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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 94-ASO-1]

 

Establishment of Class E Airspace; Palm Beach Gardens, FL

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This amendment establishes Class E airspace at Palm Beach 
Gardens, Florida. A Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) for 
Runway 8R at the proposed North County General Aviation Airport, which 
is under construction has been developed, and controlled airspace 
extending upward from 700 feet above the surface of the earth, is 
needed to contain instrument flight rules (IFR) operations when 
utilizing this SIAP. The intended effect of this amendment is to 
provide adequate Class E airspace for IFR operators executing the SIAP.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 u.t.c. June 23, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Armando Castro, Airspace Section, 
System Management Branch, Air Traffic Division, Federal Aviation 
Administration, P.O. Box 20636, Atlanta, Georgia 30320; telephone (404) 
305-5588.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

    On March 11, 1994, the FAA proposed to amend part 71 of the Federal 
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to establish Class E airspace at 
Palm Beach Gardens, Florida (59 FR 11562). A Runway 8R SIAP to serve 
the North County General Aviation Airport based on the Pahokee VORTAC 
has been developed. Controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet 
above the surface, is needed to contain IFR operations when utilizing 
this SIAP. Interested parties were invited to participate in this 
rulemaking proceeding by submitting written comments on the proposal to 
the FAA. No comments relating to this Class E airspace proposal were 
received. The coordinates for this airspace docket are based on North 
American Datum 83. Designations for Class E airspace extending upward 
from 700 feet or more above the surface of the earth are published in 
Paragraph 6005 of FAA Order 7400.9A dated June 17, 1993, and effective 
September 16, 1993, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 
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 Palm Beach Gardens, FL. This action 
lowers the base of controlled airspace from 1200 feet above the surface 
to 700 feet above the surface in the vicinity of the proposed North 
County General Aviation Airport.
    The intended effect of this action is to provide adequate Class E 
airspace for IFR operators executing the VOR Runway 8R SIAP at the 
North County General Aviation Airport. 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, 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

    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. 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, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated June 17, 1993, and effective September 16, 
1993, is amended as follows:

Para. 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 Palm Beach Gardens, FL [New]

North County General Aviation Airport, FL
    (lat. 26 deg.50'45''N, long. 80 deg.13'20'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.4-mile radius of the North County General Aviation 
Airport, excluding that airspace within the West Palm Beach, FL, and 
Jupiter, FL, Class E airspace areas.
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    Issued in College Park, Georgia, on April 5, 1994.
Walter E. Denley,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southern Region.
[FR Doc. 94-9560 Filed 4-19-94; 8:45 am]
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