[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 22 (Tuesday, February 3, 2004)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 5013]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-2189]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2003-16623; Airspace Docket No. 03-ASO-22]


Removal of Class E Airspace; New Port Richey, FL

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action removes the Class E5 Airspace at New Port Richey, 
FL, as there is no longer a Standard Instrument Approach Procedure 
(SIAP) for New Port Richey Tampa Bay Executive Airport requiring Class 
E5 airspace.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, April 15, 2004.

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 April 23, 1998, the Global Positioning System (GPS) Runway (RWY) 
8 SIAP for Tampa Bay Executive Airport was canceled.

The Rule

    This amendment to part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 
CFR part 71) removes Class E5 airspace at New Port Richey, FL, as the 
SIAP to Tampa Bay Executive Airport was canceled. Therefore, the Class 
E5 airspace areas must be removed. The rule will become effective on 
the date specified in the DATE section. Since this action eliminates 
the impact of controlled airspace on users of the airspace in the 
vicinity of the Tampa Bay Executive Airport, notice and public 
procedure under 5 U.S.C. 553(b) are unnecessary. Class E airspace 
designations for airspace areas extending upward from 700 feet or more 
above the surface of the earth are published in Paragraph 6005 of FAA 
Order 7400.9L, dated September 2, 2003, and effective September 16, 
2003, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class E 
designation listed in this document will be published subsequently in 
the Order.
    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

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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

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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]

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2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of Federal Aviation 
Administration Order 7400.9L, Airspace Designations and Reporting 
Points, dated September 2, 2003, and effective September 16, 2003, is 
amended as follows:

Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas Extending Upward from 700 
feet or More Above the Surface of the Earth.

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ASO FL E5 New Port Richey, FL [REMOVE]

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    Issued in College Park, Georgia, January 9, 2004.
Jeffrey U. Vincent,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southern Region.
[FR Doc. 04-2189 Filed 2-2-04; 8:45 am]
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