[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 240 (Wednesday, December 13, 2000)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 77811-77812]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-31706]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 00-ASO-43]


Amendment of Class D and Class E5 Airspace; Vero Beach, FL

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action makes a technical amendment to the Class D and 
Class E5 airspace at Vero Beach, FL. The geographic position 
coordinates for the Vero Beach Municipal Airport have been updated. 
Therefore, the airspace legal descriptions must be amended to reflect 
this change.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, March 22, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Wade T. Carpenter, Jr., Manager, 
Airspace Branch, Air Traffic Division, Federal Aviation Administration, 
P.O. Box 20636, Atlanta, Georgia 30320; telephone (404) 305-5586.

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

    The geographic position coordinates for the Vero Beach Municipal 
Airport have been updated. As a result the airspace legal descriptions 
must be amended. This rule will become effective on the date specified 
in the EFFECTIVE DATE section. Since this action has no impact on users 
of the airspace in the vicinity of the Vero Beach Municipal Airport, 
Vero Beach, FL, notice and public procedure under 5 U.S.C. 553(b) are 
unnecessary. Class D airspace designations for airspace areas extending 
upward from the surface of the earth and Class E airspace designations 
for airspace areas extending upward from 700 feet or more above the 
surface of the earth are published in paragraphs 5000 and 6005 
respectively of FAA Order 7400.9H, dated September 1, 2000, and 
effective September 16, 2000, which is incorporated by reference in 14 
CFR 71.1. The Class D and Class E airspace designations listed in this 
document will be published subsequently in the Order.

The Rule

    This amendment to Part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 
CFR Part 71) amends Class D and Class E5 airspace at Vero Beach, 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; 14 CFR 11.69.


Sec. 71.1  [Amended]

    2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of Federal 
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9H, Airspace Designations and 
Reporting Points, dated September 1, 2000, and effective September 16, 
2000, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 5000  Class D Airspace

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ASO FL D  Vero Beach, FL [Revised]

Vero Beach Municipal Airport, FL
    (Lat. 27 deg.39'20" N, long. 80 deg.25'05" W)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including 
2,500 feet MSL within a 4.2-mile radius of Vero Beach Municipal 
Airport. This Class D airspace area 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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Paragraph 6005  Class E Airspace Areas Extending Upward from 700 
Feet or More Above the Surface of the Earth.

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ASO FL E5  Vero Beach, FL [Revised]
Vero Beach Municipal Airport, FL
    (Lat. 27 deg.39'20" N, long. 80 deg.25'05" W)
Vero Beach VORTAC
    (Lat. 27 deg.40'42" N, long. 80 deg.29'23" W)
St. Lucie County International Airport, FL
    (Lat. 27 deg.29'42" N, long. 80 deg.22'06" W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface 
within a 6.7-mile radius of Vero Beach Municipal Airport and within 
2.5 miles each side of Vero Beach VORTAC 296 deg. radial, extending 
from the 6.7-mile radius to 7 miles west of the VORTAC and within a 
7-mile radius of St. Lucie County International Airport.
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    Issued in College Park, Georgia, on November 29, 2000.
Wade T. Carpenter,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southern Region.
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