[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 60 (Monday, March 30, 1998)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 15082-15083]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-8268]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 97-ASO-31]


Amendment of Class E Airspace; Daytona Beach, FL

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This amendment modifies Class E airspace at Daytona Beach, FL. 
A Global Positioning System (GPS) Runway (RWY) 6 (Special) Standard 
Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) has been developed for Spruce 
Creek Airport. As a result, additional controlled airspace extending 
upward from 700 feet Above Ground Level (AGL) is needed to accommodate 
the SIAP and for Instrument Flight Rules (FR) operations at Spruce 
Creek Airport. The operating status of the airport will change from 
Visual Flight Rules (VFR) to include IFR operations concurrent with the 
publication of the SIAP.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, June 18, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Nancy B. Shelton, Manager, Airspace Branch, Air Traffic Division, 
Federal Aviation Administration, P.O. Box 20636, Atlanta, Georgia 
30320; telephone (404) 305-5586.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

    On January 26, 1998, the FAA proposed to amend part 71 of the 
Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) by amending Class E 
airspace at Daytona Beach, FL, (63 FR 3673). This action would provide 
adequate Class E airspace for IFR operations at Spruce Creek Airport. 
Designations for Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet or 
more above the surface of the earth are published in paragraph 6005 of 
FAA Order 7400.9E dated September 10, 1997, and effective September 16, 
1997, which is incorporated by reference in 14 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

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part 71) modifies Class E airspace at Daytona Beach, FL. A GPS RWY 6 
(Special) SIAP has been developed for Spruce Creek Airport. Additional 
controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet AGL is needed to 
accommodate the SIAP and for IFR operations at Spruce Creek Airport. 
The operating status of the airport will change from VFR to include IFR 
operations concurrent with the publication of the SIAP. This amendment 
also reflects the current name of the Daytona Beach 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--DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, CLASS B, CLASS C, CLASS D AND 
CLASS E AIRSPACE AREAS, AIRWAYS; ROUTES; AND REPORTING POINTS

    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 7400.9E, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated September 10, 1997, and effective September 16, 
1997, 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  Daytona Beach, FL [Revised]

Daytona Beach International Airport, FL
    (Lat. 29 deg.10'48'' N, long. 81 deg.03'27'' W)
Spruce Creek Airport
    (Lat. 29 deg.04'49'' N, long. 81 deg.02'48'' W)
Ormond Beach Municipal Airport
    (Lat. 29 deg.18'04'' N, long. 81 deg.06'50'' W)
Ormond Beach VORTAC
    (Lat. 29 deg.18'12'' N, long. 81 deg.06'46'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet or more above the 
surface of the earth within a 10-mile radius of Daytona Beach 
International Airport, and within a 6.4-mile radius of Spruce Creek 
Airport, and within 6.4-mile radius of Ormond Beach Municipal 
Airport and within 3.2 miles each side of the Ormond Beach VORTAC 
256 deg. radial extending from the 6.4-mile radius to 7 miles west 
of the VORTAC.
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    Issued in College Park, Georgia, on March 9, 1998.
Wade T. Carpenter,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southern Region.
[FR Doc. 98-8268 Filed 3-27-98; 8:45 am]
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