[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 162 (Monday, August 21, 2000)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 50635]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-21128]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 00-ASO-31]


Amendment of Class D Airspace; Cocoa Beach, FL

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action makes a technical amendment to the Class D 
Airspace description at Cocoa Beach, FL. Since Patrick Approach Control 
has closed, St. Petersburg Automated Flight Service Station (AFSS) 
monitors the hours of operation for the Cape Canaveral Skid Strip.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, November 30, 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

    The radar approach control facility at Patrick Air Force Base has 
been closed. This facility had the responsibility to monitor the hours 
of operation at the Cape Canaveral Skid Strip. The responsibility now 
resides with the St. Petersburg AFSS. Therefore, the Class D airspace 
at Cocoa Beach, FL, must be amended to reflect this change. This rule 
will become effective on the date specified in the DATE section. Since 
this action is technical in nature and has no impact on users of the 
airspace in the vicinity of the Cape Canaveral Skid Strip, 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 the Class D airspace description at Cocoa Beach, 
FL, for the Cape Canaveral Skid Strip.
    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; E.O. 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 Cocoa Beach, FL [Revised]

Cape Canaveral Skid Strip, FL
(Lat. 28 deg.28'03"N, long. 80 deg.33'59"W)
    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 
2,500 feet MSL within a 4.49-mile radius of the Cape Canaveral Skid 
Strip. This airspace lies within the confines of R-2932 and is 
effective on a random basis. The effective days and times are 
continuously available from St. Petersburg Automated Flight Service 
Station.
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    Issued in College Park, Georgia, on August 10, 2000.
Wade T. Carpenter,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southern Region.
[FR Doc. 00-21128 Filed 8-18-00; 8:45 am]
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