[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 127 (Friday, June 30, 2000)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 40492]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-16660]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 00-ASO-12]


Establishment of Class D Airspace; Stuart, FL

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action establishes Class D airspace at Stuart, FL. Air 
traffic controllers at Witham Field in Stuart, FL, will be certificated 
weather observers by October 5, 2000. Therefore, the airport will meet 
criteria for Class D airspace on October 5, 2000. Class D surface area 
airspace is required when the control tower is open to accommodate 
current Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs) and for 
Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations at the airport. This section 
establishes Class D airspace extending upward from the surface to and 
including 2,500 feet MSL within a 4-mile radius of the Witham Field 
Airport.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, October 5, 2000.

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 May 5, 2000, the FAA proposes to amend part 71 of the Federal 
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) by establishing Class D airspace 
at Stuart, FL (65 FR 26154). Designations for Class D airspace 
extending upward from the surface of the earth are published in FAA 
Order 7400.9G, dated September, 1, 1999, and effective September 16, 
1999, which is incorporated by reference by 14 CFR part 71.1. The Class 
D 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 proposed were received.

The Rule

    This amendment to Part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 
CFR part 71) establishes Class D airspace at Key West NAS.
    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 ``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  Stuart, FL [New]

Witham Field Airport, FL
    (Lat. 27 deg.10'54"N, long. 80 deg.13'16"W)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 
2,500 feet MSL within a 4-mile radius of Witham Field Airport. This 
Class D airspace area is effective during the specific 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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    Issued in College Park, Georgia, on June 22, 2000.
Wade T. Carpenter,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southern Region.
[FR Doc. 00-16660 Filed 6-29-00; 8:45 am]
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