[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 35 (Tuesday, February 22, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-3888]
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[Federal Register: February 22, 1994]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71
[Airspace Docket No. 93-ASW-55]
Modification of Class D Airspace: Hood Army Air Field and Robert
Gray Army Airfield, TX, and Establishment of Class E Airspace: Killeen
Municipal Airport, Killeen, TX
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This action modifies the Class D airspace at Hood Army
Airfield (AAF) and Robert Gray AAF, and establishes Class E airspace at
Killeen Municipal Airport, Killeen, TX. In accordance with airspace
reclassification, effective September 16, 1993, the Class D airspace
encompassing Killeen Municipal Airport required aircraft operators to
establish two-way communications with Hood AAF Airport Traffic Control
Tower (ATCT), or when Hood ATCT was closed, Robert Gray AAF ATCT. This
action removes the airspace surrounding Killeen Municipal Airport from
Hood AAF's Class D airspace, and establishes Class E airspace around
Killeen Municipal Airport. This action is intended to maintain adequate
Class D airspace and two-way radio communications at Hood AAF and
Robert Gray AAF, while removing Killeen Municipal Airport, TX, from the
current Class D airspace, and establishing Class E airspace around
Killeen Municipal Airport, Killeen, TX.
EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 u.t.c., April 28, 1994.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Alvin DeVane, System Management Branch, Air Traffic Division, Southwest
Region, Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration,
Fort Worth, TX 76193-0530, telephone (817) 222-5595.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
History
On January 12, 1994, a proposal to amend part 71 of the Federal
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to modify the Class D airspace at
Hood AAF and Robert Gray AAF and to establish Class E airspace at
Killeen Municipal Airport, TX, was published in the Federal Register
(59 FR 1679).
Interested persons 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. Except for the
addition of some descriptive information in the narrative portion of
the rule for the Class D airspace at Robert Gray AAF, Texas, this
amendment is the same as that proposed in the notice. The coordinates
for this airspace docket are based on North American Datum 83. Class D
airspace designations are published in paragraph 5000, and Class E
airspace areas designated as surface areas for airports are published
in Paragraph 6002 of FAA Order 7400.9A dated June 17, 1993, and
effective September 16, 1993, which is incorporated by reference in 14
CFR 71.1 (58 FR 36298 July 6, 1993). 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,
modifies the Class D airspace at Hood Army Airfield (AAF) and Robert
Gray AAF to remove the Class D airspace surrounding Killeen Municipal
Airport from Hood AAF's Class D airspace and establishes Class E
airspace around Killeen Municipal Airport, Killeen, TX.
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
Aviation safety, 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. app. 1348(a), 1354(a), 1510; 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 7400.9A, Airspace Designations and
Reporting Points, dated June 17, 1993, and effective September 16,
1993, is amended as follows:
Paragraph 5000: General
* * * * *
ASW TX D Hood Army Airfield (AAF), TX [Modify]
Hood Army Airfield (AAF), TX
(lat. 31 deg.08'16'' N., long. 97 deg.42'51'' W.)
Killeen Municipal Airport, TX
(lat. 31 deg.05'08'' N., long. 97 deg.41'12'' W.)
Robert Gray Army Airfield (AAF), TX
(lat. 31 deg.03'54'' N., long. 97 deg.49'40'' W.)
That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including
3,500 feet within a 3.8-mile radius of the Hood AAF excluding that
airspace within the Robert Gray AAF, TX, Class D surface area and
excluding that airspace southeast of a direct line between latitude
31 deg.04'39'' N., longitude 97 deg.44'16'' W., and the northeast
intersection of the 4.0-mile radius of Killeen Municipal Airport and
the 3.8-mile radius of Hood AAF. This Class D airspace area is
effective during the specific dates and times established in advance
by a Notice to Airmen. The effective date and time will thereafter
be continuously published in the Airport/Facility Directory.
* * * * *
ASW TX D Robert Gray Army Airfield (AAF), TX
Robert Gray Army Airfield (AAF), TX
(lat. 31 deg.03'54'' N., long. 97 deg.49'40'' W.)
Hood Army Airfield (AAF), TX
(lat. 31 deg.08'16'' N., long. 97 deg.42'51'' W.)
Killeen Municipal Airport, TX
(lat. 31 deg.05'08'' N., long. 97 deg.41'12'' W.)
That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including
3,500 feet within a 4.7-mile radius of Robert Gray AAF and within a
3.8-mile radius of Hood AAF, excluding that airspace southeast of a
direct line between latitude 31 deg.04'39'' N., longitude
97 deg.44'16'' W., and the northeast intersection of the 4.0-mile
radius of Killeen Municipal Airport and the 3.8-mile radius of Hood
AAF, and excluding that airspace within the Hood AAF, TX, Class D
surface area when it is effective. This Class D airspace area is
effective during the specific dates and times established in advance
by a Notice to Airmen. The effective date and time will thereafter
be continuously published in the Airport/Facility Directory.
* * * * *
Paragraph 6002 Class E airspace areas designated as a surface area
for an airport
* * * * *
ASW TX E2 Killeen, TX [New]
Killeen Municipal Airport, TX
(lat. 31 deg.05'08'' N., long. 97 deg.41'12'' W.)
Hood Army Airfield (AAF), TX
(lat. 31 deg.08'16'' N., long. 97 deg.42'51'' W.)
Robert Gray Army Airfield (AAF), TX
(lat. 31 deg.03'54'' N., long. 97 deg.49'40'' W.)
That airspace extending upward from the surface within a 4-mile
radius of Killeen Municipal Airport excluding that airspace within
the Robert Gray AAF, TX, Class D surface area and excluding that
airspace northwest of a direct line between latitude 31 deg.04'39''
N., longitude 97 deg.44'16'' W., and the northeast intersection of
the 4.0-mile radius of Killeen Municipal Airport and the 3.8-mile
radius of Hood AAF.
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Issued in Fort Worth, TX on February 14, 1994.
Larry D. Gray,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southwest Region.
[FR Doc. 94-3888 Filed 2-18-94; 8:45 am]
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