[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 228 (Wednesday, November 26, 2014)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 70478-70479]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-27954]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
CFR Part 71
[Docket No. FAA-2014-0729; Airspace Docket No. 14-ASO-10]
Proposed Establishment of Class E Airspace; Key Largo, FL
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).
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SUMMARY: This action proposes to establish Class E airspace at Key
Largo, FL, to accommodate new Area Navigation (RNAV) Global Positioning
System (GPS) Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs) serving
Ocean Reef Club Airport. Controlled airspace is necessary for the
safety and management of instrument flight rules (IFR) operations at
the airport.
DATES: 0901 UTC. Comments must be received on or before January 12,
2015. The Director of the Federal Register approves this incorporation
by reference action under title 1, Code of Federal Regulations, part
51, subject to the annual revision of FAA, Order 7400.9 and publication
of conforming amendments.
ADDRESSES: Send comments on this rule to: U.S. Department of
Transportation, Docket Operations, West Building Ground Floor, Room
W12-140, 1200 New Jersey SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001; Telephone: 1-
800-647-5527; Fax: 202-493-2251. You must identify the Docket Number
FAA-2014-0729; Airspace Docket No. 14-ASO-10, at the beginning of your
comments. You may also submit and review received comments through the
Internet at http://www.regulations.gov.
You may review the public docket containing the rule, any comments
received, and any final disposition in person in the Dockets Office
(see ADDRESSES section for address and phone number) between 9:00 a.m.
and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal Holidays.
An informal docket may also be examined during normal business
hours at the office of the Eastern Service Center, Federal Aviation
Administration, Room 350, 1701 Columbia Avenue, College Park, Georgia
30337.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Fornito, Airspace Specialist,
Operations Support Group, Eastern Service Center, Air Traffic
Organization, Federal Aviation Administration, P.O. Box 20636, Atlanta,
Georgia 30320; telephone (404) 305-6364.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Comments Invited
Interested persons are invited to comment on this rule 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
both docket numbers (FAA docket number. FAA-2014-0729; Airspace Docket
No. 14-ASO-10) and be submitted in triplicate to the Docket Management
System (see ADDRESSES section for address and phone number). You may
also submit comments through the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov. Those 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 Docket No. 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. A report summarizing each
substantive public contact with FAA personnel concerned with this
rulemaking will be filed in the docket.
Availability of NPRMs
An electronic copy of this document may be downloaded from and
comments submitted through http://www.regulations.gov. Recently
published rulemaking documents can also be accessed through the FAA's
Web page at http://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/airspace_amendments/ Additionally, any person may obtain a copy of this
notice by submitting a request to the Federal Aviation Administration
(FAA), Office of Air Traffic Airspace Management, ATA-400, 800
Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591, or by calling (202) 267-
8783. Communications must identify both docket numbers for this notice.
Persons interested in being placed on a mailing list for future NPRM's
should contact the FAA's Office of Rulemaking, (202) 267-9677, to
request a copy of Advisory Circular No. 11-2A, Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking Distribution System, which describes the application
procedure.
The Proposal
The FAA is considering an amendment to Title 14, Code of Federal
Regulations (14 CFR) part 71 to establish Class E airspace at Key
Largo, FL, providing the controlled airspace required to support the
new RNAV (GPS) standard instrument approach procedures for Ocean Reef
Club Airport. Controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet above
the surface within a 7-mile radius of the airport would be established
for IFR operations.
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Class E airspace designations are published in Paragraph 6005, of
FAA Order 7400.9Y, dated August 6, 2014, and effective September 15,
2014, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class E
airspace designations listed in this document will 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 proposed rule, when promulgated, would not have a
significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities
under the criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.
The FAA's authority to issue rules regarding aviation safety is
found in Title 49 of the United States Code. Subtitle I, Section 106
describes the authority of the FAA Administrator. Subtitle VII,
Aviation Programs, describes in more detail the scope of the agency's
authority.
This proposed rulemaking is promulgated under the authority
described in Subtitle VII, Part, A, Subpart I, Section 40103. Under
that section, the FAA is charged with prescribing regulations to assign
the use of airspace necessary to ensure the safety of aircraft and the
efficient use of airspace. This proposed regulation is within the scope
of that authority as it would establish Class E airspace at Ocean Reef
Club Airport, Key Largo, FL.
This proposal will be subject to an environmental analysis in
accordance with FAA Order 1050.1E, ``Environmental Impacts: Policies
and Procedures'' prior to any FAA final regulatory action.
Lists 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, B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR
TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND REPORTING POINTS
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1. The authority citation for part 71 will continue 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]
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2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of Federal Aviation
Administration Order 7400.9Y, Airspace Designations and Reporting
Points, dated August 6, 2014, and effective September 15, 2014, 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 AL E5 Key Largo, FL [NEW]
Ocean Reef Club Airport, FL
(Lat. 25[deg]19'31'' N., long. 80[deg]16'29'' W.)
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 7-mile radius of. Ocean Reef Club Airport.
Issued in College Park, Georgia, on November 17, 2014
Myron A. Jenkins,
Manager, Operations Group, Eastern Service Center, Air Traffic
Organization.
[FR Doc. 2014-27954 Filed 11-25-14; 8:45 am]
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