Establishment of Class E Airspace; Puerto Rico, PR

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 93-ASO-22]

Establishment of Class E Airspace; Puerto Rico, PR

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action establishes Class E airspace at San Juan, Puerto

Rico. This action reestablishes a portion of airspace that was lost as

a result of the terminal airspace reconfiguration. Controlled airspace

extending from 1200 feet and 2700 feet is needed to contain IFR

operations in the area and to provide necessary air traffic services.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, April 28, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Kenneth R. Patterson, Airspace Section, System Management Branch, Air

Traffic Division, Federal Aviation Administration, P.O. Box 20636,

Atlanta, Georgia 30320; telephone (404) 305-5585.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

On November 19, 1993, the FAA proposed to amend part 71 of the

Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to establish Class E

airspace at San Juan, Puerto Rico. The terminal airspace configuration

final rule dated August 27, 1992, amended the size of the 1200 ft.

transition area from a 100-mile radius of San Juan, Puerto Rico to an

area extending approximately 15 miles north of San Juan. This reduced

area is not adequate to provide necessary air traffic services. This

action will establish 1200 ft. and 2700 ft. Class E airspace and

replace a portion of the airspace that was lost (58 FR 65949).

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 coordinates for this airspace docket are based on North

American Datum 83. This amendment is the same as that proposed in the

notice with the exception of removing Warning Areas from the

description that are outside this Class E airspace and the additional

of a set of coordinates to more clearly describe the actual area.

Designations for Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet or

more above the surface are published in paragraph 6005 of FAA Order

7400.9A dated June 17, 1993, and effective September 16, 1993. The

Class E airspace designation listed in this document will be published

subsequently in the Order.

The Rule

This amendment to part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations

establishes Class E airspace at San Juan, Puerto Rico to provide

controlled airspace for aircraft arriving and departing San Juan.

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

Aviation safety, 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. app. 1348(a), 1354(a), 1510; E.O. 10854, 24

FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389; 49 U.S.C. 106(g); 14 CFR

11.69.

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

Aviation Administration Order 7400.9A, Airspace Designations and

Reporting Points, dated June 17, 1993, and effective September 16,

1993, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 6005, Class E airspace areas extending upward from 700

feet above the surface of the earth.

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ASO PR E5 Puerto Rico, PR--San Juan-Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci

Airport, PR

(Lat. 18 deg.27'25'' N, long. 66 deg.05'53'' W)

That airspace extending upward from 1,200 feet above the surface

beginning at lat. 18 deg.50' N, long. 68 deg.00' W; to lat.

18 deg.45'22.62'' N, long. 66 deg.54'58.15'' W; to lat. 18 deg.33'

N, long. 64 deg.22' W; to lat. 17 deg.20' N, long. 64 deg.22' W; to

lat. 17 deg.29' N, long. 64 deg.54' W; to lat. 17 deg.50' N, long.

65 deg.34' W; to lat. 17 deg.42' N, long. 68 deg.00' W; to the point

of beginning; excluding that airspace within Warning Areas W-370A,

W-371, W-373A; and that airspace extending upward from 2,700 feet

above the surface beginning at lat. 18 deg.33' N, long. 64 deg.22'

W; to lat. 18 deg.25' N, long. 62 deg.52' W; to lat. 17 deg.47' N,

long. 62 deg.23' W; to lat. 17 deg.22' N, long. 62 deg.59' W; to

lat. 16 deg.58' N, long. 63 deg.00' W; to lat. 17 deg.20' N, long.

64 deg.22' W; to the point of beginning; and that airspace extending

upward from 2,700 feet above the surface beginning at lat.

18 deg.45'22.62'' N, long. 66 deg.54'58.15'' W; to lat. 19 deg.00'

N, long. 66 deg.10' W; to lat. 19 deg.00' N, long. 65 deg.45' W; to

lat. 18 deg.45' N, long. 64 deg.22' W; to lat. 18 deg.33' N, long.

64 deg.22' W; to the point of beginning.

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Issued in College Park, Georgia, on February 7, 1994.

Michael J. Powderly,

Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southern Region.

[FR Doc. 94-4366 Filed 2-24-94; 8:45 am]

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