[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 140 (Wednesday, July 22, 1998)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 39233-39234]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-19421]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Airspace Docket No. 98-ASW-42]
Revision of Class E Airspace; Dallas-Fort Worth, TX
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Direct final rule; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: This amendment revises the description of the Dallas-Forth
Worth (DFW) Class E airspace area by changing its point of origin from
the DFW Very High Frequency Omnidirectional Range/Tactical Air
Navigation (VORTAC) to the VORTAC's present geographical coordinates.
The FAA is taking this action due to the planned relocation of the DFW
VORTAC \3/4\ nautical miles west of its present location. The intent of
this action is to facilitate the relocation of the DFW VORTAC without
changing the actual dimensions, configuration, or operating
requirements of the DFW Class E airspace area.
DATES: Effective: 0901 UTC, October 8, 1998.
Comment Date: Comments must be received on or before August 21,
1998.
ADDRESSES: Send comments on the rule in triplicate to Manager, Airspace
Branch, Air Traffic Division, Federal Aviation Administration,
Southwest Region, Docket No. 98-ASW-42, Fort Worth, TX 76193-0520.
The official docket may be examined in the Office of the Regional
Counsel, Southwest Region, Federal Aviation Administration, 2601
Meacham Boulevard, Room 663, Fort Worth, TX, between 9:00 AM and 3:00
PM, Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays, An informal docket
may also be examined during normal business hours at the Airspace
Branch, Air Traffic Division. Federal Aviation Administration,
Southwest Region, Room 414, Fort Worth, TX.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Donald J. Day, Airspace Branch, Air Traffic Division, Southwest Region,
Federal Aviation Administration, Fort Worth, TX 76193-0520, telephone
817-322-5593.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This amendment to 14 CFR part 71 revises
the location of the Class E airspace area at Dallas-Forth Worth, TX.
This action revises the description of the DFW Class E airspace area by
changing its point of origin from the DFW VORTAC to the VORTAC's
present geographical coordinates. The FAA is taking this action due to
the planned relocation of the DFW VORTAC \3/4\ nautical miles west of
its present location. The intent of this action is to facilitate the
relocation of the DFW VORTAC without changing the actual dimensions,
configuration, or operating requirements of the DFW Class E airspace
area.
Class E airspace designations are published in paragraph 6005 of
FAA Order 7400.9E, dated September 10, 1997, and effective September
16, 1997, which is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR Sec. 71.1. The
Class E airspace designation listed in this document will be published
subsequently in the order.
The Direct Final Rule Procedure
The FAA anticipates that this regulation will not result in any
adverse or negative comment and therefore is issuing it as a direct
final rule. A Substantial number of previous opportunities provided to
the public to comment on substantially identical actions have resulted
in negligible adverse comments or objections. Unless a written adverse
or negative comment, or a written notice of intent to submit an adverse
or negative comment is received within the comment period, the
regulation will become effective on the date specified above. After the
close of the comment period, the FAA will publish a document in the
Federal Register indicating that no adverse or negative comments were
received and confirming the date on which the final rule will become
effective. If the FAA does receive, within the comment period, an
adverse or negative comment, or written notice of intent to submit such
a comment, a document withdrawing the direct final rule will be
published in the Federal Register, and a notice of proposed rulemaking
may be published with a new comment period.
Comments Invited
Although this action is in the form of a final rule and was not
preceded by a notice of proposed rulemaking, comments are invited on
this rule. Interested persons are invited to comment on this rule by
submitting such written data, views, or arguments as they may desire.
Communications should identify the Rules Docket number and be submitted
in triplicate to the address specified under the caption ADDRESSES. All
communications received on or before the closing date for comments will
be considered, and this rule may be amended or withdrawn in light of
the comments received. Factual information that supports the
commenter's ideas and suggestions is extremely helpful in evaluating
the
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effectiveness of this action and determining whether additional
rulemaking action is needed.
Comments are specifically invited on the overall regulatory,
economic, environmental, and energy aspects of the rule that might
suggest a need to modify the rule. All comments submitted will be
available, both before and after the closing date for comments, in the
Rules Docket for examination by interested persons. A report that
summarizes each FAA public contact concerned with the substance of this
action will be filed in the Rules Docket.
Commenters wishing the FAA to acknowledge receipt of their comments
submitted in response to this rule must submit a self-addressed,
stamped postcard on which the following statement is made ``Comments to
Docket No. 98-ASW-42.'' The postcard will be date stamped and returned
to the commenter.
Agency Findings
The regulations adopted herein will not have substantial direct
effects on the states, on the relationship between the national
government and the states, or on the distribution of power and
responsibilities among the various level of government. Therefore, in
accordance with Executive Order 12612, it is determined that this final
rule does not have sufficient federalism implications to warrant the
preparation of a Federalism Assessment.
Further, the FAA has determined that this regulation is
noncontroversial and unlikely to result in adverse or negative comments
and only involves an established body of technical regulations that
require frequent and routine amendments to keep them operationally
current. Therefore, I certify that this regulation (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) if promulgated, will not have
a significant economic impact, positive or negative, on a substantial
number of small entities under the criteria of the Regulatory
Flexibility Act. Since this rule involves routine matters that will
only affect air traffic procedures and air navigation, it does not
warrant preparation of a Regulatory Flexibility Analysis because the
anticipated impact is so minimal.
List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71
Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (air).
Adoption of the Amendment
Accordingly, pursuant to the authority delegated to me, the Federal
Aviation Administration amends 14 CFR part 71 as follows:
PART 71--DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, CLASS B, CLASS C, CLASS D, AND
CLASS E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIRWAYS; ROUTES; AND REPORTING POINTS
1. The authority citation for 14 CFR part 71 continues to read as
follows:
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(q), 40103, 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854; 24
FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389.
Sec. 71.1 [Amended]
2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71. 1 of the Federal
Aviation Administration Order 7400.9E, Airspace Designations and
Reporting Points, dated September 10, 1997, and effective September 16,
1997, is amended as follows:
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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 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX [Revised]
Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, TX
(lat. 32 deg.53'45''N., long. 97 deg.02'14''W.)
McKinney Municipal, TX
(lat. 33 deg.10'41''N., long. 96 deg.35'26''W.)
Rockwall Municipal Airport, TX
(lat. 32 deg.55'50''N., long. 96 deg.26'08''W.)
Mesquite Metro Airport, TX
(lat. 32 deg.44'49''N., long. 96 deg.31'50''W.)
Mesquite NDB
(lat. 32 deg.48'34''N., long. 96 deg.31'45''W.)
Mesquite Metro ILS Localizer
(lat. 32 deg.44'03''N., long. 96 deg.31'50''W.)
Lancaster Airport, TX
(lat. 32 deg.34'45''N., long. 96 deg.43'09''W.)
Lancaster NDB
(lat. 32 deg.34'40''N., long. 96 deg.43'19''W.)
Point of Origin
(lat. 32 deg.51'57''N., long. 97 deg.01'41''W.)
Fort Worth Spinks Airport, TX
(lat. 32 deg.33'55''N., long. 97 deg.18'29''W.)
Celburne Municipal Airport, TX
(lat. 32 deg.21'14''N., long. 97 deg.26'02''W.)
Bourland Field, TX
(lat. 32 deg.34'51''N., long. 97 deg.35'29''W.)
Granbury Municipal Airport, TX
(lat. 32 deg.26'40''N., long. 97 deg.49'01''W.)
Weatherford, Parker County Airport, TX
(lat. 32 deg.44'47''N., long. 97 deg.40'57''W.)
Bridgeport Municipal Airport, TX
(lat. 33 deg.10'29''N., long. 97 deg.49'42''W.)
Decatur Municipal Airport, TX
(lat. 33 deg.15'17''N., long. 97 deg.34'50''W.)
That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 30-mile radius of Dallas/Fort International Airport and
within a 6.6-mile radius of McKinney Municipal Airport and within
1.8 miles each side of the 002 deg. bearing from the McKinney
Municipal Airport extending from the 6.6-mile radius to 9.2 miles
north of the airport and within a 6.3-mile radius of Rockwall
Municipal Airport and within 1.6 miles each side of the 010 deg.
bearing from the airport extending from the 6.3-mile radius to 10.8
miles north of the airport and within a 6.5-mile radius of Mesquite
Metro Airport and within 8 miles each and 4 miles west of the
001 deg. bearing from the Mesquite NDB extending from the 6.5-mile
radius to 19.7 miles north of the airport and within 1.7 miles each
side of Mesquite Metro ILS Localizer south course extending from the
6.5-mile radius to 11.1 miles south of the airport and within a 6.5-
mile radius of the Lancaster Airport and within 8 miles west and 4
miles east of the 129 deg. bearing from the Lancaster NDB extending
from the 6.50-mile radius to 16 miles southeast of the NDB and
within 8 miles northeast and 4 miles southwest of the 144 deg.
bearing from the Point of Origin extending from the 30 mile radius
of Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to 35 miles southeast of
the Point of Origin and within 6.5-mile radius of Fort Worth Spinks
Airport and within 8 miles each and 4 miles west of the 178 deg.
bearing from the airport extending from the 6.5-mile radius to 21
miles south of the airport and within a 6.9-mile radius of Cleburne
Municipal Airport and within 3.6 miles each side of the 292 deg.
bering from the airport extending from the 6.9-mile radius to 12.2
miles northwest of the airport and within a 6.5-mile radius of
Bourland Field and within a 6.3-mile radius of Granbury Municipal
Airport and within a 6.3-mile radius of Parker County Airport and
within 8 miles east and 4 miles west of the 177 deg. bearing from
the airport extending from the 6.3-mile radius to 21.4 miles south
of the airport and within a 6.3-mile radius of Bridgeport Municipal
Airport and within 1.6 miles each side of the 040 deg. bearing from
the airport extending from the 6.3-mile radius to 10.6 miles
northeast of the airport and within a 6.3-mile radius of Decatur
Municipal Airport and within 1.5 miles each side of the 263 deg.
bearing from the airport extending from the 6.3-mile radius to 9.2
miles west of the airport.
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Issued in Fort Worth, TX, on July 14, 1998.
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Albert L. Viselli,
Acting Manager, Air Traffic Division, Southwest Region.
[FR Doc. 98-19421 Filed 7-21-98; 8:45 am]
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