[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 34 (Thursday, February 20, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 7674]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-4209]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71
[Airspace Docket No. 96-ASW-05]
Establishment of Class E Airspace; Sonora, TX
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This action establishes the Class E airspace extending upward
from 700 feet above ground level (AGL) at Canyon Ranch Airport, Sonora,
TX. The development of a Very High Frequency Omnidirectional Range
(VOR)/Distance Measuring Equipment (DME) Standard Instrument Approach
Procedure (SIAP) to Runway (RWY) 32 at Canyon Ranch Airport has made
this action necessary. This action is intended to provide adequate
Class E airspace to contain instrument flight rule (IFR) operations for
aircraft executing the VOR/DME SIAP to RWY 32 at Canyon Ranch Airport,
Sonora, TX.
EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, May 22, 1997.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Donald J. Day, Operations Branch, Air Traffic Division, Southwest
Region, Federal Aviation Administration, Fort Worth, TX 76193-0530,
telephone 817-222-5593.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
History
On June 19, 1996, a proposal to amend part 71 of the Federal
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to establish Class E airspace at
Canyon Ranch Airport, Sonora, TX, was published in the Federal Register
(61 FR 31066). A VOR/DME SIAP to RWY 32 developed for Canyon Ranch
Airport, Sonora, TX, requires the establishment of Class E airspace at
this airport. The proposal was to establish the controlled airspace
extending upward from 700 feet AGL to contain IFR operations in
controlled airspace during portions of the terminal operation and while
transitioning between the enroute and terminal environments.
Interested parties were invited to participate in this rulemaking
proceeding by submitting written comments on the proposal to the FAA.
No comments to the proposal were received. However, the proposal was
published with an incorrect coordinate for the location of the Canyon
Ranch Airport, Sonora, TX. The correct coordinates for the airport
should have been (Lat. 30 deg.16'09'' N, long. 100 deg.27'03'' W). The
description of the Class E airspace in this rule has been revised to
reflect this change. The FAA has determined that this change will not
increase the scope of this rule. Therefore, except for the non-
substantive, editorial changes to correct the airport coordinates, the
rule is adopted as proposed.
The coordinates for this airspace docket are based on North
American Datum 83. Class E airspace designations for airspace areas
extending upward from 700 feet or more AGL are published in Paragraph
6005 of FAA Order 7400.9D dated September 4, 1996, and effective
September 16, 1996, 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 Rule
This amendment to part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14
CFR part 71) establishes the Class E airspace located at Canyon Ranch
Airport, Sonora, TX, to provide controlled airspace extending upward
from 700 feet AGL for aircraft executing the VOR/DME SIAP to RWY 32.
The FAA has determined that this regulation only involves an
established body of technical regulations that need frequent and
routine amendments 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--[AMENDED]
1. The authority citation for 14 CFR part 71 continues to read as
follows:
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 40103, 40113, 40120; 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 7400.9D, Airspace Designations and
Reporting Points, dated September 4, 1996, and effective September 16,
1996, 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 Sonora Canyon Ranch, TX [New]
Sonora, Canyon Ranch Airport, TX
(Lat. 30 deg.16'09'' N., long. 100 deg.27'03'' W.)
Rocksprings VOR
(Lat. 30 deg.00'53'' N., long. 100 deg.17'59'' W.)
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 6.6-mile radius of Canyon Ranch Airport, and within 1.8
miles each side of the 333 deg. bearing from the Rocksprings VOR
extending from the 6.6-mile radius to 7.6 miles southeast of the
airport, excluding that airspace which overlies the Rocksprings Four
Square Ranch Airport Class E area.
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Issued in Fort Worth, TX, on February 12, 1997.
Albert L. Viselli,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southwest Region.
[FR Doc. 97-4209 Filed 2-19-97; 8:45 am]
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