[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 78 (Thursday, April 23, 1998)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 20068-20069]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-10808]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Airspace Docket No. 97-ASW-27]
Revision of Class E Airspace; Alice, TX
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This action revises the Class E airspace at Alice, TX. The
development of a Global Positioning System (GPS) Standard Instrument
Approach Procedure (SIAP) to runway (RWY) 16 and 34 at Old Hoppe Place
Airport, Agua Dulce, TX, has made this rule necessary. This action is
intended to provide adequate controlled airspace extending upward from
700 feet or more above the surface for Instrument Flight Rules (IFR)
operations at Old Hoppe Place Airport, Agua Dulce, TX.
EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, August 13, 1998.
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:
History
On January 20, 1998, a proposal to amend 14 CFR Part 71 to revise
Class E airspace at Alice, TX, was published in the Federal Register
(63 FR 2913). The proposal was to revise the Class E airspace at Alice,
TX. The development of a GPS SIAP to RWY 16 and 34 at Old Hoppe Place
Airport, Agua Dulce, TX, has made this rule necessary. The intended
effect is to provide adequate controlled airspace extending upward from
700 feet or more above the surface for IFR operations at Old Hoppe
Place Airport, Agua Dulce, TX.
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. The rule is adopted as
proposed. The coordinates for this airspace docket are based on North
American Datum 83. Designated Class E airspace areas 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
would be published subsequently in the order.
The Rule
This amendment to 14 CFR Part 71 revises the Class E airspace
located at Alice, TX, to provide Class E airspace extending upward from
700 feet above the surface within a 6.3-mile radius of the Old Hoppe
Place Airport at Agua Dulce, TX, excluding that airspace within the
Corpus Christi, TX, Class E airspace area.
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--DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, CLASS B, CLASS C, CLASS D, AND
CLASS E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIRWAYS; ROUTES; AND REPORTING POINTS
[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 Alice, TX (Revised)
Alice International Airport, TX
(Lat. 27 deg.44'27''N., long. 98 deg.01'38''W.)
Orange Grove NALF, TX
(Lat. 27 deg.54'04''N., long. 98 deg.03'06''W.)
Navy Orange Grove TACAN
(Lat. 27 deg.53'43''N., long. 98 deg.02'33''W.)
Kingsville, Kleberg County Airport, TX
(Lat. 27 deg.33'03''N., long. 98 deg.01'51''W.)
Agua Dulce, Old Hoppe Place Airport, TX
(Lat. 27 deg.48'01''N., long. 97 deg.51'04''W.)
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 7.5-mile radius of Alice International Airport and within 2
miles each side of the 135 deg. bearing from the airport extending
from the 7.5-mile radius to 9.8 miles southeast of the airport and
within a 7.2-mile radius of Orange Grove NALF and within 1.6 miles
each side of the 129 deg. radial of the Navy Orange Grove TACAN
extending from the 7.2-mile radius to 11.7 miles southeast of the
airport and within 1.5 miles each side of the 320 deg. radial of the
Navy Orange Grove TACAN extending from the 7.2-mile radius to 9.7
miles northwest of the airport and within a 6.5-mile radius of
Kleberg County Airport and within a 6.3-mile radius of Old Hoppe
Place Airport excluding that airspace within the Corpus Christi, TX,
Class E airspace area.
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[[Page 20069]]
Issued in Fort Worth, TX, on April 13, 1998.
Albert L. Viselli,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southwest Region.
[FR Doc. 98-10808 Filed 4-22-98; 8:45 am]
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