[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 192 (Wednesday, October 2, 1996)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 51360-51361]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-25211]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 96-ASO-21]


Amendment of Class D Airspace; Jacksonville, Craig Municipal 
Airport, FL

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: This amendment modifies the Jacksonville, Craig Municipal 
Airport, FL, Class D airspace area from continuous to part time. Since 
August 31, 1996, when the operation of the airport control tower was 
transferred from the FAA to a contractor, the control tower no longer 
operates 24 hours a day. When the tower is not in operation, the 
airspace below 700 feet AGL becomes Class G, uncontrolled airspace.

DATES: Effective Date. 0901 UTC, December 5, 1996.
    Comment Date: Comments must be received on or before November 5, 
1996.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Federal 
Aviation Administration, Docket No. 96-ASO-21, Manager, Operations 
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: Benny L. McGlamery, Operations Branch, 
Air Traffic Division, Federal Aviation Administration, P.O. Box 20636, 
Atlanta, Georgia 30320; telephone (404) 305-5570.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Request for Comments on the Rule

    Although this action is a final rule, which involves modifying the 
Class D airspace at the Jacksonville, Craig Municipal Airport, FL, from 
continuous to part time, comments are invited on the rule. This rule 
will become effective on the date specified in the DATES section. 
However, after the review of

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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.
    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 
needed. Comments are specifically invited on the overall regulatory, 
aeronautical, economic, environmental, and energy-related aspects of 
the rule that might suggest the need to modify the rule.

The Rule

    This amendment to Part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 
CFR part 71) modifies the Class D airspace at the Jacksonville, Craig 
Municipal Airport, FL, from continuous to part time.
    This action lessens the impact on users of this airspace. Class D 
airspace designations are published in Paragraph 5000 of FAA Order 
7400.9D dated September 4, 1996, and effective September 16, 1996. The 
Class D airspace designation listed in this document will be published 
subsequently in the Order.
    Under the circumstances presented, the FAA concludes that there is 
an immediate need to modify the Class D airspace at the Jacksonville, 
Craig Municipal Airport, FL, from continuous to part time, to ensure 
that users of this airspace will be able to comply with appropriate 
federal regulations governing non-controlled airspace. Therefore, I 
find that notice and public procedure under 5 U.S.C. 553(b) are 
impracticable and contrary to the public interest.
    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

    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. 106(g); 40103, 40113, 40120; EO 10854, 24 
FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389; 14 CFR 11.69.


Sec. 71.1  [Amended]

    2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of Federal 
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9D, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated September 4, 1996, and effective September 16, 
1996, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 5000  Class D airspace.

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ASO FL D Jacksonville Craig Municipal Airport, FL [Revised]

Jacksonville, Craig Municipal Airport, FL
    (Lat. 30 deg.20'11'' N, Long. 81 deg.30'52'' W)
Mayport NAS, FL
    (Lat. 30 deg.23'31'' N, Long. 81 deg.25'25'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 
2,500 feet MSL within a 4.2-mile radius of Craig Municipal Airport; 
excluding the portion northeast of a line connecting the 2 points of 
intersection with a 4.2-mile radius circle centered on Mayport NAS, 
FL. This Class D airspace area is effective during the specific days 
and times established in advance by a Notice to Airmen. The 
effective days and times will thereafter be continuously published 
in the Airport/Facility Directory.
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    Issued in College Park, Georgia, on September 24, 1996.
Benny L. McGlamery,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southern Region.
[FR Doc. 96-25211 Filed 10-1-96; 8:45 am]
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