[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 13 (Friday, January 20, 1995)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 4131]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-1535]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 95-ASO-1]


Proposed Establishment of Class D Airspace: Cocoa Beach, 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 at Cocoa 
Beach, FL. The United States Air Force operates a part time control 
tower at the Cape Canaveral AS Skid Strip Airport. Additionally there 
is a TACAN-A Instrument Approach Procedure (IAP) to the airport. 
Therefore the United States Air Force has requested the establishment 
of Class D Airspace at this airport.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before March 2, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Federal 
Aviation Administration, Docket No. 95-ASO-1, 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 550, 1701 Columbia Avenue, 
College Park, Georgia 30337, telephone (404) 305-5586.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michael J. Powderly, System Management Branch, Air Traffic Division, 
Federal Aviation Administration, P.O. Box 20636, Atlanta, Georgia 
30320; telephone (404) 305-5570.

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-related 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. 95-ASO-
1.'' 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 550, 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 
Cocoa Beach, FL. The United States Air Force operates a part time 
control tower at the Cape Canaveral AS Skid Strip Airport. Additionally 
there is a TACAN-A IAP to the airport. Therefore the United States Air 
Force has requested the establishment of Class D airspace for this 
airport. Designations for Class D airspace are published in Paragraph 
5000 at FAA Order 7400.9B dated July 18, 1994 and effective September 
16, 1994, which is incorporated by reference in CFR 71.1. The Class D 
airspace designation 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

    Airspace, 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 7400.9B, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated July 18, 1994 and effective September 16, 1994, 
is amended as follows:

Para. 5000  Class D Airspace

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ASO FL D Cocoa Beach, FL [New]

Cape Canaveral AS Skid Strip Airport, FL
    (lat. 28 deg.28'06'' N, long. 80 deg.34'00'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 
2500 feet MSL within a 4.4-mile radius of the Cape Canaveral AS Skid 
Strip Airport. This airspace lies within the confines of R-2932. 
Contact Patrick Approach on 134.95/358.3 for the status of this 
Class D airspace area.
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    Issued in College Park, Georgia, on January 9, 1995.
Michael J. Powderly,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southern Region.
[FR Doc. 95-1535 Filed 1-19-95; 8:45 am]
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