[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 125 (Wednesday, June 30, 1999)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 34981-34982]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-16663]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 99-ASO-6]


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

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This amendment modifies 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 will increase 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 deg. 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 will increase within 1 mile each side of the 275 deg. 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.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, September 9, 1999.

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:

History

    On April 29, 1999, the FAA proposed to amend part 71 of the Federal 
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) by amending 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, 
(64 FR 23028). This action provides adequate Class D and Class E5 
airspace for IFR operations at Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport. 
Designations for Class D airspace and Class E5 airspace areas extending 
upward from 700 feet or more above the surface are published in FAA 
Order 7400.9F, dated September 10, 1998, and effective September 16, 
1998, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR part 71.1. The Class 
D and E designations 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) amends Class D airspace at the Fernando Luis Ribas 
Dominicci Airport and Class E5 airspace at the Luis Munoz Marin 
International Airport.
    The FAA has determined that this regulation only involves an 
established body of technical regulation 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 7400.9F, 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 deg. 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 or more above the 
surface south of lat. 18 deg.23'00''N, within a 17-mile radius of 
Luis Munoz 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 1 mile each side of the 275 deg. 
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 June 10, 1999.
Nancy B. Shelton,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southern Region.
[FR Doc. 99-16663 Filed 6-29-99; 8:45 am]
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