[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 140 (Friday, July 21, 1995)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 37565-37566]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-18004]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 95-ASW-09]


Revision of Class E Airspace; Venice, LA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: This action revises the Class E airspace at Venice, LA. This 
revision of Class E airspace results from the abandoning of the Garden 
Island Bay Seaplane Base, LA, and the decommissioning of the Venice 
Radio Beacon (RBN). This action is intended to delete the Class E 
airspace at Venice, LA, that was previously needed to protect aircraft 
operating under instrument flight rules (IFR) at the now abandoned 
Garden Island Bay Seaplane Base, LA, and removes that airspace needed 
to protect aircraft operating IFR on standard instrument approach 
procedures (SIAP) using the Venice RBN which is now decommissioned.

DATES: Effective date. 0901 UTC, August 7, 1995.
    Comment date. Comments must be received on or before September 19, 
1995.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the rule in triplicate to Manager, System 
Management Branch, Air Traffic Division, Federal Aviation 
Administration Southwest Region, Docket No. 95-ASW-09, Fort Worth, TX 
76193-0530. The official docket may be examined in the Office of the 
Assistant Chief Counsel, Federal Aviation Administration, Southwest 
Region, 2601 Meacham Boulevard, room 663, Fort Worth, TX, between 9:00 
a.m. and 3:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. An 
informal docket may also be examined during normal business hours at 
the System Management Branch, Air Traffic Division, Federal Aviation 
Administration, Southwest Region, Room 414, Fort Worth, TX.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Donald J. Day, System Management Branch, Air Traffic Division, 
Southwest

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Region, Federal Aviation Administration, Fort Worth, TX 76193-0530, 
telephone: 817-222-5593.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Request for Comments on the Rule

    Although this action is a final rule, which involves the revision 
of Class E airspace at Venice, LA, and was not preceded by notice and 
public procedure, comments are invited on the rule. However, after the 
review of any comments and, if the FAA finds that further changes are 
appropriate, it will initiate rulemaking proceedings to extend the 
effective date or to amend the regulation.
    Interested parties are invited to participate in this rulemaking 
proceeding by submitting written comments on the proposal to the FAA. 
Comments that provide the factual basis supporting the views and 
suggestions presented are particularly helpful in evaluating the 
effects of the rule, and in determining whether additional rulemaking 
is required.
    Class E airspace designations are published in Paragraph 6005 of 
FAA Order 7400.9B dated July 18, 1994, and effective September 16, 
1994, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. 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 (14 
CFR part 71) revises the Class E airspace providing controlled airspace 
for IFR operations at Venice, LA. The current Class E airspace 
description includes airspace to protect aircraft operating under IFR 
at Garden Island Bay Seaplane Base, LA. That base is now abandoned. 
Therefore, the Class E airspace is no longer needed. The current Class 
E airspace description also includes airspace to protect aircraft 
flying the Venice RBN SIAP at Venice, LA. This RBN is now 
decommissioned. Therefore, the Class E airspace protecting the SIAP is 
no longer needed.
    Since this action merely involves the removal of Class E airspace 
as a result of the abandoning of the Garden Island Bay Seaplane Base, 
LA, and the decommissioned Venice NDB. Therefore, notice and public 
procedure under 5 U.S.C. 553(b) are unnecessary. The Class E airspace 
must be revised to avoid confusion on the part of the pilots flying in 
the vicinity of the abandoned seaplane base, and to promote the safe 
and efficient handling of air traffic in the area.
    Therefore, I find that notice and public procedure under 5 U.S.C. 
553 are unnecessary and good cause exists for making this amendment 
effective in less than thirty days.
    The FAA has determined that this regulation only involves an 
established body of technical regulations that need frequent and 
routine amendments 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

    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. 40103, 40113, 40120; 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:

Paragraph 6005  Class E airspace areas from 700 feet or more above 
the surface of the earth.
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ASW LA E5  Venice, LA [Revised]

Venice, LA
    (Lat. 29 deg.15'32''N, long. 89 deg.21'10''W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.1-mile radius of Venice, LA.
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    Issued in Fort Worth, TX, on July 13, 1995.
Albert L. Viselli,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southwest Region.
[FR Doc. 95-18004 Filed 7-20-95; 8:45 am]
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