Document ID: FAA-2013-0259-1289
Agency: faa
Document Type: Rule
Title: Establishment of Class D Airspace: Destin, FL; Duke Field, Eglin AFB, FL;  Revocation of Class D Airspace; Eglin AF Aux No 3 Duke Field, FL; and Amendment of Class D and E Airspace; Eglin Air Force Base, FL; Eglin Hurlburt Field, FL; and Crestview, FL
Posted Date: 2016-07-21T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 140 (Thursday, July 21, 2016)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 47287]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-17246]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2015-7203; Airspace Docket No. 15-ASO-14]

Establishment of Class D Airspace: Destin, FL; Duke Field, Eglin 
AFB, FL; Revocation of Class D Airspace; Eglin AF Aux No 3 Duke Field, 
FL; and Amendment of Class D and E Airspace; Eglin Air Force Base, FL; 
Eglin Hurlburt Field, FL; and Crestview, FL

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Delay of effective date, disposition of comment.

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SUMMARY: This action changes the effective date of a final rule 
published June 21, 2016, establishing Class D airspace at Destin, FL, 
providing the controlled airspace required for the Air Traffic Control 
Tower at Destin Executive Airport, (formerly Destin-Fort Walton Beach 
Airport). This allows for the disposition of comments received but not 
acknowledged prior to publishing the final rule. This action addresses 
a comment received, but not previously acknowledged.

DATES: This correction is effective 0901 UTC, November 10, 2016, and 
the effective date of the rule amending 14 CFR part 71, published on 
June 21, 2016 (81 FR 40165), is delayed to 0901 UTC November 10, 2016. 
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: John Fornito, Operations Support 
Group, Eastern Service Center, Federal Aviation Administration, P.O. 
Box 20636, Atlanta, Georgia 30320; telephone (404) 305-6364.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Authority for This Rulemaking

History

    The Federal Register published a final rule (81 FR 40165, June 21, 
2016) Docket No. FAA-2015-7203, establishing Class D airspace at Destin 
Executive Airport, Destin, FL; and Duke Field Eglin AFB, FL; removing 
Class D airspace at Eglin AF Aux No 3 Duke Field; and amending Class D 
and Class E airspace at Eglin Air Force Base, FL. Further review 
revealed one comment was received, but not addressed. This action 
corrects that error.
    Class D and E airspace designations are published in paragraphs 
5000, 6002, and 6005, respectively, of FAA Order 7400.9Z dated August 
6, 2015, and effective September 15, 2015, which is incorporated by 
reference in 14 CFR part 71.1. The Class E airspace designations listed 
in this document will be published subsequently in the Order.

Availability and Summary of Documents for Incorporation by Reference

    This document amends FAA Order 7400.9Z, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated August 6, 2015, and effective September 15, 
2015. FAA Order 7400.9Z is publicly available as listed in the 
ADDRESSES section of this document. FAA Order 7400.9Z lists Class A, B, 
C, D, and E airspace areas, air traffic service routes, and reporting 
points.

Correction to Final Rule

    Accordingly, pursuant to the authority delegated to me, in the 
Federal Register of June 21, 2016 (81 FR 40165) FR Doc. FAA-2015-7203, 
Establishment of Class D Airspace: Destin, FL; Duke Field, Eglin AFB, 
FL; Revocation of Class D Airspace; Eglin AF Aux No 3 Duke Field, FL; 
and Amendment of Class D and E Airspace; Eglin Air Force Base, FL; 
Eglin Hurlburt Field, FL; and Crestview, FL, is corrected as follows:
    On page 40165, column 3, on line 37, Remove the following text: 
``July 21'' and in its place, ``November 10''.
    On page 40166, column 1, beginning on line 47, remove the following 
text: ``No comments were received'' and in its place add, ``One comment 
was received, from the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, in 
support of the rulemaking. The commenter requested the FAA make clear 
all publications, so as to relay the proper information concerning this 
airspace to the flying public. ''

    Issued in College Park, Georgia, on July 15, 2016.
Ryan W. Almasy,
Manager, Operations Support Group, Eastern Service Center, Air Traffic 
Organization.
[FR Doc. 2016-17246 Filed 7-20-16; 8:45 am]
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