[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 119 (Wednesday, June 19, 1996)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 31017-31018]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-15636]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71
[Airspace Docket No. 95-ASW-35]
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 extending upward from
700 feet above ground level (AGL) at Alice,
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TX. The development of a Global Positioning System (GPS) standard
instrument approach procedure (SIAP) to Runway (RWY) 31 at Alice
International 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 GPS SIAP to RWY
31 at Alice International Airport, Alice, TX.
EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, August 15, 1996.
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 January 31, 1996, a proposal to amend part 71 of the Federal
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to revise the Class E airspace at
Alice, TX, was published in the Federal Register (61 FR 3355). A GPS
SIAP to RWY 31 developed for Alice International Airport, Alice, TX,
requires the revision of Class E airspace at this airport. The proposal
was to establish 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 en route 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 description of the extension of Class E
airspace within 2 miles each side of the 135 deg. bearing from Alice
International Airport extending from the 7 mile radius to 9.8 miles
southeast of the airport. This extension should have been written as
extending from the 7.5-mile radius to 9.8 miles southeast of the
airport. The FAA has determined that this change is editorial in nature
and will not increase the scope of the rule.
Therefore, except for this non-substantive change, the rule is
adopted as written.
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 7400.9C 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 will be
published subsequently in the Order.
The Rule
This amendment to part 71 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14
CFR part 71) revises the Class E airspace located at Alice, TX, to
provide controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet AGL for
aircraft executing the GPS SIAP to RWY 31 at Alice International
Airport.
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 7400.9C, 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 Alice, TX [Revised]
Alice International Airport, TX
(lat. 27 deg.44'27''N., long. 98 deg.01'38''W.)
range 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.)
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 Alice International
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.
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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. 96-15636 Filed 6-18-96; 8:45 am]
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