[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 132 (Wednesday, July 11, 2007)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 37629-37630]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-3346]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2007-28101; Airspace Docket No. 07-ASO-9]


Establishment of Class E Airspace; Vero Beach, FL

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action establishes Class E2 airspace at Vero Beach, FL. 
As a result of an evaluation, it has been determined Class E Airspace 
Designated as Surface Areas should be established for Vero Beach 
Municipal Airport. Miami Air Route Traffic Control Center

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has communications capabilities and weather observation reporting when 
the Vero Beach tower is closed. Therefore, the airport will meet 
criteria for Class E2 airspace. Class E2 surface area airspace is 
required when the control tower is closed to contain Standard 
Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs) and other Instrument Flight 
Rules (IFR) operations at the airport. This action establishes Class E2 
airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 2,500 feet 
MSL within a 4.2-mile radius of the airport and within 3.2 miles each 
side of the 261[deg] bearing from the Vero Beach Nondirectional Radio 
Beacon (NDB) extending from the 4.2-mile radius of the Vero Beach 
Municipal Airport to 7 miles west of the NDB.

DATES: Effective Date: 0901 UTC, October 25, 2007. 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark D. Ward, Group Manager, System 
Support, Eastern Service Center, Federal Aviation Administration, P.O. 
Box 20636, Atlanta, Georgia 30320; telephone (404) 305-5627.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

    On May 22, 2007, the FAA proposed to amend part 71 of the Federal 
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) by establishing Class E2 airspace 
at Vero Beach, FL (72 FR 28623). This action provides adequate Class E2 
airspace for IFR operations at Vero Beach Municipal Airport when the 
tower is closed. Designations for Class E airspace areas designated as 
surface areas are published in FAA Order 7400.9P, dated September 16, 
2006, and effective September 16, 2006, which is incorporated by 
reference in 14 CFR part 71.1. The Class E designations 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) establishes Class E2 airspace at Vero Beach, FL.
    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).

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 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]

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2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of Federal Aviation 
Administration Order 7400.9P, Airspace Designations and Reporting 
Points, dated September 1, 2006, and effective September 15, 2006, is 
amended as follows:

Paragraph 6002 Class E Airspace Designated as Surface Areas.

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ASO FL E2 Vero Beach, FL [NEW]

Vero Beach Municipal Airport, FL
    (Lat. 27[deg]39'20'' N., long. 80[deg]25'05'' W.)
    Vero Beach NDB
    (Lat 27[deg]39'51'' N., long. 80[deg]25'10'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 
2,500 feet MSL within 4.2 mile radius of the Vero Beach Municipal 
Airport and within 3.2 miles each side of the 261[deg] bearing from 
the Vero Beach NDB extending from the 4.2-mile radius of the Vero 
Beach Municipal Airport to 7 miles west of the NDB. This Class E 
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 June 26, 2007.
Kathy Kutch,
Acting Group Manager, System Support, Eastern Service Center.
[FR Doc. 07-3346 Filed 7-10-07; 8:45 am]
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