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[FR Doc No: 94-628]


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[Federal Register: January 12, 1994]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 93-ASO-14]

 

Proposed Establishment of Class D Airspace: Eglin AFB, FL; Eglin 
AF Aux No. 3 Duke Field, FL; Proposed Amendment of Class D Airspace: 
Eglin Hurlburt Field, FL; Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace: 
Crestview, FL

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This notice proposes to establish Class D airspace located at 
Eglin Air Force Base, FL, and Eglin AF Aux No 3 Duke Field, FL. The 
notice also proposes to amend Class D airspace located at Eglin 
Hurlburt Field, FL, and Class E airspace at Crestview, FL. As part of 
the Terminal Airspace Reclassification, the Valparaiso, Florida 
Terminal Area was to be changed from Part 93 Airspace to Class D 
Airspace. The change included the revocation of the Eglin AFB, Florida 
Class D airspace and Eglin AF Aux No. 3 Duke Field, Florida Class D 
airspace; the modification of the Hurlburt Field, Florida Class D 
airspace and Crestview, Florida Class E airspace. The Valparaiso, 
Florida Terminal Area will remain as Part 93 Airspace and this notice 
proposes to return the affected Class D and Class E airspace areas as 
they were prior to Docket No. 26968, Amendment No. 71-19 published in 
the Federal Register on March 2, 1993.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before: March 1, 1994.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Federal 
Aviation Administration, Docket No. 93-ASO-14, 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) 305-5590.

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 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. 93-ASO-14.'' 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 contact 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 establish Class D airspace at 
Eglin AFB, Florida; establish Class D airspace at Eglin AF Aux No 3 
Duke Field; amend Class D airspace at Eglin Hurlburt Field, Florida, 
and amend Class E airspace at Crestview, Florida. The intended effect 
of this proposal is to reverse the action of Docket No. 26968, 
Amendment No. 71-19 (58 FR 12128, March 2, 1993) to provide adequate 
airspace to contain Instrument Flight Rule operations at these four 
locations. The coordinates for this airspace docket are based on North 
American Datum 83. Class D and Class E airspace areas are respectively 
published in Para 5000 and Para 6002 of FAA Order 7400.9A dated June 
17, 1993, and effective September 16, 1993, which is incorporated by 
reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class D and E airspace 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, Designations and Reporting 
Points, dated June 17, 1993, and effective September 16, 1993, is 
amended as follows:

Para. 5000  Class D Airspace

* * * * *

ASO FL D Eglin AFB, FL [New]

Eglin AFB, FL
    (lat. 30 deg.29'13'' N, long. 86 deg.31'34'' W)
Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport
    (lat. 30 deg.24'01'' N, long. 86 deg.28'18'' W)
Duke Field
    (lat. 30 deg.39'07'' N, long. 86 deg.31'23'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 
2,600 feet MSL within a 5.5-mile radius of Eglin AFB and within a 4-
mile radius of Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport; excluding the 
portion north of a line connecting the 2 points of intersection 
within a 5.2-mile radius circle centered on Duke Field, and 
excluding that airspace east of a line beginning at lat. 
30 deg.30'43'' N, long. 86 deg.26'21'' W extending north to the 5.2-
mile radius and north of a line beginning at lat. 30 deg.30'43'' N, 
long. 86 deg.26'21'' W extending east to the 5.2-mile radius.
* * * * *

ASO FL D Eglin AF Aux No 3 Duke Field, FL [New]

Eglin AF, Aux No. 3 Duke Field, FL
    (lat. 30 deg.39'07'' N, long. 86 deg.31'23'' W)
Bob Sikes Airport
    (lat. 30 deg.46'44'' N, long. 86 deg.31'20'' W)
Eglin AFB
    (lat. 30 deg.29'13'' N, long. 86 deg.31'34'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 
2,700 feet MSL within a 5.2-mile radius of Eglin AF Aux No. 3 Duke 
Field; excluding the portion north of a line connecting the 2 points 
of intersection with a 4.2-mile radius circle centered on Bob Sikes 
Airport; excluding the portion south of a line connecting the 2 
points of intersection within a 5.5-mile radius circle centered on 
Eglin AFB. This Class D airspace is effective during the specific 
days and times established in advance by a Notice to Airmen. The 
effective days and times will thereafter be continuously published 
in the Airport/Facility Directory.
* * * * *

ASO FL D Eglin Hurlburt Field, FL [Amended]

Eglin, Hurlburt Field, FL
    (lat. 30 deg.25'44''N, long. 86 deg.41'20''W)
Eglin AFB (lat. 30 deg.29'13''N, long. 86 deg.31'34''W)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 
2,500 feet MSL within a 5.3-mile radius of Hurlburt Field; excluding 
the portion within the Eglin AFB, FL, Class D airspace area. This 
Class D airspace is effective during the specific days and times 
established in advance by a Notice to Airmen. The effective days and 
times will thereafter be continuously published in the Airport/
Facility Directory.
* * * * *

Para. 6002  Class E Airspace Areas Designated as a Surface Area for 
an Airport

* * * * *

ASO FL E2 Crestview, FL [Amended]

Crestview, Bob Sikes Airport, FL
    (lat. 30 deg.46'44'' N, long. 86 deg.31'20'' W)
Duke Field
    (lat. 30 deg.39'07'' N, long. 86 deg.31'23'' W)

    Within a 4.2-mile radius of Bob Sikes Airport; excluding the 
portion south of a line connecting the 2 points of intersection with 
a 5.2-mile radius circle centered on Duke Field. This Class D 
airspace is effective during the specific days and times established 
in advance by a Notice to Airmen. The effective days and times will 
thereafter be continuously published in the Airport/Facility 
Directory.
* * * * *
    Issued in College Park, Georgia, on December 19, 1993.
Michael J. Powderly,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southern Region.
[FR Doc. 94-628 Filed 1-11-94; 8:45 am]
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