[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 14 (Tuesday, January 22, 2002)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 2835-2836]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-1509]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 02-ASO-1]


Proposed Establishment of Class D and Class E4 Airspace; St. 
Augustine, FL

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This notice proposes to establish Class D and Class E4 
airspace at St. Augustine, FL. A federal contract tower with a weather 
reporting system is being constructed at the St. Augustine Airport. 
Therefore, the airport will meet the criteria for establishment of 
Class D and Class E4 airspace. Class D surface area airspace and Class 
E4 airspace designated as an extension to Class D airspace is required 
when the control tower is open to contain existing Standard Instrument 
Approach Procedures (SIAPs) and other Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) 
operations at the airport. This action would establish Class D airspace 
extending upward from the surface to and including 2,500 feet MSL 
within a 4-mile radius of the St. Augustine Airport and Class E4 
airspace extensions that are 4.8 miles wide and extend 7 miles 
northwest and southeast of the airport.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before February 21, 2002.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Federal 
Aviation Administration, Docket No. 02-ASO-1, Manager, Airspace Branch, 
ASO-520, PO 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) 305-5627.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Walter R. Cochran, Manager, Airspace 
Branch, Air Traffic Division, Federal Aviation Administration, PO Box 
20636, Atlanta, Georgia 30320; telephone (404) 305-5627.

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. 
Communications should identify the airspace docket number and be 
submitted in triplicate to the address listed above. Commenters wishing 
the FAA to acknowledge receipt of their comments on this notice must 
submit with those comments a self-addressed, stamped postcard on which 
the following statement is made: ``Comments to Airspace Docket No. 02-
ASO-1.'' 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 notice 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 550, 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 the rulemaking will be filed in the docket.

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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, PO Box 20636, 
Atlanta, Georgia 30320. Communications must identify the notice 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 establish Class D airspace and 
Class E4 airspace at St. Augustine, FL. 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 7400.9J, dated August 31, 2001, and 
effective September 16, 2001, which is incorporated by reference in 14 
CFR 71.1. The Class D and Class E airspace designations listed in this 
document would be published subsequently in the Order.
    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 17.1 of Federal 
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9J, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated August 31, 2001, and effective September 16, 
2001, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 5000 Class D Airspace

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ASO FL D St. Augustine, FL [New]

St. Augustine Airport, FL
    (Lat. 29 deg.57'33"N, long. 81 deg.20'23"W)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 
2,500 feet MSL within a 4-mile radius of St. Augustine Airport. This 
Class D airspace area is effective during the specific days and 
times established in advance by a Notice to Airmen. The effective 
days and times 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 St. Augustine, FL [New]

St. Augustine Airport, FL
    (Lat. 29 deg.57'33"N, long. 81 deg.20'23"W)
St. Augustine VOR/DME, FL
    (Lat. 29 deg.57'29"N, long. 81 deg.20'18"W)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface within 2.4 miles 
each side of the St. Augustine VOR/DME 127 deg. and 313 deg. 
radials, extending from the 4-mile radius to 7 miles northwest and 
southeast of the VOR/DME. This Class E4 airspace area is effective 
during the specific days and times established in advance by a 
Notice to Airmen. The effective days and times will thereafter be 
continuously published in the Airport/Facility Directory.
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    Issued in College Park, Georgia, on January 14, 2002.
Wade T. Carpenter,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southern Region.
[FR Doc. 02-1509 Filed 1-18-02; 8:45 am]
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