[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 6 (Monday, January 10, 2000)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 1308-1309]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-476]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 99-ASO-26]


Amendment of Class D Airspace; Jacksonville NAS, FL

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action amends Class D airspace at Jacksonville NAS, FL. 
The U.S. Navy has discontinued operations at NAS Cecil Field, FL, 
including decommissioning the Cecil Tactical Air Navigation (TACAN) 
navigation aid. Therefore, the airspace extension created by the Cecil 
TACAN 084 deg. radial is eliminated and the reference to Jacksonville, 
Cecil Field NAS, FL, Class D airspace area is removed. The 
Jacksonville, FL, Port Authority has opened a contract airport traffic 
control tower at Cecil Field, therefore the Class D airspace area has 
been renamed Jacksonville Cecil Field, FL.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, February 24, 2000.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

History

    The U.S. Navy has discontinued operations at NAS Cecil Field, 
including decommissioning the Cecil TACAN navigation aid. Therefore, 
the airspace extension created by the Cecil TACAN 084 deg. radial is 
eliminated and the reference to Jacksonville, Cecil Field NAS, FL, 
Class D airspace area is removed from the Jacksonville NAS, FL, Class D 
airspace description. The Jacksonville, FL, Port Authority has opened a 
contract airport traffic control tower at the airport; therefore the 
Class D airspace area has been renamed Jacksonville Cecil Field, FL. As 
a result, the Jacksonville NAS, FL, Class D airspace area must be 
amended. This rule will become effective on the date specified in the 
DATE section. Since this action revokes the Class D extension area, and 
as a result, eliminates the impact of Class D airspace on users of the 
airspace in the vicinity of Jacksonville NAS, notice and public 
procedure under 5 U.S.C. 553(b) are unnecessary.

The Rule

    This amendment to Part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 
CFR part 71) amends Class D airspace at Jacksonville NAS, FL.
    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

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``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; 14 CFR 11.69.


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.

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ASO FL D Jacksonville NAS, FL [Revised]

Jacksonville NAS, FL
    (Lat. 30 deg.14'05''N, long. 81 deg.40'35''W)
Cecil Field, FL
    (Lat. 30 deg.13'07''N, long. 81 deg.52'36''W)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 
2,600 feet MSL within a 5.3-mile radius of Jacksonville NAS; 
excluding that airspace within the Jacksonville Cecil Field, FL, 
Class D airspace area.
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    Issued in College Park, Georgia, on December 22, 1999.
Armando Castro,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division Southern Region.
[FR Doc. 00-476 Filed 1-7-00; 8:45 am]
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