[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 137 (Thursday, July 17, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 38209]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-18845]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Airspace Docket No. 96-ASW-27]
Revision of Class E Airspace; Athens, TX
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This section revises the Class E airspace extending upward
from 700 feet above ground level (AGL) at Athens, TX. The development
of a Nondirectional Radio Beacon (NDB) Standard Instrument Approach
Procedure (SIAP) to Runway (RWY) 35 at Athens Municipal 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 NDB SIAP to RWY 35 at Athens, Municipal Airport,
Athens, TX.
EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, September 11, 1997.
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 February 20, 1997, a proposal to amend part 71 of the Federal
Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 71) to revise the Class E airspace at
Athens, TX, was published in the Federal Register (62 FR 7740). A NDB
SIAP to RWY 35 developed for Athens Municipal Airport, Athens, TX,
requires the revision of the Class E airspace at this airport. The
proposal was to revise the 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
enroute 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. The rule is adopted as
proposed.
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 7400.9D dated September 4, 1996, and effective
September 16, 1996, 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) amends the Class E airspace located at Athens, TX, to
provide controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet AGL for
aircraft executing the NDB SIAP to RWY 35.
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 7400.9D, Airspace Designations and
Reporting Points, dated September 4, 1996, and effective September 16,
1996, 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 Athens, TX [Revised]
Athens Municipal Airport, TX
(Lat. 32 deg.09'50'' N., long. 95 deg.49'42'' W.)
Athens, Lochridge Ranch Airport, TX
(Lat. 31 deg.59'22'' N., long. 95 deg.57'04'' W.)
Crossroads RBN
(Lat. 32 deg.03'49'' N., long. 95 deg.57'27'' W.)
Athens NDB
(Lat. 32 deg.09'34'' N., long. 95 deg.49'49'' W.)
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 6.5-mile radius of Athens Municipal Airport and within 2.5
miles each side of the 177 deg. bearing of the Athens NDB extending
from the 6.5-mile radius to 7.3 miles south of the Athens Municipal
Airport and within a 6.5-mile radius of Lochridge Ranch Airport and
within 4 miles each side of the 356 deg. bearing of the Crossroads
RBN extending from the 6.5-mile radius to 9.2 miles north of the
RBN.
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Issued in Fort Worth, TX, on June 23, 1997.
Albert L. Viselli,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southwest Region.
[FR Doc. 97-18845 Filed 7-16-97; 8:45 am]
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