97-11368. Revision of Class E Airspace; Reserve, LA  

  • [Federal Register Volume 62, Number 84 (Thursday, May 1, 1997)]
    [Rules and Regulations]
    [Pages 23652-23653]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 97-11368]
    
    
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    DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
    
    Federal Aviation Administration
    
    14 CFR Part 71
    
    [Airspace Docket No. 96-ASW-38]
    
    
    Revision of Class E Airspace; Reserve, LA
    
    AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
    
    ACTION: Direct final rule; request for comments.
    
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    SUMMARY: This action revises the Class E airspace at Saint John the 
    Baptist Parish Airport, Reserve, LA. A new Very High Frequency 
    Omnidirectional Range (VOR) Standard Instrument Approach Procedure 
    (SIAP) to Runway (RWY) 35 has made this rule necessary. This action is 
    intended to provide adequate Class E airspace to contain Instrument 
    Flight Rules (IFR) operations for aircraft executing the VOR SIAP to 
    RWY 35 at Saint John the Baptist Parish Airport, Reserve, LA.
    
    DATES: Effective: 0901 UTC, September 11, 1997; Comment Date: Comments 
    must be received on or before June 16, 1997.
    
    ADDRESSES: Send comments on the rule in triplicate to Manager, Airspace 
    Branch, Air Traffic Division, Federal Aviation Administration Southwest 
    Region, Docket No. 96-ASW-38, Fort Worth, TX 76193-0530.
        The official docket may be examined in the Office of the Assistant 
    Chief Counsel, Federal Aviation Administration, Southwest Region, 2601 
    Meacham Boulevard, Room 663, Fort Worth, TX, between 9:00 AM and 3:00 
    PM, Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. An informal docket 
    may also be examined during normal business hours at the Airspace 
    Branch, Air Traffic Division, Federal Aviation Administration, 
    Southwest Region, Room 414, Forth Worth, TX.
    
    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Donald J. Day, Airspace Branch, Air 
    Traffic Division, Southwest Region, Federal Aviation Administration, 
    Fort Worth, TX 76193-0530, telephone 817-222-5593.
    
    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
        This amendment to part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 
    CFR part 71) revises the Class E airspace, providing controlled 
    airspace for airport operations at Saint John the Baptist Parish 
    Airport, Reserve, LA. The development of new VOR SIAP's to RWY 35 
    requires revision of the Class E airspace to provide adequate 
    controlled airspace for aircraft operating in the vicinity of the 
    airport. This revision will avoid confusion on the part of the pilots 
    flying near the airport, and promote the safe and efficient handling of 
    air traffic in the area. This action will revise the Class E airspace 
    at Reserve, LA.
        Class E airspace designations 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 Sec. 71.1. The Class 
    E airspace designation listed in this document will be published 
    subsequently in the order.
    
    The Direct Final Rule Procedure
    
        The FAA anticipates that this regulation will not result in adverse 
    or negative comment and therefore is issuing it as a direct final rule. 
    A substantial number of previous opportunities provided to the public 
    to comment on substantially identical actions have resulted in 
    negligible adverse comments or objections. Unless a written adverse or 
    negative comment, or a written notice of intent to submit an adverse or 
    negative comment is received within the comment period, the regulation 
    will become effective on the date specified above. After the close of 
    the comment period, the FAA will publish a document in the Federal 
    Register indicating that no adverse or negative comments were received 
    and confirming the date on which the final rule will become effective. 
    If the FAA does receive, within the comment period, an adverse or 
    negative comment, or written notice of intent to submit such a comment, 
    a document withdrawing the direct final rule will be published in the 
    Federal Register, and a notice of proposed rulemaking may be published 
    with a new comment period.
    
    Comments Invited
    
        Although this action is in the form of a final rule and was not 
    preceded by a notice of proposed rulemaking, comments are invited on 
    this rule. Interested persons are invited to comment on this rule by 
    submitting such written data, views, or arguments as they may desire. 
    Communications should identify the Rules Docket number be submitted in 
    triplicate to the address specified under the caption ADDRESSES. All 
    communications received on or before the closing date for comments will 
    be considered, and this rule may be amended or withdrawn in light of 
    the comments received. Factual information that supports the 
    commenter's ideas and suggestions is extremely helpful in evaluating 
    the effectiveness of this action and determining whether additional 
    rulemaking action is needed.
        Comments are specifically invited on the overall regulatory, 
    economic, environmental, and energy aspects of the rule that might 
    suggest a need to modify the rule. All comments submitted will be 
    available, both before and after the closing date for comments, in the 
    Rules Docket for examination by interested persons. A report that 
    summarizes each FAA-public contact concerned with the substance of this 
    action will be filed in the Rules Docket.
        Commenters wishing the FAA to acknowledge receipt of their comments 
    submitted in response to this rule must submit a self-addressed, 
    stamped postcard on which the following statement is made: ``Comments 
    to Docket No. 96-ASW-38.'' The postcard will be date stamped and 
    returned to the commenter.
    
    Agency Findings
    
        The regulations adopted herein will not have substantial direct 
    effects on the States, on the relationship between the national 
    government and the States, or on the distribution of power and 
    responsibilities among the various level of government. Therefore, in 
    accordance
    
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    with Executive Order 12612, it is determined that this final rule does 
    not have sufficient federalism implications to warrant the preparation 
    of a Federalism Assessment.
        Further, the FAA has determined that this regulation is 
    noncontroversial and unlikely to result in adverse or negative comments 
    and only involves an established body of technical regulations that 
    require frequent and routine amendments to keep them operationally 
    current. Therefore, I certify that 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) if promulgated, will not have 
    a significant economic impact, positive or negative, on a substantial 
    number of small entities under the criteria of the Regulatory 
    Flexibility Act. Since this rule involves routine matters that will 
    only affect air traffic procedures and air navigation, it does not 
    warrant preparation of a Regulatory Flexibility Analysis because the 
    anticipated impact is so minimal.
    
    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--[AMENDED]
    
        1. The authority citation for 14 CFR part 71 continues to read as 
    follows:
    
        Authority: 49 U.S.C. app. 40103, 40113, 40120; 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 7400.9D, 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 or more above the surface of the earth.
    
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    ASW LA E5 Reserve, LA [Revised]
    
    Reserve, Saint John The Baptist Parish Airport, LA
        (lat. 30 deg.05'14'' N., long. 90 deg.34'58'' W.)
    Reserve VOR
        (lat. 30 deg.05'15'' N., long. 90 deg.35'19'' W.)
    
        That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
    within a 6.4-mile radius of Saint John The Baptist Parish Airport 
    and within 2.4 miles each side of the 157 deg. radial from the 
    Reserve VOR extending from the 6.4-mile radius to 7.4 miles 
    southeast of the airport.
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        Issued in Fort Worth, TX, on April 22, 1997.
    Albert L. Viselli,
    Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southwest Region.
    [FR Doc. 97-11368 Filed 4-30-97; 8:45 am]
    BILLING CODE 4910-13-M
    
    
    

Document Information

Published:
05/01/1997
Department:
Federal Aviation Administration
Entry Type:
Rule
Action:
Direct final rule; request for comments.
Document Number:
97-11368
Pages:
23652-23653 (2 pages)
Docket Numbers:
Airspace Docket No. 96-ASW-38
PDF File:
97-11368.pdf
CFR: (1)
14 CFR 71.1