[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 239 (Tuesday, December 14, 1999)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 69631-69632]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-32347]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 99-ASO-19]


Amendment to Class D Airspace; Eglin AFB, FL

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This amendment modifies Class D airspace at Eglin AFB, FL. The 
Non-Directional Radio Beacon (NDB) Runway (RWY) 32 Standard Instrument 
Approach Procedure (SIAP) at Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport has been 
amended. As a result, additional controlled airspace extending upward 
from the surface is needed to accommodate the SIAP at Destin-Fort 
Walton Beach Airport. An extension via the 147 deg. bearing from the 
Destin NDB will be necessary. The length of the Class D airspace 
extension southeast of the NDB will be 7 miles, and the width of the 
airspace extension will be 5 miles.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, February 24, 2000.

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) 305-5627.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

History

    On October 29, 1999, the FAA proposed to amend part 71 of the 
Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) by amending Class D 
airspace at Eglin AFB, FL (64 FR 209). This amendment modifies Class D 
airspace at Eglin AFB. Designations for Class D airspace extending 
upward from the surface of the earth are published in FAA Order 
7400.9G, dated September 1, 1999, and effective September 16, 1999, 
which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR part 71.1. The Class D 
designation listed in this document will be published subsequently in 
the Order.
    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 Rule

    This amendment to part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 
CFR part 71) amends Class D airspace at Eglin AFB, FL.
    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--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 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.


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 5000  Class D Airspace

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ASO FL D Eglin AFB, FL [Revised]

Eglin AFB, FL
    (Lat. 30 deg.29'00'' N, long. 86 deg.31'34'' W)
Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport
    (Lat. 30 deg.24'00'' N, long. 86 deg.28'17'' W)
Destin NDB

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    (Lat. 30 deg.24'18'' N, long. 86 deg.28'26'' W)
Duke Field
    (Lat. 30 deg.39'07'' N, long. 86 deg.31'23'' W)
Hurlburt Field
    (Lat. 30 deg.25'44'' N, long. 86 deg.41'20'' 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 and 
within 2.5 miles each side of the 147 deg. bearing from the Destin 
NDB, extending 7 miles southeast of the NDB, excluding the portion 
north of a line connecting the 2 points of intersection within a 
5.2-mile radius circle centered on Duke Field; excluding the portion 
southwest of a line connecting the 2 points of intersection within a 
5.3-mile radius of Hurlburt Field; excluding a portion east of a 
line beginning at lat. 30 deg.30'43'' N, long. 86 deg.26'21'' W, 
extending north of the 5.5-mile radius and north of a line beginning 
at lat. 30 deg.30'43'' N, long. 86 deg.26'21'' W, extending to the 
5.5-mile radius.
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    Issued in College Park, Georgia, on December 2, 1999.
Nancy B. Shelton,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southern Region.
[FR Doc. 99-32347 Filed 12-13-99; 8:45 am]
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