[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 209 (Friday, October 29, 1999)] [Proposed Rules] [Pages 58362-58363] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 99-28323] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 71 [Airspace Docket No. 99-ASO-19] Proposed Amendment to Class D AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT. ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: This notice proposes to amend Class D airspace at Eglin AFB, FL. The Non-Directional Radio Beacon (NDB) Runway (RWY) 32 Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) at Destin--Fort Walton Beach Airport has been amended. As a result, additional controlled airspace extending upward from the surface is needed to accommodate the SIAP at Destin--Fort Walton Beach Airport. An extension via the 147 deg. bearing from the Destin NDB for the NDB RWY 32 SIAP would be necessary. The length of the Class D airspace extension southeast of the NDB would be 7 miles, and the width of the airspace extension would be 5 miles. DATES: Comments must be received on or before November 29, 1999. ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Federal Aviation Administration, Docket No. 99-ASO-19, 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- 19.'' 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. 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 [[Page 58363]] Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to amend Class D airspace at Eglin AFB, FL. The NDB RWY 32 SIAP at the Destin--Fort Walton Beach Airport has been amended. Additional controlled airspace extending upward from the surface is needed to accommodate the SIAP at Destin-- Fort Walton Beach Airport. Class D airspace designations are published in Paragraph 5000 of FAA Order 7400.9G, dated September 1, 1999, and effective September 16, 1999, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class D airspace designation list 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 operational 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 considering 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 7400.9G, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated September 1, 1999, and effective September 16, 1999, is amended as follows: Paragraph 5000. Class D airspace. * * * * * ASO FL D Eglin AFB, FL [Revised] Eglin AFB, FL (Lat. 30 deg.29'13'' N, long. 86 deg.31'34'' W) Destin--Fort Walton Beach Airport (Lat. 30 deg.24'01'' N, long. 86 deg.28'18'' W) Destin NDB (Lat. 30 deg.24'30'' N, long. 86 deg.28'43'' W) Duke Field (Lat. 30 deg.39'07'' N, long. 86 deg.31'23'' W) Hurlburt Field (Lat. 30 deg.25'44'' N, long. 86 deg.41'20'' W) That airspace extending upward from the surface, to and including 2,600 feet MSL within a 5.5-mile radius of Eglin AFB and within a 4-mile radius of Destin--Fort Walton Beach Airport and within 2.5 miles each side of the 147 deg. bearing from the Destin NDB, extending 7 miles southeast of the NDB, exlcuding the portion north of a line connecting the 2 points of intersection within a 5.2-mile radius circle centered on Duke Field; excluding the portion southwest of a line connecting the 2 points of intersection within a 5.3-mile radius of Hurlburt Field; excluding a portion east of a line beginning at lat. 30 deg.30'43'' N., long. 86 deg.26'21'' W., extending north of the 5.5-mile radius and north of a line beginning at lat. 30 deg.30'43'' N., long. 86 deg.26'21'' W., extending east to the 5.5-mile radius. * * * * * Issued in College Park, Georgia, on October 18, 1999. Nancy B. Shelton, Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southern Region. [FR Doc. 99-28323 Filed 10-28-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-13-M