[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 6 (Monday, January 10, 2000)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 1308-1309]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-476]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Airspace Docket No. 99-ASO-26]
Amendment of Class D Airspace; Jacksonville NAS, FL
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This action amends Class D airspace at Jacksonville NAS, FL.
The U.S. Navy has discontinued operations at NAS Cecil Field, FL,
including decommissioning the Cecil Tactical Air Navigation (TACAN)
navigation aid. Therefore, the airspace extension created by the Cecil
TACAN 084 deg. radial is eliminated and the reference to Jacksonville,
Cecil Field NAS, FL, Class D airspace area is removed. The
Jacksonville, FL, Port Authority has opened a contract airport traffic
control tower at Cecil Field, therefore the Class D airspace area has
been renamed Jacksonville Cecil Field, FL.
EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, February 24, 2000.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nancy B. Shelton, Manager, Airspace
Branch, Air Traffic Division, Federal Aviation Administration, P.O. Box
20636, Atlantic, Georgia 30320; telephone (404) 305-5627.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
History
The U.S. Navy has discontinued operations at NAS Cecil Field,
including decommissioning the Cecil TACAN navigation aid. Therefore,
the airspace extension created by the Cecil TACAN 084 deg. radial is
eliminated and the reference to Jacksonville, Cecil Field NAS, FL,
Class D airspace area is removed from the Jacksonville NAS, FL, Class D
airspace description. The Jacksonville, FL, Port Authority has opened a
contract airport traffic control tower at the airport; therefore the
Class D airspace area has been renamed Jacksonville Cecil Field, FL. As
a result, the Jacksonville NAS, FL, Class D airspace area must be
amended. This rule will become effective on the date specified in the
DATE section. Since this action revokes the Class D extension area, and
as a result, eliminates the impact of Class D airspace on users of the
airspace in the vicinity of Jacksonville NAS, notice and public
procedure under 5 U.S.C. 553(b) are unnecessary.
The Rule
This amendment to Part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14
CFR part 71) amends Class D airspace at Jacksonville NAS, 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
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``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 7400.9G, Airspace Designations and
Reporting Points, dated September 1, 1999, and effective September 16,
1999, is amended as follows:
Paragraph 5000 Class D Airspace.
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ASO FL D Jacksonville NAS, FL [Revised]
Jacksonville NAS, FL
(Lat. 30 deg.14'05''N, long. 81 deg.40'35''W)
Cecil Field, FL
(Lat. 30 deg.13'07''N, long. 81 deg.52'36''W)
That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including
2,600 feet MSL within a 5.3-mile radius of Jacksonville NAS;
excluding that airspace within the Jacksonville Cecil Field, FL,
Class D airspace area.
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Issued in College Park, Georgia, on December 22, 1999.
Armando Castro,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division Southern Region.
[FR Doc. 00-476 Filed 1-7-00; 8:45 am]
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