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[FR Doc No: 94-17799]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 71
[Airspace Docket No. 93-ASW-60]
Proposed Establishment of Class E Airspace: Alta Vista Ranch
Airport, Marfa, TX
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.
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SUMMARY: This notice proposes to establish Class E airspace extending
upward from 700 feet above ground level (AGL) at Alta Vista Ranch
Airport, Marfa, TX. The development of a very high frequency omni-
directional range (VOR) standard instrument approach procedure (SIAP)
to Runway (RWY) 15 has made this proposal necessary. The intended
effect of this proposal is to provide adequate controlled airspace for
aircraft executing the VOR RWY 15 SIAP at Alta Vista Ranch Airport,
Marfa, TX.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before September 1, 1994.
ADDRESSES: Send comments on the proposal in triplicate to Manager,
System Management Branch, Air Traffic Division, Southwest Region,
Docket No. 93-ASW-60, 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, Room 663, Forth Worth, TX between 9 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 E. DeVane, System Management Branch, Department of
Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, Fort Worth, TX 76193-
0530; telephone: (817) 222-5595.
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. 93-ASW-60.'' 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 Assistance Chief Counsel, 2601 Meacham Boulevard,
Room 663, 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 Federal Aviation Administration,
System Management Branch, Department of Transportation, Forth 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
extending upward from 700 feet AGL, at Alta Vista Ranch Airport, Marfa,
TX. The development of a VOR RWY 15 SIAP has made this proposal
necessary. The intended effect of this proposal is to provide adequate
Class E airspace for aircraft executing the VOR RWY 15 SIAP at Alta
Vista Ranch Airport, Marfa, 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 7400.9A dated June 17, 1993, and effective September
16, 1993, which is incorporated by reference on 14 CFR 71.1 (58 FR
36298; July 6, 1993). 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. 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 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 Marfa, Alta Vista Ranch Airport, TX [New]
Marfa, Alta Vista Ranch Airport, TX
(Lat. 30 deg.08'54'' N., Long. 103 deg.53'35'' W.)
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 6.9-mile radius of Alta Vista Ranch Airport.
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Issued in Fort Worth, TX, on July 5, 1994.
Helen Fabian Parke,
Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southwest Region.
[FR Doc. 94-17799 Filed 7-20-94; 8:45 am]
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