[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 166 (Tuesday, August 27, 2002)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 54976-54977]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-21786]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 02-ASO-18]


Proposed Amendment of Class D Airspace; Titusville, FL

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This action proposes to amend Class D airspace at Titusville, 
FL. Daytona Beach Approach Control is the controlling air traffic 
control facility for Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations at 
Spacecoast Regional Airport, FL. Due to the high volume of Visual 
Flight Rules (VFR) traffic overflying the Spacecoast Regional Airport 
at low altitudes, Daytona Beach Approach Control has requested the 
Titusville, FL Class D airspace be lowered from 2,500 feet MSL to 1,900 
feet MSL.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before September 26, 2002.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Federal 
Aviation Administration, Docket No. 02-ASO-18, 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) 305-5586.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Comments Invited

    Interested parties are invited to participate in this proposed 
rulemaking by submitting such written data, views

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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 action 
must submit with those comments a self-addressed, stamped postcard on 
which the following statement is made: ``Comments to Airspace Docket 
No. 02-ASO-18.'' 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 taken action on the 
proposed rule. The proposal contained in this action may be changed in 
light of the comments received. All commenters submitted will be 
available to 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 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, PO Box 20636, 
Atlanta, Georgia 30320. Communications must identify the docket number 
of this NPRM. Persons interested in being placed on a mailing lists 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 at 
Titusville, VL. Class D airspace designations for airspace areas 
extending upward from the surface of the earth are published in 
Paragraph 5000 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 airspace designation 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 71.1 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  Titusville, FL [REVISED]

Spacecoast Regional Airport, FL
    (Lat. 28 deg.30'53'' N, long, 80 deg.47'57'' W)
    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 
1,900 feet MSL within a 4-mile radius of Space Coast Regional 
Airport; excluding the portion within Restricted Area R-2934 when it 
is effective. 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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    Issued in College Park, Georgia, on August 16, 2002.
Walter R. Cochran,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southern Region.
[FR Doc. 02-21786 Filed 8-26-02; 8:45 am]
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