[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 23 (Tuesday, February 4, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 5147-5148]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-2744]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 97-ASO-2]


Amendment to Class D Airspace; Homestead, FL

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This amendment removes the Class D reference to effective days 
and times, and revokes the Class E2 airspace at Homestead, FL. The 
control tower is open continuously at the airport. Therefore, the 
reference to effective days and times, and the Class E2 airspace is not 
necessary. This amendment also reflects the current name of the 
airport. The name of the airport has changed from Homestead AFB to Dade 
County-Homestead Regional Airport.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, March 27, 1997.

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: 

History

    The control tower at Homestead, FL, is open continuously. 
Therefore, the reference to days and times in the Class D airspace 
description can be deleted. As a result, the Class D airspace becomes 
continuous and the Class E2 airspace can be removed. The former 
Homestead AFB has been redesignated Dade County-Homestead Regional 
Airport. This action will have no impact on the users of the airspace 
in the vicinity of the airport. This rule will become effective on the 
date specified in the DATES section. Since this action only makes a 
technical amendment to the Class D airspace and eliminates the 
requirement for Class E2 airspace, which has no impact on users of the 
airspace in the vicinity of the airport, notice and public procedure 
under 5 U.S.C. 553(b) are unnecessary.

The Rule

    This amendment to Part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 
CFR part 71) modifies the Class D airspace description at Homestead, 
FL, to reflect that the airspace is continuous, removes the Class E2 
airspace and corrects the name of the airport from Homestead AFB to 
Dade County-Homestead Regional Airport.
    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

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September 16, 1996, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 5000  Class D airspace.

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ASO FL D Homestead, FL [Revised]

Dade County-Homestead Regional Airport, FL
    (Lat. 25 deg.29'18'' N, long. 80 deg.23'01'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 
2,500 feet MSL within a 5.5-mile radius of Dade County-Homestead 
Regional Airport.
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ASO FL E2 Homestead, FL [Removed]

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    Issued in College Park, Georgia, on January 23, 1997.
Benny L. McGlamery,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southern Region.
[FR Doc. 97-2744 Filed 2-3-97; 8:45 am]
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