# 64 FR 66123: Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace; Puerto Rico, PR > Federal · Regulations · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/FR_PRORULE_99-30662 ## Section - **Citation:** 64 FR 66123 - **Heading:** Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace; Puerto Rico, PR - **Jurisdiction:** Federal - **Kind:** Regulations - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** August 14, 2026 - **Source:** Compiled text - **Location:** Federal Register / Vol. 64 / 64 FR 66123 ## Text DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 71 [Airspace Docket No. 99-ASO-17] Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace; Puerto Rico, PR AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) DOT. ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: This action proposes to amend Class E airspace at Puerto Rico, PR. This proposal would increase the size of the Puerto Rico, PR, Class E airspace area to include the airspace within Warning Areas W-370A, W- 373A and W-373C, in order to facilitate the handling, reduce the coordination and increase the safety of United States military aircraft returning to Roosevelt Roads Naval Station below 5,500 feet mean sea level (MSL), which is the floor of the overlying San Juan Low Class E airspace area, in instrument meteorological conditions (IMC) from the Warning Areas. DATES: Comments must be received on or before December 27, 1999. ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to: Federal Aviation Administration, Docket No. 99-ASO-17, Manager, Airspace Branch, ASO-520, P.O. Box 20636, Atlanta, Georgia 30320. The official docket may be examined in the Office of the Regional Counsel for Southern Region, Room 550, 1701 Columbia Avenue, College Park, Georgia 30337, telephone (404) 305-5586. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nancy B. Shelton, Manager, Airspace Branch, Air Traffic Division, Federal Aviation Administration, P.O. Box 20636, Atlanta, Georgia 30320; telephone (404) 305-5586. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Comments Invited mined in the Office of the Regional Counsel for Southern Region, Room 550, 1701 Columbia Avenue, College Park, Georgia 30337, telephone (404) 305-5586. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nancy B. Shelton, Manager, Airspace Branch, Air Traffic Division, Federal Aviation Administration, P.O. Box 20636, Atlanta, Georgia 30320; telephone (404) 305-5586. 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 reasonsed regulatory decisions on the proposal. Comments are specifically invited on the overall regulatory, aeronautical, economic, environmental, and energy-related aspects of the proposal. Communications should identify the airspace docket number and be submitted in triplicate to the address listed above. Commenters wishing the FAA to acknowledge receipt of their comments on this action must submit with those comments a self-addressed, stamped postcard on which the following statement is made: ``Comments to Airspace Docket No. 99- ASO-17.'' 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 action may be changed in light of the comments received. All comments submitted will be available for examination in the Office of the Regional Counsel for Southern Region, Room 550, 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 NPRMs received. All comments submitted will be available for examination in the Office of the Regional Counsel for Southern Region, Room 550, 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 NPRMs Any person may obtain a copy of this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) by submitting a request to the Federal Aviation Administration, Manager, Airspace Branch, ASO-520, Air Traffic Division, P.O. Box 20636, Atlanta, Georgia 30320. Communications must identify the docket number of this NPRM. Persons interested in being placed on a mailing list for future NPRMs 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 amend Class E airspace at Puerto Rico, PR. This proposal would increase the size of the Puerto Rico, PR, Class E airspace areas to include the airspace within Warning Areas W-370A, W-373A and W-373C, in order to facilitate the handling, reduce the coordination and increase the safety of United States military aircraft returning to Roosevelt Roads Naval Station below 5,500 MSL, which is the floor of the overlying San Juan Low Class E airspace area, in IMC from the Warning Areas. Class E airspace designations for airspace areas extending upward from 700 feet or more above the surface are published in Paragraph 6005 of FAA Order 7400.9G dated September 1, 1999, and effective September 16, 1999, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class E airspace designation listed in this document would be published subsequently in the Order from the Warning Areas. Class E airspace designations for airspace areas extending upward from 700 feet or more above the surface are published in Paragraph 6005 of FAA Order 7400.9G dated September 1, 1999, and effective September 16, 1999, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class E airspace designation 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 Airspace, 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--DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, CLASS B, CLASS C, CLASS D, AND CLASS E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIRWAYS; ROUTES; AND REPORTING POINTS 1. The authority citation for part 71 continues to read as follows: Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g); 40103, 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp. p. 389. Sec. 71.1 [Amended] 2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of Federal Aviation Administration Order 7400.9G, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated September 1, 1999, and effective September 16, 1999, is amended as follows: for part 71 continues to read as follows: Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g); 40103, 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp. p. 389. Sec. 71.1 [Amended] 2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of Federal Aviation Administration Order 7400.9G, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated September 1, 1999, and effective September 16, 1999, is amended as follows: Paragraph 6005 Class E airspace areas extending upward from 700 feet or more above the surface of the earth. * * * * * ASO PR E5 Puerto Rico, PR [Revised] San Juan Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport, PR (Lat. 18 deg.27'41'' N., long. 66 deg.05'89'' W.) That airspace extending upward from 1200 feet or more above the surface of the earth beginning at lat. 18 deg.50' '' N., long. 68 deg.00' '' W.; to lat. 18 deg.45'23'' N., long. 66 deg.54'58'' 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.29'53'' N., long. 64 deg.55'39'' W.; to lat. 17 deg.29'53'' N., long. 66 deg.18'20'' W.; to lat. 17 deg.44'53'' N., long. 66 deg.16'49'' W.; to lat. 17 deg.47'16'' N., long. 66 deg.16'56'' W.; to lat. 17 deg.42' N., long. 68 deg.00' W.; to the point of beginning; excluding that airspace within Warning Area W-371; and that airspace extending upward from 2,700 feet above the surface of the earth beginning at lat. 18 deg.33' '' N., long. 64 deg.22' W.; to lat. 18 deg.25'23'' 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 of the earth beginning at lat. 18 deg.45'23'' N., long. 66 deg.54'58'' W.; to lat. 19 deg.00' N., long. 66 deg.10' W.; to lat. 19 deg.00' N., long. 5 deg.45' W.; to lat. 18 deg.45' N., long. 64 deg.22' W.; to lat. 18 deg.33' N., long ## Nearby sections - [64 FR 58 Organization and Operations of Federal Credit Unions; Fidelity Bond and Insurance Coverage for Federal Credit Unions; Requirements for Insurance](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/FR_PRORULE_98-34031.md) - [64 FR 61 Pay-Per-Call Rule](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/FR_PRORULE_98-34408.md) - [64 FR 435 Airworthiness Directives; British Aerospace Model BAC 1-11 200 and 400 Series Airplanes](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/FR_PRORULE_99-49.md) - [64 FR 465 Threatened Fish and Wildlife; Listing of the Gulf of Maine/Bay of Fundy Population of Harbor Porpoise as Threatened Under the Endangered Species Act (ESA)](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/FR_PRORULE_99-138.md) - [64 FR 820 Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Illinois](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/FR_PRORULE_99-228.md) - [64 FR 1159 Refugee Resettlement Program: Requirements for the Public/Private Partnership Program for Refugee Cash Assistance; and Refugee Medical Assistance](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/FR_PRORULE_99-202.md) - [64 FR 1542 List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: Addition](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/FR_PRORULE_99-505.md) - [64 FR 1545 Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products: Clothes Washer Energy Conservation Standards](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/FR_PRORULE_99-540.md) - [64 FR 1549 Airworthiness Directives; Boeing Model 737 Series Airplanes](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/FR_PRORULE_99-481.md) - [64 FR 1552 Airworthiness Directives; Pratt & Whitney JT9D Series Turbofan Engines](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/FR_PRORULE_99-492.md) - [64 FR 1560 Proposed Modification of Class E Airspace; Port Clinton, OH](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/FR_PRORULE_99-499.md) - [64 FR 1565 Proposed Establishment of Class E Airspace; Steubenville, OH](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/FR_PRORULE_99-494.md) - [64 FR 1585 Great Lakes Pilotage Regulations](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/FR_PRORULE_99-126.md) - [64 FR 1763 Protected Area Permits for New Withdrawals; Proposed Amendments to the Commission's Ground Water Protected Area Regulations for Southeastern Pennsylvania; Public Hearing](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/FR_PRORULE_99-670.md) --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/FR_PRORULE_99-30662. 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