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[FR Doc No: 94-11406]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71
[Airspace Docket No. 94-ASW-05]
Establishment of Class E Airspace Areas
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Final rule; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: This action establishes Class E airspace areas at Roswell, NM;
Enid, OK; and Lawton, OK. Presently, these areas are designated as
Class D airspace when the associated control tower is in operation.
However, controlled airspace to the surface is needed when the control
towers located at these areas are closed. The intended effect of this
action is to provide adequate Class E airspace for instrument flight
rule (IFR) operations when these control towers are closed.
DATES: Effective date: 0901 u.t.c., June 23, 1994.
Comment date: Comments must be received on or before June 16, 1994.
ADDRESSES: Send comments on the rule in triplicate to Manager, System
Management Branch, Air Traffic Division, Southwest Region, Docket No.
94-ASW-05, Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation
Administration, Fort Worth, TX 76193-0530.
The official docket may be examined in the Office of the Assistant
Chief Counsel, Southwest Region, Federal Aviation Administration, 2601
Meacham Boulevard, Fort Worth, TX, between 9:00 a.m. and 3 p.m. Monday
through Friday, except Federal holidays. An informal docket may also be
examined during normal business hours at the System Management Branch,
Air Traffic Division, Southwest Region, Federal Aviation
Administration, 2601 Meacham Boulevard, Fort Worth, TX.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alvin DeVane, System Management
Branch, Air Traffic Division, Department of Transportation, Federal
Aviation Administration, Fort Worth, TX 76193-0530; telephone: (817)
222-5595.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Request for Comments on the Rule
Although this action is a final rule, and was not preceded by
notice and public procedure, comments are invited on the rule. This
rule will become effective on the date specified in the DATES section.
However after the review of the comments and, if the FAA finds that
further changes are appropriate, it will initiate rulemaking
proceedings to extend the effective date of the rule or amend the
regulation.
Comments that provide the factual basis supporting the views and
suggestions presented are particularly helpful in evaluating the
effects of the rule, and in determining whether additional rulemaking
is required. Comments are specifically invited on the overall
regulatory, aeronautical, economic, environmental, and energy-related
aspects of the rule that might suggest the need to modify the rule.
The Rule
This amendment to part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations
establishes Class E airspace areas at Roswell, NM; Enid, OK; and
Lawton, OK. Currently, this airspace is designated as Class D when the
associated control tower is in operation. Nevertheless, controlled
airspace to the surface is needed for IFR operations at Roswell, NM;
Enid, OK; and Lawton, OK, when the control towers are closed. The
intended effect of this action is to provide adequate Class E airspace
for IFR operations at these airports when these control towers are
closed. As noted in the Airspace Reclassification Final Rule, published
in the Federal Register on December 17, 1991 (56 FR 65645), airspace at
an airport with a part-time control tower should be designated as a
Class D airspace area when the control tower is in operation, and as a
Class E airspace area when the control tower is closed.
The coordinates for this airspace docket are based on North
American Datum 83. 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 E
airspace designations listed in this document will be published
subsequently in the Order. Under the circumstances presented, the FAA
concludes that there is an immediate need to establish these Class E
airspace areas in order to promote the safe and efficient handling of
air traffic in these areas. Therefore, I find that notice and public
procedures under 5 U.S.C. 553(b) are impracticable and contrary to the
public interest.
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 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 6002 Class E airspace areas designated as a surface area
for an airport
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ASW NM E2 Roswell, NM [New]
Roswell Industrial Air Center, NM
(lat. 33 deg.18'05'' N., long. 104 deg.31'50'' W.)
Within a 5-mile radius of Roswell Industrial Air Center. This
Class E 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 OK E2 Enid, OK [New]
Enid, Vance AFB, OK
(lat. 36 deg.20'23'' N., long. 97 deg.54'58'' W.)
Enid, Woodring Municipal Airport, OK
(lat. 36 deg.22'45'' N., long. 97 deg.47'28'' W.)
Within a 5.1-mile radius of Vance AFB and within a 4.1-mile
radius of Woodring Municipal Airport. This Class E 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 OK E2 Lawton, OK [New]
Lawton Municipal Airport, OK
(lat. 34 deg.34'04'' N., long. 98 deg.25'00'' W.)
Fort Sill, Henry Post AAF, OK
(lat. 34 deg.39'00'' N., long. 98 deg.24'07'' W.)
Within a 4.3-mile radius of Lawton Municipal Airport and within
a 4-mile radius of Henry Post AAF excluding that airspace within
Restricted Areas R-5601A and PR-5601B when these restricted areas
are activated. This Class E 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.
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Issued in Fort Worth, TX, on May 4, 1994.
James A. Caudle,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southwest Region.
[FR Doc. 94-11406 Filed 5-10-94; 8:45 am]
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