[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 141 (Monday, July 23, 2001)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 38147-38148]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-18238]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 01-ASO-6]


Amendment of Class D and Class E2 and E4 Airspace; Gainesville, 
FL

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action amends Class D and Class E2 and E4 airspace at 
Gainesville, FL. As a result of relocating and renaming the Gainesville 
VORTAC (Airspace Docket 00-ASO-35), the VORTAC's position has been 
recalculated and final approach courses for the VHR Omni-directional 
Range (VOR) Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAP) have been 
changed for the Gainesville Regional Airport, Gainesville, FL. This 
action amends the lateral limits of the existing Class D and E2 
airspace from a 4.3-mile radius to a 4.9-mile radius of the Gainesville 
Regional Airport. The Class E4 airspace, designated as an extension to 
a Class D airspace area, will rotate clockwise 12 deg. and amend the 
extension from the 4.3-mile radius to 7 miles northeast of the VORTAC 
to an extension from the 4.9-mile radius to 7 miles northeast of the 
VORTAC

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, November 1, 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) 305-5627.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

    On May 29, 2001, the FAA proposed to amend Part 71 of the Federal 
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR Part 71) by amending Class D and Class E2 
and E4 airspace at Gainesville, FL (66 FR 29056). Class D and Class E 
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, 6002 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 and Class E2 and E4 airspace at 
Gainesville, 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).

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 700.9H, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points,

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dated September 1, 2000, and effective September 16, 2000, is amended 
as follows:
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Paragraph 5000  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 4.9-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 6002  Class E2 Airspace Designated as Surface Areas.

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ASO FL E2 Gainesville, FL [REVISED]

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

    Within a 4.9-mile radius of the Gainesville Regional Airport. 
This Class E 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 continously 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.41'32" N, long. 82 deg.16'23" W)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface within 2.4 miles 
each side of the Gators VORTAC 053 deg. radial, extending from the 
4.9-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 July 10, 2001.
Wade T. Carpenter,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southern Region.
[FR Doc. 01-18238 Filed 7-20-01; 8:45 am]
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