[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 202 (Thursday, October 17, 1996)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 54108-54109]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-26664]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 96-ASO-22]


Proposed Amendment to Class D Airspace; St. Petersburg Albert-
Whitted Airport, FL

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This notice proposes to amend Class D surface area airspace at 
the St. Petersburg, FL, Albert-Whitted Airport. Due to the low density 
aircraft traffic environment at and the proximity of the Tampa 
International Airport to the Albert-Whitted Airport, the Class D 
airspace at the Albert-Whitted Airport above 1,500 feet AGL has been 
delegated to Tampa Approach Control. Therefore, the height of the 
Albert-Whitted Airport Class D airspace will be amended from 2,500 feet 
AGL to 1,500 feet AGL.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before December 1, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Federal 
Aviation Administration, Docket No. 96-ASO-22, 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: 

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. 96-ASO-
22.'' 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 
light of the 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 NPRMs

    Any person may obtain a copy of this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 
(NPRM) by submitting a request to the Federal Aviation Administration, 
Manager, Operations 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 NPRMs 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 amend Class D surface area 
airspace at the St. Petersburg, FL, Albert-Whitted Airport. Due to the 
low density aircraft traffic environment at and the proximity of the 
Tampa International Airport to the Albert-Whitted Airport, the Class D 
airspace at the Albert-Whitted Airport above 1,500 feet AGL has been 
delegated to Tampa Approach Control. Therefore, the height of the 
Albert-Whitted Airport Class D airspace will be amended from 2,500 feet 
AGL to 1,500 feet AGL. Class D airspace designations are published in 
Paragraph 5000 of FAA Order 7400.9D, dated September 4, 1996, and 
effective September 16, 1996, which are incorporated by reference in 14 
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 proposed 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. 106(g); 40103, 40113, 40120; E.O. 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

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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  St. Petersburg Albert-Whitted Airport, FL [Revised]

St Petersburg, Albert-Whitted Airport, FL
    (Lat. 27 deg.45'54'' N, long. 82 deg.37'38'' W)
MacDill AFB
    (Lat. 27 deg.50'57'', N, long. 82 deg.31'17'' W

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 
1,500 feet MSL within a 4-mile radius of the Albert-Whitted Airport; 
excluding that portion northeast of a line connecting the points of 
intersection with a 4.5-mile radius circle centered on
Mac Dill AFB; excluding that portion within the Tampa International 
Airport, FL, Class B airspace area. This Class D airspace area is 
effective during the 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 October 8, 1996.
Wade T. Carpenter,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southern Region.
[FR Doc. 96-26664 Filed 10-16-96; 8:45 am]
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