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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 93-ASO-22]

 

Establishment of Class E Airspace; Puerto Rico, PR

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action establishes Class E airspace at San Juan, Puerto 
Rico. This action reestablishes a portion of airspace that was lost as 
a result of the terminal airspace reconfiguration. Controlled airspace 
extending from 1200 feet and 2700 feet is needed to contain IFR 
operations in the area and to provide necessary air traffic services.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, April 28, 1994.

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:

History

    On November 19, 1993, the FAA proposed to amend part 71 of the 
Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to establish Class E 
airspace at San Juan, Puerto Rico. The terminal airspace configuration 
final rule dated August 27, 1992, amended the size of the 1200 ft. 
transition area from a 100-mile radius of San Juan, Puerto Rico to an 
area extending approximately 15 miles north of San Juan. This reduced 
area is not adequate to provide necessary air traffic services. This 
action will establish 1200 ft. and 2700 ft. Class E airspace and 
replace a portion of the airspace that was lost (58 FR 65949). 
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 coordinates for this airspace docket are based on North 
American Datum 83. This amendment is the same as that proposed in the 
notice with the exception of removing Warning Areas from the 
description that are outside this Class E airspace and the additional 
of a set of coordinates to more clearly describe the actual area. 
Designations for Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet or 
more above the surface are published in paragraph 6005 of FAA Order 
7400.9A dated June 17, 1993, and effective September 16, 1993. 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 
establishes Class E airspace at San Juan, Puerto Rico to provide 
controlled airspace for aircraft arriving and departing San Juan.
    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 
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

    Aviation safety, 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. 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.

    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:

    Paragraph 6005, Class E airspace areas extending upward from 700 
feet above the surface of the earth.
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ASO PR E5 Puerto Rico, PR--San Juan-Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci 
Airport, PR
    (Lat. 18 deg.27'25'' N, long. 66 deg.05'53'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface 
beginning at lat. 18 deg.50' N, long. 68 deg.00' W; to lat. 
18 deg.45'22.62'' N, long. 66 deg.54'58.15'' W; to lat. 18 deg.33' 
N, long. 64 deg.22' W; to lat. 17 deg.20' N, long. 64 deg.22' W; to 
lat. 17 deg.29' N, long. 64 deg.54' W; to lat. 17 deg.50' N, long. 
65 deg.34' W; to lat. 17 deg.42' N, long. 68 deg.00' W; to the point 
of beginning; excluding that airspace within Warning Areas W-370A, 
W-371, W-373A; and that airspace extending upward from 2,700 feet 
above the surface beginning at lat. 18 deg.33' N, long. 64 deg.22' 
W; to lat. 18 deg.25' N, long. 62 deg.52' W; to lat. 17 deg.47' N, 
long. 62 deg.23' W; to lat. 17 deg.22' N, long. 62 deg.59' W; to 
lat. 16 deg.58' N, long. 63 deg.00' W; to lat. 17 deg.20' N, long. 
64 deg.22' W; to the point of beginning; and that airspace extending 
upward from 2,700 feet above the surface beginning at lat. 
18 deg.45'22.62'' N, long. 66 deg.54'58.15'' W; to lat. 19 deg.00' 
N, long. 66 deg.10' W; to lat. 19 deg.00' N, long. 65 deg.45' W; to 
lat. 18 deg.45' N, long. 64 deg.22' W; to lat. 18 deg.33' N, long. 
64 deg.22' W; to the point of beginning.
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    Issued in College Park, Georgia, on February 7, 1994.
Michael J. Powderly,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southern Region.
[FR Doc. 94-4366 Filed 2-24-94; 8:45 am]
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