[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 11 (Tuesday, January 18, 2000)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 2538-2539]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-1052]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 99-ASO-17]


Amendment to Class E Airspace; Puerto Rico, PR

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This amendment modifies Class E airspace at Puerto Rico, PR. 
This amendment will increase the size of the Puerto Rico, PR, Class E 
airspace area to include the airspace within Warning Areas W-370A, W-
373A and W-373C, in order to facilitate the handling, reduce the 
coordination and increase the safety of United States military aircraft 
returning to Roosevelt Roads Naval Station below 5,500 feet mean sea 
level (MSL), which is the floor of the overlying San Juan Low Class E 
airspace area, in instrument meteorological conditions (IMC) from the 
Warning Areas.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, April 20, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nancy B. Shelton, Manager, Airspace 
Branch, Air Traffic Division, Federal Aviation Administration, P.O. Box 
20636, Atlanta, Georgia 30320; telephone (404) 305-5586.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

    On November 24, 1999, the FAA proposed to amend part 71 of the 
Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) by amending Class E 
airspace at Puerto Rico, PR, (64 FR 226). This amendment modifies Class 
E airspace at Puerto Rico, PR. Designations for Class E airspace 
extending upward from 700 feet or more above the surface of the earth 
are published in FAA Order 7400.9G, dated September 1, 1999, and 
effective September 16, 1999, which is incorporated by reference in 14 
CFR part 71.1. The Class E designation listed in this document will be 
published subsequently in the Order.
    Interested parties were invited to participate in this rulemaking 
proceeding by submitting written comments on the proposal to the FAA. 
No comments objecting to the proposal were received.

The Rule

    This amendment to part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 
CFR part 71) amends Class E airspace at Puerto Rico, PR.
    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

    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.


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 6005  Class E airspace areas extending upward from 700 
feet or more above the surface of the earth.

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ASO PR E5  Puerto Rico, PR [Revised]

San Juan Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport, PR
    (Lat. 18 deg.27'41"N., long 66 deg.05'89"W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 1200 feet or more above the 
surface of the earth beginning at lat. 18 deg.50'N., long. 
68 deg.00'W.; to lat. 18 deg.45'23"N., long. 66 deg.54'58"W.; to 
lat. 18 deg.33'N., long. 64 deg.22'W.; to lat 17 deg.20'N., long. 
64 deg.22'W.; to lat. 17 deg.29'N., long. 64 deg.54'W.; to lat. 
17 deg.29'53"N., long. 64 deg.55'39"W.; to lat. 17 deg.29'53"N., 
long. 66 deg.18'20"W.; to lat. 17 deg.44'53"N., long. 
66 deg.16'49"W.; to lat. 17 deg.47'16"long. 66 deg.16'56"W.; to lat.

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17 deg.42'N.,long. 68 deg.00'W.; to the point of beginning; 
excluding that airspace within Warning Area W-371; and that airspace 
extending upward from 2,700 feet above the surface of the earth 
beginning at lat. 18 deg.33'N., long. 64 deg.22'W.; to lat. 
18 deg.25'23"N., long. 62 deg.52'W.; to lat. 17 deg.47'N., long. 
62 deg.23'W.; to lat 17 deg.22'N., long. 62 deg.59'W.; to lat. 
16 deg.58'N., long. 63 deg.00'W.; to lat. 17 deg.20'N., long. 
64 deg.22'W.; to the point of beginning; and that airspace extending 
upward from 2,700 feet above the surface of the earth beginning at 
lat. 18 deg.45'23"N., long. 66 deg.54'58"W.; to lat. 19 deg.00'N., 
long. 5 deg.45'W.; to lat. 18 deg.45'N., long. 64 deg.22'W.; to lat. 
18 deg.33'N., long. 64 deg.22'W.; to the point of beginning.
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    Issued in College Park, Georgia, on January 6, 2000.
Nancy B. Shelton,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division Southern Region.

[FR Doc. 00-1052 Filed 1-14-00; 8:45am]
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