[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 119 (Wednesday, June 19, 1996)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 31067-31068]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-15422]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71
[Airspace Docket No. 96-ASW-06]
Proposed Establishment of Class E Airspace: Panhandle, TX
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.
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SUMMARY: This notice proposed to establish Class E airspace extending
upward from 700 feet above ground level (AGL) at Panhandle-Carson
County Airport, Panhandle, TX. The development of a Global Positioning
System (GPS) Standard Instrument Approach Procedure (SIAP) to Runway
(RWY) 35 has made this proposal necessary. The intended effect of this
proposal is to provide adequate controlled airspace for aircraft
executing the GPS SIAP to RWY 35 at Panhandle-Carson County Airport,
Panhandle, TX.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before August 19, 1996.
ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to Manager,
Operations Branch, Air Traffic Division, Federal Aviation
Administration, Southwest Region, Docket No. 96-ASW-06, Fort Worth, TX
76193-0530. The official docket may be examined in the Office of the
Assistant Chief Counsel, Federal Aviation Administration, Southwest
Region, 2601 Meacham Boulevard, Forth Worth, TX, between 9:00 AM and
3:00 PM, Monday
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through Friday, except Federal holidays. An informal docket may also be
examined during normal business hours at the Operations Branch, Air
Traffic Division, Federal Aviation Administration, Southwest Region,
2601 Meacham Boulevard, Fort Worth, TX.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Donald J. Day, Operations Branch,
Federal Aviation Administration, Southwest Region, Forth Worth, TX
76193-0530; telephone: (817) 222-5593.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Comments Invited
Interested parties are invited to participate in this proposed
rulemaking by submitting such written data, views, or arguments as they
may desire. Comments that provide the factual basis supporting the
views and suggestions presented are particularly helpful in developing
reasoned regulatory decisions on the proposal. Comments are
specifically invited on the overall regulatory, aeronautical, economic,
environmental, and energy-related aspects of the proposal.
Communications should identify the airspace docket number and be
submitted in triplicate to the address listed under the caption
ADDRESSES. Commenters wishing the FAA to acknowledge receipt of their
comments on this notice must submit, with those comments, a self-
addressed, stamped, postcard containing the following statement:
``Comments to Airspace Docket No. 96-ASW-06.'' The postcard will be
date and time stamped and returned to the commenter. All communications
received on or before the specified closing date for comments will be
considered before taking action on the proposed rule. The proposal
contained in this notice may be changed in the light of comments
received. All comments submitted will be available for examination in
the Office of the Assistant Chief Counsel, Federal Aviation
Administration, Southwest Region, 2601 Meacham Boulevard, Fort Worth,
TX, both before and after the closing date for comments. A report
summarizing each substantive public contact with FAA personnel
concerned with this rulemaking will be filed in the docket.
Availability of NPRM's
Any person may obtain a copy of this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
(NPRM) by submitting a request to the Operations Branch, Air Traffic
Division, Federal Aviation Administration, Southwest Region, Fort
Worth, TX 76193-0530. Communications must identify the notice number of
this NPRM. Persons interested in being placed on a mailing list for
future NPRM's should also request a copy of Advisory Circular No. 11-2A
that describes the application procedure.
The Proposal
The FAA is considering an amendment to part 71 of the Federal
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to establish Class E airspace,
controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet AGL at Panhandle-
Carson County Airport, Panhandle, TX. The development of a GPS SIAP to
RWY 35 has made this proposal necessary. Designated airspace extending
upward from 700 feet above the ground is now Class E airspace. The
intended effect of this proposal is to provide adequate Class E
airspace for aircraft executing the GPS SIAP to RWY 35 at Panhandle-
Carson County Airport, Panhandle, TX. The coordinates for this airspace
docket are based on North American Datum 83.
Designated Class E airspace areas extending upward from 700 feet or
more above ground level are published in Paragraph 6005 of FAA Order
7400.9C dated August 17, 1995, and effective September 16, 1995, 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 FAA has determined that this proposed 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, when promulgated, will not have a significant 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).
The Proposed Amendment
In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation
Administration proposes to amend 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 7400.9C, Airspace Designations and
Reporting Points, dated August 17, 1995, and effective September 16,
1995, 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 Panhandle, TX [New]
Panhandle, Panhandle-Carson County Airport, TX
(Lat. 35 deg.21'42'' N., long. 101 deg.21'54'' W.)
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 6.4-mile radius of Panhandle-Carson County Airport,
excluding that airspace which overlies the Amarillo, TX Class E
area.
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Issued in Fort Worth, TX on June 11, 1996.
Albert L. Viselli,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southwest Region.
[FR Doc. 96-15422 Filed 6-18-96; 8:45 am]
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