areas extending upward from 700 feet or more above the surface
are published in Paragraph 6005 of FAA Order 7400.9D dated September 4,
1996, and effective September 16, 1996, which is incorporated by
reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class E airspace designation 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
aniticpated 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--[AMENDED]
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; 14 CFR 11.69.
Sec. 71.1 [Amended]
2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of Federal
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9D, Airspace Designations and
Reporting Points, dated September 4, 1996, and effective September 16,
1996, is amended as follows:
Paragraph 6005 Class E airspace areas extending upward from 700
feet above the surface of the earth.
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ASO FL E5 Tampa, FL [Revised]
Tampa International Airport, FL
(Lat. 27 deg.58'32''N. long. 82 deg.31'59''W)
St. Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport
(Lat. 27 deg.54'39''N. long. 82 deg.41'14''W)
MacDill AFB
(Lat. 27 deg.50'57''N. long. 82 deg.31'17''W)
Peter O Knight Airport
(Lat. 27 deg.54'56''N. long. 82 deg.26'57''W)
Albert-Whitted Airport
(Lat. 27 deg.45'54''N. long. 82 deg.37'38''W)
Vandenberg Airport
(Lat. 27 deg.00'33''N. long. 82 deg.20'59''W)
Clearwater Air Park
(Lat. 27 deg.58'35''N. long. 82 deg.45'31''W)
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 7-mile radius of Tampa International Airport, St.
Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport, MacDill AFB and Peter O
Knight Airport, and within a 6.3-mile radius of Albert-Whitted
Airport, Vandenberg Airport and Clearwater Air Park, excluding that
airspace within the Lakeland, FL, Class E airspace area.
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Issued in College Park, Georgia, on November 14, 1996.
Wade T. Carpenter,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southern Region.
[FR Doc. 96-30211 Filed 11-26-96; 8:45 am]
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