Proposed Establishment of Class D Airspace: Eglin AFB, FL; Eglin AF Aux No. 3 Duke Field, FL; Proposed Amendment of Class D Airspace: Eglin Hurlburt Field, FL; Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace: Crestview, FL

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 93-ASO-14]

Proposed Establishment of Class D Airspace: Eglin AFB, FL; Eglin

AF Aux No. 3 Duke Field, FL; Proposed Amendment of Class D Airspace:

Eglin Hurlburt Field, FL; Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace:

Crestview, FL

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This notice proposes to establish Class D airspace located at

Eglin Air Force Base, FL, and Eglin AF Aux No 3 Duke Field, FL. The

notice also proposes to amend Class D airspace located at Eglin

Hurlburt Field, FL, and Class E airspace at Crestview, FL. As part of

the Terminal Airspace Reclassification, the Valparaiso, Florida

Terminal Area was to be changed from Part 93 Airspace to Class D

Airspace. The change included the revocation of the Eglin AFB, Florida

Class D airspace and Eglin AF Aux No. 3 Duke Field, Florida Class D

airspace; the modification of the Hurlburt Field, Florida Class D

airspace and Crestview, Florida Class E airspace. The Valparaiso,

Florida Terminal Area will remain as Part 93 Airspace and this notice

proposes to return the affected Class D and Class E airspace areas as

they were prior to Docket No. 26968, Amendment No. 71-19 published in

the Federal Register on March 2, 1993.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before: March 1, 1994.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Federal

Aviation Administration, Docket No. 93-ASO-14, Manager, System

Management Branch, ASO-530, P.O. Box 20636, Atlanta, Georgia 30320.

The official docket may be examined in the Office of the Assistant

Chief Counsel for Southern Region, room 530, 1701 Columbia Avenue,

College Park, Georgia 30337; telephone (404) 305-5200.

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) 305-5590.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Comments Invited

Interested parties are invited to participate in this proposed

rulemaking by submitting such written data, views or arguments as they

may desire. Comments that provide the factual basis supporting the

views and suggestions presented are particularly helpful in developing

reasoned regulatory decisions on the proposal. Comments are

specifically invited on the overall regulatory, aeronautical, economic,

environmental, and energy aspects of the proposal. Communications

should identify the airspace docket and be submitted in triplicate to

the address listed above. Commenters wishing the FAA to acknowledge

receipt of their comments on this notice must submit with those

comments a self-addressed, stamped postcard on which the following

statement is made: ``Comments to Airspace Docket No. 93-ASO-14.'' The

postcard will be date/time stamped and returned to the commenter. All

communications received before the specified closing date for comments

will be considered before taking action on the proposed rule. The

proposal contained in this notice may be changed in the light of

comments received. All comments submitted will be available for

examination in the Office of the Assistant Chief Counsel for Southern

Region, room 530, 1701 Columbia Avenue, College Park, Georgia 30337,

both before and after the closing date for comments. A report

summarizing each substantive public contact with FAA personnel

concerned with this rulemaking will be filed in the docket.

Availability of NPRM's

Any person may obtain a copy of this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

(NPRM) by submitting a request to the Federal Aviation Administration,

Manager, System Management Branch (ASO-530), Air Traffic Division, P.O.

Box 20636, Atlanta, Georgia 30320. Communications must identify the

notice number of this NPRM. Persons interested in being placed on a

mailing list for future NPRM's should also request a copy of Advisory

Circular No. 11-2A which describes the application procedure.

The Proposal

The FAA is considering an amendment to part 71 of the Federal

Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to establish Class D airspace at

Eglin AFB, Florida; establish Class D airspace at Eglin AF Aux No 3

Duke Field; amend Class D airspace at Eglin Hurlburt Field, Florida,

and amend Class E airspace at Crestview, Florida. The intended effect

of this proposal is to reverse the action of Docket No. 26968,

Amendment No. 71-19 (58 FR 12128, March 2, 1993) to provide adequate

airspace to contain Instrument Flight Rule operations at these four

locations. The coordinates for this airspace docket are based on North

American Datum 83. Class D and Class E airspace areas are respectively

published in Para 5000 and Para 6002 of FAA Order 7400.9A dated June

17, 1993, and effective September 16, 1993, which is incorporated by

reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class D and E airspace listed in this

document would be published subsequently in the Order.

The FAA has determined that this proposed 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, when promulgated, 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).

The Proposed Amendment

In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation

Administration proposes to amend 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.

Sec. 71.1 [Amended]

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

Aviation Administration Order 7400.9A, Designations and Reporting

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

amended as follows:

Para. 5000 Class D Airspace

* * * * *

ASO FL D Eglin AFB, FL [New]

Eglin AFB, FL

(lat. 30 deg.29'13'' N, long. 86 deg.31'34'' W)

Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport

(lat. 30 deg.24'01'' N, long. 86 deg.28'18'' W)

Duke Field

(lat. 30 deg.39'07'' N, long. 86 deg.31'23'' W)

That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including

2,600 feet MSL within a 5.5-mile radius of Eglin AFB and within a 4-

mile radius of Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport; excluding the

portion north of a line connecting the 2 points of intersection

within a 5.2-mile radius circle centered on Duke Field, and

excluding that airspace east of a line beginning at lat.

30 deg.30'43'' N, long. 86 deg.26'21'' W extending north to the 5.2-

mile radius and north of a line beginning at lat. 30 deg.30'43'' N,

long. 86 deg.26'21'' W extending east to the 5.2-mile radius.

* * * * *

ASO FL D Eglin AF Aux No 3 Duke Field, FL [New]

Eglin AF, Aux No. 3 Duke Field, FL

(lat. 30 deg.39'07'' N, long. 86 deg.31'23'' W)

Bob Sikes Airport

(lat. 30 deg.46'44'' N, long. 86 deg.31'20'' W)

Eglin AFB

(lat. 30 deg.29'13'' N, long. 86 deg.31'34'' W)

That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including

2,700 feet MSL within a 5.2-mile radius of Eglin AF Aux No. 3 Duke

Field; excluding the portion north of a line connecting the 2 points

of intersection with a 4.2-mile radius circle centered on Bob Sikes

Airport; excluding the portion south of a line connecting the 2

points of intersection within a 5.5-mile radius circle centered on

Eglin AFB. This Class D airspace is effective during the specific

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.

* * * * *

ASO FL D Eglin Hurlburt Field, FL [Amended]

Eglin, Hurlburt Field, FL

(lat. 30 deg.25'44''N, long. 86 deg.41'20''W)

Eglin AFB (lat. 30 deg.29'13''N, long. 86 deg.31'34''W)

That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including

2,500 feet MSL within a 5.3-mile radius of Hurlburt Field; excluding

the portion within the Eglin AFB, FL, Class D airspace area. This

Class D airspace is effective during the specific 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.

* * * * *

Para. 6002 Class E Airspace Areas Designated as a Surface Area for

an Airport

* * * * *

ASO FL E2 Crestview, FL [Amended]

Crestview, Bob Sikes Airport, FL

(lat. 30 deg.46'44'' N, long. 86 deg.31'20'' W)

Duke Field

(lat. 30 deg.39'07'' N, long. 86 deg.31'23'' W)

Within a 4.2-mile radius of Bob Sikes Airport; excluding the

portion south of a line connecting the 2 points of intersection with

a 5.2-mile radius circle centered on Duke Field. This Class D

airspace is effective during the specific 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 December 19, 1993.

Michael J. Powderly,

Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southern Region.

[FR Doc. 94-628 Filed 1-11-94; 8:45 am]

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