[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 117 (Monday, June 18, 2001)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 32735-32736]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-15337]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 01-ASO-4]


Amendment of Class D Airspace and Establishment of Class E4 
Airspace; Homestead, FL

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action will amend Class D airspace and establish Class E4 
airspace at Dade County--Homestead Regional Airport. For containment of 
instrument approach procedures within controlled airspace at Dade 
county--Homestead Regional Airport, it was determined that the class D 
airspace be amended from a 5.5-mile radius of Homestead Airport to a 5-
mile radius with the establishment of Class E airspace extensions that 
are 3 miles wide and extend 7 miles northeast and southwest of the 
airport.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, September 6, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Walter R Cochran, Manager, Airspace 
Branch, Air Traffic Division, Federal Aviation Administration, P.O. Box 
20636, Atlanta, Georgia 30320; telephone (404) 305-5586.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

    On April 30, 2001, the FAA proposed to amend part 71 of the Federal 
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) by amending Class D airspace and 
establishing Class E4 airspace at Homestead, FL (66 FR 21296). Class D 
airspace designations for airspace areas extending upward from the 
surface of the earth and Class E 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 E airspace 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 proposal were received.

The Rule

    This amendment to part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 
CFR part 71) amends Class D airspace and establishes Class E4 airspace 
at Homestead, 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 ``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).

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

Paragraph 5000  Class D Airspace

ASO FL D Homestead, FL [Revised]

Dade County--Homestead Regional Airport, FL
    (Lat. 25 deg.29'18"N, long. 80 deg.23'01"W)
    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 
2,500 feet MSL within a 5-mile radius of the Dade County--Homestead 
Regional Airport.
* * * * *

Paragraph 6004  Class E4 Airspace Areas Designated as an Extension 
to a Class D Airspace Area

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ASO FL E4 Homestead, FL [New]

Dade County--Homestead Regional Airport, FL
    (Lat. 25 deg.29'18"N, long. 80 deg.23'01"W

    That airspace extending upward from the surface within 1.5 miles 
each side of the 050 deg. bearing and the 230 deg. bearing from the 
Dade County--Homestead Regional Airport extending from the 5-mile 
radius to 7 miles northeast and southwest of the airport.
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    Issued in College Park, Georgia, on June 5, 2001.
Wade T. Carpenter,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southern Region.
[FR Doc. 01-15337 Filed 6-15-01; 8:45 am]
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