[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 172 (Friday, September 5, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 46874-46875]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-23603]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 97-ASO-11]


Establishment of Class E Airspace; Sebastian, FL

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

Action: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This amendment establishes Class E airspace at Sebastian, FL. 
A Global Positioning System (GPS) Runway (RWY) 4 Standard Instrument 
Approach Procedure (SIAP) has been developed for Sebastian Municipal 
Airport. Controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet Above 
Ground Level (AGL) is needed to accommodate the SIAP and for Instrument 
Flight Rules (IFR) operations at the airport. The operating status of 
the airport will change from Visual Flight Rules (VFR) to include IFR 
operations concurrent with publication of the SIAP.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, November 6, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nancy B. Shelton, Airspace Branch, Air 
Traffic Division, Federal Aviation Administration, P.O. Box 20636, 
Atlanta, Georgia 30320; telephone (404) 305-5581.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

    On May 14, 1997, the FAA proposed to amend part 71 of the Federal 
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) by establishing Class E airspace 
at Sebastian, FL, (62 FR 26458). This action will provide adequate 
Class E airspace for IFR operations at Sebastian Municipal Airport. 
Designations for Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet or 
more above the surface are published in Paragraph 6005 of FAA Order 
7400.9D dated September 4, 1996, and effective September 16, 1996, 
which is incorporated by reference in CFR part 71.1. The Class E 
airspace designation listed in this document will be published 
subsequently in the Order.
    Interested parties were invited to participate in this rulemaking 
proceeding by submitting written comments on the proposal to the FAA. 
No comments objecting to the proposal were received.

The Rule

    This amendment to part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 
CFR part 71) establishes Class E airspace at Sebastian, FL, to 
accommodate a GPS RWY 4 SIAP and for IFR operations at Sebastian 
Municipal Airport. The operating status of the airport will be changed 
from VFR to include IFR operations concurrent with publication of the 
SIAP.
    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

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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.


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 6005  Class E airspace areas extending upward from 700 
feet or more above the surface of the earth.

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ASO FL E5  Sebastian, FL [New]

Sebastian Municipal Airport, FL
    (Lat. 27 deg.48'46'' N, long. 80 deg.29'44'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.5-mile radius of Sebastian Municipal Airport, excluding 
that airspace within the Vero Beach, FL, Class E airspace area.
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    Issued in College Park, Georgia, on August 6, 1997.
Nancy B. Shelton,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southern Region.
[FR Doc. 97-23603 Filed 9-4-97; 8:45 am]
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