[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 64 (Monday, April 5, 1999)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 16340-16341]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-8248]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 99-ASO-5]


Amendment of Class D and E Airspace; Orlando Executive Airport, 
Florida

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: This amendment modifies the Class D and Class E2 surface area 
airspace descriptions and establishes a Class E4 surface area airspace 
extension for the Orlando Executive Airport. This amendment is 
necessary as a result of the forthcoming amendment to the Orlando 
International Airport Class B airspace area. The establishment of the 
Class E4 airspace area is a technical change only, as this airspace 
extension is currently included in the Class D surface area airspace.

DATES: Effective Date: 0901 UTC, July 15, 1999.
    Comments Date: Comments must be received on or before May 5, 1999.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Federal 
Aviation Administration, Docket No. 99-ASO-5, Manager, Airspace Branch, 
ASO-520, P.O. Box 20636, Atlanta, Georgia 30320.
    The official docket may be examined in the Office of the Regional 
Counsel for Southern Region, Room 550, 1701 Columbia Avenue, College 
Park, Georgia 30337, telephone (404) 305-5627.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Nancy B. Shelton, Airspace Branch, Air Traffic Division, Federal 
Aviation Administration, P.O. Box 20636, Atlanta, Georgia 30320; 
telephone (404) 305-5627.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Request for Comments on the Rule

    Although this action is a final rule, which involves a technical 
change to the Orlando Executive Airport surface area airspace, and was 
not preceded by notice and public procedure, comments are invited on 
the rule. This rule will become effective on the date specified in the 
DATES section. However, after the review of any comments and, if the 
FAA finds that further changes are appropriate, it will initiate 
rulemaking procedures to extend the effective date or to amend the 
regulation.
    Comments that provide the factual basis supporting the views and

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suggestions presented are particularly helpful in evaluating the 
effects of the rule, and in determining whether additional rulemaking 
is required. Comments are specifically invited on the overall 
regulatory, aeronautical, environmental, and energy-related aspects of 
the rule which might suggest the need to modify the rule.

The Rule

    This amendment to Part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 
CFR part 71) changes the description of the Class D airspace and Class 
E2 surface area airspace and establishes Class E4 airspace area 
designated as an extension to a Class D or Class E surface area for the 
Orlando Executive Airport.
    Class D airspace designations are published in paragraph 5000, 
Class E2 airspace designations for surface areas are published in 
paragraph 6002 and Class E4 airspace areas designated as an extension 
to a Class D or Class E surface area are published in paragraph 6004 of 
FAA Order 7400.9F, dated September 10, 1998, and effective September 
16, 1998, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class 
D and E airspace designations listed in this document will be published 
subsequently in the Order.
    Since this action only makes a technical amendment to the Class D 
and Class E airspace descriptions and should have no impact on the 
users of the airspace in the vicinity of the Orlando Executive Airport, 
the notice and public procedure under 5 U.S.C. 553(b) are unnecessary.
    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 7400.9F, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated September 10, 1998, and effective September 16, 
1998, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 5000  Class D Airspace.

* * * * *

ASO FL D  Orlando, FL [Revised]

Orlando Executive Airport, FL
    (Lat 28 deg.32'44'' N., long. 81 deg.19'58'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface, to but not 
including 1,600 feet MSL, within a 4.2-mile radius of Orlando 
Executive Airport, excluding that portion within the Orlando, FL, 
Class B airspace area. This Class D airspace area is effective 
during the specific 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 Designated as Surface Areas.

* * * * *

ASO FL E2  Orlando, FL [Revised]

Orlando Executive Airport, FL
    (Lat. 28 deg.32'44'' N., long. 81 deg.19'58'' W.)

    Within a 4.2-mile radius of Orlando Executive Airport excluding 
that portion within the Orlando, FL Class B airspace area. This 
Class E airspace area is effective during the specific 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 6004  Class E Airspace Areas Designated as an Extension 
to a Class D or Class E Surface Area.

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ASO FL E4  Orlando, FL [New]

Orlando Executive Airport, FL
    (Lat. 28 deg.32'44'' N., long. 81 deg.19'58'' W.)
Orlando VORTAC
    (Lat. 28 deg.32'34'' N., long. 81 deg.20'06'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface within 3.6 miles 
each side of the Orlando VORTAC 254 degree radial extending from the 
4.2-mile radius to 8.1 miles west of the Orlando VORTAC; excluding 
that portion within the Orlando, FL, Class B airspace area. This 
Class E airspace area is effective during the specific 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 March 24, 1999.
Nancy B. Shelton,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southern Region.
[FR Doc. 99-8248 Filed 4-2-99; 8:45 am]
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