[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 172 (Friday, September 5, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 46874-46875]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-23603]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Airspace Docket No. 97-ASO-11]
Establishment of Class E Airspace; Sebastian, FL
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
Action: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This amendment establishes Class E airspace at Sebastian, FL.
A Global Positioning System (GPS) Runway (RWY) 4 Standard Instrument
Approach Procedure (SIAP) has been developed for Sebastian Municipal
Airport. Controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet Above
Ground Level (AGL) is needed to accommodate the SIAP and for Instrument
Flight Rules (IFR) operations at the airport. The operating status of
the airport will change from Visual Flight Rules (VFR) to include IFR
operations concurrent with publication of the SIAP.
EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, November 6, 1997.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nancy B. Shelton, Airspace Branch, Air
Traffic Division, Federal Aviation Administration, P.O. Box 20636,
Atlanta, Georgia 30320; telephone (404) 305-5581.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
History
On May 14, 1997, the FAA proposed to amend part 71 of the Federal
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) by establishing Class E airspace
at Sebastian, FL, (62 FR 26458). This action will provide adequate
Class E airspace for IFR operations at Sebastian Municipal Airport.
Designations for Class E airspace 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 CFR part 71.1. The Class E
airspace designation listed in this document will be published
subsequently in the Order.
Interested parties were invited to participate in this rulemaking
proceeding by submitting written comments on the proposal to the FAA.
No comments objecting to the proposal were received.
The Rule
This amendment to part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14
CFR part 71) establishes Class E airspace at Sebastian, FL, to
accommodate a GPS RWY 4 SIAP and for IFR operations at Sebastian
Municipal Airport. The operating status of the airport will be changed
from VFR to include IFR operations concurrent with publication of the
SIAP.
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.
It, therefore, (1) is not a ``significant regulatory action'' under
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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. 106(g), 40103, 40113, 40120, EO 10854, 24
FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389.
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 or more above the surface of the earth.
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ASO FL E5 Sebastian, FL [New]
Sebastian Municipal Airport, FL
(Lat. 27 deg.48'46'' N, long. 80 deg.29'44'' W)
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 6.5-mile radius of Sebastian Municipal Airport, excluding
that airspace within the Vero Beach, FL, Class E airspace area.
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Issued in College Park, Georgia, on August 6, 1997.
Nancy B. Shelton,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southern Region.
[FR Doc. 97-23603 Filed 9-4-97; 8:45 am]
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