[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 174 (Tuesday, September 9, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 47366-47367]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-23734]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. No. 97-ASO-5]


Amendment to Class E Airspace; Titusville, FL

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This amendment modifies the Class E airspace area at 
Titusville, FL. Global Positioning System (GPS) Runway (RWY) 15 and RWY 
33 Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs) have been developed 
for the Arthur Dunn Air Park. Additional controlled airspace extending 
upward from 700 feet Above Ground Level (AGL) is needed to accommodate 
the SIAPs. The operating status of the airport will change from Visual 
Flight Rules (VFR) to include Instrumental Flight Rules (IFR) 
operations concurrent with publication of the SIAPs

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, November 6, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nancy B. Shelton, Airspace Branch, Air 
Traffic Division, Federal Aviation Administration, P.O. Box 20636, 
Atlanta, Georgia 30320; telephone (404) 305-5576.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

    On April 14, 1997, the FAA proposed to amend Part 71 of the Federal 
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR Part 71) by modifying Class E airspace at 
Titusville, FL (62 FR 18067). This action would provide adequate Class 
E airspace for IFR operations at the Arthur Dunn Air Park. Designations 
for Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet or more above the 
surface are published in Paragraph 6005 of FAA Order 7400.9D, dated 
September 4, 1996, and effective September 16, 1996, which is 
incorporated by reference in 14 CFR Part 71.1. The Class E airspace 
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. 
One comment was received objecting to the proposal. The United States 
Air Force objected to the proposed Class E airspace citing general 
safety concerns over parachute jumping activity and radar coverage in 
the vicinity of Arthur Dunn Air Park.
    This FAA response action will enhance safety by lowering the floor 
of existing Class E airspace from 1200 feet AGL to 700 feet AGL within 
6.3 miles of the Arthur Dunn Air Park to accommodate 2 GPS SIAPs which 
have been developed for the airport. The airspace modification as 
proposed is required in order to provide adequate controlled airspace 
for the GPS SIAPs into the Arthur Dunn Air Park.

The Rule

    This amendment to Part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 
CFR Part 71) modifies Class E airspace at Titusville, FL. Global 
Positioning System RWY 15 and RWY 33 SIAPs have been developed for the 
Arthur Dunn Air Park. Additional controlled airspace extending upward 
from 700 feet AGL is needed to accommodate the SIAPs. The operating 
status of the airport will change from VFR to include IFR operations 
concurrent with the publication of the SIAPs.
    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 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

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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--[AMENDED]

    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 7400.9D, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated September 4, 1996, and effective September 16, 
1996, 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 FL E5 Titusville, FL [Revised]

Titusville, Space Coast Regional Airport, FL
    (Lat. 28 deg.30'50'' N, long. 80 deg.47'58'' W)
NASA Shuttle Landing Facility
    (Lat. 28 deg.36'54'' N, long. 80 deg.41'40'' W)
Arthur Dunn Air Park
    (Lat. 28 deg.37'21'' N, long. 80 deg.50'11'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.5-mile radius of Space Coast Regional Airport, and within 
a 7.2-mile radius of NASA Shuttle Landing Facility and within a 6.3-
mile radius of Arthur Dunn Air Park.
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    Issued in College Park, Georgia, on August 11, 1997.
Nancy B. Shelton,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southern Region.
[FR Doc. 97-23734 Filed 9-8-97; 8:45 am]
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