[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 136 (Monday, July 17, 1995)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 36344-36345]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-17397]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71
[Airspace Docket No. 93-ASW-57]
Modification of Class D and Class E Airspace; Altus, OK
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This action modifies the Class D airspace at Altus, OK, by
deleting the 4-mile circle that surrounds Altus Municipal Airport,
deletes the Class E airspace extension associated with Altus Municipal
Airport, and establishes a Class E airspace extension necessary for
instrument flight rule (IFR) operations at Altus Air Force Base (AFB).
The Class D airspace at Altus Municipal Airport and the Class E
airspace upward from the surface as an extension of the Class D
airspace at Altus Municipal Airport are no longer required for IFR
flight activities at Altus, OK. The intended effect of this action is
to remove the Class D airspace beyond a 5-mile radius of Altus, AFB, OK
that encompasses Altus Municipal Airport, remove the Class E airspace
that is an extension of the Class D at Altus Municipal Airport, and to
establish Class E airspace as an extension of the Class D surface
airspace at Altus AFB, Altus, OK.
EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, September 14, 1995.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Donald J. Day, System Management Branch, Air Traffic Division,
Southwest Region, Federal Aviation Administration, Fort Worth, TX
76193-0530, telephone 817-222-5593.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
History
On August 23, 1994, a proposal to amend part 71 of the Federal
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to revise the Class E airspace at
Altus, OK was published in the Federal Register (59 FR 43306).
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 Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking described extensions to the Class D airspace 5-mile radius
as ``within 2 miles each side of the Altus AFB ILS Localizer south
course extending from the 5-mile radius to 6.6 miles south of Altus,
AFB, and within 2 miles each side of the Altus AFB Localizer north
course extending from the 5.0-mile radius to 7.6 miles north of Altus
AFB''. If any extensions to a Class D airspace extends beyond 2 miles,
all extensions for the Class D airspace area will be classified as
Class E airspace. The airspace extensions as described in the NPRM
would have lead to an incorrect classification of the airspace
extensions as Class D airspace instead of Class E airspace. The
proposal should not have included the extension within the Class
Description. Therefore, the narrative description of the Class D
airspace has been corrected to exclude these extensions, and a separate
Class E description has been added for this airspace. Other than these
changes, this amendment is the same as that proposed in the notice. The
FAA has determined that these changes will not increase the scope of
this rule since they are relieving in nature, i.e., redesignating
proposed Class D airspace to less restrictive Class E airspace.
The coordinates for this airspace docket are based on North
American Datum 84. Class D airspace designations are published in
paragraph 5000, and Class E extensions to a Class D surface area are
published in paragraph 6004 of FAA Order 7400.9B dated July 18, 1994,
and effective September 16, 1994, which is incorporated by reference in
14 CFR 7.1. 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 (14
CFR part 71) modifies the Class D airspace at Altus, OK, removes the
existing Class E extension to the Altus, OK Class D airspace, and
establishes Class E airspace upward from the surface as extensions to
the Altus AFB Class D airspace at Altus, OK.
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
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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., 289; 49 U.S.C. 106(g); 14 CFR 11.69.
Sec. 71.1 [Amended]
2. The incorporation by references in 14 CFR 71.1 of the Federal
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9B, Airspace Designations and
Reporting Points, dated July 18, 1994, and effective September 16,
1994, is amended as follows:
Paragraph 5000 General
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ASW OK D Altus, OK [Revised]
Altus AFB, OK
(Lat. 34 deg.39'50'' N, long. 99 deg.16'26'' W).
That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including
3,900 feet MSL within a 5-mile radius of Altus AFB.
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Paragraph 6004 Class E Airspace Areas Designated as an Extension
to a Class D Surface Area
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ASW OK E4 Altus, OK [Revised]
Altus AFB, OK
(Lat. 34 deg.39'50'' N, long. 99 deg.16'26'' W)
Altus AFB ILS Localizer
(Lat. 34 deg.38'31'' N, long. 99 deg.16'24'' W).
That airspace extending upward from the surface within 2 miles
each side of the Altus AFB ILS Localizer south course extending from
the 5-mile radius to 6.6 miles south of Altus, AFB, and within 2
miles each side of the Altus AFB ILS Localizer north course
extending from the 5.0-mile radius to 7.6 miles north of Altus AFB.
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Issued in Fort Worth, TX, on July 5, 1995.
Albert L. Viselli,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southwest Region.
[FR Doc. 95-17397 Filed 7-14-95; 8:45 am]
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