[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 234 (Friday, December 5, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 64269-64271]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-31930]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Airspace Docket No. 97-ASW-21]
Amendment of Class E Airspace; New Braunfels Municipal, TX
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Direct final rule; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: This amendment modifies the Class E airspace at San Antonio,
TX. The development of Global Positioning System (GPS) Standard
Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAP) to runways (RWY) 13 and 17 and a
Very High Frequency Omnidirectional Range (VOR)/Distance Measuring
Equipment (DME)-A SIAP at New Braunfels Municipal Airport, TX, has made
this rule necessary. This action is intended to provide adequate
additional controlled airspace extending from 700 feet or more above
the surface for Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations at New
Braunfels Municipal Airport, New Braunfels, TX.
DATES: Effective date: 0901 UTC, February 26, 1998.
Comment date: Comments must be received on or before January 20,
1998.
ADDRESSES: Send comments on the rule in triplicate to Manager, Airspace
Branch, Air Traffic Division, Federal Aviation Administration,
Southwest Region, Docket No. 97-ASW-21, Fort Worth, TX 76193-0520.
The official docket may be examined in the Office of the Regional
Counsel, Southwest Region, Federal Aviation
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Administration, 2601 Meacham Boulevard, Room 663, Fort Worth, TX,
between 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays. An informal docket may also be examined during normal
business hours at the Airspace Branch, Air Traffic Division, Federal
Aviation Administration, Southwest Region, Room 414, Fort Worth, TX.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Donald J. Day, Airspace Branch, Air
Traffic Division, Southwest Region, Federal Aviation Administration,
Fort Worth, TX 76193-0520, telephone 817-222-5593.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This amendment to 14 CFR part 71 amends the
Class E airspace at New Braunfels, TX. The development of GPS SIAP's to
RWY 13 and RWY 17 and a VOR/DME-A SIAP at New Braunfels Municipal
Airport, TX, has made this action necessary. The intended effect of
this action is to provide additional controlled airspace extending 700
feet or more above the surface for aircraft executing the GPS SIAPs to
RWYs 13 and 17 and a VOR/DME-A SIAP at New Braunfels Municipal Airport,
New Braunfels, TX.
Class E airspace designations are published in Paragraph 6005 of
FAA Order 7400.9E, dated September 10, 1997, and effective September
16, 1997, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class
E airspace designation listed in this document will be published
subsequently in the Order.
The Direct Final Rule Procedure
The FAA anticipates that this regulation will not result in adverse
or negative comment and therefore is issuing it as a direct final rule.
Previous opportunities provided to the public to comment on
substantially identical actions have resulted in negligible adverse
comments or objections. Unless a written adverse or negative comment,
or a written notice of intent to submit an adverse or negative comment
is received within the comment period, the regulation will become
effective on the date specified above. After the close of the comment
period, the FAA will publish a document in the Federal Register
indicating that no adverse or negative comments were received and
confirming the date on which the final rule will become effective. If
the FAA does receive, within the comment period, an adverse or negative
comment, or written notice of intent to submit such a comment, a
document withdrawing the direct final rule will be published in the
Federal Register, and a notice of proposed rulemaking may be published
with a new comment period.
Comments Invited
Although this action is in the form of a final rule and was not
preceded by a notice of proposed rulemaking, comments are invited on
this rule. Interested persons are invited to comment on this rule by
submitting such written data, views, or arguments as they may desire.
Communications should identify the Rules Docket number and be submitted
in triplicate to the address specified under the caption ADDRESSES. All
communications received on or before the closing date for comments will
be considered, and this rule may be amended or withdrawn in light of
the comments received. Factual information that supports the
commenter's ideas and suggestions is extremely helpful in evaluating
the effectiveness of this action and determining whether additional
rulemaking action is needed.
Comments are specifically invited on the overall regulatory,
economic, environmental, and energy-related aspects of the rule that
might suggest a need to modify the rule. All comments submitted will be
available, both before and after the closing date for comments, in the
Rules Docket for examination by interested persons. A report that
summarizes each FAA-public contact concerned with the substance of this
action will be filed in the Rules Docket.
Commenters wishing the FAA to acknowledge receipt of their comments
submitted in response to this rule must submit a self-addressed,
stamped postcard on which the following statement is made: ``Comments
to Docket No. 97-ASW-21.'' The postcard will be date stamped and
returned to the commenter.
Agency Findings
The regulations adopted herein will not have substantial direct
effects on the States, on the relationship between the national
government and the States, or on the distribution of power and
responsibilities among the various levels of government. Therefore, in
accordance with Executive Order 12612, it is determined that this final
rule does not have sufficient federalism implications to warrant the
preparation of a Federalism Assessment.
Further, the FAA has determined that this regulation is
noncontroversial and unlikely to result in adverse or negative comments
and only involves an established body of technical regulations that
require frequent and routine amendments to keep them operationally
current. Therefore, I certify that this regulation (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) will not have a significant
economic impact, positive or negative, on a substantial number of small
entities under the criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act. Since
this rule involves routine matters that will only affect air traffic
procedures and air navigation, it does not warrant preparation of a
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis because the anticipated impact is so
minimal.
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--[AMENDED]
1. The authority citation for 14 CFR 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 the Federal
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9E, Airspace Designations and
Reporting Points, dated September 10, 1997, and effective September 16,
1997, is amended as follows:
Paragraph 6005 Class E airspace areas extending upward from 700
feet or more above the surface of the earth.
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ASW TX E5--San Antonio, TX [Revised]
San Antonio International Airport, TX
(Lat. 29 deg.32'01'' N., long. 98 deg.28'11'' W.)
New Braunfels Municipal, TX
(Lat. 29 deg.42'11'' N., long. 98 deg.02'28'' W.)
San Antonio VORTAC
(Lat. 29 deg.38'39'' N., long. 98 deg.27'41'' W.)
Randolph VOR
(Lat. 29 deg.38'39'' N., long. 98 deg.17'06'' W.)
Stinson VOR
(Lat. 29 deg.15'30'' N., long. 98 deg.26'37'' W.)
Castroville Municipal, TX
(Lat. 29 deg.20'33'' N., long. 98 deg.51'04'' W.)
Castroville RBN
(Lat. 29 deg.20'46'' N., long. 98 deg.50'57'' W.)
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 20-mile radius of San Antonio International Airport and
within 6.9-mile radius of New Braunfels Municipal Airport and within
1.6 miles each side of the 080 deg. radial of the San Antonio VORTAC
extending from the 6.9-mile radius to 11.2 miles east of the New
Braunfels Municipal Airport and within 4 miles each side of the
316 deg. bearing from New Braunfels
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Municipal Airport extending from the 6.9-mile radius to 9.7 miles
north of the airport and within 3 miles each side of the 331 deg.
bearing from New Braunfels Municipal Airport extending from the 6.9-
mile radius to 9.7 miles northwest of the airport and within 4 miles
each side of the 080 deg. radial of the San Antonio VORTAC extending
from the 6.9-mile radius to 9.7 miles east of the New Braunfels
Municipal Airport and within 8 miles east and 4 miles west of the
144 deg. radial of the Randolph VOR extending from the 20-mile
radius to 20.6 miles southeast of the VOR and within 8 miles east
and 4 miles west of the 152 deg. radial of the Stinson VOR extending
from the 20-mile radius to 16 miles south of the VOR and within a
6.5-mile radius of Castroville Municipal Airport and within 8 miles
west and 4 miles east of the 170 deg. bearing from the Castroville
RBN extending from the RBN to 16 miles south of the RBN.
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Issued in Fort Worth, TX, on November 5, 1997.
Albert L. Viselli,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southwest Region.
[FR Doc. 97-31930 Filed 12-4-97; 8:45 am]
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