[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 185 (Friday, September 22, 2000)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 57300-57301]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-24294]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 00-ASO-35]


Proposed Amendment of Class D and Class E4 Airspace; Gainesville, 
FL

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This action proposes to amend Class D and Class E4 airspace at 
Gainesville, FL. The Gainesville VORTAC has been relocated and renamed. 
As a result the VHF Omni-directional Range (VOR) Standard Instrument 
Approach Procedure (SIAP) is amended. Therefore, the Class E4 extension 
to the Class D surface area will be rotated clockwise seven degrees. 
This proposed action will also remove the reference to the Gainesville 
VORTAC from the Class D airspace description.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before October 23, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Federal 
Aviation Administration, Docket No. 00-ASO-35, Manager, Airspace 
Branch, ASDO-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.

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 
reasoned regulatory decisions on the proposal. Comments are 
specifically invited on the overall regulatory, aeronautical, economic, 
environmental, and energy-related aspects of the proposal. Communi- 
cations should identify the airspace docket number and be submitted in 
triplicate to the address listed above. Comments 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. 00-ASO-
35.'' 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 50, 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 D airspace and 
Class E4 airspace at Gainesville, FL. Class D airspace designations for 
airspace areas extending upward from the surface and Class E4 airspace 
designations for airspace areas designated as an extension to a Class D 
airspace area are published in Paragraphs 5000 and 6004 respectively, 
of FAA Order 7400.9H, dated September 1, 2000 and effective September 
16, 2000, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class 
D and Class E4 airspace designations listed in this document would be 
published subsequently in the Order.

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    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 7400.9H, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated September 1, 2000, and effective September 16, 
2000, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 500  Class D Airspace.

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ASO FL D  Gainesville, FL [Revised]

Gainesville Regional Airport, FL
    (Lat. 29 deg.41'24"N, long. 82 deg.16'18"W)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 
2,700 feet MSL within a 4.3-mile radius of the Gainesville Regional 
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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Paragraph 6004  Class E4 Airspace Areas Designated as an Extension 
to a Class D Airspace Area

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ASO FL E4  Gainesville, FL [Revised]

Gainesville Regional Airport, FL
    (Lat. 29 deg.41'24"N, long. 82 deg.16'18"W)
Gators VORTAC
    (Lat. 29 deg.34'20"N, long. 82 deg.21'45"W)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface within 2.4 miles 
each side of the Gators VORTAC 041 deg. radial, extending from the 
4.3-mile radius of Gainesville Regional Airport to 7 miles northeast 
of the VORTAC. This Class E4 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 September 11, 2000.
Wade T. Carpenter,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southern Region.
[FR Doc. 00-24294 Filed 9-21-00; 8:45 am]
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