[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 8 (Monday, January 13, 1997)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 1699-1700]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-785]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 96-ASO-39]


Proposed Amendment to Class D and E2 Airspace; Gainesville, FL

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This notice proposes to amend Class D, E2 and E4 surface area 
airspace at Gainesville, FL. A GPS RWY 6 and a GPS RWY 24 Standard 
Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs) have been developed for the 
Gainesville Regional Airport. Additional controlled airspace extending 
upward from the surface is needed to accommodate these SIAP's and for 
instrument flight rules (IFR) operations at the airport.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before February 16, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Federal 
Aviation Administration, Docket No. 96-ASO-39, Manager, Operations 
Branch, ASO-530, P.O. Box 20636, Atlanta, Georgia 30320.
    The official docket may be examined by 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, Operation 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 in the address listed above. Comments 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-
39.'' 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, E2 and E4 
surface area airspace at Gainesville, FL. to accommodate a GPA RWY 6 
and a GPS RWY 24 SIAP's for the Gainesville Regional Airport. 
Additional controlled airspace extending upward from the surface is 
needed to accommodate these SIAP's and for IFR operations at the 
airport. Class D airspace designations, Class E airspace designations 
for airspace areas designated as a surface area for an airport and 
Class E airspace areas designated as an extension to Class D surface 
area are published in Paragraphs 5000, 6002 and 6004, respectively, 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 
and E airspace designations 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.

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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. 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 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 Gainesville, FL [Revised]

Gainesville Regional Airport, FL
    (lat. 29 deg.41'24'' N, long. 82 deg.16'18'' W)
Gainesville VORTAC
    (lat. 29 deg.34'20'', N long 82 deg.21'45'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 
2,700 feet MSL within a 4.3-mile radius of Gainesville Regional 
Airport. 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.
* * * * *

Paragraph 6002  Class E airspace areas designated as a surface area 
for an airport.

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ASO E2 FL Gainesville, FL [Revised]

Gainesville Regional Airport, FL
    (lat. 29 deg.41'24'' N, long. 82 deg.16'18'' W)
Gainesville VORTAC
    (lat. 29 deg.34'20'', N long. 82 deg.21'45'' W)

    Within a 4.3-mile radius of Gainesville Regional Airport. This 
Class E 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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Paragraph 6004  Class E airspace areas designated as an extension 
to a Class D surface area.

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ASO FL E4 Gainesville, FL [Revised]

Gainesville Regional Airport, FL
    (lat. 29 deg.41'24'' N, long. 82 deg.16'18'' W)

Gainesville VORTAC

    (lat. 29 deg.34'20'', N long. 82 deg.21'45'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface within 1.5 miles 
each side of the Gainesville VORTAC 034 deg. radial, extending from 
the 4.3-mile radius of Gainesville Regional Airport to 2.5 miles 
northeast of the VORTAC. This Class E 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 December 23, 1996.
Lacy E. Wright,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division Southern Region.
[FR Doc. 97-785 Filed 1-10-97; 8:45 am]
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