[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 32 (Thursday, February 15, 1996)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 5934-5935]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-3491]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 96-AWA-1]


Revision to the Miami Class B Airspace Area; Florida

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule; technical amendment.

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SUMMARY: This action corrects the legal description of the Miami, FL, 
Class B airspace area. This action is necessary due to the 
decommissioning of two principal navigational aids (NAVAIDS), Biscayne 
Bay, FL, Very High Frequency Omnidirectional Range (VOR) and Miami, FL, 
VOR, used to describe the lateral limits of the present Miami, FL, 
Class B airspace area. This action does not alter the vertical or 
lateral limits of the existing Miami, FL, Class B airspace area.

EFFECTIVE DATE: February 15, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patricia P. Crawford, Airspace and 
Obstruction Evaluation Branch (ATP-240), Airspace-Rules and 
Aeronautical Information Division, Air Traffic Rules and Procedures 
Service, Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue SW., 
Washington, DC 20591; telephone: (202) 267-3075.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This action is the last in a series of 
regulatory and nonregulatory actions that began in 1992 with Hurricane 
Andrew. In the summer of 1992, the Biscayne Bay (BSY) VOR was rendered 
inoperative by Hurricane Andrew and was replaced by the Andrew (AEW) 
Nondirectional Radio Beacon (NDB). The AEW NDB provided navigational 
guidance for air traffic operations in south Florida until March 30, 
1995. At that time, the Virginia Keys (VKZ) Very High Frequency 
Omnidirectional Range/Distance Measuring Equipment (VOR/DME) was 
commissioned to replace the AEW NDB.
    In anticipation of changes to the airspace in South America and the 
Caribbean, the FAA initiated action to decommission and relocate 
another primary NAVAID, the Miami VOR, to support users of the airspace 
and the air traffic system. A new NAVAID, replacing the Miami VOR, was 
commissioned as the Dolphin (DHP) VOR on November 9, 1995.
    The commissioning or decommissioning of these NAVAIDS prompted 
rulemaking action to realign Federal airways, jet routes, and revisions 
to standard instrument departure and arrival routes. Associated 
publications were updated subsequently to the rulemaking actions. 
However, the Miami, FL, visual flight rules Terminal Area Chart was not 
updated and as a result of this oversight, the published chart 
contained obsolete data.
    This action will update the description of the Miami, FL, Class B 
airspace area and associated navigational charts by removing all 
notations relating to BSY and MIA VOR's. Since this action involves the 
removal of obsolete terms from the airspace designation and does not 
alter the vertical or lateral boundaries or operating requirements of 
the Miami Class B airspace area, the FAA finds that notice and public 
procedure under 5 U.S.C. 553(b), are not practicable. Also, because 
there is an immediate need to remove any reference to obsolete NAVAIDS 
from the airspace designation to avoid pilot confusion, the FAA finds 
that, good cause, pursuant to 5 U.S.C.(d), exists for making this 
amendment effective in less than 30 days.
    Further, 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, 

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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 aeronautical charts, 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.

The Amendment

    This amendment to part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 
CFR part 71) redefines the current Miami, FL, Class B airspace 
designation due to the decommissioning of the Biscayne Bay, FL, and the 
Miami, FL, VOR's.

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 part 71 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40103, 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 
FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389.


Sec.  71.1  [Amended]

    2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of the Federal 
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9C, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated August 17, 1995, and effective September 16, 
1995, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 3000--Subpart B-Class B Airspace

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ASO FL B Miami, FL [Revised]

Miami International Airport (Primary Airport)
    (lat. 25 deg.47'35'' N., long. 80 deg.17'25'' W.)
Miami, Kendall-Tamiami Executive Airport, FL
    (lat. 25 deg.38'52'' N., long. 80 deg.25'58'' W.)
Dolphin VORTAC
    (lat. 25 deg.48'00'' N., long. 80 deg.20'57'' W.)

Boundaries

    Area A. That airspace extending upward from the surface to and 
including 7,000 feet MSL within a 6-mile radius of Miami 
International Airport, excluding that airspace north of lat. 
25 deg.52'03'' N., (N.W. 103rd Street/49th Street in the City of 
Hialeah), and within and underlying Area F described hereinafter.
    Area B. That airspace extending upward from 1,500 feet MSL to 
and including 7,000 feet MSL within a 10-mile radius of Miami 
International Airport, excluding that airspace north of lat. 
25 deg.52'03'' N., that airspace south of lat. 25 deg.40'19'' N., 
Area A previously described, and within Areas C and F described 
hereinafter.
    Area C. That airspace extending upward from 2,000 feet MSL to 
and including 7,000 feet MSL within an area bounded on the northeast 
by a 4.3-mile radius arc of Kendall-Tamiami Executive Airport, on 
the south by the lat. 25 deg.40'19'' N., and on the southwest by a 
10-mile radius arc of Miami International Airport.
    Area D. That airspace extending upward from 3,000 feet MSL to 
and including 7,000 feet MSL beginning northwest of Miami 
International Airport at the intersection of a 20-mile radius arc of 
Miami International Airport and lat. 25 deg.57'48'' N., thence east 
along lat. 25 deg.57'48'' N., to the intersection of a 15-mile 
radius arc of Miami International Airport, thence clockwise along 
the 15-mile radius arc to lat. 25 deg.57'48'' N., thence east along 
lat. 25 deg.57'48'' N., to the intersection of a 20-mile radius arc 
of Miami International Airport, thence clockwise along the 20-mile 
radius arc to the Dolphin VORTAC 151 deg. radial, thence northwest 
along the Dolphin VORTAC 151 deg. radial to the intersection of a 
15-mile radius arc of Miami Internaitonal Airport, thence clockwise 
along the 15-mile radius arc to lat. 25 deg.40'19'' N., thence west 
along lat. 25 deg.40'19'' N., to the intersection of a 20-mile 
radius arc of Miami International Airport, thence clockwise along 
the 20-mile radius arc to the point of beginning, excluding the 
airspace within Areas A, B, and C previously described, and within 
Areas F and G described hereinafter.
    Area E. That airspace extending upward from 4,000 feet MSL to 
and including 7,000 feet MSL bounded on the south by lat. 
25 deg.57'48'' N., on the northwest by a 20-mile radius arc of Miami 
International Airport, on the northeast by a line from lat. 
26 deg.05'56'' N., long. 80 deg.26'23'' W., to lat. 26 deg.01'32'' 
N., long. 80 deg.23'40'' W., and on the southeast by a 15-mile 
radius arc of Miami International Airport.
    Area F. That airspace extending upward from but not including 
1,000 feet MSL to and including 7,000 feet MSL bounded on the east 
by a 6-mile radius arc of Miami International Airport, and on the 
west by the west shoreline of Biscayne Bay.
    Area G. That airspace extending upward from 5,000 feet MSL to 
and including 7,000 feet MSL bounded on the north by lat. 
25 deg.40'19'' N., on the southwest by a 15-mile radius arc of Miami 
International Airport, and on the east by U.S. Route 1.
    Area H. That airspace extending upward from 2,000 feet MSL to 
and including 7,000 feet MSL bounded on the northeast by U.S. Route 
27, on the south by lat. 25 deg.52'03'' N., and on the northwest by 
a 10-mile radius arc of Miami International Airport.
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    Issued in Washington, DC, on February 8, 1996.
Harold W. Becker,
Manager, Airspace-Rules and Aeronautical Information Division.
[FR Doc. 96-3491 Filed 2-14-96; 8:45 am]
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