[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 82 (Thursday, April 29, 1999)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 23028-23029]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-10735]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 99-ASO-6]


Proposed Amendment to Class D and Class E Airspace; San Juan, PR

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: The notice proposes to amend Class D airspace at Fernando Luis 
Ribas Dominicci Airport, San Juan, PR, and Class E5 airspace at Luis 
Munoz Marin International Airport, San Juan, PR. A Global Positioning 
System (GPS) Runway (RWY) 9 Standard Instrument Approach Procedure 
(SIAP) has been developed for Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport As 
a result, additional Class D controlled airspace for the Fernando Luis 
Ribas Dominicci Airport extending upward from the surface and 
additional Class E5 controlled airspace for the Luis Munoz Marin 
International Airport, extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
is needed to accommodate the SIAP and for Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) 
operations at Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport. The Class D 
airspace would be increased from a 3 mile to a 3.9-mile radius of 
Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport and within 1 mile each side of 
the 275 degree bearing from the Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport, 
extending from the 3.9-mile radius to 5.3 miles west of the airport. 
The Class E5 airspace area for the Luis Munoz Marin International 
Airport would be increased within 1 mile each side of the 275 degree 
bearing from the Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport, extending 2.5 
miles west of the 13-mile radius of the Luis Munoz Marin International 
Airport. The operating status of the Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci 
Airport will change from Visual Flight Rules (VFR) to include IFR 
operations concurrent with the publication of the SIAP.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before June 1, 1999.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Federal 
Aviation Administration, Docket No. 99-ASO-6, 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, Manager, Airspace 
Branch, Air Traffic Division, Federal Aviation Administration, P.O. Box 
20636, Atlanta, Georgia 30320; telephone (404) 305-5627.

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 to the address listed above. Commenters 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. 99-ASO-
6.'' 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 Regional Counsel for 
Southern Region, Room 550, 1701 Columbia Avenue, College Park, Georgia 
30337, both before and after the closing date for comments.

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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, Airspace Branch, ASO-520, 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 airspace at the 
Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport, San Juan, PR, and Class E5 
airspace at the Luis Munoz Marin International Airport, San Juan, PR. A 
GPS RWY 9 SIAP has been developed for Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci 
Airport. As a result, additional controlled airspace extending upward 
from the surface and additional controlled airspace extending upward 
from 700 feet above the surface is needed to accommodate the SIAP and 
for Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations at Fernando Luis Ribas 
Dominicci Airport. Class D airspace designations are published in 
Paragraph 5000 and Class E5 airspace designations are published in 
Paragraph 6005 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 Class E5 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.

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--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; E.O. 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 7400.9F, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated September 10, 1998, and effective September 16, 
1998, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 5000.  Class D airspace.

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ASO PR D  San Juan, PR [Revised]

Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport
    (Lat. 18 deg.27'25'' N., long. 66 deg.05'54'' W.)
Luis Munoz Marin International Airport
    (Lat. 18 deg.26'22'' N., long. 66 deg.00'07'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface, to but not 
including 1,200 feet MSL, within a 3.9-mile radius of San Juan 
Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport and within 1 mile each side of 
the 275 degree bearing from the Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci 
Airport, extending from the 3.9-mile radius to 5.3 miles west of the 
airport; excluding that portion within the San Juan Luis Munoz Marin 
International Airport, PR, Class C airspace area. This Class D 
airspace area is effective during the dates and times established in 
advance by a Notice to Airmen. The effective date and time will 
thereafter be continuously published in the Airport/Facility 
Directory.
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Paragraph 6005.  Class E Airspace Areas Extending Upward from 700 
feet or More Above the Surface of the Earth.

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ASO PR E5  San Juan, PR [Revised]

Luis Munoz Marin International Airport
    (Lat. 18 deg.26'22'' N. long. 66 deg.00'07'' W.)
Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport
    (Lat. 18 deg.27'25'' N, long. 66 deg.05'54'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
south of lat. 18 deg.23 deg.00'' N., within a 17-mile radius of Luis 
Munoz Marin International Airport and that airspace north of lat. 
18 deg.23'00'' N., within a 13-mile radius of Luis Munoz Marin 
international Airport and within one mile each side of the 275 
degree bearing from the Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport, 
extending 2.5 miles west from the 13-mile radius point.
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    Issued in College Park, Georgia, on April 19, 1999.
Nancy B. Shelton,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division Southern Region.
[FR Doc. 99-10735 Filed 4-28-99; 8:45 am]
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