[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 140 (Friday, July 21, 1995)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 37565-37566]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-18004]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Airspace Docket No. 95-ASW-09]
Revision of Class E Airspace; Venice, LA
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Final rule; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: This action revises the Class E airspace at Venice, LA. This
revision of Class E airspace results from the abandoning of the Garden
Island Bay Seaplane Base, LA, and the decommissioning of the Venice
Radio Beacon (RBN). This action is intended to delete the Class E
airspace at Venice, LA, that was previously needed to protect aircraft
operating under instrument flight rules (IFR) at the now abandoned
Garden Island Bay Seaplane Base, LA, and removes that airspace needed
to protect aircraft operating IFR on standard instrument approach
procedures (SIAP) using the Venice RBN which is now decommissioned.
DATES: Effective date. 0901 UTC, August 7, 1995.
Comment date. Comments must be received on or before September 19,
1995.
ADDRESSES: Send comments on the rule in triplicate to Manager, System
Management Branch, Air Traffic Division, Federal Aviation
Administration Southwest Region, Docket No. 95-ASW-09, 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
a.m. and 3:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. An
informal docket may also be examined during normal business hours at
the System Management Branch, Air Traffic Division, Federal Aviation
Administration, Southwest Region, Room 414, Fort Worth, TX.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Donald J. Day, System Management Branch, Air Traffic Division,
Southwest
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Region, Federal Aviation Administration, Fort Worth, TX 76193-0530,
telephone: 817-222-5593.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Request for Comments on the Rule
Although this action is a final rule, which involves the revision
of Class E airspace at Venice, LA, and was not preceded by notice and
public procedure, comments are invited on the rule. However, after the
review of any comments and, if the FAA finds that further changes are
appropriate, it will initiate rulemaking proceedings to extend the
effective date or to amend the regulation.
Interested parties are invited to participate in this rulemaking
proceeding by submitting written comments on the proposal to the FAA.
Comments that provide the factual basis supporting the views and
suggestions presented are particularly helpful in evaluating the
effects of the rule, and in determining whether additional rulemaking
is required.
Class E airspace designations are published in Paragraph 6005 of
FAA Order 7400.9B dated July 18, 1994, and effective September 16,
1994, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class E
airspace designation listed in this document will be published
subsequently in the Order.
The Rule
This amendment to part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14
CFR part 71) revises the Class E airspace providing controlled airspace
for IFR operations at Venice, LA. The current Class E airspace
description includes airspace to protect aircraft operating under IFR
at Garden Island Bay Seaplane Base, LA. That base is now abandoned.
Therefore, the Class E airspace is no longer needed. The current Class
E airspace description also includes airspace to protect aircraft
flying the Venice RBN SIAP at Venice, LA. This RBN is now
decommissioned. Therefore, the Class E airspace protecting the SIAP is
no longer needed.
Since this action merely involves the removal of Class E airspace
as a result of the abandoning of the Garden Island Bay Seaplane Base,
LA, and the decommissioned Venice NDB. Therefore, notice and public
procedure under 5 U.S.C. 553(b) are unnecessary. The Class E airspace
must be revised to avoid confusion on the part of the pilots flying in
the vicinity of the abandoned seaplane base, and to promote the safe
and efficient handling of air traffic in the area.
Therefore, I find that notice and public procedure under 5 U.S.C.
553 are unnecessary and good cause exists for making this amendment
effective in less than thirty days.
The FAA has determined that this regulation only involves an
established body of technical regulations that need frequent and
routine amendments 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 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).
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. 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 7400.9B, Airspace Designations and
Reporting Points, dated July 18, 1994, and effective September 16,
1994, is amended as follows:
Paragraph 6005 Class E airspace areas from 700 feet or more above
the surface of the earth.
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ASW LA E5 Venice, LA [Revised]
Venice, LA
(Lat. 29 deg.15'32''N, long. 89 deg.21'10''W)
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 6.1-mile radius of Venice, LA.
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Issued in Fort Worth, TX, on July 13, 1995.
Albert L. Viselli,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southwest Region.
[FR Doc. 95-18004 Filed 7-20-95; 8:45 am]
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