[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 218 (Wednesday, November 12, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 60647]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-29705]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 93-AWA-16]
RIN 2120-AA66


Modification of Class D Airspace South of Abbotsford, British 
Columbia (BC), on the United States Side of the U.S/Canadian Border, 
and the Establishment of a Class C Airspace Area in the Vicinity of 
Point Roberts, Washington (WA)

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule; delay of effective date.

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SUMMARY: This action delays the effective date for the modification of 
Class D Airspace South of Abbotsford, British Columbia (BC), on the 
United States Side of the U.S./Canadian Border, and the Establishment 
of a Class C Airspace Area in the Vicinity of Point Roberts, Washington 
(WA) until further notice. Nav-Canada requested a delay in 
implementation of the expanded airspace to accommodate a new review 
process for air traffic procedures.

DATES: The effective date of Airspace Docket No. 93-AWA-16 (FR. Doc. 
97-22972) is delayed until further notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ken McElroy, Airspace and Rules Division, ATA-400, Office of Air 
Traffic Airspace Management, Federal Aviation Administration, 800 
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591; telephone: (202) 267-
8783.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Airspace Docket No. 93-AWA-16, published in 
the Federal Register on August 28, 1997, (62 FR 45526), established a 
Class C airspace area in the United States (U.S.), southeast of 
Vancouver, BC in the vicinity of Point Roberts, WA., and extended the 
existing Abbotsford, BC, Class D airspace 7 miles to the west. This 
action was originally scheduled to become effective on November 6, 
1997; however, a delay by NAV--Canada in implementing procedures to 
provide service in the newly established airspace areas requires that 
the effective date be delayed until further notice.
    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. 
Therefore, this regulation (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).

Delay of Effective Date

    The effective date on Airspace Docket 93-AWA-16 is hereby delayed 
until, further notice.

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40103, 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 
FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389.
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    Issued in Washington, DC, on November 5, 1997.
Nancy B. Kalinowski,
Acting Program Director for Air Traffic Airspace Management.
[FR Doc. 97-29705 Filed 11-6-97; 9:31 am]
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