[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 226 (Wednesday, November 24, 1999)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 66123-66124]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-30662]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 99-ASO-17]


Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace; Puerto Rico, PR

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This action proposes to amend Class E airspace at Puerto Rico, 
PR. This proposal would increase the size of the Puerto Rico, PR, Class 
E airspace area to include the airspace within Warning Areas W-370A, W-
373A and W-373C, in order to facilitate the handling, reduce the 
coordination and increase the safety of United States military aircraft 
returning to Roosevelt Roads Naval Station below 5,500 feet mean sea 
level (MSL), which is the floor of the overlying San Juan Low Class E 
airspace area, in instrument meteorological conditions (IMC) from the 
Warning Areas.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before December 27, 1999.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Federal 
Aviation Administration, Docket No. 99-ASO-17, 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) 305-5586.


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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:

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 
reasonsed 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 number and be 
submitted in triplicate to the address listed above. Commenters wishing 
the FAA to acknowledge receipt of their comments on this action must 
submit with those comments a self-addressed, stamped postcard on which 
the following statement is made: ``Comments to Airspace Docket No. 99-
ASO-17.'' 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 action 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 docket 
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 E airspace at 
Puerto Rico, PR. This proposal would increase the size of the Puerto 
Rico, PR, Class E airspace areas to include the airspace within Warning 
Areas W-370A, W-373A and W-373C, in order to facilitate the handling, 
reduce the coordination and increase the safety of United States 
military aircraft returning to Roosevelt Roads Naval Station below 
5,500 MSL, which is the floor of the overlying San Juan Low Class E 
airspace area, in IMC from the Warning Areas. Class E airspace 
designations for airspace areas extending upward from 700 feet or more 
above the surface are published in Paragraph 6005 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 E airspace 
designation 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 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 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  Puerto Rico, PR [Revised]

San Juan Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport, PR
    (Lat. 18 deg.27'41'' N., long. 66 deg.05'89'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 1200 feet or more above the 
surface of the earth beginning at lat. 18 deg.50' '' N., long. 
68 deg.00' '' W.; to lat. 18 deg.45'23'' N., long. 66 deg.54'58'' 
W.; to lat. 18 deg.33' N., long. 64 deg.22' W.; to lat. 17 deg.20' 
N., long. 64 deg.22' W.; to lat. 17 deg.29' N., long. 64 deg.54' W.; 
to lat. 17 deg.29'53'' N., long. 64 deg.55'39'' W.; to lat. 
17 deg.29'53'' N., long. 66 deg.18'20'' W.; to lat. 17 deg.44'53'' 
N., long. 66 deg.16'49'' W.; to lat. 17 deg.47'16'' N., long. 
66 deg.16'56'' W.; to lat. 17 deg.42' N., long. 68 deg.00' W.; to 
the point of beginning; excluding that airspace within Warning Area 
W-371; and that airspace extending upward from 2,700 feet above the 
surface of the earth beginning at lat. 18 deg.33' '' N., long. 
64 deg.22' W.; to lat. 18 deg.25'23'' N., long. 62 deg.52' W.; to 
lat. 17 deg.47' N., long. 62 deg.23' W.; to lat. 17 deg.22' N., 
long. 62 deg.59' W.; to lat. 16 deg.58' N., long. 63 deg.00' W.; to 
lat. 17 deg.20' N., long. 64 deg.22' W.; to the point of beginning; 
and that airspace extending upward from 2,700 feet above the surface 
of the earth beginning at lat. 18 deg.45'23'' N., long. 
66 deg.54'58'' W.; to lat. 19 deg.00' N., long. 66 deg.10' W.; to 
lat. 19 deg.00' N., long. 5 deg.45' W.; to lat. 18 deg.45' N., long. 
64 deg.22' W.; to lat. 18 deg.33' N., long. 64 deg.22' W.; to the 
point of beginning.
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    Issued in College Park, Georgia, on November 4, 1999.
Nancy B. Shelton,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southern Region.
[FR Doc. 99-30662 Filed 11-23-99 8:45 am]
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