[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 41 (Monday, March 3, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 9363-9364]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-5063]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 97-ASO-3]


Amendment to Class E Airspace; Mayport NS Mayport, FL

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This amendment modifies the Class E4 airspace description at 
Mayport NS Mayport, FL, to reflect the part time status of the Class E4 
airspace. The control tower is not open continuously at Mayport NAS. 
Therefore, a reference to effective days and times in the airspace 
description is necessary to reflect the part time status of the 
airspace. The effective days and times will be continuously published 
in the Airport/Facility Directory.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, May 22, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Benny L. McGlamery, Operations Branch, Air Traffic Division, Federal 
Aviation Administration, P.O. Box 20636, Atlanta, Georgia 30320; 
telephone (404) 305-5570.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

History

    The control tower at Mayport NAS, FL, is not open continuously. The 
Class D airspace description for Mayport NS Mayport, FL, reflects the 
part time status of the Class D airspace. Since the Class E4 airspace 
is an extension to the Class D airspace, the status of the class E4 
airspace is the same as the Class D airspace. Therefore, a reference to 
days and times must be added to the Class E4 airspace description to 
reflect its status as part time. The effective days and times will be 
continuously published in the Airport/Facility Directory. This action 
will have a positive impact on the users of the airspace in the 
vicinity of Mayport NAS by accurately reflecting the part time status 
of the airspace. This rule will become effective on the date specified 
in the DATES section. Since this action makes a technical amendment to 
the Class E4 airspace, which has a positive impact on users of the 
airspace in the vicinity of the airport, notice and public procedure 
under 5 U.S.C. 553(b) are unnecessary.

The Rule

    This amendment to Part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 
CFR part 71) modifies the Class E4 airspace description at Mayport NS 
Mayport, FL, to reflect the part time status of the Class E4 airspace. 
The effective days and times will be continuously published in the 
Airport/Facility Directory.
    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--[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; 14 CFR 11.69.


Sec. 71.1  [Amended]

    2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of Federal 
Aviation

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Administration Order 7400.9D, Airspace Designations and Reporting 
Points, dated September 4, 1996, and effective September 16, 1996, is 
amended as follows:

Paragraph 6004  Class E airspace areas designated as an extension 
to a Class D or E surface area.

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ASO FL E4 Mayport NS Mayport, FL [Revised]

Mayport NAS, FL
    (Lat. 30 deg.23'31'' N, long. 81 deg.25'23'' W)
Mayport (Navy) TACAN
    (Lat. 30 deg.23'19'' N, long. 81 deg.25'23'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface within 3.2-miles 
each side of the Mayport (Navy) TACAN 035 deg. radial extending from 
the 4.2-mile radius of Mayport NAS to 5 miles northeast of the 
TACAN. This Class E airspace is effective during the 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 February 10, 1997.
Wade T. Carpenter,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southern Region.
[FR Doc. 97-5063 Filed 2-23-97; 8:45 am]
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