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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Airspace Docket No. 94-ASO-3]
Proposed Amendment of Offshore Airspace Area, San Juan, PR
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.
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SUMMARY: This notice proposes to amend the Offshore Airspace Area at
Puerto Rico. This action would lower the base of the San Juan Offshore
Airspace Area from 5500 feet MSL to 2500 feet MSL. The intended effect
is to lower the base of the Offshore Airspace Area to provide
sufficient controlled airspace for instrument flight rule (IFR)
operations, and to create a uniform base of controlled airspace in the
area.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before: May 25, 1994.
ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Federal
Aviation Administration, Docket No. 94-ASO-3, Manager, System
Management 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 530, 1701 Columbia Avenue,
College Park, Georgia 30337, telephone (404) 305-5200.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kenneth R. Patterson, Airspace Section, System Management Branch, Air
Traffic Division, Federal Aviation Administration, P.O. Box 20636,
Atlanta, Georgia 30320; telephone (404) 305-5585.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Comments Invited
Interested parties are invited to participate in this proposed
rulemaking by submitting such written data, views or arguments are 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 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. 94-ASP-3.'' 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 the light of
comments received. All comments submitted will be available for
examination in the Office of the Assistant Chief Counsel for Southern
Region, room 530, 1701 Columbia Avenue, College Park, Georgia 30337,
both before and after the closing date for comments. A report
summarizing each substantive public contacts with FAA personnel
concerned with this rulemaking will be filed in the docket.
Availability of NPRM's
Any person may obtain a copy of this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
(NPRM) by submitting a request to the Federal Aviation Administration,
Manager, System Management 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 NPRM's 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 the Offshore Airspace
Area at San Juan, PR. The intended effect is to lower the base of the
Offshore Airspace Area from 5500 feet MSL to 2500 feet MSL, to contain
IFR operations in controlled airspace, and to create a uniform base of
controlled airspace in the area. The base of this controlled airspace
was increased to 5500 feet during the airspace reclassification for the
purpose of creating a standard 5500 ft. base of controlled airspace in
all the surrounding areas, however, the base of all airspace
surrounding the San Juan Offshore Airspace was never increased to 5500
ft. and remains at 2500 feet MSL. It has also been found with the base
at 5500 feet, air traffic control does not have sufficient airspace for
IFR traffic arriving and departing Rafael Hernandez Airport. The
coordinates for this airspace docket are based on North American Datum
83. Designations for Offshore Airspace Areas are published in Paragraph
6007 of FAA Order 7400.9A dated June 17, 1993 and effective September
16, 1993 which is incorporated by reference in CFR 71.1. The Offshore
Airspace Area 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
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
Aviation safety, 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. app. 1348(a), 1354(a), 1510; E.O. 10854, 24
FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389; 49 U.S.C. 106(g); 14 CFR
11.69.
Sec. 71.1 [Amended]
2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of the Federal
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9A, Airspace Designations and
Reporting Points, dated June 17, 1993 and effective September 16, 1993,
is amended as follows:
Para. 6007 Offshore Airspace Areas
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San Juan Low, PR [Amended]
Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport, PR
(lat. 18 deg.27'25'' N, long. 66 deg.05'53'' W)
That airspace extending upward from 2,500 feet MSL within a 100-
mile radius of the Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport.
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Issued in College Park, Georgia, on March 30, 1994.
Michael J. Powderly,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southern Region.
[FR Doc. 94-9222 Filed 4-15-94; 8:45 am]
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