[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 3 (Wednesday, January 5, 2000)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 402-403]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-154]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 99-ASO-28]


Proposed Establishment of Class D Airspace, Amendment to Class D 
Airspace; Key West, 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 Key West 
International Airport, FL, and establish Class D airspace at Key West 
NAS. Presently, Key West NAS is contained within the Key West 
International Airport D airspace area. As a result of this proposed 
action, the Key West International Airport, Class D airspace would be 
reduced concurrent with the establishment of the Class D airspace at 
Key West NAS.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before February 4, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Federal 
Aviation Administration, Docket No. 99-ASO-28, Manager, Airspace 
Branch, ASO-520, P.O. 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: 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: 

Comments Invited

    Interested parties are invited to participate in this proposed 
rulemaking 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 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. 99-
ASO-28.'' 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 action may be changed in 
light of the comments received. All comments submitted will be 
available for 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 each substantive public contact with FAA personnel

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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, P.O. Box 
20636, Atlanta, Georgia 30320. Communications must identify the docket 
number of this NPRM. Persons interested in being placed on a mailing 
list 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 Key 
West International Airport, FL, and establish Class D airspace at Key 
West NAS. Key West NAS currently is included in the Key West 
International Airport Class D area airspace. Class D airspace is 
required to accommodate current Standard Instrument Approach Procedures 
(SIAP's) and contain Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations at Key 
West NAS. As a result of this proposed action, the Key West 
International Airport Class D airspace would be reduced concurrent with 
the establishment of the Class D airspace at Key West NAS. Class D 
airspace designations are published in Paragraph 5000 of FAA Order 
7400.9G, dated September 1, 1999, and effective September 16, 1999, 
which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class D airspace 
designations 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 7400.9G, 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 Key West NAS, FL [New]

Key West NAS, FL
    (Lat. 24 deg.34'33''N, long. 81 deg.41'20''W)
Key West International Airport
    (Lat. 24 deg.33'23''N, long. 81 deg.45'34''W)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 
2,500 feet MSL within a 5.3-mile radius of Key West NAS, excluding 
that airspace within the Key West International Airport Class D 
airspace area. 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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ASO FL D Key West, FL [Revised]

Key West International Airport, FL
    (Lat. 24 deg.33'23''N, long. 81 deg.45'34''W)
Key West NAS
    (Lat. 24 deg.34'33''N, long. 81 deg.41'20''W)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 
2,500 feet MSL beginning at lat. 24 deg.37'12''N, long. 
81 deg.44'41''W; to lat. 24 deg.33'04''N, long. 81 deg.43'48''W; to 
lat. 24 deg.31'15''N, long. 81 deg.45'22''W; to lat. 
24 deg.30'35''N, long. 81 deg.45'14''W; thence counterclockwise via 
the 5.3-mile radius of Key West NAS to the intersection of the 3.9-
mile radius of the Key West International Airport, thence clockwise 
via the 3.9-mile radius of the Key West International Airport to the 
point of beginning. 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 December 23, 1999.
Wade T. Carpenter,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southern Region.
[FR Doc. 00-154 Filed 1-4-00; 8:45 am]
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